The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-05-08
News from Ireland

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Castlederg, was found lying dead in a
room in the barracks. He was native
of County Derry, and was about 35
years old.
Irtimation has been received of the
deaths at the port of John O'Donnell
Ranafast, and Lieutenant John NJ
Stewart, grandson of John Candleland
Stewart of Rock Hall.
Down.
Bernard O'Hare, Water street, New.
ry, whose bid was e 23O, was declared
the purchaser at a public auction of
the shop, stores, etc., situate on Mer-
chants Quay, formerly in possession of
w. J. Sterritt, grocer, trading at Me-
haffey q Co.
DR.. ]. j. Murray has been appointed
certifying surgeon under the factory
and workshop acts for the Downpat-
rick district of County Down.
Dublin.
Owing to the stoppage of the I'M
| pClAdl HldAl oili! uAiis papers anu
weekly magazines are being supplied
to the National Library, Dublin.
Sir Thomas Robinson, ]. F., at a
meeting of the kingstown urban coun-
Gil, proposed that the council adopt
a resolution Of the Dublin and South
eastern Railway district council of
the National Union of Railwaymen,
calling on the I.abour party and the
Irish Parliamentary party to secure
from the government the same guaran.
tee for Irish railways as had been
conceded to English railways. Mr..
Evans, ]. P, said the government
were substituting the English railways
and not Irish railways. The motion
was adopted.
| The Father Mathew Feis was opened
in the hall, Church street, Dublin, on
| April 4.
Fermanagh.
His I-ordship Most Rev. DR.. M'Ken.
ma. Bishop of Clogher, has appointed
Rev. John Tierney, C. c., Enniskillen,
to be administrator Of Monaghan, in
succession to Rev. James M'Phillips,
now parish priest of Donagh.
Occasioned by the war some hun
dreds of lace workers are unemployed
in Fermanagh. The technical COM
mittee have got into touch with the
central committee for womelr's work
for unemployed, and an effort is being
made to start sock-knittng industry.
The death of Thomas M'Kenna, IT.
vinestown, occurred recently.
Galway.
Owing to the attitude of crowd of
four hundred people the police were
unable to effect the seizure of cattle
on grazing lands near Loughrea.
At the annual meeting Of the County
Galway board A. O. H., the following
officers were re-elected: President,
James Redington; vice presidents,
James Cosgrave, NJ. p, and H. J. Con-
molly, solicitor; treasurer, Brother M.
Ward, T. c.; secretary, Brother ]. +.
Whyte.
Mrs. Delany. Loughrea, dropped dead
on hearing that her son, who had
Joined the British army, had been kill.
ed in action.
On the 26th ult. was sold by public
auction at the court house. Tuam, in
the matter Of Nolan VS.. Nolan, by or.
der of Judge Barton, slated house
and offices with about 90 statute acres
of land, subject to an annuity of E51
Is, to the Irish land commission. The
competition lay between +. B. Melon
ough. solicitor. who bid up to G1,260
and Martin Dolan. who was declared
purchaser for G1,265.
At a public meeting of the people OF
Skahan, a resolution was passed, rep
resenting the views of three hundred
tenants on the Pollock and surround
ing estates, condemning the action OF
the congested districts board in ap
pointing Very Rev. Canon Geraghty' s
Chauffeur to the position of manager
and herd Of Skahan over the head OF
the herd, Early, who held the position
for eighteen years. A deputation sub.
sequently waited on the Canon, who
denied he had anything to do with
Connell's appointment, ard promised
to use his influence with Cecil Kelly,
congested districts board. to reinstate
Early
At the last meeting of the Galway,
urban council, the Rev. Father Consi-
line. Arm. V. F., and Rev. Father
Davis, p. p, attended, and asked the
council to appoint such members of
that body or the local school attend
ance committee as would regularly at
tend the committee meetings. Father
Considine described the working of the
compulsory education act in the city
as farce.
The following deaths have taken
place recently: At Bailey, Hospital
Kent (pneumonia), Martin, second son
of Thomas O'Connor, Loughrea, broth
er Of Rev. Thomas O'Connor, C. c.,
Kilconnel, aged %; at Killooney, Dun.
more, Bridget, wife of Peter Heverin:
in Portumna, Martin Lavarry. who was