The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-09-01
News from Ireland

of the visit of Frank Fahy, one of
the rebellion prisoners, to the town.
P. j. Carr, brother of the late Arch
bishop Carr of Melbourne, has died
at his residence, Eyrecourt, Co. Gal.
way.
Chas. Gallagher and Gerard Dock
cry, students of the Grammar School,
Elphin, have secured, respectively, q
Co. Councila and an Entrance College
Scholarship in University College, Gal
way. -
Michael Trayers, Gort; Jas. Lynch,
Clarenbridge, and Peter Howley and
M. Madden, Abraham, have been ar
rested by the Gort police, and Mr..
O'Dea, solr., Galway, who inquired on
behalf of Trayers as to the cause of
the arrest was informed that it was
for taking part in a public Volunteer
drill.
The Children of Mary Sodality,
Loughrea, have sent $40 to Rev. ].
Blowick, Maynooth, for the purchase
of chalice to be presented by the
Sodality to the Chinese Mission.
Mrs. M. A. Doorly, who has died
at Clooneenbane, Roscommon, was
mother of Very Rev. Canon Doorly,
Sligo; DR.. ]. Doorly, Shan
non, and Sister Ucaria, Convent of
Mercy, Castlerea.
The following changes have been
made in connection with the Church
and College of st. Ignatius, Galway;
Rev. e. Cahill, S. j., to be Bursar;
Rev. w. Mccormack, S. j., Bursar, to
Clongowes Wood Coll; Rev. J. Mac
Erlean, S. j., University College, Dub
lin; Rev. j. DAILY, S. j., Clongowes,
TO Galway; Rev. T.. Mackey, S. j.,
Sydney, to Galway.
The death took place at his resi-
dence, Strokestown, on Sunday, at the
age OF rs years OF Michael White,
brother of Very Rev. w. Canon White,
p. p, Loughglynn, and Daniel White,
Mount Prospect, Roscommon. After
Solemn Requiem Mass at Strokestown
parish church on Tuesday, the funeral
took place to Kilrustan cemetery.
Much sympathy is felt for his be.
reaved widow and family.
Miss Nan Davis, daughter of John
Davis, commercial agent, Castlerea,
has died at the age of 21 years. Deep
sympathy is extended to her popular
father, who is we'll known throughout
the Western Province.
The late c. NJ O'Connor D. L.,
Mount Druid, Roscommon, and Dublin
left estate valued at G21,814. He
left requests for Masses and for EN-.
ployes, and the. residue of his estate
in trust for his daughter, Miss E. M
O'Conor, Northumberland road, Dub
lin, and her issue, whom failing, tc
his two sisters, with other remainder
On the 18th inst. the marriage took
place at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic
Church, Aldershot, of Capt. j. F. Hill
(attacfed Inniskilling Dragoons), to
Miss Kathleen Josephine Kenny,
daughter of Mrs. T. Kenny, Abbey
street, Roscommon.
The death is announced of James
Clements, managing director of the
we'll known drapery firm of Switzer &
Co., Grafton street, Dublin. Mr.. Glen.
ents was native of the county Lett.
rim, and came from the Carrigallen
district.
A very successful Feis was brought
of at Drumshanbo on Sunday, several
thousands Of people attending. The
Arigna War Pipers' Band took part
The language examinations in which
Father M. O'Flannigan, G. c., Cross.
ma, was chief Judge showed an en-.
+ couraging standard of achievement,
and musical and industrial sections
were successful. Mr.. Philip Waldron,
Galway, presented the prizes and de.
livered congratulatory address.
Much sorrow is felt at the death at
an early age of Mrs. Eliza Gilhooly,
Towneymore, Mohill, which occurred
at her residence on Friday Of last
week. Sincere sympathy is extended
to her bereaved husband and three
young children.
The death took placetof Robert Nc.
Cormack, late land steward at Tul.
con, to Mr.. Clements, of Tough Rynn
He was deservedly popular among all
classes-a fact which was eloquently
testified by the extremely large cor.
tege that accompanied the remains to
Farnaught cemetery on Wednesday.
LEINsTER.
Increased tillage has resulted in a
shortage OF hay in the Athlone dis,
trict.
While haymaking P. F. Byrne, j. p,
Park. Tullow, took violent pain in
the head, and died within half an
hour.
The Peters Pence collection in the
sixty-six parishes of the Meath Dio.
cese amounts to over G1,1OO, Mullin.
gar heading the list by its contribu.