The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-09-16
3NEWS FROM IRELAND
Antrim,

with the House of Lords decision on
the Tough Neagh Fisheries was held
in Belfast recently, and was addressed
by Mr.. Joseph Devlin, NJ. P, and MIR.
Swift MacNeill, NJ. P.
Armagh.
Mr.. J. Judge, Hon. Secretary Ar
magh County Board of the G. A. A.,
has been presented with handsome
gold medal in recognition of his serv-
ices in the promotion of Gaelic games
and pastimes. Mr.. C. M'Cann, Ar
magh, presided at the ceremony
Cork.
A very serious railway accident &C.
Cured at the level crossing outside
Passage West Railway Station Aug.
goth. When the $50 train from Cross
haven was passing the level crossing
through the street after emerging
from the tunnel it struck an old man
named John Mahoney, aged 10, inflict-
ing serious injuries on him. He was
removed to the police barrack and at
tended by Father Stock and DR..
OKeefe and when his wounds had
been dressed he was removed to Cork
South Infirmary, where his left arm,
which was terribly lacerated, was am
putated.
A young man named Robert Gibson,
of Lisbal, near Bailieboro', Co. Cavan,
was charged before Mr.. Dawson, u. p,
at Special Court on Monday last
with having as alleged, at Assam. Co.
Cavan, on August 3rd, fired Il revolver
shot at Hugh Denning, Tierlahood. with
intent of killing him. VIM. Nixon,
Assam, uncle of defendant. was
charged with aiding and abetting.
Dublin.
The procession of Public Health
Congress delegates to the Pro- Cathe-
dral, Dublin. recently was the first for
226 years. Not since 1855, when James
II. appointed Father Roger Moore
Provost of Trinity College. has Il pro-
cession of University Graduates from
the College to a Catholic Church for
Mass been seen.
The Public Health Congress was
closed at Dublin on Monday, August
21st. Many subjects affecting the well
fare and health of the community, es-
pecially of the poorer classes, have
been discussed, and one immediate
practical outcome is that deputation
is to wait upon the Dublin Corpora
ton on the subject of the housing of
the working classes. Some schools in
rural Ireland were described as places
of horror and hotbeds Of disease. Med
ical inspection of schools In Ireland
and Morocco were the only two coun-
tries of political Importance ignorant
of the blessings of this part of a we'll
ordered State. Next years Congress
will be at Berlin.
Donegal.
On behalf Of the Donegal A. O. H.
W. looohu NAA. ocoSpiA DSNA'iAS A'h' -
was presented with an address on the
occasion of his visit this week to Bal
lybofey. Seventy divisions of the Or
ganization were represented by the
signatories of the address, which said
that the members feel always secure
and safe so long as you stand sentinel
on the hilltops, and, when need be-.
champion against all our foes in the
arena" In his reply Mr.. Devlin re-
ferred to "the royal welcome" extend
ed to "a humble soldier in the army
of Ireland struggling to be free"
Down.
The dead body of William J. Watson,
j. P, county Down, was found on Fri
day, August 18th, at his residence,
Restrevor. Deceased was an architect
and estate agent, and we'll known
throughout Ireland.
Derry.
At a meeting of the Choir Commit
tee of st. Columb's Cathedral, Derry,
a letter was read from DR.. D. c. Jones.
F. r. C. O., resigning his position as
organist of the Cathedral. The step,
4 DR.. Jones intimated, had been taken
with deep sorrow by the orders of a
( medical specialist. The resignation
was accepted with sincere regret, and
the committee unanimously adopted a
resolution expressing high apprecia-
ton of DIR. Jones's services during his
thirty three years connection with
the Cathedral.
s Galway.
The news of the settlement of the
strike was received with great salts
faction in Galway. The principal eff
feet experienced here was the post
4 ponement of the excursions arranged
for August goth. With two or three
exceptions all the local staff of por-