The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-09-28
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the Duke of Leinster, and within
short distance of Celbridse Abbey,
renowned from its associations with
Dean Swift and Vanessa and, in
later generation, with Grattan. In
1898 three sisters were respectively
the mistresses of Carton, Castletown,
and Celbridge Abbey - the Duchess
Dowager Of Leinster, Lady Louisa
Connolly. and Lady Sarah Napier
who were daughters of the Duke Of
Richmond and first cousins of Charles
James Fox, the celebrated English
Radical statesman, who was intro
duced to Grattan in Dublin by Lady
Louisa Connolly, with whom he became
on terms of intimate political and
personal friendship throughout life.
The Duchess of Leinster was the
mother of Lord Edward Fitzgerald,
Lady Louisa Connolly was the wife Of
the Connolly Of Castletown of the day,
who was q member both of the Eng
lish and the Irish House Of Commons,
and on one occasion stated on the
floor of the Irish House of Commons
that the corruption of that assembly
was SO fragrant that he wished he
could leave 1t by being placed at its
Bar and publicly expelled. Lady
Sarah Napier was the mother OF
Charles Napier, the historian, who
was in Celbridge as a boy in the In
surrection of 1898, and has placed on
record the atrocities perpetrated by
the yeomanry on the people during
that reign of terror.
Kilkenny.
BY the death OF the pastor of :he
parish of Lisdowney, Very Rev. NJ
Conon keoghan, the Diocese of Os-
sorry has lost its Oldest and one Of
the most learned clerics. The sad
event took place on August q at
Parochial residence, Lisdowney The
late Canon Keoghan had attained the
advanced age Of 80 years.
Limerick.
The death took place at the Con-
vent Of Mercy, kilmallock, on Aug
ust ~ of Sister Mary Albeus Meany
at the early age of thirty-two years.
Rathkeale Guardians have elected
DR.. John T. Boucher Hayes medical
officer of the Rathkeale No. 1 Dispen-
sary District, in room Of his father,
DR.. Thomas Hayes, whose resignation
had been accepted recently.
Leitrim.
Mr.. +. E. Meehan, M. p, opening
the Breffney O'Rourke Feis at Manor
hamilton, said it was the duty of ev-
cry Irishman to do what he could to
assist the Gaelic League. SO long as
1t worked on non-political lines. A
resolution was passed directing the
attention Of the County Councils to
Mr.. Birrell's statement that he hid
not propose to make Irish an essen
tial subject for the Scholarships to be
given to the pupils of primary schools,
and that he would require the Coun-
ellis to accept the winners of such
scholarships to the end of their Sec
ondary School career for their Uat-
versity Scholarships without further
examination. The resolution urged
that the Councils should refuse to
part with their rights or admit the
claim that a British Minister should
be allowed to dictate in the matter.
Meath.
Richard Geraghty, aged about 10, a
farmer and grazier residing at Kill
carly. Kilmessan, brother of the Rev.
J. Geraghty, c. c., Oldcastle, was
found dead in shallow drain about
twenty yards distant from his DWELL
ing on August %. The deceased was
last seen alive on the previous night
between and 9 o'clock, in his own
yard. He was subject to epileptic
fits, and it is assumed that when
crossing the drain he had q sudden
seizure.
Roscommon.
A man named Farrell, carpenter
from Ballaghaderreen. while attending
pattern at Ballintubber on August
rs. had miraculous escape from be-
ing killed. While ascending the ruins
Of the old castle he lost his hold, and
fell depth of twelve feet onto a heap
of large stones. The unfortunate
mans leg was broken and his ankle
shattered in a shocking manner.
Tyrone.
BY eighteen votes to six the Clogh-
er Board of Guardians adopted a res
olution. proposed by James Trimble,
suspending g. Evans, workhouse mas
| ter, pending Local Government