The Irish standard., 1914-12-12
Donegal.

been offered by the owner, Mrs. Adair,
to the Belgian Minister in London to
house Belgian refugees for three
months.
Glenveigh! What host of heart
breaking memories the name recalls!
After his visit to "Glenveigh of the
evictions" in 1876, A. NJ. Sullivan
wrote: I'm fancy heard rolling across
those hills the widows wall, the wom-
ems parting cry. thought of the
farewell at the graves; of the crowd
upon the foredeck of that emigrant
ship. Again l marked their tears,
their sobs. Once more, upon the pad
dies splash and the steamers bustling
shout, l though l heard the waited
prayer of God be with Glenveigh' from
those poor heartbroken, homeless peo-
pie"
The Deputy Lieutenancy for County
Donegal, vacant by the death of Hugh
McDevitt, of Glenties, has been con.
ferred upon Alderman Jas. Il. O'Do-
herty, Buncrana.
The death has occurred at his resi-
dence, Portsalon, of Colonel Baptist j.
Barton, D. L.
Among recent appointments to the
Donegal magistracy are the following:
Patrick Gallagher, farmer and mill
owner, New Mills, Letterkenny, to sit
at Letterkenny and Churchill.-Hugh
Quigley, Bayview, Ballyloskey, earn.
donagh. Mr.. Quigley, after retiring
from successful business career in
Glasgow, took up his residence in the
lnishoWen Peninsula some years ago.
His brother, James Quigley. is mag
istrate for the city of Glasgow
Francis ODonnell, Madavagh, Letter.
macaward. On the coming of Local
Government in 1898 Mr.. O'Donnell was
elected Councillor and Guardian for
his native division by large majority.
He has been vice chairman of the
Glenties Board of Guardians for some
years.
Derry.
The following deaths are announced:
DR.. ]. P. O'Kane, ]. p, Limavady, son
of DR.. NJ. O'Kane, ]. p, Derry. His
wife is daughter of the late John Null
len, LimavaGy.-At Namara, Port
stewart, Catherine Hutchinson. daugh-
ter of the late Thomas L. Hutchinson
and Catherine Sinclaire Hutchinson,
Manor House, Ballymoney.-At the
City and County Infirmary, Derry, Will
liam McCay, late of Clonleigh.
Down.
In accordance with the recommends.
ton of the Newry Urban Council, the
Down Co. Council have co.opted H. J.
McConville, j. p, as representative of
Newry in room of the late H. Tough.
ran, ]. P.
The following deaths have taken
place: Thomas Gracey, Downpatrick.
principal assistant in the Crown and
Peace office. He acted for a number of
years as registrar to the late County
Court Judge Johnston and the late
County Court Judge Roche.-Capt. G.
M. Bentley, Northants, from the effects
of wounds received at the front, He
was the fifth son of Colonel Bentley,
and son-in.law of w. H. Galway, Ban.
gor.
Dublin.
The Dublin City Branch of the Town
Tenants League, at its last meeting,
passed resolution warning 1.-THE Clan
ricardes of Dublin to remember that
the same spirit that freed the land
exists in Irish towns and that il a
further extension of the Shamrock
street eviction policy were made, ten.
ants would be advised ito keep a firm
grip Of their homesteads." A further
resolution was passed to the effect
that there is no protection for de-
Pendents of Irish soldiers fighting at
the 'front.'" and asking the Govern.
ment ito take into serious considera-
ton the disparity of the law existing in
Ireland as contrasted with England,
Scotland and Wales in connection with
tenancies in Irish towns"
Capt. Nagel, of the Niceto-a vessel
captured and sunk by the Karlsruhe
on October 9Th, when about week out
OF Buenos Arrests a native of Gel
bridge. The captain and his crew were
landed at Teneriffe on October 22nd.
At Barrenhill House, Howth, hand.
some presentations were made to the
distinguished Irish worker, j. J.. Mac.
Sweeney, to mark the appreciation of
his many friends on his retirement
from the Royal Irish Academy and the
secretaryship of the Society for the
Preservation Of the Irish Language
The society's presentation consisted in
part Of a magnificent set of the IAN.
nails of the Four Masters" and signed
by Count Plunkett, as president, and
Sean O'Ceallaigh, who succeeds MIR.
MacSweeney as secretary.
The deaths have occurred: Novem-
Der Z, 1914. at Brighton avenue,
Clontarf, after a brief illness, of James
Joseph Fay, dearly beloved son of
Thomas and Nora Fay.-October IL,
1914, in action in North China, Edward
(Ned) Patrick Swords, seaman gunner,