Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-05-16
IRELAND.
Record Of the Most Important Of
the Recent Events CulIed
From Exchanges.

A Portadown factory worker,
Henry Mccain, was found dead in a
laneway off Hanover street.
| John Mullen was struck and In
stantly killed at Magheramarne, near
Jordantown, by a motor car.
Charles O'Donovan and DR.. p. j.
! Cullinane we're sworn in at the
Bantry Petty Sessions as Justices of
the Peace.
The death occurred in her sew
entieth year at the Convent of the
Holy Faith, Glasnevin, of Sister NJ.
Fintan Tierney.
AT Carndonagh $50 Irish volun-
teers have been enrolled. A large
volunteer corps has also been formed
at Mouncharles, Donegal. :.
A farm in Mullavilly, near Porta-
down, containing ten acres, has been
sold by auction at the remarkably
high price of s2,750 and auction
commission.
The death at the Convent of
Mercy, Abbeyfeale, of Sister M.
Berchmans Barrett caused deep
regret to the community and to
the general public.
An address and a service of cut
lery and silver have been presented
to Rev. William Rooney, of Navan,
to mark the occasion of the silver
jubilee of his priesthood.
The Cashel branch of the Gaelic
League has presented an address Of
congratulation to the President, Rev.
P. c. Ryan, on his elevation to the
pastoral charge of Fethard.
At the Rathkeale Quarter Ses-
sions, there being no criminal cases
for trial from the Western division
OF Limerick, Judge Law-Smith was
presented with white gloves.
In his half-yearly report to the
Athy Urban Council on the sanitary
state of the district, DR.. j. l.. Kill
bride stated that there were over 200
insanitary dwellings in the town.
Much regret is felt in Dungarvan
| and district for the death, which
took place after a very brief illness,
OF Thomas Curran, of Blackpool,
who carried on an extensive grocery
business.
Over 800 steerage passengers left
Derry for the United States by the
Anchor liner Columbia, the majority
being young women. Many of the
emigrants were from Cavan and
Monaghan.
Fifty cattle and thirty sheep, be-
longing to John Cullinan, were
driven off the lands of Creagleigh,
and three cattle and fifty sheep, the
property of T. H. Pilkington, off the
lands Of Gortmore.
For the first time since the pass
ing of the local government act the
town of Aughnacloy is to be repre-
sented by two Nationalist, Peter
McGirr and Joseph Speer, on the
Clogher Rural Boards.
Rev. e. DAILY presided at a largely
attended meeting at Brosna, when on
the motion of the Chairman, sec
onded by J. Moriarty, corps of the
Irish Volunteers were formed. some
$50 members being enrolled.
The death occurred, at the res
idence OF his brother at Mullinavat,
OF the Rev. P. j. Corcoran, who was
FOR over thirty years on the Aus
tralian mission. Father Corcoran
had been i'll for some months.
| At the meeting of the Castlerea
District Council it was decided to
apply to the Local Government
Board for the sanction of loan for
the provision of additional generat-
ing plant for the electric lighting of
Ballaghadereen town.
| In compliance with a request
from the Gaelic League the Wexford
| County Council have instructed
their surveyor to make an inventory
OF the ancient monuments in the
county r. A. Rice said that in his
district a very ancient castle had
been blown up with dynamite and
the stones used for road metalling.