The Irish standard., 1914-02-14

by the death of Mr.. P. j. Boland, Bally.
kelly, Monasterevan, which occurred
at his residence on Jan. after a short
illness. at the age of 60 years. He
was prominently identified with the
Nationalist movement all his life. He
held the position of rate collector to
the Athy No. 1 District Council up to
the time of his death.
Kilkenny. =
TWO OF the Oldest and most esteem.
go residents of the county have nassed
away In the persons of Mrs, johanna
Lynch OF knockreagh, Tullamaine
and Mrs. Elizabeth Keoghan, of Three
castles. Mrs. Lynch died on ian -,
the age of 76 years, ana Mrs. Kec.
shan "u Jan. in her a5th yea..
Kings.
Two serious fires took placa IN
Hathcabbin on Jan. IL, a rick OF hav
belonging to Mr.. wellington, seir Kier
ans, being discovered in flames about
o'clock Father DAILY had the Cath
ono church bell rung, but a great
deal OF the hay was destroyed. Later
on Mr.. F. Kelly's house was also found
to be in flames, but the fire was ex.
tinguished, not, however, before much
damage had been done.
BY order of the Local Government
Board the graveyard at Durrow, which
is over 1.5OO years old, has been closed
owing to its overcrowding condition.
Among other ancient monuments, it
contains splendidly preserved Celtic
cross, which local people maintain was
brought from famed Clonmacnoise.
Limerick.
The Groom Guardians have unani.
mously elected DR.. w. Heddeman,
Ballyneale, Medical Officer of the Un.
ion and Dispensary District at G25O
a year.
A number of men employed by the
County Council struck work at Glib.
bonstown Quarry on Jan. Is. Their
grievance is stated to be connected
with the wage question.
The townspeople of Kilmallock are
the first in Ireland to establish a
Friendly Society on cooperative lines.
On the initiative of the local Working
Mems Club, the Kilmallock Co-opera-
tive Friendly Society has been launch
ed and registered as limited liabil.
ity company, and Peoples Hall is
to be erected In connection with the
Society. Mr.. N. Gaffney, presiding at
the first annual meeting, thanked the
farmers and other local associations
the Creamery Company, the Show
Committee, the Gaelic League, and
the Football Club-for the help they
had given. Everyone. he said, SEEM
ed to rally round them, ladies and
gentlemen, Protestant and Catholic.
Mr.. T. w. w. Bennett said each share
holder was liable for IS per share.
OF these 1852 were taken, and there
were probably some 300 men in the
organization.
Longford.
Death took place on Jan. II of Sis.
ter Mary Raphael (O'Doherty), of the
Convent of the Sacred Heart, Gran
ard. The deceased nun was in her
55th year, and the Goth of her relig.
ious profession. She was professed
in Newtownforbes Convent before go.
ing to join the Grandard Community,
and for many years held the position
Of principal teacher of the Convent
Schools.
Louth.
On Jan. IA, the marriage took place
at st. Brigid's Church, Kilcurry, by
Rev. Stephen ]. Brown. &C. (brother
of the bride), of John A. Sullivan,
Westfield, Massachusetts, to Mary
Brown. Kilcurry, Dundalk.
Died, Jan. IL, at Nicholas street,
Dundalk, Lily, daughter of the late
Thomas Walsh. aged 81. Jan. IS, at
Cornamuckla. Omeath, Mrs. Mary Nc
Cam. Jan. 10, at Barrack street, Dun.
dalk, Margaret, relict of the late Sam
uel Muckrian. Jan. 10, at Castledown
road, Dundalk, Annie j.. daughter of
the late Peter Murphy. Jan. 10, at
Kilsaran, Castlebellingham, Patrick
Mulroy.
A splendid Home Rule demonstra.
tioH was held at Kinadley on Jan. 12.
Fully three thousand people from all
parts of the county attended.
E. McAdams, of Corsale, Newtown-
butler, who celebrated his Tooth birth.
day last month, says he is ready to
meet, any other Irish centenarian to
dance him for a challenge.
Mrs. Tummon, of Clinmaulin, who
was inferred at Clones recently, hav-
ing died at the age of 70, had been
married for 63 years to one husband,
who survives her. She was married
at the age of is, and leaves over a
hundred descendants. who are scat
tered over all parts of the globe. She
and her husband enjoyed the old age
pension since its inception.
Kerry.
Sam Hussey, the notorious land
agent who died last November, left