Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-04-25
IRELAND.
Record Of the Most Important Of
the Recent Events CuIIed
From Exchanges.

The death has taken place of Mrs.
Mary Geraghty, Ballymore, County
Longford, at the age OF 102.
There was no criminal business
for disposal at the Donegal Crown
Sessions, and Judge Cook was pre-
sented with a pair OF white gloves.
An epidemic of measles has
broken out in the Navan and other
districts in the County Meath, and
the Navan schools have had to be
closed.
The activity of the Bundorap
corps OF the Irish National volun-
teers is very gratifying. Practically
every virile young man in the dis
trict has joined the movement.
The profession has taken place at
st. John of Gods Convent, Kilkenny,
of Miss Annie O'Connor, in religion
Sister Mary Borgia, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. A. O'Connor, of Limerick.
J. c. Casey, for nearly twenty
five years manager of the Ennis
branch of the National Bank, is
about to retire after over forty
years service. He was formerly ac-
countant at Ennis.
The skeleton Of a man, apparently
ten feet in height, has been found
at Dysart. It is supposed to be pre-
historic. The skull of the giant is
said to measure eighteen inches
from the crown to the chin.
The Waterford City Battalion,
Irish National Volunteers, holds
drills twice a week in the butter
market. The drills are largely at
tended and at every meeting a large
number of recruits are enrolled.
Much regret has been occasioned
in Mullingar and district at the news
of the death at st. Joseph's of
Mother NJ. Xavier Cantwell, who
passed peacefully away in the eigh-
tieth year of her useful and jealous
life.
At the Castlerea Quarter Sessions
the Irish Land Commission sued
over thirty tenants for not having
paid their annuities due November
1, 1918. Land Commission de-
crees we're granted in nearly all the
cases.
The Ballinrobe Guardians have
elected DR.. P. D. DAILY medical Of
ficer of the Workhouse by eighteen
votes to nine for DR.. Semple, of
Cong The local baud and DR..
Days supporters paraded the
streets after the election.
The death has taken place at the
Athy Convent of Mercy, in the fifty
third year of her religious profess
sion, of Sister Mary Joseph Mcguire,
whose devoted and successful labors
on behalf Of religion and education
| won for her general esteem.
| Considerable damage has been
caused by chemicals to letters in
Belfast pillar boxes. In some in
J stances the chemical matter burst
, into flames when the boxes were
, opened. The outrages are supposed
to be the work of suffragettes.
! Mrs. Williams, of Carrick, near
! Edenderry, was severely gored by a
young cow Her DAUGHTER made a
heroic effort to beat back the mad
dened animal. Little hope is enter
/ tanned for Mrs. Williams recovery,
and her daughter is also severely
injured.
The Castlebar Board of Guardians
adjourned recent meeting without
transacting any business as a mark
of respect to the memory of the late
Thomas Walsh, of Balla, who was
a former Chairman of the board, and
who took prominent part in the
Fenian movement.
Death from heart failure was the
verdict of Coroner's jury at earn,
near Dungiven, in the case of John
Mclaughlin, an extensive flock mas
ter of Cruickanim, who was found
dead, seated in chair on licensed
premises. 1t was at first thought
that the man was asleep.