The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-01-09

THE IRISl
Dublin. managing director Of T. w.
Begge and Co., Bachelors Walk.
The death has taken place of David
Wadsworth. Killyliffer, Roslea.
Galway.
The House of Lords unanimously
dismissed with costs the appeal of the
Marquis of Clanricarde in which he
claimed that the proceedings of the
Congested Districts Board to compul.
sorily acquire seven distinct estates in
the baronies Of Longford and Clonma-
Gown and the county of Galway, con-
tanning over 49,741 acres. belonging to
him, were invalid. The purchase price
offered was e269,115 three per cent
stock.
Very Rev. G. R. O'Sullivan, O. p,
has been transferred from the Domini.
can Church, Claddagh, to the Domini.
!. can Priory, Sligo. Very Rev. T. Tighe,
o. p, St. Saviour's, Dublin, succeeds
Father O'Sullivan at Galway.
The death is announced of Mrs
l Maxwell of Issercleran, the last repre-
sentative of one Of the Burke families
OF the West of Ireland Her youngest
4 brother, James, Lieutenant, R. E., was
: the first British officer to fall in the
e Crimea. Her second brother, Robert
O'Hare Burke, was well-known ex
plorer, and was the first man, with
Wills and King, to cross the Continent
: of Australia from Melbourne to Car
: pentaria.
+ Lieut.. G. de M. A. L. Tulloch was
killed at the front on the 7th inst. He
belonged to Shanboland, Moyard, near
4 Clifden.
Kerry.
Colonel John George Day, of the
e County Kerry Club, Tralee, com
mander of the British troops at Bel
fast, has been appointed Deputy
. Lieutenant for the County of Kerry.
\ The death took place recently of
, Brother Alphonsus Davis, of Holy
! Cross Priory, Tralee, where he had
e spent twenty-five years. He was born
p in the County Roscommon in 1916, en-
: tered the Dominican Order at an early
age, and had been attached to the
e Priories of Newry and Waterford.
Kildare.
A resolution of regret was passed
= by the Mas Board of Guardians with
' the widow and family of the late Fred
Gray, kildare Observer" on the great
loss they have sustained.
An old man named John Quinn, who
+ mas been under medical care for some
}, time past was found dead in his house
D at Derryvorogue, near Donadea, where
: he lived alone.
4 Laurence kavanagh, who for the
past two years has acted as teacher tc
!, the Athy Gaelic classes, was the recipi
e ent of presentation from the towns
= people, on the occasion of his resigna
ton of the position.
Kilkenny.
l. The following have been appointed
l. to the Commission of the Peace fol
the County Kilkenny; Patrick
Il Grant, Curraghmore, Chairman of the
,. Council; James Farrell, Kilmacow
Vice Chairman, DR.. M. P. Coghlan
Medical Officer, Ullid Dispensary Dis
trict, and John Hogan, Ballougt
l. House, Kilmanagh.
Q presentation was made to Lieut..
: Col. Lindsay, NJ. v. O., Co. c., and
g Lady Kathleen Lindsay, Ballylincf
h House, Thomastown, on the occasion
: of their departure from the district.
+ Kings.
e r. j. Graham, Pallas Park, who re
: fused to accept the decision of the
Convention selecting Patrick F.
Adams as Parliamentary representa-
tive for North Kings County, went for
j. ward for election and was returned by
the people, thus defeating the Irish
e Party candidate.
n The death has taken place of Mrs
" James Holloway, Church street, Banag
: her.
n At the Leinster Assizes, in Green
street courthouse, Dublin, before Jus
3 tice Kenny, of the forty.six persons
: charged with having, on the 5th OF
t November at Geashill, Kings County
: taken part in cattle drive ON the
: Digby Estate. thirty.nine were dis
/ charged and the remainder, including
Mr.. Adams, the unsuccessful candi
: date for Parliamentary election, were
J. sentenced to six months hard labor.
. Leitrin.
A memorial is to be erected in the
: town of Ballinamore to the memory OF
: the late DR.. Mulcahy, who for upwards
,. of forty-two years worked among the
people of the district.
: Denis Gallagher, Glenade, has been
l. awarded a s10 prize by the Commits
sioners of National Education 70,
superior answering at the final exam
ination for National Teachers. He
u completed his course of training al
= De La Sale College, Waterford, last
!. July.