The Irish standard., 1914-12-05
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Having paid a compliment to his
courage, ]. Woulfe Flanagan, r. NJ,
at Newry Petty Sessions, presented
the certificate of the Royal Humane
Society to Daniel Boyle for having res.
cued boy named Dermott Brady from
drowning in the canal
The late George Dickson, nursery
man, Newtonards, left estate valued at
s2S,69O.
Amongst recent deaths in the county
are the following: John Rooney, one
of the oldest and best-known residents
of Portadown.-At his residence, Bal.
lyedmond, Rostrevor, Major Arthur
Nugent, 5Sth Regiment-In Hollywood,
j. v. McAdam, well.known ex-of-
fetal of the Northern bank.
Dublin.
Having hissed during a display of
Union Jacks and the playing of "Rule
Britannia" at the Theater Royale Hip.
podrome, after being cautioned by a
police constable, Thomas Smart, Low
er Buckingham street, Dublin, was
fined 40s at the Southern Police Court.
In the recent examinations in the
three Colleges of the National Univer-
sity thirteen Blackrock students OBJ
tanned scholarships 912O to s15O
each, in classics, modern languages,
mathematics and science. Three OBJ.
tanned the first place in classics,
mathematics and science.
H. A. Allberry, A. R. L. B. A., deliv.
cred the presidential address to the
inaugural seasonal meeting of the
Architectural Association of Ireland.
There were, he said, according to the
last Census 495 members of the archi-
tectural profession and 1929 civil en-
gineers in Ireland.
At the annual meeting of the Catho.
lie University School Union the follow.
ing officers were elected for 1914-15-
President, Gerald Horan, R. A., B. L.,
vice presidents, Herbert U. Byrne, M.
D.; Frank K. Cahill, NJ. D.; Sir Arthur
Chance, Arthur E. Clery, LII. d.; T.
Cullen, M. R. I. A. L.; Judge Green,
X. c.; Rev. J. ]. Kennedy, C. c., B. A.;
J. McWeeney, M. A., M. d.; H. C. Nc
Weeney, M. A; Rev. F. McVicar, S.
NJ; J. M. Magee, J. p; Very Rev. J..
Moran, S. NJ, B. A.; Rev. Geo. O'Neill,
S. j., M. A; N. B. Read, Thomas F.
Read, Very Rev. DR.. Waters, S. M.
Hon. Secretary-M. Dawson, B. A.
Hon. Treasurer-T. P. O'Connor. Com.
mittee-M. ]. Bowers, w. Doolin, M.
D.; P. Dunn, E. G. Grady, w. B. Kill.
murray, Leo ]. Smith, L. D. S. l.; Rev.
Geo. Turly, c. c.
Fermanagh.
The ceremonies connected with the
blessing of the new bell for Goa Chapel
were performed on November by
Very Rev. Canon Keown, p. p. v. G.,
who also preached the special sermon
for the occasion.
Capt. H. H. Kelly, R. E., killed at
the front in the British army, was the
youngest son of Lieut.. Col. H. H.
Kelly, and grandson of the late ]. Col
lum, Bellevue, Farmanagh. The War
Office has intimated to his friends at
Castleton. Monea, that Captain LOTUS
Reid, of the Manchester regiment, has
been killed in action
Galway.
The Nuns of the Mercy Convent,
Portumna, have had erected in the
grounds of their convent beautiful
Calvary. Rev. j. Corcoran, p. P; Rev.
P. Porter. c. c., and Rev. Father
Dunno, G. c., blessed the Cross.
7. M. Kettle has announced that he
intends to present himself as a candi-
date at the East Galway convention.
The following deaths have taken
place recently: At Leitrim, Loughrea.
Rev. J. Sellars, p. P. Deceased had
spent almost forty years in the sacred
ministry, and was for many years cur.
ate at Loughrea and Carabane.-At
Devon place. Galway, Mary Catherine,
relict of the late Nicholas Mahon of
Ballinrobe.-At his residence, the
Square, Gort, John Boland-Very Rev.
Father Lyons. late Superior of the
Dominican Order Claddagh, Galway.
AT the Presentation Convent, We.
perry, Rev. Sister Mary Xavier Miss
Marie Frances Moran), who was born
in Castlerea, in 1877, and arrived in
India in 1896 joining the Presentation
Convent, Vepery, as a Postulant.-Oc-
tober 29 at Knock Lodge, Barnaderg,
County Galway, Ulick, youngest son of
the late John Burke Cloona.-October
25, at his residence, Leenane, County
Galway, Thomas Gallagher, ex-N. r.,
aged "a.
Kildare.
j. J. Morrin, Kilkeel, presided at a
meeting at Baltimore, Mas, at which
resolutions were passed asking the Es.
tates Commissioners to buy the Carter
farm. Baltimore, for distribution
among landless men, and uneconomic
holders, and requesting ]. O'Connor,
M. u, to render assistance in the