Irish News.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVIII, Issue 20, 12 September 1890, Page 9

Irish News.

CarlOW.— The people of Carlow have rr fused to pay tolls for the weighing of wool, and the Town Commissioners are to prosecute. Clare.— D\ Finucane, son of B. Finucane, Ennis, has, by command of King Kalakana of the Hawaiian Islands, been installed Knight Companion of the Royal Order of Kapiolani, in recognition of professional services rendered to the Queen of the Hawaiian Islands. Fathers Ronan and O'Reilly, of the Jesuit Order, recently opened a mission in Tulla, during which the total abstinence pledge w»s administered to all the children of the parish until they attain the age of 21. A party of moonlighters, armed with revolvers and disguised, recently visited the house of a farmer named McCorty at Ballybeg and took away a fowling piece. Bridget Cleary, a native of Cree, eight miles from Kilrusb, died recently at the extraordinary age of 111 yars. She was born in January, 1779, and was strong and healthy until a few monthi previous to her death. Cork* — Meetings in connection with the Democratic Labour Federation were recently held in Kanturk, Boherbee, Enniskeare, and Glenroe. The movement is making great headway in County Cork. Father Kennedy, of Meelin, has obtained £100 damages from Sergeant Hyde and two constables, for trespass on his private dwelling, where, it was alleged, a meeting of a •' suppressed " brunch of the National League was being held, and for assault. Derry. — The new town-hall,Newry,will be erected convenient to the salt works, and will cost £6,250. Messrs. Healy and Dizon are the arbitrators appointed to fix fair rents on the Drapers' Estate. At the meeting of Magherafelt Young Ireland Society recently F. Perron presided. P. McClean, of Melbourne, who was received with enthusiasm, addressed the meeting, and gave a very interesting account of the progress of Home Rule in Australia, and particularly the reception accorded to the Irish delegates at Melbourne. Donegal. — The evictions have been resumed on the Olphert estate in the townland of Heeldrum, and all those supposed to be in sympathy with the evicted were carefully kept outside the police cordon. The work proceeded rapidly. Twenty-three families or 140 human beings were in a very short period rendered homeless. The rcenes of desolation witnessed should have excited sympathy for the tenants, but the police evidently enjoyed the work, for they sang on their homeward journey " Glory, Glory, Hallelujah." Amongst the priesta present were Father (Stephens, of Letterkenny ; Father Walker, of Glenswilly , Fathers McFadden and McNelis, of Gweedore ; Father Covle, of Tory Island ; and Father Boyle, of Falcarragb. Dublin.— A meeting was held at Clondalkin recently, Mr. Nolan presiding, at which it was resolved that a branch of the Labourers' Union be formed. Mr. Jones, s<cretary of the Union, and P. A. Tyirell addressed the meeting. A Government notetaker was present. Among the most important literary eveDts of this generation is the publication of Sir Charles Gavan Duffy's " Life of Thomas Davis," recently issued. No one else could have done it so well as Duffy, who was a fellow worker and an intimate associate in the Youne Ireland period with the brilliant bard of Mallow. The official returns in the Gazette show that theie were exported from Ireland la Great Britain and the Isle of Man during the week ended 7th June 6,633 cattle, 20.940 sheep, 6,896 Bwine,~47B goats 1,282 horses, and 133 asses ; total, 36,335. Total for previous week 32,619 ; for corresponding week last year, 41.448. Most Rev. Dr. Walsh, Archbishcp of Dublin, recently administered the t-acrament of Confirmation to a large number of children at Swordu, and afterwards formally opened the new schools of St. Columbkille, which have been eree'ed through the instrumentality of the energetic pastor, Very Rev. D, P. Mulcahy. The schools are fine substantial buildings,s> ited in every way for educational purposes. The ceremony of laying the corner-stone of the new schools for the poor at Little Strand street was recently performed by his Grace the Archbishop. The site, which has been secured principally through the munificent donation of £1000 by Miss and the Messrs. Allingham, ia at the western end of Little Strand street, and in the ' centre of a poor and thickly-populated district, where such an institution is greatly needed The schools will be under the management of the Sisteis of the Holy Faith. Fermana^b.-Bev, M. McGlone presided at last Ros!ea League meeting. The memberß appointed to investigate the case of alleged bog-grabbing reported that they visited the place and found the bog bank belooging to the late Widow McKenna's evicted farm in Dernahesco had been grabbed by McCarron from the parish of Tydaynet. A convention of delegates from the various branches of the National League in County Fermanagh was recently held in the Enniskillen town-hall with the object of discussing the registration work in the county, and making arrangements for the coming revision. Venerable Archdeacon Smollers, Enniskillen, presided. The meeting was a great success. Gal way. —P. J. Cody, of New York, is now on a visit with Mr. MacPhilpin at Tuam. Mr. Cody is a prominent Irishman in New York City, and has subscribed very largely for every good Irish cause. He was the bearer to Mrs. Harris, wife of the late lamented member for East Galway, of a bank draft from some New Yoik friends. He is being subjected to that most annoying system of " shadowing " ro much iv vogue at present ia Ireland.

