The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-05-25
3NEWS FROM IRELANDx

18th and 18th of June.
f; Mrs. Elizabeth Doyle died at her
husbands residence, Castle House.
Tinnahinch.
| An old member of the farming COM
| munity in the person of David Han
rahan of Mong, Thomastown, has
died.
Louth.
Ex-Sergeant Scanlon, who retired
from the r. l. C. on pension, has been
appointed Port Inspector in Dundalk.
| At meeting Of the committee OF
the Dundalk Branch Gaelic League
Rev. P. Lyons, ADM. presiding.
Mr.. Padraig O'Kelly, honorable Sec
rotary. reported that as result of
the plays recently produced by the
members a sum Of CT odd had been
! placed to the credit of the branch.
Limerick.
George c. L. Norris, late first CASH
| Ter at the Limerick Branch of the
| Bank of ireland, was brought before
MIR. P. J. Kelly. Stipendiary, LINER
lex, and formally charged with the
embezzlement OF a sum of $1,000, the
property of his employers.
Loneford.
| In the case OF Tom Walker of Long,
ford. who applied for an old age PEN
| inf
raised as to unrelability of the CEN
sus records. From the census ccrtiti-
cate it would seem that Walker had
i not attained the age Of 20, although
the applicant knew he was over the
age. When youth he was DESTROYS
OF joining the r. !. c. and had now
a certificate from the District In
spector showing that he passed an
examination in 1867 and was then 10
years of age. Upon this conclusive
evidence the committee granted him
the pension but the Pension Officer
had appealed against their decision
to the l.. G. Board.
WayO'
| Michael John Costello, aged 19
years, son OF the postmaster of Swim
ford, was sitting at the kitchen fire
with his mother and servant girl
when he was struck by lightning and
killed instantaneously. Both women
sustained d severe shock. and fell off
their seats unconscious to the floor.
A little dog which was frisking about
on the hearth was also killed.
! Mr.. Costello. who was Il student of
the Irish College. Paris, was home on
a short holiday, and his tragic end
has caused sensation in the district.
Meath.
AT the adjourned quarterly meet
ing of the Meath County Council,
Navan, Mr.. Thomas Halligan, j. p,
presiding, Mr.. Thomas MIvor pro-
posed a resolution offering the hearth
est congratulations of the Meath
County Council to the Irish Party,
under the leadership OF Mr. John Red
mond, for having brought the Home
Rule cause to it's present satisfactory
/ position. Sir N. T. Everard, Bart, in
declining to vote, said: II hope you
will understand my position. AS his
Majesty's Lieutenant, 1 am barred
from taking any part in party politics
l have been and l shall always be
loyal to whatever government is es-
tablished in this country by due pro-
cess of law, and Ii the Home Rule bill
becomes an Act shall be loyal To it.
and shall do my best to make it a
success"
| Mr.. VIM. Dunno, j. p, Ballymanus
applied at the Queens County Qua
ter Sessions for compensation for the
driving Of 81 cattle on one occasion
and Fl cattle OH another occasion off
his lands at CORDIALLY. Counsel (Mr
Swayne). explained that owing to q
death in the family, MIR. Dunno let
the farm to Mr.. M'Mahon. The cat
tie driving then started, the idea be-
ing that these lands of Mr.. Dunno
should be divided up. The cattle were
driven in daylight a distance of six
Irish miles.
| Mr.. Dunno said the lands were il
the possession of his family for sixty
years. None of his heifers In calf
were driven, but the fat cattle he
considered were injured by the drive.
| Roseommon.
The death occurred at the Convent
Of Mercy, Roscommon, last week of
Mother Mary Laurentia, Superioress
| Of the Convent. The late Mother
Laurentia was born In America; her
name in the world was Miss Lowe.