Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-12-28
IRELAND.
Record Of the Most Important Of
the Recent Events cuIled
From Exchanges.

A fire recently destroyed the
wholesale grocery stores Of Messrs.
Jordan at Enniskillen.
A farm containing twenty-three
acres at Carragolabeg, near Porta-
down, was sold for $500.
Kells Urban Council has adopted
plans for the erection of a new Town
Hall at cost OF about 1000.
Even the recent frosty weather has
not checked the output of ripe wild
strawberries in County Wexford.
p. J. Carroll, ID. c., Bailieborough
was recently married to Miss May
Herman, daughter of James Herman
of Kells.
James McDermott, OF Ballyma.
scanlon, Relieving officer for thirty.
seven years, has rendered his resig
nation TO the Dundalk Guardians.
Rev. T. Kiley, for the past twenty
years curate at Tipperary, has beer
appointed to Templemore, in room o.
the late Very Rev. Canon Meagher.
The death has taken place a
Nenash of John Spain, a member o.
an old Nenagh family. He was TO
some years Vice Chairman of tn,
Urban Council.
Galway County Council unan
imously appointed Rev. Fathe,
Hynes, Of Galway University College
representative of the council on tn,
governing body.
The body of Mrs Cahill, of Lis
towel, was found floating in tn
River Feale at Ennismore. Her dis
appearance Just a month ago occa
stoned a sensation.
Deep regret is expressed in Keasl
district at the departure of Rev. D
J. 0'Grady, who has been changed t
Bunninadden. He is succeeded b.
Rev. P. ]. O'Grady.
Owing to failing health, Mrs. NJ
O'Neill has retired after thirt.
years service as schoolmistress, tn,
last twenty-three of which she spen
as principal teacher in Bansha Girls
School.
The Clifden Guardians adjourned
their meeting without transactinj
any business as a tribute of respec
to the memory of the late Martil
Greaney, the oldest inhabitant of tn
town of Clifden.
p. ]. Magill, of Monaghan, ha
been presented with an address an,
check by his friends in that tow
in token of sympathy with him in hi
illness and as a recognition of hi
services to the Irish-Ireland move
ment.
The death is much regretted of tn
Rev. Daniel Gilligan at Raheen
which occurred at the parochia
residence. Father Gilligan was de
seryedly popular and was held II
high esteem throughout Queen
county.
The townspeople of Ballina hav
presented the Rev. P. P. Finegan
son of IB. Finegan, with a gold watcl
and chain on the occasion of his de
parture for the Australian mission
Father Finegan was ordained las
June in All Hallows.
The Gubaveeny coal mines, situat,
in the northwest corner of Count.
Cavan, about twelve miles from En-
niskillen, which have been severa
/ times prospected, are at last to b.
worked. A company with $500,00t
capital has been organized.
The dwelling house of John Burke
of Cunandran, about six miles from
Tuam, was recently fired into ant
the window of one of the bedrooms
damaged. The house had been pre-
viously under police protection, anC
the shots we're fired shortly afteI
the passing of the patrol.
The newly erected bridge over thu
Slaney at Ferrycarrig was formerl!
declared open by John Bolger, ]. p.
Chairman of the Wexford Count!
Council. It replaces an old woodeI
trestle bridge which was built b!
private enterprise at cost o
SIS, 900 as far back as 1894.
The death of John LOBBY, who wal
we'll known in Waterford City anC
the surrounding district, is mucl
regretted. He was a native of Soutf
Tipperary, where at one time he wal
prominent in commercial circles. HI
had an exceptional command of the
Irish language and he took grea
pride in this accomplishment.