Irish News.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XVIII, Issue 21, 19 September 1890, Page 21

Irish News.

CarlOW* — Horned Btock at Carlo w fair waa below average* Buyers were numerous. Sheep fair was largely supplied and demand good. Oarlow College was founded by Dr. O'Keefe, Bishop of the diocese, and opened nearly a hundred years ago under the direction of Dean Staunton. The building is situated in a park comprising an area of thirty -four acres, nearly in the centre of the town, and enclosed within high walls. The fees are £31 10a per annum. for lay students, and £21 for candidates for the priesthood. Cavan*— Quilca Mountain, in County Cavan, situate in Tallyhaw barony, is held in veneration by the people, because on it the Magnires were inaugurated chieftains of Fermanagh. ' Clare* — Martin Sullivan, who was arrested on suspicion of having fired into the dwelling-house of Mr. Quinn, Corofin, has been liberated. £2000 is to be expended in improving the pier at Olin, so as to enable the river steamers and other vessels to reach it at all stages of the tide. Cork* — The Mayor, Alderman H organ, recently visited the gaol and saw Father Crowley, Mr. Slattery, and the other Coercion prisoners. They were in excellent health and spirits. Derry* — Charles J. Biggar launched from the Foyle ship-yard a very fine steel sailing ship of the following dimensions :— Length between perpendiculars, 252 feet 6 inches ; breadth mainhold, 39 feet 5 inches, depth of hold, 24 feet 2£ inches. The christening ceremony was performed by Mrs. J. J. Joyce, of the Belfast Bank House, Deny, who named her the Foylesdale. The Giant's ring is the ruin of an immense fortress, situate in a pass between Drumbo and Largantee, 600 feet in diameter, into which only one person at the time can enter, and that in a stooping position, Donegal.— John S. McCay, sub-Sheriff of Donegal, sat in Buncrana court-house to record nominations for the vacancy in the representation of North Donegal, caused by the resignation of J. E . O'Doberty. The only nomination was that of Rochiort Maguire, Mr. Parnell's candidate, who was declared duly elected. Alter being duly declared elected, Mr. Maguire addressed an immense meeting, Father Kearcey presiding. Mr. Pinkerton also spoke. Dublin* — A new infantry barracks is to be built in Dublin at a coat of £286,000. Dublin coal-porters struck work on July 1 and marched in procession through the city. A dispute between Messrs. McOormick and their men occasioned the Btrike. The men in McCormick's yard had joined a General Labour Union, McOormick turned them out, which caused the general strike. The Dublin Corporation haye granted a plot of ground on the North Circular Road to a company which undertakes to slaughter Irish cattle and export only dead meat, saving faimers all trouble in exporting living cattle. Fermanagh.— Hugh Farrar McDermott, the well-known poet and dramatist, native of Enniskillen, died recently in Hotel Gladstone, New York. Galvray* — At the Quarter Sessions, Gal way, opened on June 26, there was only one criminal case. A few days ago a deputation, consisting of Colonel Nolan and P. J. Foley, M.P.'s and Father Lynskey, Clifden, Connemara, waited on Mr. Jackson, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, at his office in Whitehall, London, to urge the immediate construction of the light | railway between Galway and Clifden, via Oughterard. Mr. Jackson discussed the details of ihe scheme at length with Father Lynskey, and his attitude towards it was so favourable that the deputation felt justified in entertaining the belief that the assent of the Treasury to tbe construction of the line would be granted without delay. Kerry.— Sub-Sheriff Goodman recently evicted from his holding at Gortbrack Edmond Barry, who held six acres of land from Miss Cherry Mason. The men Connor and Breen, who were sentenced to six months' imprisonment for on assault on two policemen in Tralee, had the sentence reduced to two months' each on appeal. Kildare.— The tenants of tbe Duke of Leinster met at Athy and paid their rents at a reduction of 12£ per cent. Kilkenny* — A short time since a new industry was opened in the Boys' Industrial School, viz , the training in the art of gardening of some of tbe little boys of the institution. For this purpose a greenhouse was erected, and recently some exquisite specimens of wreaths and bouquets of flowers were produced at the Industrial school . King's County.— Dr. Robert H. Woods, a King's Countyman, has gained in Trinity College, Dublin, after severe competition, the surgical travellers' prize, value 500 dols. A course of lectures on tbe keeping of bees was delivered at Geasbill by Mr. Reed on Jane 20, under the auspices of the Irish Beekeepers' Association . The lecture was delivered in front of the castle on the Geashill demesne. King's County, before the Penal Laws, used to grow tobacco ; the only difficulty experienced by the growers was found in dryiDg \ the lear. A London and Liverpool Company has subscribed £250,000 to encourage the manufacture of beet sugar in Ireland. This has been a profitable enterprise in France. Leitrim. — John Reynolds, the County Treasurer of th 3 Lei trim Gaels, bad to undergo quite a little examination as to his connection with them, before the Mohtll magistrates recently. Mr. Reynolds was summoned to account for his not having given tbe

