The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-01-04
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siderable sum OF money behind him.
The old fellow wus a native of Clog
han, Kings, and o.: his return To Ire
land, went there 10 see some of the
friends of his youth. Many OF them
ne found. had gone over To the great
majority and he came back to Tulla i
more, where he stopped in Carriers
Hotel. He became i'll and WAS re-
moved to the Workhousc Hospital.
but only survived a few days. He had
written a book in which he dealt with
his adventures out west, one ul,apte,
Being devoted to his "reminiscences OF
the Californian gold fields. He
claimed to be descendant ur tho
Nav Coshlans of Kings County and
Old Castle. the ancient home of the
Maws.
Kilkenny.
DR.. William O'Bricn has been ap-
pointed MEDICAL Officer OF Tisrotfn
dlspcnsary district by Kilkenny Guar
dians.
Mrs. Mary Kenny, n, old and great
ly esteemed resident of Thomastown,
died on December : at her home on
The Mall, at the age OF Is years
Roscommon.
The death took place u, November
:? of Miss A. Kane. Cloonnaan, Hill
street. at the age of fifty years
After an old man of eighty years
named Michael McDcrmott, of Gloom
alt. near Strolsestown, who was al
ways sec, miscrably clothed. had
been found dead III his bed 600 in
gold was discovered in Il tin canister
in the house, and ESQ in bank notes
hidden in an old mattress. There was
no food il the house and the old man
is believed to- have died of starya-
ton.
Tipperary.
Suirsidc house of many touching
memories for Irish Nationalists has
been bought by Mr.. w. Wallace, a
wealthy mine owner of Perth. Aus
tralia. I5alindine house. with it's 1S6
acres OF land. standing in a pictur-
es1ue situation near the River SUR.
between Ca,rick aid CIonnlel. was the
home Of the late Frank Mandcyillc.
NJ. r.. for -Tippcrary. and of John
Mandcrille. who succumhed to the
rigors Of Imprisonment which he suf-
tered in Tnllamore Jail during tho
faltour regime. John O'Mai,oney,
well known in connection with the
rs and 81 movements. and the trans
lator OF Keatings History OF Ireland
was an uncle OF Frank and John
Vaudeville. While ION his keeping
after the rs rising John O'Mahony
stayed at Ballindne. He spent a good
deal of time and did lot of literary
work there prior to AS.
Wicklow.
IN Inc presence of number of
guests the religious reception tool,
place on November II in the Convent
of Mercy. st. Mary's. Callan, Kill
kenny. OF Miss Edith O'Connor. the
second Youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward O'Connor of Ashtown,
Wicklow. Miss O'Connor took the
name In religion of Sister Francis
Navier
On December 4, MIR. r. O'Neill put
up Tor sale. by directions of Michael
sutton. his compact holding al Tin
coca. containing 10 acres, with dwell
ing house and out Offices, etc. An
agreement for purchase has been en-
tered into and when the sale is COM
pleteu the annuity will be E3 The
sale was largely attended and after
some brisk bidding the holding was
Knocked down to Aidan Sutton. Tom
bane. for the sum of G14N.
Waterford.
\ famous old Irish castle, The Is
Il, I.
Fitzgerald, will shortly he offered TOR
sale. The Island was the early home
of Edward t'itzserale the translator
Of Omar Khayyam.
The train reaching Waterford from
Wexford on the Dublin South Eastern
Railway. collided at Waterford ON tho
evening of December 6, with a light
engine coming out of the locomotive
shed at Abbey Junction, about three
quarters OF mile from the Water
ford terminus. Both engines were de-
rallied. and some injury caused to the
passenger train carriages, but rortu-
natcly the passengers escape, unhurt.
Death Of q Saint.
st. Francis Xavier died at the age