The Irish standard., 1915-01-16
Antrim.

year at the annual meeting of the Bel.
fast Gaelic League were: Rev. R. Full
lerton, B. D., B. G. L., president; Seu-
mas O'Dubhghaill and P. O'Golain,
vice presidents; and Peader McKenna,
b. A.
Mother Mary Ignatius O'Doherty,
Dominican Convent, Falls road, Bel
fast, has passed away in the eighty
seventh year of her age and the sew
entieth Of her religious profession. De-
ceased, who was native of Co. Derry,
was in early life associated with the
Dominican Convent, Cabra. She had
been in the Belfast house for thirty
six years, and was noted for her deep
interest in all branches of education.
Shipbuilding is proceeding very
briskly in Harland & VOLTS yard, Bel
fast. The years output will total some
100000 tons, the highest ever attained
by the Queens Island works. The
total output of the Belfast yard of
Workman, Clarke & Co. for the pres
ent year is 1888 tons.
Frederick w. Mccullough, chief en-.
gineer of the Belfast Waterworks, has
been elected president of the Institu-
ton of Water Engineers at meeting
In London.
Armagh.
The sum of G1,629 los has been con-
tributed, through his Eminence Car
dinal Logue, and in response to his
appeal, by the people of the various
parishes of the Archdiocese of Armagh
for the Belgian Relief Fund.
The following deaths are announc-
ed: At 81 English street, Armagh,
Sarah, wife of John Sherry, cattle
dealer and victualler Armagh, and
youngest daughter of the late Peter
Casey, cattle dealer, Bachelors Walk,
Dundalk. - At Kingstown, Dublin,
Teresa, wife of the late Michael Nc.
Guinness, Knockaconry House, Armagh.
AT the Parochial House, Mullavilly,
Rev. H. Mcbride, P. p.
Cavan.
The British War Office has arranged
for detachment of military to be
quartered at the local barracks in
Cavan.
Among recent deaths in the county
are the following: Mrs. B. Sorahan,
Cordonaghy, Arva.-Edward Floor, ST.,
Bridge street, Cavan.-Mrs. Jane John
stone, Drumgoone, Killeshandra.-
James G. Shera, J. P. Cootehill.
Electric light has recently been in,
stalled in the town of Ballyconnell.
Clare.
The following deaths have occurred
recently: At Ennis, Mrs. Honoria Col
Inns, wife of Michael Collins, Lahinch
(and late of Kilfenora), aged fifty.
three years.-Mrs. Hanora Lysaght, at
her residence, Ennistymon.
News has reached Ennis that John
Copeland, Ballyea; Michael Scully, Bal
lyea; Private Murphy, Glare Castle;
and Captain Rose, G. E., lately sta
toned in Ennis with the Ordnance
Survey have been killed in action with
the British Army. A Kilrush man,
John Griffin, was lost with the battle
ship Bulwark.
Cork.
Alderman O'Shea was selected as
candidate for the Lord Mayoralty, and
Councillor Tilson for the Shrievalty at
a special meeting of the Nationalist
members of the Cork Corporation.
The Cloyne diocesan collection for
the Belgian Fund, amounted to over
&1,79S. Fermoy heads the list with
9143, Mallow being next with GS4.
Recently an interesting conversa-
zione and exhibition of students work
was held in the Crawford Municipal
School Of Art, Cork. The exhibition
included specimens of wood carving,
metal work, enameling, drawing, and
modelling, as we'll as exhibits lent by
citizens or rare books, glass and silver.
Carlow.
OF his personal estate, G13,993 left
by the late Joseph O'Neill, tobacco
manufacturer, Bagenalstown, who died
on March 9th last, he bequeathed
$1,000 to the Superioress of the Con.
vent at Mooncoin for charitable pur-
poses; $4,000 to the Abbot of Mount
Melleray for Masses; $3.50 to the
priests in charge of Bagenalstown for
Masses; $500 for the upkeep and re-
pair of the Chapel at Ballinkillen, and
e100 for the erection of stained
glass window there. The remainder
of his estate was left to relatives.
The following deaths are announced:
At her residence, Graigue Bridge. Car
low, Mrs. Teresa Doyle.-At his resi-
dence, Ballinkillen, Bagnalstown, Pat
rick Brennan, ex-N. TAT spahill, Bor-
ris, County Carlow, John George Little,
F. R. c. s. I.
w. A. Byrne, professor at Knockbeg
Lay College, Carlow, has received a
first-class honors degree in Modern
Languages from the London Univer.
sity. Out of 700 candidates only four
were awarded this degree. Mr.. Byrne
is native Of Rathangan, County Kill.
dare, gold medalist for English
verse. r. u. I. and a mast student of