The Irish standard., 1912-07-13

NEWS FROM IRELAND

addition to the tenants purchasing
their holdings at reasonable price
the demense lands of Thomastown,
be handed up to the Estates Com
missioners for division amongst the
tenants in accordance with the pro-
visions of the Act.
4 Kings.
The death of Rev. Denis Gray, p
r.. Cloghan, occurred on June 10. He
was one of the best known priests in
the dioceses of, Ardagh and Clommac-
noise.
| Limerick.
An interesting ceremony, unique in
the Catholic annals of Limerick, took
place at st. Johns Cathedral June 10,
the occasion being the installation of
the Ancient Chapter of Limerick by
his lordship, Most Rev. DR.. O'Dwyer.
Upwards of 200 years ago the orig
inal chapter, which was then attached
to st. Mary's Cathedral, was done
away with, and recently the bishop
petitioned the Holy Father to again
revive the chapter which had been
so long in allegiance, and to this pc
tition His Holiness assented The
meaning of the chapter is that a num-
Der of canons are appointed by the
bishop to help and assist him in the
administration of the religious affairs
of his diocese. Since the restoration
of the chapter by the Pope, 13 can
ons have been appointed, and each
has been assigned to a prebendary
i Louth.
The death has taken place in the
Convent Of the Good Shepherd, Wat
erford. Of Sister Anna Maria Kevett,
daughter of the late O. NJ. Kevett,
Marlmont House, Dundalk.
Longford.
Edward Bennett, the driver of the
motor car belonging to Mr.. w. f.
Coen, Lecarrow, Roscommon, has
been returned for trial, on bail, to the
Quarter Sessions, on charge of caus-
ing the death Of a child named Mary
Sharkey, aged AZ years, while driv-
ing through Richmond street on May
81.
Monaghan.
Michael O'Hartigan, organizer of
the Evcted Tenants Assn, was ac-
corded an enthusiastic reception in
Clones on June 9 on his return from
Armagh prison, where he had served
two months FOR his connection with
the vigorous protest made by the
people against the sale of the Fay
farms in April last. The evicted ten
ants are fighting the landlord for the
division of the Fay farms
Meath.
The death took place on June 8, as
the result OF an accident at Mayne,
of Thomas McEvoy.
4 Rev. Father Flanagan, pastor of
Our Lady of Lourdes church at Sum-
MERRILL, County Meath, appeals to
the Irish people, especially Meath
people in this country, for financial
help to defray the cost of erecting
the much needed new church at Sum-
MERRILL.
Mayo.
M. ]. O'Boyle, Ballina, has been
appointed assistant surveyor by the
Mayo County Council.
|
Cal, is at present on visit to his
old home at Ballyheane.
Died, June 8, John Joyce, Cara
more. June Z, by drowning, James
McAndrew, tailor, Killala. June I,
Mrs. T. A. Walsh, Ballna.
Married. June IL, at Fahy, by the
Rev. J. O'Toole, P. p, William H.,
eldest son of John Scott, merchant,
Aughasgower, to Agnes, third daugh-
ter of the late William Joyce and
Mrs. Joyce, Clogher, Westport.
Queens.
| Sister M. Augustine Doran died on
June 10 at the Presentation Convent,
Maryboro, in the 74th year of her
age and 49th of her religious profess
sion. A daughter of the late Mr.
Thomas Doran, Dublin. she came of
an old and we'll known Dublin fam
lily, which gave many of its members
to the service of God.
Roscommon.
The death has occurred at the Con-
vent of Mercy, Castlerea, of Sister
Mary Bernardine, at the age of As,
and in the Goth year of her religious
profession. She was a daughter Of
Mr. Lynch, merchant, Bantry, Cork,
and had been for the past nine years
in Castlerea Convent
i Sligo.
John Gallagher, who recently re.