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

mer member of the Urban Council
/ Miss Margaret Donovan, Rea, Skibbe
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A complimentary blowing match fol
the benefit Of the Marist Brothers took
place on the college grounds, Lisgal
demesne, Ballieboro, April l.. Be
tween 10 and IL A. NJ. 80 plows were
at work and at 4 o'clock eight Irish
acres were ready for oats and pota
toes. The Protestant and Presbyte
rian farmers of the district were well
represented in the gathering.
On March rs, James Blair, Garvagh
died from burns, his clothes becoming
ignited at the fire.
At the annual meeting of the Bel.
turbet Cooperative Agricultural and
Dairy Society. Ltd, w. Bullock and
w. Fitzpatrick, Co. c., were unani.
mously reelected chairman and vice
chairman respectively. Committee, B.
Fitzpatrick. D. Storey, j. Reilly, H. J.
Mcguire, F. Mcdonald, F. Mcmahon,
M. Brady, M. ]. O'Reilly, d. Flynn, F.
Tully, A. Crawford, ]. Mcdonald, r.
Johnston, j. Mcconnell, T. Mathews,
]. McGahern, w. Jackson, P. Flynn, J.
Reilly, P. Williams, P. Reilly, man.
ager; M. Armstrong, secretary.
The death took place at Arva of
James Mulligan, for many years a
committeeman of the U. l. l.. and a
member of the Total Abstinence Asso-
citation. At Swanlinbar, Andrew Fo.
garty, father of John Fogarty, U. d. c.,
P. l.. G. The Swanlinbar Board of
Guardians, Urban Council and Town
Tenants League, have passed resolu-
tions of sympathy with their col.
league in his bereavement
Carlow
The Carlow County Board have
granted permit to Ballon to hold a
tournament in aid of the new village
hall. Terms from Tinryland, Castle
dermot, Baltinglass and Newtownbarry
will take part.
The following deaths occurred re.
Gently: At her residence, Sleaty, Car
low, Anne, relict of the late Thomas
Dummy, aged IS years. At her resi-
dence, Tullow street, Carlow, Bessie
Lawless.
Dublin.
Thomas Sexton presided at the an.
nual meeting of the shareholders of
the Irish Catholic Church Property In
surance Company, held in Dublin re-
Gently. The directors report contained
the following statement: The revenue
accounts show that the income of the
year was eS,0S9 IA S lid, and the en-
penditure under all heads G2,9S1 7s
I'd, leaving surplus of G5,1OS Is 4d,
out of which a dividend of per cent
on the paid-up capital of G2O,OO0) has
been declared and issued. Mr.. Sex
ton was reelected director, on the mo-
ton Of Archdeacon Fricker.
The late Mrs. E. Clarke, Blackjack,
Dublin, left estate value G46,514.
The deaths are announced of Sister
Margaret Mary Joseph Borchmans
O'Reilly, Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham,
and of Sir John Lentaigne, surgeon,
Dublin.
Derry.
An increase of five pence in the
pound in the Coleraine Urban rates is
announced in the estimates.
The Finance committee of the Derry
County Council, at their last meeting
in Colerine, unanimously agreed to
recommend the County Council to pro-
vide all the assistant surveyors in the
county with motor bicycles, with a
view to facilitating their work.
The Donegal workhouse boardroom
and other buildings destroyed by fire
some time ago, are being rebuilt by
Patrick Mullin, contractor. Tyrconnell
street, Derry.
Donegal.
An old woman, named Rose Nc
Laughlin. was accidentally burned to
death at her home in Carrowreagh,
near Carndonagh, on March 80
In the probate court. Dublin, before
Justice Madden, an application was
made on behalf of Hugh Collins, farm
er, of Gortaveigh, Ramelton, for an
order presuming the death of his cous-
in, Daniel Collins, who emigrated to
America in 1872. and granting him
letters of administration with regard
to his Cousins estate. The estate con-
sisted of the part proceeds Of the sale
of farm near Ramelton, amounting
to E142 IS. Mrs. Sarah Mcnamara, a
niece of the deceased, was represented
by counsel. Justice Madden granted
the application.
The death took place recently of
Patrick P. Mclaughlin, Market street,
Ballyshannon, native of the Castle
caldwell district.
At the last meeting Of the Ballyshan.
non District Council 1t was announced
that the local government board had
accepted the tender of P. Daily, con
| tractor, BallyshannOn, for fourteen la