Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-01-03
IRELAND.
Record Of the Most Important Of
the Recent Events Culied
From Exchanges.

BY twelve votes to eight T. A
Hartigan was appointed clerk to tn.
County Insurance Committee o.
Limerick.
Great regret is felt in Milford al
the death Of Rev. Father Mcguire
the result of an attack of acut,
/ pneumonia.
At an enthusiastic meeting held
recently in Galway City over 1000
men enrolled themselves as recruits
for the Irish Volunteers. The Town
Hall was packed.
The Irish Volunteer movement
has been taken up with great en-.
thusiasm in Carrick-on-Sh
and several hundred young men are
already being drilled.
A. j. Mcguire, formerly a mem
Der Of Lisnaskea Board OF
Guardians, has been appointed Re.
lieving Officer and Sub-Sanitary or
ficer to the Rural Council.
The fortys new houses undertaken
by the Longford Urban Council are
now completed, and are a great ad-
dition to the appearance of the
town. There were many applicants
for the houses.
A verdict of not guilty was re-
turned at the Ulster Assizes before
Justice Gibson, in a case in which
John Kelly, of Milford, near Porta.
down, was charged with the man.
slaughter of Edward Kelly.
Queens County coal is largely
used throughout Ireland owing to
the labor troubles in Dublin. The
compulsory use of Irish coal has
exploded a belief that It was in
ferior to the imported article.
James Dunno, of Geashill, was ap-
pointed by the Cloneygowan Rural
District Council collector of rents of
laborers' cottages. The council also
adopted a laborers' scheme for the
erection of forty-seven cottages.
The death has occurred in
Ballineane district of Mrs. Mary
Rhatigan at the age of 100. She
was the mother of Rev. Father
Rhatigan, U. s. A., who died about
two years ago when home on a visit
to see her.
A mother and daughter living at
Raheens, Coragh, draw the old age
pension. The mother, Mrs. Linde,
who is 1913 years old, walks reg
ularly to mass on Sundays with her
daughter. She is still strong and
her faculties are quite clear.
The death of Lindsay Talbot
Crosbie, Ardfert Abbey, is much re-
GREETED. He was one of the few
popular landlords in Ireland. Since
he came to his estate he devoted
himself to the uplifting of his ten
ants, and took deep interest in the
industrial movement.
The reception has taken place in
the Convent of Mercy at Wexford of
Misses X. Heslin, daughter of T.
Heslin, Ballybrittas, County Meath !;
A. Walsh, daughter of the late NJ.
Walsh, Garryduff, New Ross; Miss
e. Esmonde, daughter of the late M.
Esmonde, Crandaniel; Miss X.
Cullen, daughter of ]. Cullen, Silver
spring.
At the meeting of the Kilkenny
Corporation Councillor j. Magennis
proposed that the Town Clerk be
given instructions to summon a
public meeting for the purpose of
forming a volunteer corps in the
city. He suggested that all the
clubs and societies of the city be
notified. The proposition was passed
unanimously.
A deputation from the Dublin
League branch presented to the
Pembroke Urban Council a green
flag bearing large Irish harp, and
having in one corner the Pembroke
arms. The O'Rahilly said they felt
recognition was due to the council
for its action in giving Irish names
to the streets. The Chairman, c. p.
O'Neill, said the council was proud
to receive that handsome recogni-
tion of their efforts.