Irish News.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXII, Issue 14, 2 August 1895, Page 11

Irish News .

(From contemporarieF.) Clare.— A protection post has been established near Caherferrick. Constable Richard Toole, of Kilrnsh, and Constable John Ourrid, of Doonbeg, have been transferred to it. C©rlt«— Denis Sheehan, age eight, and John Mahoney, nine, while playiog with other youths at Fairfield, on the outskirts of Cork, recently, found "sheep's puffs." They ate them, became I'l and died, At the sale of Irish industries at Lord FitzwilliamV? house in London, the Duchess of York bought the material of a dress which consists of woven Irish peat — a process already in successful operation in Holland having been adopted of weaviDg peat. At the sale, alao, some of the most beautiful lace ever made was exhibited at the stall presided over by Lady Londonderry. Among many choice specimens from the various schools was a flounce of the very finest needlepoint, three yards in l«Dgth by eighteen inches deep, which occupied eight workers for twelve months in making. Allowing the very moderate wage of 10s a week to each worker, the cost of this magnificent production was over £200. It was made in the lace school of the Presentation Convent of Youghal. Down.— The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Denvir, of Downpatnck, to the Commission of the Peace for County Down. Mr Denvir, who for a long number of years has been a member of the Town Commission, is a staunch Nationalist, and has acted as vicepresident and president of the local branch of the Federation. Dublin. — Yesterday about 900 tourists arrived here for the day from tbe Iblo of Man, and if this fine weather continues we may expect similar " visitations " all during the sammer. We are glad also to note that many of the English workicg classes are beginning to avail themselves of excursions to Killarney and other places which are being arranged by tbe tourist agents, with whom our lines of steamboat! are co-operating heartily. The route from Liverpool to Dublin is becoming very popular, and this, of course, is largely due to the fine ooats plying en it and the reduction in the hours of crossing. Tbe Earl of Pembroke, a liberal and charitable nobleman, died fit Frankfort m May 3. The Pembroke township, built on his estate and called after him, is one of the most beautiful suburbs of Dublin. He was only forty.fi ve years of ag. 1 , and was distinguished in literary cirles, having written some interesting works. He was married but had no family, and is Hucceeded in the title by the Honourable Sidney Herbert, his brother, who is Conservative member for Croydon. His inotber, who wae a Ca'holic, was tbe celebrated Lady Herbeitof Lea, whose work in bthalf of Catholicity in England is so well known. The second annual Congress of the Iri^h Trades Unions ha 9 opened under the most favourable anapics. ihe Congress is most representative, and the resolutions are of a f^r-reachiog and most important character, The i\port of the rVrlinmentstiy Commntee ia an exhaustive one, and g.ves a thoroughly practical definition of the business to be laid before the Congress. The deliberations so far have been conducted with tbe ereatest haimony, and tbe result of the conference cinnjt have o'barwiss than a beneficial effect on the future of the workingmen and of Irish industry generally , It is gratifying to kiiow that larg^ numbers of p?ople are coming over here so early in the Beasoa. Last Friday and Saturday the City of Dublin Company's steamers from Liverpool carried large numbers of passengers, and now that there two such large, powerful, and fast steamers on the Dublin and Liverpool line as the Wicklow and Loath, giving such excellent and comfortable accomodation it may confidently be expected that many people across the Channel wilj take advantage of the cheap excursions offered, and which will result in benefittirjg not only the shipping company but also the tourißt and the people of this country. Galwfly.- Michael Nolan, aged eiglteen years, and Nicholas Nolan (cousins), and another b iy named Patrick Hehir, proceeded by road from Ballyloughan where they resided, to Ardfry, on May 5, for an old dredgtr which they were in the h*bifc of using for gathering oysters. They launched the dredger, and some distance from Renmore Barracks the boat, which was leaking, commenced to fill, aod Michael Nolan, get terrified, a^ went into the water, seeking to reach the shore, but not knowing how to swim was drowned. Coloursergeant Piers and Private Burns of the sth Battalion Connaught Bangers, stationed at Renmore, seeing the perilous position of the drowned boy's comrades, plunged in and rescued them. Two vessels have come ashore on the Galway coast. One dr.fted on to the Slyne Head, bottom uppermost, with a cargo of timber and palm oil. A few miles to the north of Slyne Head another, without cargo, stranded. There was no one aboard, but it is stated that in the hold were several fieh alive of a kind never seen in tbe neighbourhood of the Irish coast. A body of a Bailor has been washed ashore, bat it has not been ascertained to which of the vessels he belonged .

