The Irish standard., 1909-08-21
XNEWS FROM IRELANDX

niskillen School Attendance Committee,
the Enniskillen Devenish Branch Irish
National Foresters' Benefit Society," and
the Lisnaskea Board Of Guardians.
Galway.
Owing to insufficient financial aid,
and to insufficient entries for the var
ious competitions, the Galway Feis
Committee have decided that the
project cannot be proceeded with. 1T
has been decided to hold instead OF
the Feis, an inter school competition.
This will come off late in September.
Substantial prizes will be offered. In
the capital city of Connaught less than
a decade ago, there was flourishing
Gaelic League branch. together with
some eight Gaelic hurting clubs. The
entire county has fallen into a condi-
ton Of apathy, little or no interest be-
ing taken in Gaelic affairs now.
Kerry.
For the furtherance of the inter-
ests of the Irish College at Dingle.
a public meeting OF the citizens Of
the town was held in the College
Hall, on July q. Very Rev. Canon
O'Leary, DID,, PIP, presided and in
stirring speech promised that he
himself would do all in his power to
further the interests. Dingle. he said
was the centre of one Of the most
Irish speaking districts in Ireland. and
one of the greatest strongholds of the
Gael, and there is no reason why it
should not have one Of the most -four
committee is to be appointed to COL
lect funds to aid the college in it's
patriotic work for the revival and
spread of our native language and that
the list of subscribers be published
from time to time. 49,
Kildare.
On July "a, James Doyle and James
Mccain, two chimney sweeps by
trade, who had been held since April
Is. on the charge of numbering an old
man named Thomas Bouke, aged 20
years, a cattle driver, We're sentenced
at the Kildare Assizes, to ten years
penal servitude. On judgment being
pronounced the mother of one of the
prisoners shouted loudly for mercy to
the judge, and created a scene in the
back of the court.
Kilkenny.
At Ballyhale, on July 80. q conven-
ton was held for the purpose Of Sc
.lecting a Nationalist candidate for
South Kilkenny. T. M. Kettle, MP,
presided. The choice fell on Mat
thew Heating, London, a veteran. ma
tionalist, whose record is we'll known
all over Great Britain and Ireland,
and who will make good representa-
tive
Limerick.
During the recent Parliamentary
election for East Limerick the Sheriff
expended 247 pounds sc on behalf of Mr..
Lundon, who was returned at the head
of the poll, and 1876 pounds los on be-
half of his opponent. Mr.. John Moloney
A serious motor accident occurred
near Gin on July p. when farmer
named William F'ennell. who was
leading horse along the road, was
knocked down by a motor carrying
three gentlemen from Tralee. Fem
nell is not expected to live.
Louth.
The Dundalk Urban Council decided
ply for charter to have the town de-
clared a borough. Mr.. Cormick de-
scribed their action as step back to
the middle ages. The members voiced
the general feeling that Dundalk being
a progressive town, the fact of it's be.
ing a borough would add to its dignity.
and give them more control over the
traffic of the town. The application
was put to vote and carried unani-
mously
Meath.
On July IS, in the presence of a
large and distinguished gathering Of
the clergy of the diocese Of Meath
was celebrated the Golden Jubilee Of
the Navan Catholic Young Mems So
ciety. as well as the suitable honor
ing Of the memory Of it's founder,
the late Very Rev. Dean Cogan, Navan,
the author of the History Of the
Diocese of Meath, Ancient and
Modern" 7M
Mayo.
An old woman named Mrs. Honor
Quinn has just died at Ballaghader-
reen, Co. Mayo. at the remarkable age
of 1O2 years. She had narrow es-
cape from drowning few months ago,
her little cabin becoming flooded as the