The Irish standard., 1915-04-17
News from Ireland

lie League organizer.-Philip Neeson
Ffntona, killed in action with the Brit
ish forces, and Thomas Lindsay, Fin
tona, also killed in action.
II Down.
i At a meeting in Newcastle it wa!
decided, that a deputation wait on F
Brooke, D. L., agent for Earl Fitzwill
lam, to have further negotiations en-
tered into with the Rathdrum Rura
District Council with view for thu
purchase by that body of certain
houses which the Council desired t.
include in cottage scheme.
| Dublin.
AT the last meeting of the Kings
town Urban council, the Finance Com
mittee reported in favor of raising the
wages of the Councils workmen as
follows. Two shillings week in the
cases of men receiving 22s. and under
and Is. in the cases of men receiving
between 22s. and 35s. a week, the in.
crease to be paid monthly. At the sug.
gestion of J. ]. Kennedy, it was agreed
to give all the men a rs. increase as
a war bonus, except in the case of
skilled tradesmen.
Fermanash.
A decision which materially affects
thousands Of acres of flooded land in
Fermanagh has been arrived at by the
Drainage Board. Recently the Belleek
Pottery Company demanded water to
drive the factory wheel for electric
lighting purposes. Up to this the
Board always closed the sluice gates
during the daytime to give the pottery
power, and this new demand has led
the Board to know that in times of
flood they are bound first to relieve the
flooded area. They have decided that
in future, should circumstances de.
mand it, the sluice gates at Belleek
will be opened, and remain open, ir.
respective of any other consideration,
so long as it is found to be necessary.
Leading counsel's opinion has been
taken on the point. The result of
this decision will relieve several thou.
sand acres of land along the shores
of the Upper Lake, which are usually
under water for six months of the
year.
Galway.
The lands of Kilologh, Cloonshivna
and Cloonshivna (Kelly), situate in
the Barony of Killian and County of
Galway, have been sold under the
Land Purchase Acts. They are on the
Chulcher estate.
Tuam Guardians have decided to
ask Sir H. Grattan Bellew, as q mem.
Der of the c. D. Board to attend the
next meeting Of that body for the
purpose of urging the purchase of the
Robert Blake estate, with all the graz
ing lands attached.
The late James E. Palmer, ]. p.
Glenlo Abbey, Galway, left personal
estate valued at G33,044.
The deaths have taken place of Mrs
Bridget Roche, Tuam.-Mrs. Jane Nc
Dermott, Ballintubber, aged 1902.
Kildare.
Athy No. 2, Queens County r. D.
Council, by IL votes to S, rejected a
motion to rescind resolution regret
ting the action of the Irish party in
reference to Mr.. Graham's election for
the Tullamore Division, the majority
objecting to the manner in which the
convention was carried out.
A verdict of found drowned" was
returned at an inquest at Mas on Jos
eph Casey, whose body was recovered
from the Grand Canal. Deceased was
an apprentice in the employment oil
William Masterson, and disappeared
on Ash Wednesday.
| A. o. Fl. Division, 1920, Newbridge
passed resolution of sympathy with
the mother and relatives of the late
Brother John Bowling.
| Kilkenny.
| ]. Crowley. who has been Agricultur
al Instructor in Kilkenny for several
years, was, on the occasion of his de
parture to take up post as Instruc
tor in the County Longford, enter
tanned to dinner and presented with
a valuable souvenir by his friends.
! Louth.
The Attorney General has appointed
William McGrath to be Junior Grown
Prosecutor for the County in room oil
Gerald Koran.
The death has taken place, of James
McQuillan, Tullyesker House, Drog
heda.
| Limerick.
A sad coincidence has arisen in the
deaths, within two days. of Johr
O'Dwyer, Corelish, Nicker, and hi.
brother. d. O'Dwyer, Midtown, Clon
ulty. The former was brother-in
law of Rev. f. P. Quirke, Tipperary
The interments took place on the same
day-in the case of ]. O'Dwyer al
Ballintemple, near Dundrum, and II
that of d. O'Dwyer at Clonulty.
The Finance Committee of the Lin
erick County Council at their las
meeting adopted resolution in favo
of an all-Ireland conference on til,
question of developing the Irish touris