Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-02-17
IRELAND.
Record of the Most Important Of
the Recent Events CulIed
From Exchanges.

Mrs. Bridget Ryan, who occupied
a large farm at Graffin, near Tenn
plemore, was evicted for non-pay-
ment of rent.
At meeting Of the Dublin Cor
poration Lorcan Sherlock was by
a majority of thirty elected Lord
Mayor of Dublin.
At a meeting of the Tullamore
Board of Guardians DR.. 0'Hara was
elected Medical Officer for the Clara
Dispensary district.
Councillor Mcfarland was elected
Mayor Of Derry. He is an Inde-
pendent Unionist and was not sup
ported by the Tory machine.
The Listowel Rural District Coun-
ell adjourned its meeting as a mark
OF respect to the memory of the late
Denis Kelly, who was the representa-
tive for Tarbert district.
The death has taken place at
Ballymahon, County Longford, of
Michael Cannon, at the age OF 1903.
Deceased was a journeyman tailor,
and was at work until quite recently
p. Brennan was elected by the
Carlow Board of Guardians Reliev-
ing Officer for Bagnalstown district,
while Edward Somers was appointed
tor the Myshall and Fenagh district
Much regret is expressed in Dun
garvan at the death of John Guilt
nan, who held an official position
under the Urban Council, was for
merly engaged in business in the
| town.
Recently a fire broke out in the
| County Cavan Stores, the most ex-
tensive grocery and hardware es-
adjustment in the town of Cavan.
The premises were completely Quilted
in a few hours.
| The death occurred somewhat I'M
expectedly in Newry of John Nc
Mahon, a well known and extensive
| draper and outfitter. He took a
leading part in politics in the old
Land League days.
| At a private meeting of the Sligo
Corporation Alderman ODonnell,
who was Chief Magistrate last year,
was unanimously selected for a sec
ond year Of office as Mayor All the
/ members were present.
A body which had been found in
pool of water near Carrickfergus
has been identified as that of Henry
| Wiley. aged fifty-two, of White
abbey who had been missing from
| home for five or six weeks.
The Mayor of Limerick. Councillor
I. Ryan, presided at the presenta-
ton in the Town Hall of a hand
| somely illuminated address to Hugh
O'Neill, the well known Irish cham
plon Jig and reel dancer, on the oc-
easion of his recent marriage. \.
In Ennis the foundation Stones
were laid in each of two sections of
dwellings for the working classes to
De erected by the TIPban Council.
The scheEsS. is for life erection OF
seventy-six cottages, thirty-six on
the Gort road and forty on the Glare
| road.
A young man named Patrick
Nolan, of Bolinrush, near Ennis
eorthy, was killed by a fall from q
tree. Nolan, who was about thirty
years of age, was looping branches
off big tree, when the branch OF
which he was seated gave way anC
ne was precipitated to the ground, F;
distance of twenty-five feet.
| The floods in the neighborhood O
Portadown are higher than the,
have been for some years. Alon,
the valley of the Bann hundreds O
acres of land are submerged an,
many Of the houses in the low lyinj
districts of the town are inundated
with the result that much incon
venience and suffering is being i'm
posed on the occupiers.