Irish News

New Zealand Tablet, 4 October 1906, Page 27

Irish News

.- ■» CAVAN— -The Commision of the Peace The Lord Chancellor has, on the recommendation of his Majesty's Lieutenant for County Cavan, - Sp- ', pointed Doctor Patrick Joseph Dempsey, Kingscouirt to the Commission of the Peace for that county - ~ ' CORK— A Memorial "." :\" The Mandeville Memorial at Mitchelstown was "to be unveiled on September 9. A notable Mitchelstown man, Mr. Edward, O'Meagher Condon, was expected to ' be present. ~ A Priest Passes Away The death is announced of the Rev. Michael Cunningham, of 1 Leap, which occurred at a private hospital in Dublin, where he had been under treatment for some months. About 52 years ago Father Cunningham was 'born at Sloughgriffin, in the parish of Clonakilty. - Father Cunningham was called to the priesthood in 1881. Before entering the work of the ministry in his native diocese -he spent some time in the mission in Ayr, Scotland, and was after a period called home to his native diocese. The Queen's College In his annual report, which has just been issued Dr. Windle, President of Cork Queen's College, says it would be idle mockery for him to pretend that it is or has ever been, anything like the success it might have been, and might be made, were' the conditions under which it is placed of a more satisfactory character—with the college, in fact, as acceptable to the people of its district, as the colleges of the different - English town are to the inhabitants of the districts to which -they belong. Twenty-two years ago Dr Windle says he was connected with another Queen's College) an Birman^am. It was under a form of government of a character— for religious reasons—antagonistic to the sympathies and wishes of the people among whom it was placed. It never succeeded for that very reason. Gradually the other faculties decayed and died until it consisted of a large and important medical school and a small theological department associated with the Churoh of England At a later date another college was founded in Birmingham— the Mason College. It was placed under a kind of government which was acceptable to the people of Birmingham, and it rapidiy became a great success ihe medical school of the Queen's College was transferred to it, and the combined institution has now become the great and progressive University of Birmingham. Dr. Windle urges a similar change in Cork Queen s College, and is convinced that it could be made without doing injury to the feelings of any body of persons resident in Munster DUBLIN— The Horse Show The number of entries for the Horse Show, which opened at Ballsbridge on August 28, showed an increase of 168 over that for last year, which was a rqcord one in the history of the Royal Dublin Society's great carnivals. Blackrock College The results of Civil Service examinations held durlnli- ie j mo J lt ' h of June, and which have just been published, show that the Blackrock students have mam-tamed their usual standard of excellence Mr ' T S Casey obtained one of the eight places open to competition for the position of Assistant Accountant in the Army Accountant Department. Mr. M. Flanagan secured the second of six places for the position of Examiner in the Exchequer and Audit Department scoring highest marks in Latin and in Greek and second haghest in French. Another student, Mr J Slattery, took a high place in the examination" for Superintendent of Police, India. FERMANAGH— Death of a Priest P p Th^r 4 Une^ al °? ■ the late Ver^ Rev - J - Shannon, «n a«L;, ;■ Knockmnny County Fermanagh, took place vtiit Siu 9> the • mt&rm ent being in Derrylin church, bather Shannon, who was in his 56th year, bad been m failing health for some time past. His death ,!S!?« < Sf CUrred n f n ' niskille n after undergoing an operation, was deeply regretted -by the clergy and parishioners. • 7 GALW AY— Temperance Mission i 4. , A Yers;Y er s; successful fortnight's mission was conducted lately an Moy lough and Mountbellew, County Gal way £ vv tt w ° members of the Redemptorist Congregation Father Coyle and Father Browne, the chief object of the mission being the advancement of the temperance

Dedication of a Church On Sunday, August 12, his- Grace the Arch-bishop o£ luam dedicated the newly-enlarged and renovated Church -of St. Joseph's, Leenane, County Gkdway, and preached the dedication sermon. KERRY— Tenants Reinstated • In- the early part of August the .work of - reinstating the tenants on the' Warden estate, Sneem, evicted -m tiie years 1894; 1895, and 1896, . was carried out, and fourteen such tenants were put back in their former holdings. There, are still about six- evicted tenants not reinstated, - but it is expected that an amicable arrangement will be arrived at very soon in these cases. In all cases where the farmhouses. - are tumbled the Estates Commissioners are going to rebuild them, and where repairs are" needed these will be executed. The Commissioners • are also going? to supply stock for the tenants who are reinstated? and their .inspectors have given the greatest satisfaction t o the - evicted tenants. - - KILKENNY— A Bequest The late Right Rev. Dr. Bellord, Bishop of Miievis, bequeathed' the copyright of bis '.Meditations on Christian Dogma ' to St. Bri'gid's Missionary Schools for the training of aspirants for the religious life attached to the Convent of Mercy, County Kilkenny. A new edition in two volumes has been issued by the Sisters. ■ ' LIMERICK— The Promotion of Temperance A movement which, may have an important influence on the social life of the Irish' people has been started in Limerick. Its object is to promote habits of temperance by sending vans with tea, coffee, and solid foods to fairs, markets, and other gatherings, lire idea is being taken up vigorously in Limerick and is warmly supported by the Most Rev Dr' O Dwyer, Lady Dunraven, Lord and Lady Monteaele' Lord Emly, Lady Clarina, the Mayor of Limerick' and many others. Referring to it at a meeting, the other day Bishop O'Dwyer, said that to-day Ireland was at the turning point of her fortunes, and iust now the greatest change in her social condition was being worked out. The ownership of the land was being transferred to the people, and in a few years the farmers would find themselves changed from a position little removed from servitude to a position of freedom in their own land. That change would let loose forces and would work a fundamental change in the whole social conditions of our people, but it seemed to him perfectly evident that no change in the condition of the tenure by which the people held the land— no change in any law or all the laws—would ever regenerate the country until there was a thorough change in the drinking habits habits of the people MONAQHAN— A Distinguished Visitor o h S is G i race Archbishop Parley, of New York, visited Monaghan about the middle of August, and during BLop^of^hcr. ' gUCSt ° f thG M ° St ReV ' Dr " °™" ROSCOMMON— An Appointment of S6S 6 T^g has been pleased, on the recommendation of the Lord Lieutenant, to approve of the appointment of Denis Charles Joseph O'Conor common lv called The O'Conor Don, of blonalis TCas'tleri? Uol Sniy?' t0 bC HiS Ma -> est yV Lieutenant O f the WESTMEATH— Sudden Death While assisting at Mass at Pore Chapel, County Westmeath on Sunday, August 12, and after receiving S ° £ J; 0I T UniOn -ft man named James Walsbe, aged 90 years, became ill in the church and died He belonged to an old and respected family ,