Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-03-30
IRELAND.
Record Of the Most important Of
the Recent Events cuIied
From Exchanges.

Justice Wright, at the Cavan
Spring Assizes. said there we're only
three cases and none of them was Of
a serious nature.
At special court at Newtown-
CUTLER a man named Hugh McAloon
was committed to Omagh Asylum as
a dangerous lunatic.
All arrangements for the draining
of the Owenmore river have been
completed and the work will COM
mence at an early date.
Bill Keena, aged 1872. and his wife
live in a tumble-down house on the
Bog OF Armagh. Bill Is a very active
and healthy centenarian.
DIR. Shiel, Medical Officer at Bawn-
boy workhouse. County Cavan, has
been unanimously appointed Medical
Officer of the Swanlinbar district.
DR.. It. Hennessy, OF Clogheen; w.
Fogarty, of Inchnamuck, and DR.. j.
Power, OF Ardfinnan, have been APP
pointed Magistrates for County Tip
perary.
The system adopted by Magistrates
pledges to persons charged with
drunkenness is working very salts
factorily.
As a result of the sea encroach-
ment at Ardmore, County Waterford,
the Catholic church and national
schools are stated to be in danger
of destruction.
The death, in his ninetieth year,
occurred at Castlerea of William
Elwood. Deceased was Master OF
Castlerea Workhouse nearly half a
century ago.
Sir Alexander Shaw, ]. p, IRE
sided at the annual meeting of the
Limerick branch of the Industrial As
ISOLATION and was reelected Presi-
dent unanimously.
As result of falling pulley
striking him on the head a young
man named Frank Devine. a belt
sewer in Dromalane mill, sustained
somewhat severe injuries.
The Listowel Guardians have by a
large majority elected ID. II. Leane
TO the position of compounder in the
lHtIt were i've Cduul-
dates. two of whom withdrew.
The parishioners of Gulteen and
Ballymacward babe an affectionate
farewell to the Rev. T. ]. Joyce, who
has elected to take up the admins
tratorship of Ballinasloe.
There were three applicants for
the Solicitorship of Dundalk Rural
Council, made vacant by the death of
Or. Moynagh. and on a final vote
vote James McCourt, Jr., was APP
pointed by eight votes to six cast for
S. II. Moynagh.
The agreements for the sale to the
tenants have been signed in connec-
ton with the VIM estate at Glen
beigh, County Kerry-the scene of a
famous eviction campaign and the
burning of houses, an event that
aroused Indignation in all parts of
the country.
Fourteen candidates applied to the
Limerick Guardians for the position
Of master shoemaker at a salary of
thirty shillings weekly without
rations. In final poll Patrick
Boyle, of Murroe, was elected by
forty-two votes to thirty-one for
Arthur Lysaght, of Pennywell.
The Galway County Council, at its
quarterly meeting, co-opted Michael
McDonagh, of Headford, as member
for the Headford district, in room
of J.. A. Glynn. Chairman Irish Insur-
ance Commissioners. and T. G. Crit
fin was elected Chairman in room
Of Glynn, p. ]. O'Malley being chosen
as Vice Chairman.
The extensive flour mills at Ken
agh, six miles from Longford, to-
gether with all the machinery, have
been totally destroyed by fire. The
destruction of the mills is a serious
loss to the farmers of Longford,
Westmeath and Roscommon, who
had wheat ground there In large
quantities each season.