Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-09-14
IRELAND.
Record Of the Most Important Of
the Recent Events culled
From Exchanges.

In the list Of religious denomina.
tions in Belfast there is only one
male Mormon.
The death has occurred at New
/ Ross of Thomas Rourke, laborer,
at the remarkable age OF los.
! c. Mansfield sent in his resigna-
ton as Master of the Lismore Work
house, and IL was duly accepted by
the Guardians.
At the New Ross Guardians meet
| Ing DR.. Dundon. County Limerick
was elected medical officer of the
Marley district.
Denis o'Brien has been elected
Chairman of the Gin Rural Council
in succession to p. ]. Fitzgerald,
]. p, who resigned.
T. ]. MCGOWAN. of Castleforward,
and c. v. Stoney. of Raphoe, have
been appointed to the Commission of
the Peace for County Donegal.
The Catholic community of the
neighborhood of Derry City has Just
lost by death an esteemed member
in the person of w. v. Mccormick. a
son Of the late Alderman w. II. Nc
Cormick.
The death took place at his res
idence. Kilmeague Park. County
Kildare. of Farrell Mcdonnell. An
extensive land proprietor. he dis
posed of most of his estates during
the last few years.
At meeting of the Waterford
County Council DR.. Dennehy. Of Lis
more. was elected medical officer Of
the tuberculosis Dispensary in Alb
beyside, Dungarvan, and Miss NJ.
NJ. Casey was elected nurse.
While John Burke, of Navan, was
painting in house at Newbridge
the ladder fell. throwing him to the
ground. He was conveyed in an
unconscious condition to hospital,
and his injuries are stated to be
serious.
The Most Rev. DR.. o'Donnell,
Bishop of Raphoe. who presided at
the opening ceremonies of the Four
Masters Irish Training College. st.
Eunan's, Letterkenny, made a strong
plea for the preservation and revival
of the Irish language.
At the meeting of Kilkeel District
Council a letter was received from
Thomas Mckay rendering his Tesig-
nation as a member Of the council.
The resignation was accented ana
the council co-opted James Doyle, of
Kilkeel. to fill the vacancy.
The sixteen-year-old daughter Of
Peter Flynn. of Kilcreen, near
Roslea. County Fermanagh went to
p we'll for can of water, Later her
dead body was found floating in the
we'll. She was subject to fits, and
an inquest was not deemed neces-
sary.
The late James Mullins, who for
forty-five years was Clerk of Car
rick-on-Suir Union, and whose death
occurred few weeks ago, be-
queathed a sum of $1,000 to the st.
Vincent de Paul Society for distribu-
ton among the deserving poor of the
town.
Ira etaEs taF he e trSy,iln 2
out of the water scheme for Carrick-
on-Suir have commenced operations.
The water is to be brought from
Crotty's Lake. in the Comeragh
Mountains, eight miles from the
town, and the scheme will cost
$4,000.
The numerous friends of the Rev.
Father F. Prendergast, Of Dungar-
van, will learn with extreme pleasure
of his appointment to Portlaw,
County Waterford. Father Prender-
CAST is brother of the Most Rev.
DR.. Prendergast. Archbishop of
Philadelphia.
The Most Rev. DR.. Gaughran,
Bishop of Meath, has directed that
public prayers be said on each Sun
day until the end of September that
God may be pleased to grant the
country the blessings of fine
weather, and also that He may avert
the cattle plague.
A bathing fatality occurred in the
vicinity of Nash's baths at Howth
The bath attendant saw a gentleman
passing down to the seashore. Half
an hour later a suit of clothes was
discovered at the bathing place, and
from letters and cards found in the
pocket it is supposed that they be-
longed to A. F. O'Reilly, of Galway,
who was the manager and director OF
the Connaught Tribune.