The Irish standard., 1912-06-01

NEWS FROM IRELAND

ton Order, Millstreet, Co. Cork, after
passing 40 years in the work Of the
Order.
| Mr.. Carnegie has donated G1,500
for the erection of a library in Castle
island.
Kildare.
DR.. Kenna, Coroner for South
Kildare, held an inquest on the body
J of Private ]. T. Young, of the Con-
naught Rangers, who committed sui
eide by shooting himself recently. De-
ceased, who was SO years of age and
was unmarried, had been reduced
from the rank of corporal in March
! last. He had been worrying about
brother who was on the Titanic, and
| who he believed was drowned. A
verdict of suicide while of unsound
| mind was returned.
| Limerick.
Out of four thousand candidates
summoned to Cork for interview and
examination on the goth March for
clerkships, under Part II of the In
surance Act, six have been success
full from Limerick.
Their names are Messrs. Hamilton
Campion, Mcmahon. Renwick. Rior-
dan, Mcnamara and O'Connor.
Longford.
At Edgeworthstown Petty Sessions.
Mr.. Conor O'Farrell. Camlisk, was
sworn In a Justice of the Peace for
County Longford. Mr.. O'Farrell Is a
large farmer, and popular with all
classes.
Died-Bridget Rhatigan. aged IS
years, wife of William Rhatigan, and
mother of Rev. w. A. Rhatigan at
Killashee.
Louth.
An inflated motorcycle air tube was
washed up on the Irish coast at Lay
town, near Drogheda. This, it is
thought, must be the one carried by
Mr.. D. L. Allen, who attempted to fly
the Irish Channel on April IS, since
when nothing has been heard of him.
The first step for the formation of
a summer school for the teaching of
Irish In Louth was taken when con-
ference representative of the Newry
National Teachers Association and
the North Louth Coisde Ceauntair
was held at Omeath. The question
tn 1~f,
the decision to establish a summer
school was unanimously come to.
Leitrim.
Mr.. Francis Mentally, Of Mohill, was
under the Evicted Tenants (Re-in-
statement) Act, put in possession of
his farm of thirty statute acres at
Cattan, from which he was evicted
on the White Estate on the 10th Of
| March, 1882. The house had been de-
molished after the eviction, and the
farm has been since in possession of
| some men named Mitchell. who also
had farm of their own close by, and
| who have now been paid compensa-
ton to yield up the farm to McNally.
Needless to say, Mr.. Thomas F..
Smyth. M. p, worked increasingly to
secure McNally's restoration. has CIV
en- much satisfaction in Mohill, Gort-
letteragh and Cloone districts.
Meath.
Mr.. G. Crosby. of Kells, caught a
salmon weighing "a lbs, in the Black
water on Lord Headfort's property Of
Rathbrack.
Mr.. Patrick Marley, who was for
many years manager of the Hibern-
ian Bank Of Navan. died recently.
The King has granted leave to Col.
E. w. Purdon Of Agher, Co. Meath,
and his issue, to use the surname of
Winter instead of Purdon. in compli-
ance with an injunction in the will
of the late Mr.. ]. S. Winter. Agher.
| Monaghan.
James McEneany. Greaghlone, aged
IS, recently discharged from Monag-
han Asylum. drowned himself In
| 1FeaSHlOne Lake.
! Died-Mrs. Rose Hart, wife of Mich
ael Hart, and mother Of Rev. James
Hart, Walkerston, Queensland, and
Rev. Edward Hart, Ballybay. at
| Clonmaulin.
William McCarron, Old Cross
Square. Monaghan, aged "a.
| Mayo.
Judgment for the plaintiff, with
ELS damages. was given in the ac-
ton heard before Mr.. Justice Dodd
and Dublin common jury last week.
in which carpenter and farmer
named John Connolly, of Buckhill
Ballaghadereen. sought to recover
damages for the loss of his right eye
from Timothy Finneran, cattle deal
er and farmer, residing at the same