Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-01-31
IRELAND.
Record Of the Most Important of
the Recent Events CulIed
From Exchanges.

Whilst at devotions in the Cath
Ollie church at Duncannon, Capt.
Patrick Stafford died suddenly.
The farm OF the late T. F. Fill
gate, OF Ardee, was sold by auction
in the Court House at Ardee for
$40, 900.
The Sligo Corporation recently
decided to call a meeting for the
purpose of forming. volunteer
corps for the town.
James O'Brien, native of Clon-
mel. missing from his home since
December 6, has been found
drowned in the SUR, near Kilshee-
Ian.
The death Of John w. Salter, of
Rathrilly, Vice Chairman of Baltin-
glass Guardians, has occasioned
much regret. He was very popular
in the district.
BY order of the Local Govern
ment Board the graveyard at Dur
row, which is over $500 years old,
has been closed, owing to its over
crowded condition.
Very considerable Improvements
are about being carried out to the
Kilnan Catholic church, between
Bailieboro and Sherlock, at a cost
of almost $4,000.
At the last meeting of the Castle
conner Board of Guardians, the mas
ter, Thomas Brennan, handed in his
resignation of the position and
same was accepted.
The opportunity that Ireland has
awaited for a century is not slow to
be awaited of by Enniscorthy, and
the ranks of the Irish Volunteers
are steadily swelling.
The Longford Cooperative
Dairy, which has been working for
over twenty years, was seized for
debt by Denis Kerigan, Sub-sheriff,
who sold 1t by auction.
Thomas Walsh, County Surveyor
of Queens county, rendered his
resignation of that post to the
Queens County Council. The
council accepted the resignation
with regret.
j. Ledwith presided at a largely
attended meeting in Granard Town
Hall, when a motion to form corps
of the Irish National Volunteers
was passed, and over 100 names
were handed in for membership.
The Committee of the County
Carlow Insurance Society, j. d. Nc
| Carthy presiding, passed resolu-
ton of sympathy with the relatives
of the late Very Rev. John Cullen,
and adjourned the meeting as a
mark of respect.
The ordination to the priesthood
has taken place in the convent
chapel at Ballaghadereen of Rev.
| ID. Casey, son of John Casey, of
Ballaghadereen. The ceremony was
performed by Most Rev. DR.. Nor
risroe, Bishop of Achonry.
The death occurred at his resi-
dence at Plassy, near Limerick, of
j. Finucane, who was brother of
the late Commissioner Finucane, of
the Irish Land Commission, and
James Finucane, of Caherconlish.
He was widely known and re-
spected.
Patrick Tuohy, a farmer, OF
1
residence. He was evicted twenty
five years ago on the Clanricarde
estate under the plan of campaign,
and two years ago the Estates Com
missioners gave him farm on the
Cheevers estate.
The people of Maynooth have
presented an illuminated address to
Rev. Father Mcdonnell on his de-
parture for Rathmines, after a stay
of nine years, during which he en-
deared himself to the parishioners
by his active interest in all that
concerned their welfare.
The death took place at Glenties
of Hugh McDevitt, who two months
ago was appointed Deputy Lieuten-
ant for County Donegal. He was
brother of the late Most Rev. DR..
McDevitt, Bishop of Raphoe, and
was a former member of the Done
gal County Council and Chairman