The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-05-29

3NEWS FROM IRELAND
Antrim.

/ work applied to the perfecting of the
beautiful church of st. Patrick and
Brigid, Ballycastle, the Very Rev. b.
Fallona has put the finishing touch
to the sacred building by having erect
ed a magnificent set of Stations of the
Cross. The Stations are most artistic
In design and were turned out by May
er of Munich. One of the Stations is
s-erected by the Most Rev. DR.. Tohill
I to the memory of Down and Connor's
splendid prelate and Ballycastlc's be-
y lover former parish priest. Most Rev.
DR.. McAllister. Another Station has
( been erected by Father Fallona in
Z memory of his parents. and another by
Rev. E. P. Smyth in memory of his
father, and one by Rev. R. ]. Murphy,
P. p, Lower Mourne, and the remain
der by various Pensioners.
Armagh.
Recently number OF houses of resi-
dents at Tandragee were dauloed with
tar, and a reward of ten pounds was
offered to anyone who would give IN
formation as would lead to the con-
viction of the miscreants. A further
reception took place on April 20, when
the doors of a number of respected
residents in Church street and Mon
Il tague streets were daubed with kind
of silver paint, and the coping stones
of a wall on the Portadown road were
knocked off for distance of Sc feet.
Cavan.
AT Adoon station OH the Cavan and
Leitrim railway line. when the after
= noon train arrived from Dremod, on
ent for the purpose OF giving send
= off to Cornelius Kennedy and family.
who were leaving Adoon for Augha-
william to take possession of a large
!, farm on the Marsham estate from
which they had been evicted "a years
ago. Mr.. Kennedy and some Of his
sof the Cavan and Leitr1c Railway Co.
almost ever since the eviction tolk
place and were living at Adoon for
the past fourteen years where they had
charge of the Adoon station as we'll as
being engaged at other duties for the
company. Here they made many
friends. After the send off at the sta
ton they were greeted from the doors
of the houses along the route. John
Kennedy, who was evictel on the same
I. estate at the same time has just re-
turned from the United States. aud is
! also reinstated. He has a wife and
family whom he left behind until he
has arrangements made for their ac-
commodation on the old holding. The
two men referred to are cousins.
Carlow.
Il At Carlow quarter sessions, an ap-
splication under the Workmans COM
d pensation act. by Mrs. Anna Whelan,
saCarlow- Graigue. against Thomas
.sMoore boat owner. for the loss of her
husband, who was drowned off one
Of the defendants barges, was dis
missed. 1t was stated that in an emer-
Rency deceased was taken on boat,
and given charge Of the helm. BY
some unaccountable accident he top
pied off the deck and was drowned.
It was held that he was not engaged
by the owner, and under the circum-
stances, did not come within the scope
Of his employment.
At the convent of Our Lady Of Mercy,
Kilrush. took place. recently. the reli-
Eious ceremony Of reception of four
sisters into the order. Most Rev. DR..
4 Fogarty, D. D.. Lord Bishop Of the do
4 cese Of Killaloe, officiated, assisted by
4 Very Rev. Canon Mc1nerney P. p.
Nv. G., Kilrush and Rev. P. J. Scanlon,
&c. c., do. The ladies received were
I Miss Fanny Cahill, daughter of Mr..
Cahill, Nenagh Gin religion Sister Of
!, Mary Aidian); Miss Zita McDonough,
daughter Of Mr.. McDonagh, Foynes
i Tin religion Sister Mary Ita); Miss De-
liza Ryan, daughter of Mr.. George Ryan,
4Skehane House, Cashel Tin religion
i Sister Mary Eugenius), and Miss I<ath-
Sleen Ryan, daughter of Mr.. George
Il Ryan, Shekane House. Cashel Tin re-
i ligion Sister Mary Eugenrus). and
I Miss Kathleen Ryan. daughter Of Mr..
Ryan, Foxhall, Newport. County Tip
\ perary Tin religion Sister Mary At
H tracta).
Cork.
..s3B A large force of police and bailiffs
I made midnight eviction raid on April
il 1s; on the premises occupied by John
II Dwyer, Bartholomew Reilly and Rich
lard Power, at Leitrim, on the Leigh
White estate. near Castletownbere.
& The police met with considerable diff
Il ficulty, for tenants having made barri-
cades around the houses but these