names of two men who visited his house to pay him for a car. When Constable Stenson, the public-house spy of Mohill, insolently demanded the names of Mr. Reynold's frienda he refused to give them. His house was then surrounded by a horde of police. They rushed over his house and found no one. Two summonses were issued against him. The bench marked their sense of the justice of the prosecution by summarily dismissing both cases. During the progress of the work in connection with the widening of the Shannon near Lough Allen, the workmen, in excavating at a depth of twelve feet, unearthed a boat made of Irish oak and of peculiar design. Instead of the sheeting used now-a-days, the boat is evidently scooped out of a massive tree, as it measures over 18 feet in length and about 33 inches in width. Holes are bored in it, apparently for tbe purpose of using sails, and two short oars about four feet long were also discovered. Portions of what appear to be oak spades tipped with iron were also found. Lrimerick. — Arrangements are being made to bold a public demonstration in Limerick next month to celebrate the bi-centenary of Sarsfield's heroic defence of Limerick in 1690. The matter was mentioned at the recent meeting of the Sarsfield League. A public meeting under the auspices of the Irish Labour Federation was recently held at Drumcollogher. Tbe Rev. James L. Roche Presided. There was a great number of people present. The rational Band, Newcastle West, was in attendance, D. J. Sullivan, Cork, proposed resolutions demanding the municipal and Parliamentary franchise, an eight hours' day, and that the contracts for the repair ofroadg be given to labourers instead of farmers and shopkeepers. LrOUth.— At a meeting of the Drogheda Corporation, the major, S. Jordan presiding, the propriety of lighting the town by electricity was discussed. The member for South Louth, T. P. Gill, has started on a long sea voyage in order to recover his health. Two beautiful new stained-glass windows have replaced the old ones which existed over the sanctuary in the Catholic Cathedral, Drogheda. The design on one, viz,, that of the brazen serpent, was explained in a charming discourse by Rev, P. Drum. The high-banded manner in which Lord Massereene's plants attempt to lord it over the district is illustrated daily. The other day one of them, Parks, found a little girl named Mullen gathering nettles in a lane close by their recently -grabbed farm at Monasterboice. The fellow shook the weeds out of the child's bib and fiercely forbade her to come about " his place " on such an errand again. Mayo*— Mr. Michael Davitt passed through Weitport on Jun« 26 en route to Achill. He is also expected to visit Clara Island. His present visit to the West is said to be in connection with the development of tbe fishing industry, in which he has always taken a very deep interest. Thomas Gilligan's name has lately become famous around Balla as tbe " grabber " of a nice holding of land that has been hitherto possessed by John Henegan, of Ardboley. Mr. P. N. Fitzgerald visited Claremorris on June 25 for a few hours. Straightway a policeman was put upon his track to ascertain what brought him there, where he was bound for, and other interesting conundrums. On June 24 six families residing on the Verscboyle property at Carrowcushlane were evicted from tbeir homes, The agent of the property is J. C. Wilson ; and Farmer, special bailiff, supported by twelve police, carried out the •' sentences of death." The Widow McNulty, whose husband has been deal for ten years, was the first victim. She has a family of six children, one in consumption. They were thrown out on the roadside with a few wretched articles of furniture and the doors and windows barred against re-entry. The other tenants evicted, with their families, were Bridget Conmy,Mary Munnelly, Catherine McDerrig, Catherine Willis, Thomas Ward. IWeatfa.— At the Quirter Sessions held in Trim there was not a single criminal charge to be tried before the County i ourt Judge. For some time past Rev. P. Kelly, the respected pastor of Slane, has been subjected to the most marked attention at the hands of Balfonr's satellites. Their orders to watch the reverend gentleman seem to have reference to his visits to Monknewtown, and whenever he appears in that portion of his spiritual cure his Bteps are dogged by a brace of policemen. The fertility of tbe soil affords presumptive proof that Meath was anciently the mensal land of the ancient Irish righc, or kings. The prevailing character of the soil is a rich, deep loam resting on a substratum of limestone, and the earth has been found at the depth of four feet in many places equal in quality to th*t on the surface, so that when tbe farmer finds his fields beginning to be unproductive he has only to plough somewhat deeper and turn up a portion of mould previously untouched. The herbage of the hills is remarkable for fattening sheep and that of the lowlands for feeding cattle. The quantity of bog is small in proportion to that of the general surface. In the treatment of tbe soil the general principle, arising from the gieat depth of the vegetable mould, is that theideepest ploughing is the best tillage ; the turning of freah earth possessing vegetative powers is deemed to act as powerfully as the application of manure. Monagnan.— The cattle missing from Mr. Rogers' farm at Augbmeena, which were supposed to have been stolen, were fonnd on Clogher mountain and returned to the boycotted farm. Fine samples of flax were recently on view in the town of Monaghan. A sample of an acre grown by Thomas Henry, Monagharj, measured 3 feet 10 inches. Another sample which Mr. Rafferty grew on his farm at Corcreegny, from B and V Dutch seed, measured forty-seven ioches, and fairly represented five acre . The seed was sown on 10th April. Queen'a County.— At a meeting of the Durrow and CuUonill branch of tbe National League, held ou June 22, Father Thorfall took ihe chair. A number of persons joined the branch « The members determined unanimously to stamp out the pest of landgrabbing.

