The Irish standard., 1918-01-26
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CONNAUGHT.
A Sim Fein meeting in Bohoa, ~.
Mayo, at which M. Lennon spoke,
called on Mr.. Dillon, M. p, to resign.
The collection in Swinford Parish
towards the new Diocesan College at
Ballaghaderreen exceeds $500.
T. Ruane, Sec. S. F. Club, Kiltimagh,
writes in reference to the incident
renorted as occurring while Very Rev.
Father O'Hara was reading at Mass
Pastoral letters from Cardinal Logue
and Most Rev. DR. Morrisroe touch
ing the S. F. movement, that there
was no more coughing in the church
on that occasion than on any other
a statement which can be substan-
tiated by the greater part OF the con-
pregation present" ''The members
of my club" he adds, take no second
place to any parochial sect in their
respect for the House of God"
Ballintubber (Roscommon) magls-
trates fined Bernard Naughton 5s. Tor
assault on John McDouagh of Oran,
mr. in default, weeks imprisonment;
and ordered MI Bolton to pay 5s. COM
nensation for injuring McDonaghs
hicycle. 1t appeared that complainant
returning from an A. o. H. dance was'
as alleged, attacked by defendants
stated to be Sim Feiners who had
heen at dance organized by their
own body. For the defence 1t was
urged that so or 60 A. O. H. men were
shouting for Redmond" and that
trivial scuffle ensued. In the case
against a man named Hegarty as to
the snatching of badge from McDon-
agh. he was ordered to pay the cost
of the summons. Defendants declined
to pay the fines.
Carrick. on Shannon Gaelic League
entertained Miss Power, B. A., Dub
lin. teacher of Irish at the Marlst
Convent Schools and in recognition OF
her services presented her with a
gold wristlet watch.
A communal kitchen has been start
ed in Ballian by the charitable LADIES'
of the town. Meals will be suppied
at Id. each.
Galway Harbor Commissioners de-
cided to call the attention OF the
Secretary of the Admiralty to the
facilities for shipbuilding existing IN
the western port, and to ask him 10
avail of them, or to assist local en-
terprise in this direction.
At Dunmore (Co. Galway Petty
Sessions a prosecution against J. 5.
Barrett, a local owner OF race norses'
for driving a motor car to Mass IN
Dunmore was dismissed by majority
of the Bench.
DIR. J. J. Nevin, G. c., Army Chap
lain. has had a cordial reception on
the occasion of his first visit to Tough
rea since he was wounded in France
having been struck by she'll caus'
ing the amputation of a leg.
During the severe storm of Decem-
Der 16 and II last, the gale knocked
down the old tree on the Castlebar
Green. on which the Rev. Father Con-
row. of Addergoole, was hanged by
the red-coats for alleged completely IN
the Rebellion of 1898, after the land
ing of the French under Humber at
Killala. There is scarcely town or
district in Ireland that has not some
memorial that bears silent evidence to
English barbarism in Ireland.
Death of Centenarians - Thomas
Murphy, Kilasser, Swinford, has died.
aged 1O5, and Mary McHale, Casnel'
Turlough, aged 104.
The amount of the collection made
in the Swinford Parish towards the
Ballaghaderreen Diocesan New Col
lege exceeds $500, the individual sub
scriptions varying in amount from
G1O to &1.
Loughrea A. o. H. have elected the
following officers: w. ]. Duffy, M. p,
president; J. Corcoran, v. P; ]. Gro
min, D. c., treasurer; w. F. Keller,
Hon. secretary; T. Cahill, assistant
secretary; ]. O'Loughlin, T. c., mar
shall.
For using a Coghill net on the Bella
river near Meyrus, Fergus k1ngg was
fined E5 and Ell costs at Carna, Co.
Galway, the prosecution being brought
by w. N. Milne. Board of Fishery
Conservators who said he had rea-
son to suspect that a GOOD deal OF
poaching of white trout was going
on at the place where defendant was
found.
Rev. Father Fitzgerald, o. F. NJ,
Galway, having delivered a lecture In
Tuam on "the Little Flower" referred
to the Irish language, and said they
had no greater relic of 1reland's past
than their grand old tongue, and 1T
was sad to think that the bond OF
slavery should sink so deep into them
as that so many of them should have
no knowledge of that language.
Right Rev. Monsignor Kilkenny,
PIP, v. G., Claremorris. presided at
a large meeting of townspeople VINO
organized a fund for the relief of the
poor whose condition at present was
pitiable. The Rev. chairman headed
the list with a first contribution OF
e5. and his example was handsomely
followed by many of those present.
The L. G. B., expressing approval OF