Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-01-10
IRELAND.
Record of the Most Important Of
the Recent Events cuiIed
From Exchanges.

BOtn parties IN EnniSkillen arc
preparing for a desperate fight in
January for the control of the Ur-
ban Council.
Two customs officers have arrived
In Newry from England to assist the
New ry staff In preventing the I'm.
portation of arms into the district.
The Congested Districts Board has
Ballinlough, which had been for
some time the subject of negotia-
ton.
The Enniscorthy Guardians have
unanimously adopted a resolution
expressing approval of the Irish
Volunteer movement, and pledging
1t every support.
Michael Gantly, aged eighteen,
Roscrea, has installed in his house a
wireless telegraph station. He has
received signals from ships 500
miles west of Fastnet.
John Joyce, landowner and far
mer, of Creggan, County Galway,
whose death in his eightieth year
recently took place, was the recog-
nized Chief of his clan.
The Ardee Town Commissioners
have approved a scheme for the pro-
posed electric lighting of the town,
which 1t was stated was favored by
all the leading ratepayers.
At a recent meeting of Athy Ur-
ban Council 1t was unanimously
decided to proceed with a second
housing scheme to provide thirty-six
cottages for the working classes.
John Byrne, retired merchant and
farmer, fell from his seat while en-
gagged at prayer in st. Peters
church, Athlone, and died after re-
ceiving the last sacraments in the
vestry.
AS a mark of their esteem the
pensioners of the Rev. Chancellor
McHale, of Kilglass, presented him
at his new parochial house with a
check value for substantial
amount.
An accident of a serious nature
happened to a miller named Patrick
Reilly, residing at Drumcar, near
Dunleer. One of his arms was al
most torn away by being caught in
the cogs of a wheel.
The Limerick division of the Irish
National Foresters have pledged
themselves to cooperate with other
National societies to give the city of
the violated treaty its proper place
in the Volunteer movement.
John Mccarthy, of Skibbereen, has
died as a result of injuries sustained
by his being knocked down by
horses that he was driving at Bally-
dehob boiling and upsetting the car
to which they were attached.
The body of John Nolan, farmer,
aged fifty, residing near the River
Drish, about a mile from Thurles.
was discovered in outlet near the
Drish bridge. He had been missing
since the early part of November.
Thomas Flynn, of Derrycasson,
was at the Ulster Assizes sentenced
to seven years penal servitude for
the manslaughter of John Prior, of
Arva. Prior was an ex-Londoa
policeman. Flynn's plea was self
defence.
While training a young horse at
Carnan, near Stewartstown, far
mer named James Duffy, seventy-one
years of age, was kicked by the rear
ing animal in the head and sue
cumbed to his injuries soon after
ward.
A remarkable instance of long
evity is reported from Clogher,
where Michael Shevlin and his wife
ara In 0nod health Of the Uraof q 90
of 104 and 103 years respectively
They were married eighty-three
years ago. .,
AS the result of a deputation
from the Cork O'Growney Branch
Gaelic League, the Cork County
Council has unanimously passed a
resolution deciding to keep
Ballinacanga Castle in a state of
preservation.
A handsome sum has already been
raised for the erection of suitable
memorial at Cahirciveen to the mem.
DRY of the late Canon O'Riordan, of
that parish. The project also in
cludes the placing of a mural tablet
over the grave of the late Canon
Brosnan.
The death occurred suddenly of
Rev. James O'Shea, of Cratloe. He
had not been in robust health of
late, and had intended travelling to
Limerick by the early train. He was
taken i'll at. the railway station, and
despite every effort to revive him he
did not rally. He was attended by
Rev. Father White, of Sixmilebridge,