Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-02-15
IRELAND.
Record Of the Most Important of
the Recent Events culled
From Exchanges.

Tho death is much regretted OF
Mrs. Mary Toner, OF Raphoe.
The death is announced Of James
NJ. Hamilton, Town Clerk Of Dun
cannon.
j. A. Aiken has been elected
Clerk for the Lack Petty Sessions
district.
The Dungarvan Urban Council is
taking steps to negotiate a loan of
$4,000 for the purpose OF lighting
the town by electricity.
Addressing the grand jury at
Tullamore Quarter Sessions, County
Court Judge Curran congratulated
them on the state Of Kings county.
County Court Judge Drummond
at Carrick Quarter Sessions was pre-
sented with white gloves, as there
was no criminal business for dis
posal.
The question of providing a new
Court House for Athlone was dis
cusesd at a recent meeting of the
Westmeath County Council held in
Mullingar.
Serious flooding has been caused
in the Gurteen and Ballymote dis
tricts by the recent heavy rains,
and thousands of acres Of land are
under water.
The Kildysart Guardians adj
journed a recent meeting as a mark
of respect to the memory of the
late Michael Garry, who had been n
member of the board.
The mystery surrounding the
strange disappearance Of Patrick
McGerty, Of Belturbet, on Christmas
eve still remains unsolved, despite
a very diligent search.
An old and popular resident in
Warrenpoint has passed away in the
person of John Grandy, the founder
of the well known painting business
of John Grandy & Co.
James W.. O'Reilly, Of Kilbeg, who
was a member of the County Coun-
Gil; Peter Taafe, of 0ldtown, and
Patrick Austin, of Kentstown, died
recently in County Meath.
James Gavin, Pat Kelly and
Michael Clancy were at a special
court in Ennis remanded in custody
charged with the attempted murder
of Michael S. Mcnamara at Lissy-
casey.
A women's suffrage meeting, held
in Westport, was subjected to much
Interruptions, such as bell ringing,
toy bugle blowing, and Mrs. Cousins
and Mrs. Connery found 1t difficult
IN obtain hearing
Probate of the will Of the late
Philip O'Reilly. of Calamber,
Streete, County Westmeath, has
been granted to his son Percy, who
was named as one of his executors.
The gross value of the estate has
been sworn at $125,S00.
The death occurred at the
Infirmary of Patrick
Ryan, a farm laborer, who had
reached the remarkable age of ia
years. He had been heavy
smoker, and up to the last was in
of his mental faculties.
Five candidates presented them
selves for election to the Clerkship
of the Rathdowney, Borris-in-Ossor
and Ballacolla Petty Sessions dis
tricts. In a. final poll Sergeant
James Nulty was elected by thirteen
votes to eight given for Serseant
Mulcahy.
Martin Francis, of spiddal, was
thrown from a van which he was
in the Cashla Bay district,
and sustaining a fracture of the
skull died soon afterward. The horse
attached to the van had SHE'D. De-
ceased was much esteemed and his
tragic death is greatly regretted.
At a special court in Galway
Thomas Hynes, William Cahill, John
Mostyn, John Devanny, John Egan,
Thomas Mostyn and Thomas O'Dea
were bound to the peace, with an
of a months imprison-
ment, for alleged riotous behavior
at Cloneabridge on st. Stephens
day.
BY twenty-six votes to sixteen for
Richard Nunan, of Kilmurry, the
Kilmallock District Council APP
pointed p. ]. Ryan, of Knocklong, to
complete the scheme of laborers'
cottages under the 1908 order. The
other candidates were Messrs. d. j.
Coakley and H. w. O'Flanagan, Of
Cork.