There were only two cases at the last Maryborough Quarter Sessions and in one of them the Grand Jury found "no bill." Yet in this Connty an extra police force is maintained at the expense of cess-payers. The Land Commissioners report that Bixty Queen's County appeals from the rents fixed by the sub-Commissioners were listed for hearing at the recent sitting of the Court. Of these fifteen were crosa-appeals, leaving forty-five for hearing at the sitting, which were disposed of as follows : — Nine withdrawn, seven settled, seven confirmed, six rents raised by the Court, one rent raised on enlarged area, one rent raised on consent, three adjourned, and one stands over. ROSCOntttEOll*— Miss Kenny, the owner of a farm at Ballintubber, surrendered the holding last November for a reduction of rent, having her rent paid in full up to that date. Not a single farmer in County Boscommon conld be got to bid for it ; but now it turns out that a cattle jobber from Logboy haa taken the place, alleging that he was deceived by the herd. SllgO.— The fortnigh'ly meeting of Sooey Branch National was held June 21, Luke Torsney in the chair. James Flanagan was unanimously appointed Assistant Secretary of the branch for the ensuing year. The following resolution was adopted: — "That we feel proud to inform the public that Jones Taaffe McDonagh, the imported land-grabber, has finally disappeared from this district, and that the other land-grabber, Killoran, is in a very bad way, so that land-grabbing as a profession is not likely to rear its head in Sooey in future." Tipperary. — John B. O'Mahony, formerly of the Tipperary Nationalist, is about issuing a new National journal with the title, New Tipperary and Water/ ord Champion. Legal proceedings have been commenced against Thomas Walsh, T. 0., proprietor of the Cashel Sentinel, for alleged intimidation by publishing a report of a speech delivered by John Kelly of Thurlesbeg on June 5 . Several houses were recently wrecked by a policeman in Shanballymore district, convenient to Tipperary. His capture was not effected until after he had done considerable injury to premises. John Trehy captured him in the act of breaking his windows. Morgan Hayes, Secretary of the Oola branch of the National League, was recently released from Clonmel Gaol, where he was confined one month for the alleged offence of assaulting a policeman. His reception in Tipperary and Oola was most enthusiastic and patriotic. M. Hayes, secretary of the Oola branch of the National League was the recipient of a great ovation from the people ol Tipperary and Oola on hisrelease from Olonmel Gaol, where he underwent a month's imprisonment for the offence of assaulting Constable Gurry, the " shadower "of John Cullinane. Mr. Hayes was offered the alternative of bail, but he Ecorned the offer and went to prison. A meeting was held a short distance from Oola station, which was attended by 2,000 perBODB. The chair was occupied by Father Kyan, VicePresidentof the Oola League, and speeches were delivered by the reverend chairman, Mr. Hayes, Father John Power, Kilteely ; Father Thomas Ryan, and William Lundon, Kilteely. Waterford,— C. P. Bedmond, the editor of the Waterford Mivs is again imprisoned for no " crime," but the kind attentions paid him by those whose good wishes are worth having serve to blunt ttie point of Mr. ttaltour'a " Act.' 1 Eight Rev. Doctur Lduis Carew, Abbat of Naw Mount Melleray United States of America, ia at present 8 ay ing in the pareat house Mount Melleray, Cappoquin. Brother Bernard VVedger, a member of the Franciscan Community in Waterford f>r n»any years, recently took up bis residence in the Convent, Carrick-on-Suir. During his sojourn in his native city he endeared Lim&elf to the members of the Third Order of St. Francis by his kind and gentle demeanor, and they presented him with an address and silver bjais as a mark of their esteem on hia departure to Carrick. On recent Exhibition Day at Melleray Seminary, in accordance with time-honoured custom, the students gave a dramatic entertainment, and previous to their departure for the mid-summer holidays were presented by the Abbot with the prizes awarded them for proficiency m their various studies. The piece put on the boards for the occasion was " Tne Vesper Bells of Palermo." The Abbot was enthusiastically received oa appearing in the hall. Great numbers of clergy were in attendance. "WicklOW.— Earl Carysfoit has been appointed to be Lord Lieutenant of the tJouuty of Wicklow in succession to the late Earl of Miltown. Wicklow is celebrated as the country of the O'Byrnes and O'Tooles, the f)rmer of whom occupied the northern and eastern parts, the latter the south-weatern. O'Byrnes' country was called the Ranelagh. __________ _____