, Kerry.— Patrick Oronin, Tourmoar, has undergone an amount of persecution at the hands of his landlord sufficient to dnva bim mad. A series of seizures were made upon his propeity until now he is almost ruined. Recently a mare and foal, the remnant ot bis stock, were seized. The following were recently ordained in the Irish College, Rome, by the Bishops of" Limerick and Kilmore:— Deaconship— Rev J Buckley Kerry ; Rev. D. Murphy, Kerry ; Rev. J. Nyham, Roes • Key. J. Brosnao, Kerry ; and Rev. M. O'Flaherty, Kerry. To minor orders — J. O'Connor, Kerry ;J. Costelloe, Kerry. Ihe National League branches throughout the county are, contrary to Mr. Balfour's intention, ia a very active condition, and show no signs of caving in. Meetings were recently held in Ballylongford, Kilgarvaa, KnockaDure, and Listowel. The men of Kerry are not deterred by Mr. Balfour's " Crimes " Act from essembline and doing their duty. Cahirciveen Fair, held recently, was well supplied with cattle of vanouß descriptions fiom all parts of Iveragh. A large number of buyers attended. The demand and prices were not so brisk as at the preceding fairs. Springers and milch cows sold from £7 to £11 lOg ; iwo-year-old beifeiu and bullocks from £7 to £8 10a j yearlings from £5 to £8 10s ; sheep from 15s to £1 5s j lambs, lOt to 16s ; bonhams, 11s to 18s ; and eggs were 5a 6d per 120. Kildare.— Martin Moore and his family were evicted at Coone by James Bradley. Mrs. Moore, who was lying in bed dangerously ill at the time, was taken out and placed ia the yard, where she lay for several hours after the eviction, until a kind neighbour, T. Kinsella, brought his car and took her to his house, where he gave the poor woman every attention. I«imerick. — P. Flannery, Murroe, was recently evicted. He held over 1000 acres of mountain land under Lord Oloncurry. A ship recently sailed from Limerick, and on reaching the mouth of the harbour thirty-five stowaways were discovered and sent back in the tug. The ship was bound for New York. Dfonafglian. — At Oastleblayney Sessions recently Lord Hope obtained decrees for possession against the following tenants :—: — James Dunnhee, Derrycreevy ; Jane Jordan, Michael Sbevlin, Annalitten ; Bernard Hughes, Tullynanattina ; John Caulfield, Drum- | guilla, and John Harrison. The police are just now having a hard time of it in the suppressed baronieß, Their frantic and fruitless efforts to prevent the meetings are thoroughly enjoyable performances, and fully appreciated by the men of the National League in Donaghmoyne, Aughnamullin, Carrickmacross, and Clontibret, In the Clontibret National League meeting recently representatives from the districts of All Saints, Annvilla, and St. Mary's were present. An enthusiastic rivalry was manifested by the people to have their cards renewed and their subscriptions paid, the result being that money flowed freely into the funds. The following resolution was passed : — That we, the members of this suppresbed branch of the National League of Cloniibret, are determiued io breathe into it a new life by the extra application of our heads, heart 8 , and hands in the cause. Tipperary,— Messrs. Cueack, O'Connell, Phelan, Scotland Connors have been released from Ulonmel Gaol after a term of five weeks' imprisonment, for taking part in a meeting of the Drangan "snppre sed " branch of the League. They were accorded a grand reception by the Nationalists of Cionmel and district. The people of Killenaule have erected a splendid edifice in which to wor.hip, with greater tie vo' ion if that were possible, the Supreme Being. They have raised within the limits of the parish £12,0U0, whicn is a gratifying fact to the people of Tipperary. A bsziar is now beicg organised to raisa funds in order to complete the good woik, aud it is to be hoped the great effort the parishioners made will be nobly assisted by Irish Catholics the world over. Tyrone. — Arrangements are being made whereby the shop assistants in Omagh will be allowed a half-holiday on each Wednesday in future. In no part of Ireland was there a greater outburst of rejoicing or a stronger proof of the hold William O'Brien has on the hearts and affeciionß of his fellow-countrymen thau in the village of Blackwatertown. The local flute band turned out, and, accompanied by a large crowd, marched through a portion of the district. At night the village was ablaze with a huge bonfire, and addrebses were delivered by a few of the local leaders. Wexford.— A man named Jackman and his wife, of Olohamon, recently took what is technically called '• forcible possession " of a labourer's cottage belonging to tne Knniscortby Guardians, for which he has been impiisoned. It was stated that the poor man had been living in a hollow tree for some time. "Wicklow.— At the recent fair of Baltinglats several policemen in plain cloibes Bnd in uniform followed P. J. Healy everywhere. Mr. Healy gave them several runs about the fair, and, with the assistance of an amused crowd, sent them on a faUe mission several times.

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