The Irish standard., 1912-09-21
| XNEWS FROM IRELANDX !
Antrim.

of publicity has been given latterly
to the spirit of biSotry which has re-
Gently sprung up in the North of Ire
land, might 1 mention the following
incident, which, think, will surprise
your Dublin readers. have been
staying for some days at Portstewart.
a pretty little seaside resort on The
northwest coast of County Derry. On
house performance, where the various
items of the program were well APP
preciated and applauded, and the
highest good feeling prevailed until
tho last item was produced. This
consisted of several scenes and char
acters connected with the Titanic dis
aster. Various characters appeared
on the screen and were warmly ;lp-
plauded. At last the picture Of the
person who was the first on the Car
pathia to observe the lifeboats with
the Titanic survivors on board was
thrown on the screen. 1t was at first,
like the others, received with up
roarious applause, but when the dull
local intellect gradually came to real
ize that the name under the picture
was Father Hogue. and that the fig
ure was actually that of a priest, the
applause was promptly turned into
groaning and Kissing. to the amaze-
ment and, 1 have no doubt, disgust
of the many English and Scotch sea-
side visitors present. Yours, ETC., A
Holiday Seeker.
Armagh.
At the Convent of Mercy, Lurgau,
ON August 81. Miss Brigid Murphy, Of
Dundalk, made her final vows as
member of the Order of Mercy, as
Stunning the name of Sister M. Glare.
Cork.
Rev. Mother Aloysius, of the Con-
vent at Millstreet. observed her gold
en- jubilee as a nun on September 3.
Millstreet Convent was founded In
the historic past. Its first postulant
was the late Sister Mary Gertrude
Mccarthy, favorite niece Of DAME.
O'Connell. She was full of reminjs-
cences of her great relative. at whose
house she used to be Il frequent Wis.,
itor. The name of Mother Mary John
will be familiar to many who are liv-
ing still. She was sister of Michae!
Doheny. the famous '4s man. and was
a lady of distinguished literary at
tanmcnt. While her patriot brother
was on the run with James Stephens
in AS the convent had to submit to
the indignity Of 81 search by the po-
lice.
Glare.
Rev. Father Felix Ryan, o. +. NJ,
a native Of Kilrush, Clare, is one oe
the four priests Of the English Prov
ince selected to take up missionary
work on the west coast Of South AM
erica in and about the area of the
rubber atrocities. Father Felix has
had considerable experience of mis-
sionary work in the East.
Carlow.
A farmer named Michael Lying,
Lower Grange, Goresbridge. had a
very unpleasant experience recently
and narrowly escaped meeting his
death under very tragic circum-
stances. He was making a short cut
to Buggy's forge, through the land Of
neighboring farmer named James
Byrne, the owner of ferocious bull.
which was grazing on one Of the
fields through which Mr.. Lying had to
pass. The animal rushed on him, but
fortunately he escaped through a
break in the fence and climbed up a
tree, where he remained until the
bull. which succeeded in jumping the
fence into the adjoining field, was
captured after some difficulty.
Derry.
Miss Gretta McGlade, daughter Of
p. McGlade, Knockloughrin, was re-
ceived in the Loreto Convent, Omagh,
Tyrone, on August 20.
Down.
A fifteen-year- Bangor lad,
named Arthur Gray. Of Railway View
street, had narrow escape from
serious injury shortly before eight
o'clock on the evening Of August 20.
He was crossing from opposite Ward
Schools to Warden's corner, carrying
large portmanteau, his attention
evidently absorbed by lantern pro.
cession which was drawn up in tho
Hamilton road. When he had reached
the middle Of the street q motor car
belonging to James Bunting, of Dom
azhadee, and carrying Ave persons.
crashed into him with some force, two
Of the wheels going over the boys
legs. But the portmanteau which he