The Irish standard., 1909-02-27
3NEWS FROM IRELAND,
Antrim.


B his residence, 'Edenmore," Cavehill
road. His death has occasioned gen.
&sral regret, and has removed one OF
the ablest and most energetic civil
service tutors in the North of Ireland
The death occurred on Jan. 80, in
.sLarne, Co. Antrim, of the Very Rev
John Conway, PIP. We. of Larne par
ish, from a complication Of diseases
RI at the age of So. He was for many
years dean of st. Malachy's College
II Belfast. He had been P. p. of Bally'
n castle prior to his transfer to Larne.
5E5ss Armagh.
On Feb. 1 His Eminence Cardinal
y Lague made his annual visitation to
& the Convent of st. Louis, Middletown,
i Co. Armagh. He was entertained bH
the Rev. Mother and the Sisters OF
the Convent, and subsequently he
called on the Rev. Patrick M'Rory, p.
~. of Middletown.
cavan.
Y The body of Philip M'Dvoy, who
hailed from Cavan. and who was
Z caught by flood in the Witwaters
rand mine, johannesburg, has been
recovered In q mutilated condition. It
is believed that the voices Of three
! or four natives have been heard I'm.
4 derground, and the most desperate
efforts are being made to reach them
! alive.
Berklsy Hall, which has been &C.
i Qs4red by the Irish Franciscan Faith.
sars as an adjunct to Queens College,
\ Cork, Is built on the site of the IA
NOUS Irish monastery and school of
st. Finbarr. the patron Saint of Cork,
where that great luminary of the an.
!, cient Irish church lived and taught.
8 II seems like special disposition Of
Divine Providence that Berkeley Hall
4 should come into the possession of
!. the Franciscan Order, 50 renowned In
I ireland for patriotism, piety and learn.
ing, and which has done SO much for
1 Faith and Fatherland, especially dur.
4 Ing the terrible years Of persecution,
I when their schools and monasteries,
4 whose ruins now cover the land ana
excite the admiration of all Irishmen,
were plundered and destroyed.
Derry.
Mr.. J. d. Boyd, presiding at the
Limavady petty sessions, expressed
regret at the departure of District In.
.spector Smyth to another district, and
wished that officer prosperity in his
future career. The sentiment was
endorsed by other magistrates and by
the Bar present.
~ u. MacVeagh, M. P, addressing a
a meeting of the Glendrummond, Co.
\ Down, branch of the U. I. L., said the
4 passing of the Irish Universities Act
! was an achievement. of the first magni-
s9tude, and in that connection they
owed a debt OF gratitude not only
4 to Mr.. Birrell and the Bishops and
& priests of Ireland, but also to the
Irish Party. He believed the Budget
4 of next session would be momentous
one, and the people who had so &C.
4 claimed the Old Age Pensions Act
view with sympathy every reasonable
u demand of the Government to obtain
the necessary finances and to place
1.-THE burden on those best able to bear
ii. Rev. r. j. Murphy, P. p, presid-
Led.
Dublin.
Rev. William Kelly, S. j., the we'll
y Known Jesuit, died on Jan. 30, at Mill
s town Park, in his 85th year. Father
& Kelly was one Of the most gifted men
s.pf the Society in Ireland. He was
q the pioneer of the Jesuit Mission in
X Australia and it is said that much of
i the prominence of the church today
Sin Australia is due to his zeal and
Il earnestness. He returned to Ireland
some twenty years ago and his lat
Ter years have been spent at Midtown
lark. Joined with his great gift of
Learning he possessed a sweet sim.
,splicity and humility of character
which endeared him to everyone with
whom he came in contact. His two
Younger brothers, Fathers Thomas
Il and Edward Kelly. who are also mem.
& hers of the Jesuit Society and resi-.
dents of Midtown Park, are equally
brilliant men.
Galway. ..
a large public meeting was held
Tin nTuam on jan. 81, to consider the
status of Irish in the new University.
" Contingents came from sixteen dis
tricts. Among the speakers were
.sDr Hyde, Mr.. Richard Hazelton, M. p;
Joseph Glynn, B. A.; Miss Agnes
s5C 'Farrelly, M. A.
Rev. r. Newell, who was for some
sStime past located at .Ornamore. has
been transferred to the charge of the