Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-10-10
IRELAND.
Record Of the Most Important Of
the Recent Events Culled
From Exchanges.

James Mcmahon, Chairman of the
Abbeyleix Board of Guardians, is
much regretted.
Much regret is felt at Strabane at
the death of Miss Sarah McCrossan,
very popular teacher in the Con-
vent of Mercy schools.
The military authorities have
taken over the disused Workhouse at
Donaghmore, near Ballybrophy, and
are preparing it for wounded sol
diers.
John Mccarthy, of Cork, has been
elected art teacher to the Sligo
Technical School. There were
eleven applications, including three
from ladies.
The late Col. H. Stuart Johnston,
of Stirling, Clonea, County Meath,
left personal estate of $4,000,
which he bequeathed to his family
and relatives.
At the volunteer parade in Car
rick-on-Shannon, the Boyle men won
the valuable cup offered for competi-
tion for the best drilled and equipped
company present.
Michael Larkin, aged thirteen,
son of p. Larkin, of Tuam, was killed
in his fathers house during a great
thunderstorm and the whole family
were rendered unconscious.
A young man named Michael
Sheehan, employed at Brosna as a
baker, was found dead at the foot
path outside the town with his throat
cut. A razor lay beside him.
The collection for the equipment
of the Dungarvan corps of the Irish
National volunteers has already
reached $3.50, and the amount will
be devoted to the buying of up-to-
date rifles.
Peter Duffy, aged eighteen, farm
hand with Timothy Lynch, Bally-
feard, was attacked by bull, which
mauled him with such ferocity that
he lived only half an hour afterward,
the bull goring him for several min
utes before assistance arrived.
The death is announced of Samuel
C. McElroy, of Ballymoney, who was
a land reformer and Secretary of
Tenants Defence Association. He
was a follower of Gladstone, and was
defeated by the late Lord McNaghten
in a contest for the representation
of North Antrim.
By sixteen votes to eleven for
A. w. Devenish Meares, ]. C. Dow
dali has been for the second time
elected to the Petty Sessions Clerk
ship of Newry and Warrenpoint by
the Justices of the joint district
Dowdall was appointed month ago,
but the election was not approved
by the Lord Lieutenant on a techni-
cal point.
John O'Connell, Carlow, met his
death as the result of a bathing ac-
cident. He went to battle in the
Barrow, about half mile from the
town, and ran about ten yards to
dive in. AS he was about to jump
he slipped and came head foremost
and struck bottom in shallow water,
breaking his neck. He died a few
minutes afterward.
AT recent meeting of the Linn
erick County Council, Anthony
Mackey proposed that $75,OOO-half
the credit balance of the council-be
allocated for the purchase of rifles
for the Irish National volunteers.
The motion was defeated by nineteen
votes to eight. Mackey has hopes
that he will win his point at a meet
ing in the near future.
Most Rev Dr., Browne, Bishop of
Ferns, has made the following
clerical changes: Rev. F. O'Rourke
to Poulfour, in room of Rev. d.
Lyme, who has been transferred to
the curacy of Rathgarogue; Rev. T.
Scallan, Ballymitty, to Askamore,
vice Rev. A. Hickey. to Ballymitty;
Rev. M. Organ, st. Peters College,
to Wexford. vice Rev. G. j. Murphy
to st. Peters College.