The Irish standard., 1919-09-27
News from Ireland

25s. for Irish housing. The chairman
moving the adoption, said Ireland
should be treated in the same way as
England and Scotland. H. j. Monks
said they would not carry out hous-
ing scheme on subsidy of 25s. To
make it pay they would have to charge
a rent in excess of what people could
pay.
GALWAY.
]. Sheridan, N. T., Milltown, Tuam,
died at Salthill, death being due to
apoplexy. Deceased was one of the
best known residents in North Galway
Rev. Father John ]. Treacy was pre-
sented with an Illuminated address
and testimonial at the Franciscan
Monastery Schools, Kilkerrin, Bal
linasloe, as token of respect and es-
TEEN by the people of his native par
ish, Kilkerrin. He is soon to leave for
the diocese of Wilcania, Australia.
The people of Portumna are initial
ing an electric lighting scheme. Lord
Lascelles, owner of the town, has con-
tributed $1,000 towards the expenses.
At the recent examination for schol-
arships in University College, Galway,
Masters p. Larkin and r. Keviss, stu
dents of St. Joseph's College, Ballinas-
loe, obtained between them first place
in the province in Greek, Latin and
Irish, thus securing the much coveted
Peel prize in Irish, together with first
place in the university scholarships,
first place in the Galway county coun-
Gil scholarships, and second place in
the county council scholarships for
Mayo.
KERRY.
The Very Rev. A. Callaghan, P. p,
Kilgarvin, has died after short ill.,
ness. He was a native of Moygara,
Gurteen, and was educated at the SEM
mary, Ballaghaderreen, and Maynooth.
His first curasy was Killaser and he
was afterwards G. G. in Foxford,
Ceash. Coolaney and Swinford, and in
1906 he was appointed to Kilgarvin as
P. P. His death is deeply regretted.
Sergeant Flora Sandes, Serbian
army, promoted to the rank of second
lieutenant in the reserve "for personal
bravery on the battlefield" is Coun-
ty Kerry lady-the daughter of cler-
gyman. In the early stages OF the
war she was a military nurse during
a terrible spotted typhus' epidemic at
Valjevo, and was herself stricken, but
recovered After the second Austrian
invasion Miss Sandes put on the uni.
form of dead Serbian soldier, should
cred his rifle and marched with her
regiment to Monastir, where she was
in a grand charge from the trenches,
and was seriously wounded by bomb
but she was convalescent soon enough
to be in the last great drive, which
broke the Bulgarian army and recov'
cred Serbia for it's own people.
KILDARE.
Athy Urban Council Housing Com
mittee recommended the building OF
100 houses in the western end of the
town and similar number in the
eastern. Sites were Professionally
selected at Rathstewart, Carlow road
and the provision was recommended
of new street from Leinster street to
Mount Hawkins, oposite the Nuns
School. In the western end the sites
selected were Woodstock street, field
near the ball court over the Canal
bridge on the site known as the
Bleach and in st. Johns lane.
LEITRIM.
Miss B. Kelly, Drumkeeran, has beer
the only scholar from County Leitrim
who was successful at entrance ex
animation to Galway University fol
the county council scholarships.
Carrick-on-S Shannon Board of Guar
dams passed a resolution Of sympathy
with Thomas Duignan, j. p, on the
death of his eldest son in Glasgow.
The Grand Jury at Leitrim Assizes
passed resolutions expressing regret
at the loss of two we'll known mem
bers of their body, Messrs. Thomas
Corscaddent, ]. p. HollymOuh, Manor
hamilton, and Patrick Flynn, ]. P.
Carrick.
LIMERICK.
The transfer of Rev. ]. O'Malley, c
c., to Galbally, is deeply regretted by
people, especially the poor, of the
united parishes of Templemore, Clon
more and Killea.
The death occurred in Dublin O.
Charles O'Donnell, we'll known Lin
erick solicitor, and member of an ole
Limerick family.
Kilmalloch Guardians passed a vot'
of sympathy to the relatives of E
O'Byrne, who was drowned while
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