The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-05-01

The Clonmel annual Feis will be
held this year on June 6. in the
grounds of the Presentation Convent
Competitions will be held in Irish Lam
guage, history, singing (choral and
solo), dancing and fiddle.
Clogheen District Council have de
c1ded to proceed with a scheme to
provide high pressure water supply
for the town Clogheen, which is pres
emily dependent on one public pump
Died: In Leeds, James O'Brien, for
merly Master of the Cashel Work.
house.-At SO Iona road, Dublin, Mar.
garet Agnes, widow of the late DR..
Mathew S. Kennedy, Tipperary, aged
7S.-At her residence, Summerhill,
Nenagh, Frances Mary, widow of the
late John Ryan, and sister of Rev.
F. ]. Corcoran, c. C.-Mrs. Dumphy,
wife of E. Dumphy, Ballinagrana, Car.
rick-on Suir.-Mrs. Power, wife of
John D. Power, Tinhalow, Carrick-on.
Suir.-Michael O'Connell, Morton
street, Clonmel. He was identified
with the 81 Movement, was a chief
Ranger of the Irish National Foresters,
and was one of the first labor repre-
sentatives returned to the Clonmel Cor.
poration after the passing of the Local
Government Act.-P. Mccormack Ii.
sheen, Tipperary, brother of Michael
Mccormack, D. c., Kilrore, and uncle
to T. Mccormack, U. c., Tipperary.
Westmeath.
At the annual meeting of the West
meath County Board A. o. H., M. Roman,
Killucan, was elected County presi-
dent; Louis Kelly, Mullingar, secre.
tary; E. ]. Robins, J. P, Moate, treas
urer; Messrs. Moore and O'Meara
County trustees.
The Late M. Corcoran. of Ballyhealy,
Delvin, left estate valued at G11,433.
The following deaths are announced:
At her residence, Carpenterstown,
Fore, Ellen, wife of Patrick Cooney,
and mother of Rev. William Cooney, st.
Finian's College, Mullingar, aged ST.
At private hospital, Dublin, Thomas,
son of Patrick Flanagan, ]. p, Saw.
mills, Moate.
Wexford.
For the sum of $3.50, Thomas
Boardman, Ballyedmond, purchased
the 10 acre holding belonging to Hugh
Byrne, Monamolin.
Anastalia Stacey, Church lane, New
Ross, died suddenly in her twentieth
year.
AS result Of injuries suffered in a
driving accident, D. Doyle, Abbey
street, Wexford, is being treated in the
County Infirmary.
The following deaths have taken
place: Thomas Kavanagh, Kilmyshal,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Galavan, Bal
Elizabeth Dempsey,
Post Office, Boolavogue.
Waterford.
Sixty-one applications were received
for the position of secretary to the Wa
terford Harbor Board (salary $500
yearly. In the final poll A. A. Far
rel defeated Robert A. Kelly by IL
votes to 9.
Rev. William Meagher, P. p, Tallow,
has been raised to the dignity of a
Canon of the Cathedral Chapter.
Two Waterford nuns passed away to
their reward rencently. Rev. Mother
Xavier miss Mary Condon), Tallow
Convent, in her 96th year. The chief
mourners at the largely attended fu-
neral were Miss Moore, Tallow (niece) !;
John Condor, ]. P, Tallow; Patrick
Condor, Kilmacow; Patrick Condor,
Glangoura; John Condor, Glangoura,
and John Condor, Templevalley (cou-
sins).-Sister Margaret Mary Cough,
Presentation Convent, Lismore. De-
ceased was niece of the late father
Kirby, who had been parish priest of
Stradbally, and of Daniel Kirby, Knock.
atumey.