The Irish standard., 1914-10-10

September 9Th, by the most Rev. DR..
Gilmartin, Bishop of Clonfert.
At their meeting on Sept. Is, the
Coisde Cnotha of the Gaelic League
decided that next years Oireachts
and Ard-Fheis should be held at Dun
dalk. Up to the present the Oirech,
tas and Ard-Fheis, or Gaelic parlia.
ment, have been held only in two OF
three important centres outside Of
Dublin. Last year the Dundalk
Branch of the Gaelic League laid
claim to the fixture, as they did also
a number of branches throughout the
country. Killarney succeeded in
pushing forward it's claim more fore.
IDLY than it's rivals, and the festival
was held there in July last.
Monaghan.
AS a result of a gun explosion
Bernard Mullan, of Cavancreeny
near Monaghan. has lost an eye. Null.
Ian was conveyed to the Monaghan
County Infirmary, where his eye was
removed. His life is now out OF
danger. The injured man is son OF
Mr.. Thomas Mullan, a farmer in that
district, and at the time he met with
the accident he was shooting over
his fathers land.
Monaghan County Committee Of
Agriculture and Technical instruc.
ton, has appointed Mr.. Andrew
Ahern, Dublin School of Commerce
Commercial instructor; and Mr.. John
w. Browne, Baltimore, second agri-
cultural instructor of the county.
Mayo.
Miss Kathleen Phillips, Mayo, has
been received into the Order of the
Sisters of Mercy, Tavistock Square
London, w. c.
Queens.
A marriage took place on Septem-
Der 8, at the pro-Cathedral, MARI
borough street with Nuptial Mass)
by the Rev. P. Griffith, G. S. SIR.
(uncle of the bridegroom), assisted
by the Rt. Rev. Mgr. Murphy, D. D.,
P. p. v. G., marlborough, Rev. VIM.
Byrne, P. p, Garage, Rev. R. Bow
den, G. c., Kilcock, between Richard
G. Whelan, youngest son of the late
Patrick Whelan, Raheen, Baltinglass,
and Margaret, youngest daughter OF
the late Mark Walsh. J. p, and Mrs,
Walsh, Nutgrove. marlborough.
Died.-September S, (suddenly),
Honoria Villanueva, of La Veraye,
Territet, widow of Thomas Augustus
White. formerly of Ballybrophy.
Queens Co., and daughter of the late
William Bigoe Armstrong, of Gerry
Castle, Kings Co.-September 18th,
John Moore. formerly of the Market
Square. Maryborough.-Sept 10, Bes-
sic, daughter of E. j. Morrissey, Alb
beyleix.-Stephen King, Clonburn,
Rathdowney, at the age of sixty-nine
years.-September 10th, at Brandra
Ballinskill. Queens county. Margaret
(relict of the late Patrick Muldow-
ney).
RoscOmmOn.
James Taylor, Battlebridge, while
leaning over the bridge which spans
the canal. overbalanced and fell in
at an extremely deep spot. Messrs.
James Beirne, d. c., Thomas Malone
and F. Farrell, happened to be in the
vicinity, and at imminent danger to
themselves succeeded in sescuring the
old man.
Strokestown Farmers Society are
to be congratulated on the success OF
the annual show, which not alone
marked an increase of about one
hundred in the general entries. but
also gave gratifying evidencein the
improvement. all round. of stock, in
Guiding cattle, and sheep. Among
the prize winners in the horse-jump-
ing were: Miss Grattan Bellew, Mrs.
P. Mills Mcdonnell, Ballygilda, and
Mr.. J. Gordon, Elphin.
Sligo.
At the weekly meeting of the Sligo
Total Abstinence League on Sept. 10,
the Rev. Father Butler (president)
presiding, the following vote of con.
dolence was passed: Resolved, That
we, the members of the Sligo Total
Abstinence League of the Sacred
Heart, tender to Mr.. Bernard Kelly