The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-04-10
News from Ireland
Antrim.

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Serious damage was done by fir
which occurred in the boiler house g
Messers. Henderson and Wallace
timber yard, York road, Belfast, an
which extended to large store in tn
dyeing loft.
Major Bond, Fourth Rajputs, who i
reported killed at the front in Africa
was the son-in-law of Thomas Gala
her, head of the tobacco firm o
Messrs. Gallaher, Ltd, Belfast.
The death took place i'm the Roya
Victoria hospital of Miss Sarah Nc
Kinstry, the victim of a burning acci
dent which occurred at Greencastle
Deceased was severely burned abou
the body as result of her clothe:
catching fire in the kitchen of hel
home.
Armagh.
C. A. McNally, Avenue road, Lur
gan, R. Kennedy, Edward street; Lee
Donnelly, and P. ]. Murphy, Church
place, have been appointed to the com
mission Of peace. Mr.. McNally is a
son of the late ]. McNally, ]. P, and
formerly represented Ireland Bros,
Belfast, in America. Mr.. Kennedy is
president of the Lurgan Catholic as
ISOLATION; Mr.. Murphy is an extensive
iron monger, and Mr.. Donnelly, son of
Andrew Donnelly. Co. c., is engaged
in the linen trade.
At a meeting of the "Myles the
Slasher" memorial committee, Finea,
DR.. ]. Ryan, J. P, presiding, design
for railing around the memorial was
adopted, and it was decided to adver-
tise for contractors, the plans and
specifications to be seen at the secre-
tary's Office
The death is announced in Leith,
Scotland, of James Mcmahon, a native
of Corravoy, Laragh, and one of those
who took part in the 81 movement.
The sale of Lisgar castle, near Bail
1eborough, and over 100 acres Of land
adjoining, to the Maris Brothers, was
completed last week and possession
was formally given over to Brother
Columbanus, assistant superior, and
Brother Benedict, provincial. 1t is in
tended as a training college for young
men who have Joined the order.
Glare.
The following deaths are announced:
At Bayfield,, BURN, Mary, eldest daugh-
ter of the late Michael Hynes.-Mrs.
Mary Lynch, kilbrickane, Doora.-
Mrs. John OBrien, Derreen, Coolmeen.
At his residence, Balysheer, Six
Mile Bridge, Major Robert B. Walton.
Cork.
DR.. T. Crowley, medical officer of
the Clonmoyle dispensary district, was
found dead on March 8.
The Most Rev. DIR. O'Callaghan has
made the following appointments in
the diocese of Cork: Very Rev. Patrick
Canon O'Leary, of St. Finbarr's West
to be P. p, Glounthane; Rev. P. O'Don-
ovan, c. c., Kirsale, P. P. Caheragh;
Rev. P. O'Toole, chaplain, Greenmount,
c. c.. st. Finbarr's West; Rev. T.
O'Sullivan, c. c., Drinagh, C. c. Kin
sale; Rev. l.. Callaghan, Drimoleague
G. C. Drinagh; Rev. p Cahalane, to be
chaplain, Greenmount; Rev. jeremiah
Coakley, late of Portsmouth, to be as
sistant priest Drimoleague.
At a specially convened meeting of
Dunmanway A. o. II. the following
resolutions was passed: THAT we
deeply and sincerely regret the sad
and unexpected death, in the prime of
life, of Brother John O'Connell, Knock
ane, Dunmanway, sterling Nationalist
and exemplary member of the order,
being our esteemed financial secre-
tary; and that we tender to Mrs.
O'Connell, his widow, and his brother,
the Rev. P. O'Connell, c. c., Bantry,
and other relations and friends, the
expression of our very sincere SYM
pathy in their sad bereavement"
The gross revenue in 1914 of the
Cork & Passage Railway company
was G23,S13, compared with G24,313
in 1918. The biggest decrease shown
was 91,6O3 in passengers and the big
gest increase, e ,256, III merchandise.
Working expenses were down by
e54S. The directors report states:
"A half years interest on the 1901
debenture stock was paid ON October
%, 1914, leaving five and a half years
interest on this stock ir arrears to
December 81, 1914"
Derry.
The body of the young French sea.
man, Rene Emden, belonging to Dun
kirk, which was washed ashore at
Portstewart recently and buried in a
pauper's grave at Coleraine, has been
exhumed and buried in the cemetery
The sailor was one of the crew of the
Hydro, which was wrecked off Innis
howen head, on the Donegal coast.
News has reached Coleraine of the
death of Private William Mckay. Sec
ond Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusil
iers, son Of Mrs. Mckay, Long Com
mons.