The Irish standard., 1912-06-15
3NEWS FROM IRELAND{

|
ing the death of John Dwyer, whose
death occurred as a result of injuries
, received through being crushed by a
} horse and car he was driving.
The death is announced of Mother
} 1gnatius Clattery, at the age of 50
years, at the Convent of the Presen-
| tation Order, Millstreet, Co. Cork,
/ after passing 40 years in the work of
the Order.
Kildare.
d DR.. Kenna, Coroner for South Kill
dare. held an inquest on the body of
Private ]. T. Young, of the Connaught
Rangers, who committed suicide by
shooting himself recently. Deceased.
who was 33 years of age and was I'M
married, had been reduced from the
rank of corporal in March last. He
had been worrying about a brother
who was on the Titanic and who he
believed was drowned. A verdict of
suicide while Of unsound mind was
returned.
Kings.
Il The death Of Mr.. j. V. Browne as
sistant secretary of the Kings Coun-
ty Council. occurred at Tullamore.
II Mr.. E. J. Graham. Clerk of Tulla-
more Union, having rendered his res
ignation at the meeting OF the Guard
ians, the Chairman (Mr. Adams) sug-
gested that Mr.. Graham must have
written his resignation during a mo-
ment OF excitement. Il never was as
cool in my life as when l wrote it, I"
said Mr.. Graham. II regret l did not
go twelve months ago, as it would
have saved me a lot of annoyance
which l have got SINCE" The Board
declined to accept Mr.. Graham's res
ignaton, and the matter was adj
II journed for a week.
| Leitrim.
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 18th 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 a 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 +.
Smyth, NJ P, worked increasingly to
!, secure McNally's restoration, has CIV
en- much satisfaction in Mohill, Cor
tletteragh and Cloone districts.
Limerick.
Out of four thousand candidates
summoned to Cork for interview and
examination on the Goth March for
cierkships. under Part II. of the In
surance Act, six have been successful
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.. Farrell is a
large farmer and popular with all
classes.
Died-Bridget Rhatigan, aged IS
years. wife of William Rhatigan, and
) Killashee.
louth.
/, The first step for the formation of
summer school for the teaching of
2 Irish in Louth was taken when a con-
ference representative of the Newry
National Teachers Association AMI
the North Louth Coisde Ceanutair
was held at Omeath. The question
was discussed in all It's bearings, and
the decision to establish summer
8 s:hool was unanimously come to.
Mayo.
The Shop Hours Act is leading to a
serious situation in Ballina. The H.
r cersed traders have decided by over
two thirds of vote of the Who'll, tc
r fix Wednesdays as the day for grant
S ing the lf-holiday. The Urbar
!. Council have approved of this. Some
of the traders have. however, refused
}, to close their premises on the da,
Q fixed.
d Queens.
Mr.. John Devenish, who, for pc.
riod of is years filled the post o.
Clerk of Petty Sessions in MARLBORO
:. died at his residence on Sunday weel
h last as the result of stroke of paral
n ysis.
Sligo.
e The first prize in the competitio,