Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-07-15
IRELAND.
Record Of the Most Important Of
the Recent Events culied
From Exchanges.

The death of Simon Boland. of
Moate, has been received with pro-
found regret in commercial and So
cial circles in Westmeath and ad-
Joining counties.
The Very Rev. A. ]. Considine, of
Galway, has been appointed a mem
Der of the first governing body of
University College, Galway, in room
OF the late Very Rev. p. Dooley.
The following Glare students we're
recently ordained: Rev. Michael Nc
kenna, of Tulla; Rev. p. O'Cleary.
Rev. Patrick Gaynor, Rev. Daniel
Grove and Rev. Matthew Doolaghty.
of Carrahan.
Athy Urban Council has formu-
lated scheme for the erection of
forty laborers' and artisans dwell
ings in addition to the twenty-one
for which a provisional order has
been already granted.
The Local Government Board has
sanctioned the appointment of ]. ].
Williams as clerk of the Mount
mellick Union and clerk of the
Mountmellick and Cloneygowan
Rural District Councils.
Charles Cowan, of Ballinagh. was
at Garvagh Petty Sessions elected
| clerk by four votes to two for Ser
geant Connolly, of Arva. The other
candidates were Messrs. ]. s. Smyth,
of Gowna, and Thomas Gully, of
Arva.
At a representative meeting of the
townspeople of New Ross 1t was
decided to present an illuminated
address and a solid silver salver to
the Rev. J. Prandy, who had been
| senior curate of that town for many
years.
At the annual meeting of the Ros-
common County Council Messrs.
| Higgins and Martin were co-opted
members, Timothy Rorke, who was
beaten by John Shanly at the cleo
tons and who sought co-option, be-
ing defeated.
J. A. Glynn was reelected for the
tenth time Chairman of Galway
County Council. T. G. Griffin was
reelected Vice Chairman. Messrs.
stephen McDonagh, Dunmore, and
Richard Nolan, of Athenry, were CO.
opted members of the council.
The appointment to the magistracy
| for County Down of James McAlister.
of Dromara, and Patrick Byrne, of
Levallyreagh, has given considerable
satisfaction to all classes of people.
| Both Justices are farmers and strong
supporters of the Irish Parliamentary
| rarity.
a sad fatality occurred at Friars-
town, near Tallaght, when Joseph
Power, aged thirty-four, lost his life.
Power was working in sand pit when
an overhanging bank suddenly col
| lapsed, burying him under a heap of
sand, and prompt assistance failed to
save his life.
The death occurred some days ago
at the Reparation Convent, Limerick,
of Sister NJ Canice, who was daugh-
ter of the late Thomas Naughton, of
Kildimo, and cousin of T. B. Naugh-
ton. the popular clerk of Rathkeale
Union. Deceased had been eighteen
years in the order.
The death has occurred recently at
MlIcnelSuOWn OF henry Hollis, VINO
served in the Pope's Brigade. A ma
tive of Ballyhooly, he was seventy-six
years of age. and stood over six feet
in height. In 1891 he received a
medal and diploma from the late
Pope for his services as Pontifical
Zouave.
A discovery of copper ore was
accidently made at Ovoca by J. Hig-
gins. M. E., which gives promise of
good development. The material
found is believed to be an extension
of the Ballymurtagh North Lode, to
locate which the Cronebane Mining
Company spent years and thousands
of pounds in a fruitless search.
A serious fire broke out at the
Convent of Mercy, Queenstown,
where there are about forty nuns
and sixty orphan children. Prompt
assistance was given by a number
of Haulbowline workmen and sailors
from the American warships in the
harbor. and the flames were ex-
tinguished before serious damage
had been done.