Irish News.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXII, Issue 2, 10 May 1895, Page 21

Irish News.

(Prom the Irish World) Antrim.— The weekly meeting of the Belfaßt Young Ireland Society was held in 8t Mary's Minor Hall last week. Mr James McOann presided, and among those present were : Rev Mr Little, Moneyraa ; Messrs Joseph Devlin, honourable secretary ; J. Rooneyi honourable treasurer; Thomas Magee, James MaCalmont, Charles Carson, James Lamont,;Bernard McGililan, Hugh Fitzgerald, Peter Mclvor, John Yaugh, Joseph McDonnell, James Hugh, Francis McQuigan, James McMullao, James O'Rorke, Thomas Johnston, James McOann, California street ; V. Gilligan. Rev Mr Little delivered an address, in which he said : "For twenty generations the English power in Ireland wa« in the hands of men who lived by plunder and by putting down rebellions', which they took good care to create, If an historian were asked to state on peril of death some genuine national good which Ireland has received from English nvasions he would have to go to the scaffold, unless he were an adept in the language of historical fiction, like the late Mr Froude." Armagh.— The Nationalists of Mullaghbawn parish have established a branch of the Irish National Federation. Many serious accidents cccuired in the town of Armagh during the recent severe weather. Carlo W.— Married— Patterson and McDonnell.— January 30, at the Cathedral, Carlow, by the Rev D. Rourkp, cousin to the bride, assisted by the Bey John Culler), Adm ; tevJobn Kinsella, Bdenderry ; Rev James Byrne, Rev P. Gorry and Rev John Rourke, John Patrick Hurley Patteraor, Edenderry, King's County, son of Patrick Joseph Patterson, Burrowa Kiver, New Boath Walee, Australia, to Katie, youngest daugbtei of the late Michael M'Donnell, 7 and \i6 Tullow Btreet, Carlow. Cavan.— At the recent meeting of the Guardians of the Pawnboy Union, Mr ' Jt.mes Maugauran, chairman, presiding, the following resolution was proposed by Mr Thomas McGovern, seconded by Mr Alfred Griffith, aid passed unanimously : •' That a deputation wait upon the Chief Secretary to urge the necessity of taking steps to relieve the ratepaj era of the heavy taxes imposed by the construction, working expenses and dividends on the capital of the Cavan, Leitrim and Roscommun Light Railway Company ; also the acceleration of the mails. Muhill, 'J*rrick-on-Shannon and Cavan Boards of Guardians and the Beltmbet Town Commissioners were rtquested to co-operate in the mat er." Clare. —The cathedial of Killaloe diocese at Ennis, hap, by the direction of the Ri.-bt Rev Dr Mcßedmond, and under the supervision of the Rev Father Barry, Adm., been subjected to very extensive alterations, renovation and redecoration. The interior has been brightened in apptarance. The rearrangement renders the church more convenient tur public worship, and the beautiful frescoes and paintings make tbe cathedral vronby to r*nk with the great churches of other dioceses. Donegal.- Mr T. D. Sullivan, M.P., recently visited his constituents in Donegal. The terrible etorm which was experienced in Europe as well as in the United States had him snowbound for some days in Dunglor, pad on which incident he haß written the following beautiful tribute to the people : DUNGLOE. I. Success and good luck to the town of Dungloe I I was held there for days by a downfall of snow ; The weather was coll, but the hearts were not co That I met in the brave little town of Dungloe. 11. Tht old blood of Irrland h there to be found, O'Donnelle, O'Buyles and McSweeneys abound ;

