The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1917-11-17
News from Ireland
up a squirt, registered a goal and poin
by dint of excellent play.
LEINSTER.

LEINSTER.
John MacNeill, addressing a Gaelic
League meeting at Enniscorthy, said
that in order to gain anything for
Ireland it was necessary that the peo-
pie should be ready to make sacrifices.
If they were prepared to do that, the
gains they hoped for would be theirs.
That was the spirit in which he coun-
selled the young people to approach
the study of their own language. Rev.
j. Codd, c. c., presided.
There was an immense gatherig of
clergy, students and the general pub
lie at the funeral of the late Rev.
Brother Vincent Laffan, St. Fintan's,
Mountrath. Rev. j. Laffan, o. S. A.,
cousin of deceased, celebrated the
mass, and amongst those present were
Very Rev. DR.. Murphy, P. P, v. G.;
Very Rev. e. Brennan, P. P, V. F.;
Very Rev. ]. Harris, P. P, etc. The
chief mourners were: Rev. ]. Laffan
(cousin); Miss K. Laffan, Miss M. Laf-
fan (nieces); Miss Dwan, Mrs. w.
O'Connell, Master w. O'Connell, Mr..
e. Lowery and Messrs. Laffan (cous.
ins).
At Trim quarter sessions, Co. Court
Judge M'Grath quashed, on appeal, a
conviction by Athboy R. MS sentenc.
ing appellants to one months impris.
onment for unlawful assembly in cele
bration of the Longford election re.
suit. Appellants were: ]. O'Grady
Patk. O'Growney, Thos. M'Guinness
Bernard Mcconnell, Jos. Martin, Patk
Carey, all Of Athboy.
At an auction by Messrs. Joseph
Lowry & Sons, of 600 acres of land
near Navan, the property of r. R.
Fitzherbert, j. p. Blackcastle, Navan
which local opinion sought to have
diveded among the people, Mr.. p
White, M. p, said he was authorized
to bid 10000 for ten lots, to be
held in trust for the benefit of small
holders. Mr.. Richards, for the land
lord, said this was a deliberate at
tempt to prevent the sale. The sale
was adjourned.
]. j. Cronin, of Mountrath, a mem.
Der OF the Irish Guards athletic team
has been awarded the military medal
for his single-handed capture of II
Germans and a machine gun in face
of a heavy barrage fire.
The late B. Murray, ]. P, Rahanna,
Ardee, left s36,2OO and bequeathed
$500 to Dundalk Sustentation Fund;
91O0 similarly to Colaghty, $500
each to Kilemore and Charlestown
$4,000 on trust for his sister Anne
and her daughter, 100000 on trust fol
his wife and the residue to his son
John.
Castlecomer r. D. C. called on Mr.
Meagher, M. p, to resign, and Castle
dermot Sim Fein Club demanded the
resignation of Mr.. D. Kilbride.
A strong muster of Gaels assembled
in st. Mary's hall, Kinnegad, to pre-
sent addresses from the football and
Slim Fein clubs to Rev. E. O'Flana
gan on his transfer from the district
In his reply FIR. O'Flanagan said they
would like to see very different gov.
eminent established in Ireland from
that of Dublin Castle.
At Mr.. Russell's second monthly
sale at Ashbourne, 100 head of cattle
were sold, reserved prices being ex
ceeded. The auctioneer's prize for the
best year-and-a-half went to John
Marley for a bullock sold for e24
A. A. crosses, the property of P. Null
ty, brought Sal IS each. T. O'Neill
bought one pen of Roscommon ewes
at ga los each, and j. Finegan one
at ga IS.
AS the result of a sworn inquiry
the l.. G. B. has been called on w. E.
Power, Master, Enniscorthy Work
house, to resign, stating that he had
been proved guilty of classifying the
workhouse books, and had made false
statements at the inquiry. Blame was
attached to the clerk for not report
ing sooner to the guardians irregulari
ties which had been going on for
years.
An immense crowd attended the
Sim Fein meeting in Ballinalee on
Sunday. Addresses were delivered by
Father Marley, P. p, Clonbroney;
Joseph McGuinness, M. l.. p, James
O'Neill, Co. c.; Michael Collins, Dub
lin; P. Mccarthy, Co. c.; Thomas Fen
Ion, Co. c.; Paul D. Cusack and Frank
McGuinness, J. P. Resolutions were
passed in reference to the late Thorn
as Ashe, and calling on Mr.. J. P
Farrell, M. P, to resign.
The prosecution against ]. ]. Stat
ford for, as alleged, refusing to sell
sugar without tea to Mr.. Lyons, D. G..
and which had been adjourned on q
couple of occasions, was dismissed
without prejudice at the Longford pet
ty sessions on Wednesday, Mr.. Jeph
son, R. NJ, stating that, sooner thar
have the case adjourned again he ha6
agreed with his colleague, Mr.. F. Nc
Guinness, who was for a dismissal.
Judge Barry, at Enniscorthy, con
firmed decision of Corey magistrates