Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-09-12
IRELAND.
Record Of the Most Important OF
the Recent Events CuIIed
From Exchanges.

The Longford Board OF Guardians
elected Daniel Devlin, Killashee,
porter OF the Workhouse.
John O'Kane, a we'll known pro-
duce merchant in South Derry, has
been sworn in a Justice of the Peace.
Queenstown has been reopened as
a port for Americans in Ireland who
desire to embark there for the
United States.
Most Rev. DR.. Browne has pro-
noted Rev. A. Forrestal, Black
water, to the pastoral charge of
Newtownbarry.
Fermanagh volunteers are now
over $500 strong. Three hundred
and fifty OF the Enniskillen battalion
took part in a march to Silverhill.
Lord De Freyne has joined the
Frenchpark corps Of the Irish Ma
tional volunteers, and has been ap-
pointed commander of the battalion.
The death of Canon Furlong,
Taghmon, is widely regretted. He
was seventy years of age and was
born at Ballygarra, County Wexford.
At the Ready Catholic church a
collection in aid of the local corps of
the Irish National volunteers was
taken up, and big sum was real
lied.
The Boyle Company of the Irish
National volunteers won the COM
petition at Keash for the best
equipped and drilled company on
parade.
Rev. A. Clancy was reelected
Chairman of the Committee of Man.
agement of the Glare Asylum
Board, p. C. Nagle being elected Vice
Chairman.
Father Brennan, speaking at a
mobilization of Tralee volunteers, said
Trishmen, and particularly the volun-
teers, should never forget what had
occurred in Dublin.
DR.. G. F. Luke, Castlewellan,
County Down, was elected by the
Enniskillen Board of Guardians to
the post of medical officer of the
Tempo Dispensary district.
The appointment to the Magis-
tracy of p. ]. Fogarty, Chairman of
the Castlecomer Rural District Coun-
Gil, and National Director of the
United Irish League, is announced.
Patrick Medallion was at Malin
Petty Sessions sworn in a Magistrate
for County Donegal. He is a mem
Der of the Inishowen District Council
and Vice Chairman of the Board of
Guardians.
Athy Guardians unanimously
elected DR.. Austin McKenna medical
officer of Ballylinan Dispensary. His
father, DR.. ]. McKenna, was at the
same meeting granted a superannua-
ton allowance of $500 year.
Sligo Temperance Insurance So
ciety has passed resolutions con-
graduating their past President,
Rev. B. ]. Crehan, on his promotion
to Grange, and extending welcome to
the Rev. Father Butler on his APP
pointment to the Presidency.
A rifle, bandolier and haversack
were presented to the Rev. C. Bren-
nan on the occasion of his transfer
from Tralee to Castletownbere. He
was closely identified with the Ma
tional volunteers, and 800 of them,
headed by the local bands, escorted
MN " thC railway SldliOH.
At the annual meeting of the
East Cavan Executive of the United
Irish League there was lively con-
test for the Presidency of the or
ganization. The candidates we're the
Rev. l.. Galligan, Mandebawn, and
]. F. Gogarty. Father Galligan re-
ceived seventy votes and Gogarty
eighty-five.
Newry has lost a notable citizen
by the death of II. Loughran, J. p.
formerly known as Postmaster of the
town, and in most recent years one
of the most useful and practical of
local public men. Mr.. Loughran and
his family were for about two gem
erations closely identified with re-
ligious organizations in Newry and
the neighborhood. and enjoyed the
personal friendship and esteem OF
four successive Bishops of Dromore
-Drs. Blake, Leahy, McGivern and
O'Neill