Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-01-07
IRELAND.
Record Of the 1ost Important Of
the Recent Events cuIIed
From Exchanges.

The people of Listowel are agitat-
ing the lighting of the town by
electricity.
The Rev. Father Henry, of Null
laghroe, has been transferred to
1 Ballymote.
, An old age pensioner named
Sweeney, aged 102, voted at Lislane
polling station. North Derry.
Much roget has been evoked in
the Sherlock district of Cavan by
the death of Mrs. Patrick Cassidy.
The death of the Rev. T. Finan.
which took place at the Stella Maria
Hospital in Sligo, is much regretted.
Very Rev. J. Canon Doyle, of Kill
kenny, has been appointed Arch
deacon in succession to the late
Archdeacon Cody.
Deep regret is felt throughout
Mayo at the death OF Myles ODon-
nell, which occurred somewhat sud-
denl2 at his residence at Kiltimagh.
A burning accident in which
Bridget Mcleod, an old age pen
sioner, lost her life, occurred re-
Gently at Garryad, near Borriskane.
A shooting outrage occurred at
Augher as result of which a la
borer named Robert Togher has
been placed under arrest and re-
manded for eight days.
At meeting of the Mulllngar
District Council owen Wickham ex-
tended hearty welcome to William
Gibson, who was recently co-opted a
member of the council.
The Drogheda Magistrates have
refused renewal of license for
the Drogheda Trades Club on
grounds that it was used for the
sale of excisable liquors.
DR.. O'Hara, Dispensary Medical
Officer at Blueball, was at a meeting
of the Tullamore Guardians unan-
imously elected Medical Officer for
kilbeggan, in room of the late DR..
Foley.
The announcement of the transfer
of the Rev. Father Fouhy from
Buttevant to Queenstown was re-
ceived by all the parishioners in the
former place with feelings of deep
regret.
j. F. Killeen was elected by a
clear majority over several other
candidates for the temporary
vacancy in the Rate Collectorship in
Limerick, caused by the death OF
L. Quinlivan.
The King, on the recommendation
OF the Lord Lieutenant, has nom
mated c. ]. Dunn, ]. p, to be a
member of the first governing body
OF University College at Cork, in the
room of Michael Murphy, resigned.
Father John Hughes has returned
to his native sod after a long alb
sence on the Australian mission. He
is a native of Tullamore, which he
left twelve years ago. He arrived in
Tullamore. where he was accorded a
hearty reception.
The cottage in which William Orr
was born is still in a good state of
preservation. 1t is situated close to
Midtown cemetery, Shane's Castle
This cottage has recently passed by
sale into the possession of Ernest
Donnan, of Antrim.
Six fishermen lost their lives
owing to the storm in Arklow har-
Dor under peculiarly distressing cir
cumstances. The names of the vic
Tins are Skipper Brown, William
kavanagh, Larry Brien, Dan Dono-
van, William Clancy, William Forde
A farmer named Patrick Long,
who held about thirty acres of land
at Boytonrath, near Cahir, was
killed by falling out of a donkey's
cart at Kilemnee while on his way
home from Cahir in company with
another farmer named Edward
Ryan.
Two men named Peter Donohoe
and John Brien, of 'Robertstown.
County Kildare, were somewhat seri-
ously injured by the explosion of a
petrol tank on one of the boats at
the Grand Canal Company's harbor
in Dublin. The barge was due to
leave for Carlow.
When II. Franks, ]. p, agent for
Sir Henry Grattan Bellows estate.
attending at Vicarstown, County
Carlow, to receive the rents, in
formed the tenants that no reduc-
ton could be given on account of
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