And the spirit that flamed in the heart of Hugh Roe Still lives in the brave little town of Dungloe. 111. Its merchants are few, it has no millionaires, No boulevards, avenues, places or squares, But, ah I won Id to God that gnat cities could show A record so pure as the town of DuDgloe. IV. When comes the good time that we all hope to see, When Ireland is prosperous, happy and free, I pray that a fnll share of blessing may flow To the brave little, bright little town of Dungloe. T. D. 8. Sweeney's Hotel, Dangloe, Jan. 26, 1895. Dublin,— Mr Thomas Wall, barrister, has been appointed Cbief Magistrate .of police for Dublin in the room of Mr C. J. O'Djnel, resigned. The members of the Commercial and Mercantile Young Men's Sodality of our Lady Help of Christians recently presented their prefect, Mr John Hart, with a beautifully illuminated address and a very handsome solid silver tea service in commemoration of himself and Mrs Hart having reached the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage, The presentation took place after 9 o'clock Masß in the St Ignatius Chapel of the Church of St Francis Xivier, Upper Gardiner street. There was a large attendance of the members of the Sodality, and many of the Jesuit Fathers in residence in their Gardiner street house, including Very Rev Father Bannon, wera present. For twenty-three years Mr Hart had been prefect of the sodality. Mr Hart and his wif*, family and friends arrived in a carriage and pair. They were received by the spiritual director and officers of the Sodality ia their regalia, ami conducted by the uniformed verier, ia helmet and golden halbert, through the stately corridor to the Ignatian chape l , waicb for the occasion was carpeted and decorated with olei lderp. palm*, m^iohas aad other exo ics. Daring Mass, which was celebrated by the Rev Father H»rt, son of the jubilarian, the sodality choir sang several hymna ani motets. In furtherance of the organisation of the proposed Feis on a wide and reliable basic, and in orier to secure its complete success and the thorough accomplishment of the above objdets, a public meeting will be held in Dublin in the naar future to make arrangements for the holding of the Feis aad that from the General Committee, an Executive Committee, president, vice-president, secretaries and treasurer be elected. It is intended that four important objects will be aimed at in the holding of a Feia. First to give the public an opportunity of hearing Irish music renden d in the best possible manner, every effort being made to interpret the old tunes in strict accordance with the traiitional manner of performance. Second— To encourage the publication of Irish airs now preserved in manuscript collections, and to secure the notation of such musical fragments as may still be heard in various parts of the cjuntry, but which have hitherto bafflad the efforts made to record them by collectors. Third— ln accordance with the expressed wish of the members of the Gaelic League, to render many of the items in the Iri^h language. Fourth— To cfler such inducement as would give a stimulus to the rise of a new Irmh school of composers, who, by their woikp, may prove that it i a possible for Irish musicians to be as truly national in their art as Dvorak or Greig have been. Kerry.— As an example of the dreadfully severe weather experienced in Ireland during t ha recent storm it is stated that at Castleialand snow in tbe mountains renders travelling impossible, and the ground is to hard that graves c»nnot be dug and bodies remain unburied. Tbe South ani West Kerry Railway was blocked with snow, and in the town of Killarney business was completely suspended. The train service on the Tralee and Dingle Railway waa suspended during the last great stoim The evening train from Dingle toCiaip stuck in a snowdrift at Glenmor.-, between Camp and Annis^aul Passengers had to take shelter ia the houses of the farmers until

