Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-09-26
IRELAND.
Record of the Most Important OF
the Recent Events Culled
From Exchanges.

piled for loan OF $4,000 to light
the town by electricity.
John Rorke, County Surveyor
Queens county, has been elected
County Surveyor for County Kildare
The death of James Flanagan al
Ballymote has occasioned deep re-
greet among a wide circle of friends
and acquaintances.
The death is regretted of Patrick
Gerety, Derrylough, County Long.
ford. He was Chairman of the
Barlymahon Guardians.
Two water bailiffs named Pat
rick and John Burke we're fired at
four times by poachers while on duty
at Lackagh, Turloughmore.
The death is announced of Capt.
James Hamilton, a Wicklow ship
owner and a member of the Wicklow
Harbor and Urban Council.
The coast road between Bangor
and Donaghadee, from Baloo Lower
| to Rogers Point, is closed each
evening both to pedestrians and
vehicles.
The charges against William and
James Melia, of being in a place
where illicit distillation of spirits
was carried on, we're dismissed at the
Carna Petty Sessions.
Messrs. NJ. ]. Minch and George
Wolfe have been unanimously re-
elected Chairman and Vice Chairman
of the County Kildare Joint Commit
tee of Technical Instruction.
years Superior of the Christian
Brothers at Mount Sion, Waterford,
has been transferred as Superior to
Letterfrack, Galway, and is replaced
by Rev. Brother Nolan from WEEK
ford.
DR.. John A. Pierse, son of the
Wexford physician and surgeon,
DIR. Thomas Pierse, has not only
passed with honors his final exam
ination in the National University,
but he obtained first place in all
Ireland.
Upwards of 1000 volunteers were
recently reviewed in the show
grounds at Ballina. Col. Moore said
the Irish people had fought for
others long enough, and now he
thought they ought to be ready to
fight for Ireland.
Rev. Brother T. j. Ryan has re-
tired from the principalship of the
Christian Brothers High School,
Clonmel, and Rev. Brother NJ. p.
Duggan, Superior Of the Christian
Brothers schools, Thurles, has been
appointed successor.
The police who have been guard
ing the railway bridges in the Mary
borough district since the outbreak
of war we're withdrawn and ordered
back to their respective stations. A
large number, drafted In from coun-
try stations, were on duty day and
night.
AT the Loretto Convent, Omagh,
Miss Anna McGlade, Knocklough-
rim; Miss Catherine McGinnis,
Slaughtmanus, and Miss May Con-
molly were received into the order,
the ceremony being performed by
Right Rev. Mgr. O'Doherty Miss
Gretta McGlade was professed nun.
The death occurred suddenly OF
the Very Rev. William Dempsey, OF
Downpatrick, a we'll known Down
and Conor priest. He had presided
AT a meeting of the Diocesan Orphan
Society and appeared in his usual
health. While waiting for his train
at the County Down station along
with other priests. he took Ill, ana
soon afterward expired.
While DIR. Mulcahy. Coroner ior
South Leitrim, was ont driving with
his pony and trap at Kiltybarden,
level crossing on the Cayan ana
Leitrim railway, the pony SHE'D at
passing train, which was brought 70
a standstill. The doctor, who was
by his wife, was thrown
Violently against one of the wagons
and sustained such injuries about the
head that he never regained Con
sciousness and died Few nours
later.