The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-04-24
News from Ireland
RIM.

ANTRIM.
A destructive fire occurred in the
workrooms of Brand & Co., ladies
tailors and costumers, Fl Donegal
place, Belfast. Some of the $50 girls
ut work in one of the rooms, escaped
by means of ladders. The damage
was extensive.
On March II, at the residence of hel
son-in-law, Hugh McGrogan, James
Morrison street, Glasgow, the death
took place of Mary Robinson, widow
of the late Denis Mclaughlin, Knock
ban, Cushendall.
ARMAGH.
Cardinal Logue has appointed the
Rev. Michael Quinn, Administrator
Armagh, parish priest of Cookstown
in succession to the late Very Rev
Canon Rice, and the Rev. j. w. Brady
c. c., S. T. L., Armagh, has been ap
pointed Administrator, Armagh
Father Quinn has also been appointed
Canon and Vicar Forane. At a
meeting of the Armagh Cathedral
Committee it was decided to present
an address and make presentation
to Canon Quinn.
A very successful concert in aid of
the erection of the new national
schools at Tullyherron was held in
the large and commodious Creamery
Hall at Whitecross, on the night of
the 18th ult. 1t was one of the best
attended functions of the kind that
have taken place there, the audience
being representative of Newry,
Poyntzpass, Markethill, Camlough,
REORGANIZATION, Ready, Gladly and
the surrounding districts. The Rev.
P. A. Valley, P. P, was chairman.
cAVAN.
At the recent examination held in
Portadown for postoffice learnerships,
A. F. Mclaughlin, third son of P. Nc
Loughlin, The Lawn, Belturbet, OBJ
tanned fourth place, securing 1901
marks out Of possible 1900. The
successful boy is in his sixteenth year.
The deaths have occurred of Philip
Flood, Cooneen, aged 20, and of James
Robert Kemp, Dromalt, Arva.
Charles Ferris and James Whyte
of Arva, and Robert Donohoe, of Cav
an, have been killed at the front while
serving in the British army.
CLARE.
Mother Mary Agnes Greene, daugh-
ter of the late Mrs. Greene, Sixmile-
bridge, has been elected Prioress of
the Mount Carmel Convent, Loughrea,
for the coming triennial period The
newly elected Prioress is sister Of
the Rev. j. Greene, who Is on an Eng
lish mission and the Mother General
Of the Sisters of Nazareth.
DR.. James Brennan, Mount Shannon
Dispensary Medical Officer, has been
elected Medical Officer of the Scariff
Union Workhouse on giving an under
taking that when the appointment is
sanctioned by the l.. G. B. he will re-
sign the dispensary position.
On st. Patrick's Day, in the little
village of Ruan, was enacted one of
the most impressive functions of the
Catholic Church. 1t was the Solemn
Conservation by his Lordship, the
Most Rev. DR.. Fogarty, Of the beauti
full altar erected in the church, a hand
.eOmo Gothic etructuro rooopt1y nm,
pleted.
CORK.
The Marine Hotel, Glandore, has
been destroyed by fire.
Cork Rural District Council adj
journed their last meeting as a mark
of respect to the memory of the late
Rev. Father Mccarthy, o. p, brother
of their colleague, Florence Mccarthy,
Co. C.
Died: At Raheen Road, Youghal,
Catherine, relict of the late John Rus
sell, Ballysallagh, Kinsalebeg, niece of
the late Father P. Costin, and grand
niece of the late Father P. Rourke.
John, third son of the late Eugene
OKeeffe, Farlestown, Ballinhassig.
At his residence, New street, Ma
Groom, Denis Long, ex-N. T., late of
Farran. At his residence. Strood,
Kent, Gerald, second son of the late
Nicholas w. Keller, solicitor, Green.
ane House, Kanturk. DR.. NJ. ]. O'Con.
nell, of Carrig Glas, Ballintemple,
Cork. At his residence, Monavan.
share, Donoughmore. Michael Kiley.
At his residence, Guarrane, Drimo
league, James O'Neill. At st. Pat.
rick's Hospital, Cork, Francis Noel
son of the late Humphrey O'Sullivan
of Coombe. At her residence, Wood
Vile Terrace, Rochestown. Mary
wife of David Barrett. At his resi-
= dence, Newtown (suddenly), James
K Cotter, son of the late Thomas Cot
ter, Battle-Ground.
CARLOW.
Most Rev. DR.. Foley In Carlow
4 Cathedral conferred orders on the fol
1 lowing: Deaconship, Revs. ]. Calvin
u Los Angeles, and ]. Dillon, East Falls
4 U. s. A.; sub.Deaconship. Revs. w
i Power, Lismore. Australia; ]. Fallon
4 Adelaide, and P. Mullaley, Wheeling
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