morning, when they had to proceed on foot to Ancisuaul, The evening train from Tralee, which w is to meet it at Camp, got snowed np at Glengalt. Toe cvi ning train from Castlegregory did not bave at all, owing to the rails being completely snowed up. A goods train from Cahirciveen was blocked at Glenbeigh. Kilkenny.— Major O'Leary of the Kilkenny Town Council almost succeeded in having the salary cf the Mayor abolished at a recent meeting of the corporation. The gallant Major thinks the honour is quite enough, and no doubt the taxpayers of the " Fair City " are of the same opinion. At a reoent meeting of the Kilkenny Corporation the Right Worshipful P. J. Morrissey, Mayor, presiding, a resolution, on the motion of Mr T. W. O'Hanrahan, seconded by Mr Michael Kennely, was unanimously adopted s'rongly favouring the claims of the Christian Brothers to a share of the public money for educational purposes. King's County.— The population of Philipßtown, Upper Barony, in 1841 was 7,452, bat in 1891 only 3,877. The are* of the of barony is 37,096 acres. Great distress exists in many parts of the county, and th§ Board of Guardians are considering the best means of coping with it. i I«OUgfford.— At the weekly meeting of Graoard (County Longford) Guardians, Mr J. Reilly presiding, Mr Edward Reilly referred to the great distress in the unions, and paid the seed potato grant was inadequate to meet it. Mr Sexton, M.P., in his speech at Listowel, declared that such a grant would not benefit Ireland much, and that he would advocate occupiers of holdings getting a loan of money at the same rate of interest as it was given to landlords. Mr Gilsenan ■aid there would be some sense in that. Mr Reilly contended that Mr Sextos was the highest auth nty they had on such a subject, and it was a shame that every board of guardians in Ireland did not follow up Mr Sexton's declarations by strong resolutions in favour of them. Mayo* — A meeting of the people of the parish of Louisburgh wai held on Sunday to consider the present distress and the best mode of affording relief to those in need of it. The Key William Joyce, who presided, said there could be no doubt about tho poverty and distress of a great number of the people. He wia sorry to say that a great maDy of bis parishioners were in actual want. Th"re was no denying it, and if the Goverrment did not c ime to their relief he feared fatal consequences. Meath* — Recently as two men in the employment Li°ut.-C'ol. J. Coddington, Oldbride, were p'oughiu^ up a field thoy came upon a large flagstone. They raised it, acid a cavernous aperture was visible. After a short time spent in widening the aperture and clearing away the soil, they entered, and found a passageway leading to a circular chamber, the passageway and the wa'lsof the chamber bein^ built of stones, without mortar or cement. At the far end of the circular chamber were some chare jal asheß aud what looked like a spot where fires used to be lighted. No weapon?, vessels or any other remains were found. The men informed Col. Coddington of the extraordinary discovery, and he has taken steps to make further researches, Tipperary.— The Dublin Freuman's Journal, in a recent issue, had the following : " Mr Condon'B record as one who h»s never quailed when hard work was to be done, or suffering to be borne (or Ireland, is well known, He is a royal comrade, aud aa ungwervio? supporter ef that discipline which is absolutely ncessar/ to the efficiency of the party. By thoss who are the enemies of that discipline and the promoters of a disorder in which lies the solitary hope of unionism, Mr Condon has betn made a special object of slanderous and venomous attack. It is fitting that his assailants should b e taught that their slander is the best recommend&tion of an Irish member to the confidence of his colleagues." Recently Richard O'Shea, a servant in the employment of Mr Cahill, Ologhetany House, Qrangan, died at the age of 105. He retained full possession of his faculties, and made himself useful until a few months before bis death. Curious to sjy, his wife, a very old woman, died on the same day. Both were interred in the one grave, in their family burial ground, Crobane. Then; was a laige and respectable funeral cortige.

Tyrone.— On Monday a meeting of tenant farmers was held in the village of Rock, near Dungannoo, in support of the Land Bill to be brought forward by the Chief Secretary. Mr Robert McGowan presided, and there wero also present Rev D. T. Mackey, New Mills ; John H. Reid, Joseph Johnston, William Wornock, William Teggart, John Cummingp, O. McKee, Andrew Smith, R. O. Turkington Samuel McConnell, Charles Winkel, John HoustoD, William Fleming, Kennedy Carson, William Acre, S. Fleming, R. Connor, John Thompson, B, McGarrick, George Wilßon, Joseph Molvor, William Garrett. When the great land war was on a few years ago these people held aloof. Now when they experienced the benefits of the Bill passed, they want more. Westmeath- Father E. O'Reilly presided at a recent meeting of the Mullingar branch of the Irish National Federation; Mr James Tuite, M.P., was also present. The following resolution was proposed by James Allen and adopted : "That we pledge ourselves to use our best endeavours to raise a fund in response to Mr Justin McCarthy's appeal to sustain the Irish Parliamentary party in the House of Commons "