Kerry* — There were enormous take* of mackerel off the Fcnit fiabing grounds on May 9 and 10. Ibe takes on ibe first day ranged from 7,000 down, and ai many ag 160 tons of mackerel were tent orerthe Fenit and Limerick and Kerry lines in the evening for the Bnglish markets. The following day the boats had takes averaging from 2,000 to 7,000 The fiß . were sold at from 12* to 15s per 120. To-day hip Excellency the Lord Lieutenant (Lord Houghton) and suite arrived m Killarney at 3 15 p.m. in a special saloon carriage attached to the down mail train from Dublin. His Excellency was received by the Bad of Kenmare while a guard of honour consisting of about fifty police were drawn up on the platform nnder the charge of County Inspector Waters and District Inspector Jones. As his Excellency, accompanied by Colonel Jekyll and Colonel Deass, made their exit from tba platform and proceeded towards the Great Southern Railway Hotel, where the distinguished p»rty are staying, a faint cheer was raised by a small crowd of people, but beyond this there was no outward display. The Lord Lieutenant's stay here will extend over a week, during which time the grand Atlantic coast scenery and all the principal places of interest in Killarney will be gone through, Llnierlck;.— Previous to the adjourament of Parliament for the Easter holidays, Francis A. O'Keefe, M.P., had an interview with the Secretary of War, when he strongly urged the right of the Limerick Clothing Factory to a renewal of the firm's contract for the supply of army clothing. The contract had just expired and unusual competition arose, several English firms tendering. Mr O'Keefe, on the 7th ult, received notification that the contract hnd been in great part renewed, and that orders for the manufacture of 75,000 garments had been given to the factory. The result will be the means of providing much employment for the workers in the city. JL,OUtll.— Cardinal Logue visited faughart on May 3. While explaining to the people that it was the duty of a bishop while visiting his diocese to inquire into the Btate of religion and everything in connection with it, he pointed out to them tbe sad need there was for a new church in place of the present old chapel, which was built in the last century, at a time when Catholics were glad to get any place of shelter for public worship. Indeed, outside Armagh he did not tuink there wag a parish in the diocese which had mor« claim to a cburch in some way worthy of the august mysteries of their Faith, for it was St Brigid's birthp'acs. She was born, as they knew, there, beyond at the hill of Faughart, and cartainly at Faughart there should be a fitting sirine to her, who after St Patrick waa the greatest of the Irish Baints. Xipperary.— Arnold Powar, Sab-sheriff, his assistant and three bailiffs, under the protection of the police, proceeded to Curranstowo, on May 6, on the estate of D. Perry, D.L, for the purpose of carrying out an ejectment aczsuaßt Mrs Minnie Fahey, for non-payment of rent. There was a lar^e crowd outside the house, which waa occupied by the tenant's children and some relatives. There was no opposition given this time to tbe ejectment. Mr Fahey, father-in-law to the evicted tenant, w .o came to terms wUh Mr Perry, was admitted as ft carstak r for twenty-four hours. Mr Fahey was to pay £120 in oash, the lan ilord forgiving all arrears of. rent due by the late tenant. Tbe a-niunt of rent due by the late tenant waa about £820. By the settlement Mr Perry wiped out about £700 arrears.