The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-01-23
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Donegal.
The Cram Elthne Movement, plan.
ned by the MOST kew. Dr. O'Uonnell,
BISHOP OF Raphoe, is arousing great
enthusiasm in the Diocese.
All the members of the crew of the
British steamer Tritonla, from Man
chester for st. John, N. B., which
foundered after striking mine of
lnlshtranull, have been saved.
Among recent deaths are the follow
ing: At her residence, Cloonmass,
Dunfanaghy, Eliza Patterson, widow
Of the late Andrew Patterson, aged 81
years.-At Mountcharles, Donegal, Sa-
Ia Logue.-Mrs. Anna Daily, relict of
the late John DAILY, J. p, Ballyshan-
non.
Rev. Daniel R. Magennis, o. p,
] Dublin, has been appointed Prior of
the Dominican Community, on the de-
parture of the Very Rev. Father o..
Kelly, o. p, for Adelaide. Father
Magennis, who is brother of the pas
tor of Warrenpoint, was connected
with So. GATHERINGS twenty-five years
ago.
The following deaths have occurred:
]. Smyth, u. A. F. G.. S., cambridge,
prominently identified with the Irish
Temperance League for many years.
Miss Anna Thomson, Ardmore, New
ry, elder sister of Henry Thomson,
D. L., ]. p, of Scarvagh House, Scar.
va, and former M. P. for the Bor-
ough.-Col. John vesey Nugent, D. L.,
landlord of the town of Portaferry.-
At 20 Great James street, Derry, Alice
Jane, wife of DR.. H. E. Taaffe, and
daughter of the late Donald Stewart,
of Newry.
Miss M. E. Lennon, daughter of the
principal of the Commons (Girls')
National School, Rathfriland, has Sc
cured her diploma "a. L. G. N.Y. from
the London College of Music.
A collection of G565 for the Belgian
Fund has been made in the Diocese
of Dromore.
Dublin.
The following appointments have
been made in the diocese of Dublin:
Father James Williams, c. c., Howth,
and Father Joseph O'Reilly, G. c., st.
Audoen's High street, Dublin, as Chap.
lains to the forces at the front; Rev.
Francis Fitzpatrick, Chaplain st.
Michael's Hospital, Kingstown, as
Citrate at st. Audoen's High street,
Dublin.
On December 10, 1914, at the Con-
vent of the Sisters of Mercy, Carys.
fort, Blackjack, the death took place
of Mother Mary Liguori keenan,. in
the eighty-first year of her age. s..ss
The Commissioners of National Ed
ucation have appointed Thomas Ty.
men, B. A., principal teacher of st.
Johns United National School, Dub.
lin, to be Junior Inspector of National
Schools. t..
Fermanash.
The proceeds derived from an in.
teresting lecture entitled "The Starry
Heavens" delivered by the very Rev.
B. Mcguire, c. c., Lattoon, in the Mo.
ate Hall, Lisnaskea, were devoted to
the Moate Hall Repair Fund.
The Lisnaskea Guardians at their
last meeting unanimously elected
Mrs. McGuinness, Summer Hill, as
nurse for the Derrylin Dispensary
District.
The death has occurred in Ennis.
killen of Andrew Stuart, Manager Of
the Ulster Bank.
Galway.
Prof. A. Anderson, President of Gal.
way University College, has been ap.
pointed vice chancellor of the Natio-
nal University of Ireland.
The Lord Chancellor sanctioned the
acceptance of an offer by the c. D.
Board to purchase lands situated in
the barony of Cloonmacroon, near
Ballinasloe, for $500. guaranteed 3
per cent stock.
Kildare.
]. G. Mooney has been appointed
Hon. Secretary of the North Kildare
Gaelic League Committee.
The collections made in the Diocese
of Kildare and Leighlin for the Bel.
gian Relief Fund total G1659.
Mr.. Grove White has resigned the
Grown solicitorship of CO. Kildare.
He was admitted solicitor in 1874.
w. H. Twamley, of Rathtoole, Bal
litore, has been appointed official in
spector and slip steward by the Irish
Sub Committee of the National Cours-
ing Club.
Kilkenny.
Rev. Edward Brennan, P. p, Muck.
alec, has acquired a suitable site for
the erection in the early spring, of
two new schools at Coon. It is pro-
posed to convert one of the old schools
into Village Hall and the other into