COUNTY NEWS

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 13, 30 March 1905, Page 9

COUNTY NEWS

DONEGAL— The Fishing: Industry At the annual meeting of the Derry Chamber ot Commerce the chairman (Mr.. Herdman) referrjed to the prosperity of the Donegal fishing industry, and said that Dorry, as the capital of Donegal, should reflect the prosperity. DUBLIN— Death of a Jesuit Deep refgret has been felt by all classes of citizens in Dublin a t the death of the Rev. Edward Kelly, S.J., who has passed! away in his 81st year.

The Late Dr. Birmingham The funeral of the late Dr. Ambrose Birmingham took place from the University Church, St. Stephen's Green, to Glasnevin Cemetery. There was a very large attendance. His Eminence Cardinal Logue sent a letter of sympathy to the Most Rev. Dr. MacCormack, .Bishop of Galway, uncle of the deceased Professor. A Successful Year The report of the ' Freeman's Journal,' Ltd., for 1901 has born issued to the shareholders. The directors recomimemd that the ordinary shareholders be paid a dividend for the half-year ended December 31, 1904, at the rate of 11 per cent, per annum, and tnat a balance of £1300 17s lid be carried to the next acoQunt. FERMANAGH— EIection of Coroner Mr. James Mulligan, J.P., Maguiresfori/dgc, has been elected Coroner for South Fermanagh in place of the late Major Winslow. KERRY— SmaII Damages In the action in which Mr. John Murphy, M.P., sued Messrs. Quinnell for damages for libel published in the ' Kerry News,' the jury found that the publication complained of was a libel, that it was not fair comment, and that it was not published with malice , and they awarded the plaintiff one farthing damages. Death of a Nonagenarian The death has occurred at Brosna, County Kerry, of an oM woman nlamed Catherine Lyons, who had lnod upwards of 90 years. Deceased belonged to a most resjpectable family, and possessed her faculties up to the last. Her reminiscences of the many stirring episodes and incidents characteristic of the Fenian Rising of '67 arid the famine period of '48 were interesting and \ivid. KlLDAßE— Parliamentary Vacancy The candidature of Mr. John O'Connor (ex-M.P.) for North Kitdare has been entered on under the best auspices. The'Bisihop of tne diocese has approved the resolution passed by the Naas District Council adopting Mr. OTComnor as candidate, and Mr. Redmond has written to isay that Mr. (VCormor's can-lidature will 'have the utmost Support of himself as Chairman and of the Irwh Party generally. KILKENNY-A Distinguished Visitor The Most Rev. Dr. Howley, Archbishop of Newfoundland, who was returning from Rome, aimed at Kilkenny early in February, on a Aisit to Mr. J. Smithwick, Birclifield House. His Grace was accompanied by his nephew, the Rev. Alexander How ley, DD. Local Industries It is stated that following up the starting of the sfoirt and collar factory in Water ford by a few enterprising citizens other local gentlemen interested in the milling industry have conceived the idea of starting, or rather restarting, milling industry on the County Kilkenny side of the liver. SLIQO— A Peaceful County In opening Sligo Quarter Sessions recently Judge Wakely congratulated the (Jrand Jury on the peaceful state of the county. WICKLOW— A Reminder of the Penal Days Amidst the ca-se and comfort with which we can at present warship (writes a Dublin correspondent), we are apt to forget what it cost in former days to preserve the fait/h. Now and again, howe\cr, some relic is discovered ■which gives a clear idea of the .severity of the struggle for the preseveralion of the fa\ilh in penal times. The other day, for instance, Mr. .1 . J. ( laney, M.P , who appeared in the Land Commission Court, Dublin, as counsel for the \endor in the sale of the estate of Mr Pierce O'Mahony, County Wicklow, referred to the existence of such a relic. A fee-farm rent of £51 a year had to be redeemed, and Mr. Clancy mentioned that amongst the reservations to the landlord was the proviso that he was entitled to exact a penal rent ' for every Papist found on the land.' Despite this persecution, Wicklow is still Catholic, but we can easily imagine from the imposition of this condition in connection with land tenure how determined were the efforts to crush the Church in Ireland and what those who adhered to it had to bear. Reproaches are occasionally levelled at Irish Catholics because they are not as wealthy as Protestants. It shduld, however, be borne in mind that the effects of spoliation and intolerance are ielt for centuries.