Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-08-29
IRELAND.
Record Of the Most Important of
the Recent Events CuIlsd
From Exchanges.

John King, OF Monegay, has been
appointed assistant clerk of the
Newcastle West Board of Guardians.
Mrs. McHugh, wife Of a farmer,
residing at Drummaly, near Strokes
town, has recently given birth to
triplets-three girls, who are doing
we'll.
The Rathkeale Town Commission
ers have passed a resolution of sym
patty with the relatives of the late
John Grove, a prominent member of
the Fenian organization in Limerick.
Daniel Doherty, a laborer, resid-
ing at Castlefin, went to battle in
the River Finn along with another
companion, when he got into diff
culties and sank. The body was
recovered the same night.
The death, in his seventy-first
year, has occurred at his residence,
Glencar, Kilkenny, of Michael Wilton
Lalor, who for many years acted as
editor of the Kilkenny Moderator,
of which paper he was proprietor.
The old unoccupied military bar
racks at Navan are being utilized for
the training Irish volunteers, the
square being admirably suited for
the bi-weekly drills, and spacious
enough for the manoeuvring of a
battalion.
The funeral of the late Rev.
Brother ]. M. Spillane, who died re-
Gently in Tramore, took place to St.
Mary's, Ballygunner, and was at
tended by a large number of clergy
and representatives of the Christian
Brothers order from many parts of
Ireland.
The Dublin County Council has
adopted a resolution on the motion
of Michael Dunn, seconded by G. p.
O'Neill, that an Irish poplin flag be
procured and displayed outside the
Offices during the meetings of the
council, and at other times as the
council may decide.
Owing to the difficulty which
would involve transhipping at Dub
lin from Athy to Ballymahon, the
Guardians of that Union were
obliged to accept tenders from
Whitehaven for coal supply. The
coal of the Irish Mining Company
was admitted to be very satisfactory,
The death of Peter Hughes,
Chairman of the Louth County
Council, has caused widespread re-
gret throughout the county. In 1889,
on the establishment of the County
Councils, he was elected Chairman
of the Louth Council, to which posi-
ton he was reelected each year
since then.
Mrs. Robert Somerville, of Ballina-
hone, recently celebrated her Tooth
birthday. She states that she owes
her longevity and robust health to
her love of fresh air and sunshine
| and to the use of plain food. She
| can still move about her house and
| attend to light household duties, and
she knits and sews little.
At the Omagh Petty Sessions Pat.
| rick Mellon, John Doherty, Thomas
Doherty, John Quinn, Bernard Friel
Hugh Bradley, John Paul, Thomas
Brogan and Charles league were
charged with being concerned in the
serious riot which took place al
| Omagh on June 20. After consid-
cradle legal argument the court ad.
| journed all the cases for two
| months.
At Nenagh at a great gathering OF
Representatives of Tipperary, Clare
and Limerick, 5000 volunteers were
reviewed by DR.. Esmonde, M. p,
Capt. Kelly, Greed Meredith and
Bulmer Hobson. Dr. Esmonde, M
p, strongly condemned the Irish
National volunteers in the early
stages of the movement, which has
now absorbed him and all his col.
| leagues.