The Irish standard., 1915-05-22
two sons. Rev. J. Lyons and Rev. L.
Lyons. during her short illness.
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two sons. Rev. J. Lyons and Rev. L.
Lyons. during her short illness.
Meath.
On Tuesday. the 18th inst, the
Months Memory Requiem Office and
High Mass for the late lamented Mr..
Michael Geraghty were celebrated in
the Parochial Church, Turin. A large
congregation attended at the sacred
ceremonies. High Mass was celebrat.
ed by Rev. ]. Talon, c. c.. Oldcastle.
Died.-Mongey, April 10, 1916, at
Greenwood. slane. County Meath, Mary
Agnes. dearly beloved wife of ]. Mon.
gey, N. Murray, April II, at Dan.
gan, Summer Hill, County Meath, Anne
the dearly beloved wife of Thomas
Murray.-Cruise. April S, at Beehive
street, Kells, Joseph Cruise, aged sixty
years.
Queens.
The appointment of Mr.. ]. s. Ryan.
B. E., as county surveyor for Queens
County, has been sanctioned by the
Local Government Board.
RoscoMMoN.
Mr.. Thomas Hannick, partner In
the firm Of Messrs. Higgins & Keigh-
ron, Ltd, Sligo, one of the largest bust
ness establishments in Connaught, was
married recently to Miss Kathleen o.
Neill, Castle street, Roscommon. Miss
o'Neill is the youngest daughter of the
late Mr.. Joseph O'Neill.
The death took place after High
Mass, Of Miss O'Hara, Kilmovee, sister
of the Ven. Archdeacon O'Hara, P. p,
D. D., Kilmovee, and Rev. Denis o.
Hara, P. p. Kiltimagh. The funeral
was of large dimensions and represen-
tative of the counties of Roscommon,
Mayo and Sligo.
SLIGO.
At the Mullaghroe. Co. Sligo. Petty
Sessions, Thomas Hayden, Mahanagh,
and his son, Hugh, were each fined los
and Ell costs for using draft net on
Tough Cara, for the purpose of catch
ing fish, by Captain Fitzpatrick, R. M.
and Mr.. Beirne, J. p.
TYRONE.
At the next meeting of the Tyrone
County Council steps will be taken to
appoint a rate collector in room of
the late Mr.. Joseph Young, Castele-
derg.
A request for increases of salaries
and for the fixing of graduated scale
of salaries has been made to the Stra-
bane Board of Guardians by Doctors
w. j. Weir, w. T. Hamilton, George
Evans, W. Lyle, ]. E. Snodgrass and
w. s. Evans, medical officers of the
Union. A special committee has been
appointed to consider the matter.
Tipperary.
At a meeting of the committee of
the Clonmel Licensed Traders Asso-
citation. Mr.. Frederick ]. Quinn, pre-
siding, it was proposed by Alderman
Thomas Skehan, seconded by Mr..
James Russell Burke, Russell & Coz,
and unanimously passed: "That we re-
quest our Parliamentary representa-.
tive to oppose any restriction or in.
crease in duty on the licensed trade in
Ireland"
The holding situate at Croan, New.
castle. Clonmel, held by Mr.. Patrick
Morrissey. was put up for sale by pub.
lie auction at Clonmel recently. The
farm contains fifty.three acres and
two roods, statute measure. a525 was
the highest offer, and at that figure
with auction fees, the place was knock
ed down to Mr.. John Condor, CROUCH.
Mr.. Thomas F. O'Brien, solicitor, Clon-
mel, had carriage of sale.
The Clonmel branch of the Gaelic
League has made arrangements to
hold a Feis Sunday, June 6.
Waterford.
A handsome presentation of statues
has been made to Balllybricken parish
by Very Rev. Patrick Kavanagh, of
New York, U. s. A., native of Bally.
bricken. At the evening devotions on
Sunday last the reverend pastor of Bal.
lybricken, the Very Rev. T. F. Canon
Furlong. alluded to the gift in felici.
tious terms. and on behalf of the pa.
rishioners, priests and himself heartily
thanked the kind donor.
At the Presentation CONSERVATION
convent, hungarian, His Lordship the
Bishop Of the Diocese, the Right Rev
DR.. O'Brien. received the vows of Miss
Walsh. daughter of the late Patrick
Walsh, Esq, Mapstown, niece to Rev.
p. O'Callaghan, P. p, Lincolns Inn
Fields, London, and sister to Patrick
Walsh. Esq, Kilmurry and Matthew
Walsh, ESQ.,, Mapstown.
Westmeath.
Mr.. ]. ]. Canton, q well-known Ath-
lone business man, has been elected
secretary of the Ancient Order of For
esters in the town. in succession to
the late Mr.. Francis DAILY. clerk of
the Union. The voting was "a for
Mr.. Canton. and for Mr.. ]. Cassidy,
Bower View. who was the only other
candidate. The court is q very -four.
ishtng one. with large membership.
At Athlone weekly petty sessions,