COUNTY NEWS.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 46, 15 November 1900, Page 9

COUNTY NEWS.

CORK.— Presentation to a Priest-— On Thursday, Septem. ber 13, the Rev. Richard Barrett, of St. Patrick's, Cork, was the recipient of a signal honor on the occasion of hi« silver jubilee. Over 30 priests of the diocese who were his former pupils in St. Finbarr's Seminary assembled at his residence and presented him with his portrait in oils and a large and handsome piece of silver plate. In the address which was read the highest testimony was given to Father Barrett's superior teaching and also to his kindness to students and young priests.

Bilyer Jubilee Of a Nun.— On Wednesday, September 12, the community of the Bon Becours Convent, Cork, celebrated the silver j übilee of the Superioress, Mother Anastasia, and also of Sister aUry, sister of the Very Bet. Father Fogarty, C.B.Sp. The BeT,

Mother, who is beloved alike by th> Co-umuni y and by the public, Wd§ the recipient of numerous letters of congratulation on the occasion. GAL WAY-— An Interesting Discovery —An irishman has discoverer! that bees will make honey in buttles a-i well as in boxen. Mr. Peter Skerett, of H<adford, (,'ou/Uy Galway, inserted a bottle ia h hive, an an experiment hirdly daring to hope that the bees would take to the innovation. hut they did. and win n he took the bottle out he found it was filled with 'Mb of delicious honey. Apiarists everywhere will doubtless be glad to learn of this, because petting the honeycomb ready bottled is likely to prove ft distinct aid in shipment and bales. Tenants Puicliasing their Holdings.— tm^v* to the tireleas exertions of Father Colgnn, the venerated pastor of Menlongh. the tenants on the Fuzsjt raid-Kenny eatata have ben able to buy out their holdings, with a valuable extension of acreage in each case. A eimilar happy development has taken place on the neighboring property of Mrs. Evans. Death Of a Religious. — The death is announced of Ki&ter Mary Bernard Kavan^gh, daughter of Mr. Malachy Kavanaeh, of Stonepark, Glenarnaddy. County Galway, niece of the late Rev. Fathers Michael and John Kavana^h, and lister of Father John Kavanagh, P.P., Kilieran, Tuara, which took pla c at the Presentation Convent, Oalway, on the Feast of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The deceased Sinter was only 17 >ears of age, 20 of which were spent in the convent laboring in the cause of religion and charity. MAYO— Death of a Claremorris Merchant— l" the early part of September there died one of the most respected Nationalists in the County of Mayo, and a merchant of high atari' liner, in the person of Mr Morris Casey, of Claremorris. The news of his death occasioned widespread regret throughout the West of Ireland. TYRONE.— After an Absence of 30 Years— The many old friends of the liev. John O'Doherty, now pastor of Arthur, Ontario, Canada (says a Tyrone paper), will be glad to hear that, after an absence of nearly 30 years, he has just returned for the first time on a two months' vacation to revisit the scenes ot his boyhood. Father John, who is a nephew of the late Rev. William O'Doherty, of Strabane, is a native of Magherard, near Cardonagh. An Ancient Sepulchre Unearthed.— A pagan sepulchre has been discovered iv the town land of hhantavn^y, near Ballygawley, County Tyrone. The «.pot has b< en known to old people as ' Bunagenla,' and lie^ on the <-uinnnt of a mounmm about 7>o feet above the level of the pet. pi at h ivmg betn re;iio\i d from the surface, no lens than a dozen ot conglo" crate stones, snriounding the sepulchre wire vi'inlc, It on-iMs ot two chambers. A large quantity of bones, ia a wonderful state of preservation, wrm found in the outer chamber, together with a rare urn, beautifully carved and line marked, with some 3<t or nv>ie fr. ginentary portions of urns. The sepulchre is about 1"> teet long and four feet wide. The Rev. Joseph Uapmund, C 0 . M R 5.A.1., a^i«tel by Mr John F. S. Devlin, Tullyglubh Iloube, Balljgawley. made the interesting discovery WEXFORD — Clerical Appointment.— His numerous friends throughout the country will be glad to learn (siys the We.rfnrd Peoplt) that th" llou Jl v. Lord Bnhop has he v plej^d to promote the Very Rev. Denis Canon O'Uminoi. I,i.t«r. to the pastoral charge of thu important pari-h of Fern-,. In Liuu, win re he was so greatly beioved, there is much regret at the ot Canon O'Connor from the parish, while the people of Fi rn-i Are to be congratulated upon having a pa-tor zealous and prudent. Death from PoißOning"— Henceforward 'lucky bags' must be banned from the lirt or joiuhful delioacits. Jo«oph Murphy, a Wextord laSboaght th-ee 'lucky hagi ' anri ate their contents. He succumbed to poisoning: oouje hours afterwaids in dreauful agony. Sad Boating Fatality.— A t< rnhlo cara«.tr, phe ocuned off the Wexford coast on Friday S<pt<mi>)r '2\. nnnlvini; the deaths of seven perrons A pleasur> -tenner conveyn tr -mr holid.iy-m ikers to a racecource Rot into shallow water and was tliu- obli»td to hind its passengers by means of small boats In their pa^en.esh to land thepaßsensrprsovercrowd.il the bott wi h the result that it capBized and seven persons were drowned within 100 yards () f the beach. The drowned are William and Martin Blike, Denis Kenny and Mrs. Kenny, his wife, l'utn-k Doyle, Mark Furlong:, and Win. Dug-pan Doyle could have saved himself, but lost hia life in the attempt to rescue another. GENERAL. The ' Catholic Truth -Society.— Thp Most Rev. Dr. noaiy, Bishop of Clonlert, presided at a recent meeting of the Catholi 0 Truth Society The secretary was in a position to announce the continued increase of branches throughout the country. lie was also able to make the highly gratifying announcement that dince the inauguration of the society's work, just three months ago. 2.">0,000 little bookp have been issued. Amongst the books issued and about to be issued the following were noted in the secretary's report : Tara, by Most Rev. Dr. Healy, Bishop of Clonfert ; Alcarh of the Kings, by the Most Rev. Dr. O'Doherty, Bi-hop of Kerry ; Ahtu\ by Kathleen O Meara ; A Ft iv Irish Diamond* by Very Rev! Nicholas Walsh, SJ. ; Thr Irish Church in thr Si.rfh Century, by Rev. E. A. D'Alton ; 'I he Rock and Hums 0/ Cusluh by J. B. Cullen ; Amethyst, by Very Rev. Matrliew Russell, S.J. ; O'Connrll, by Very Rev. J. Oorry, P.P., VF. ; A<mu* Dei, by Canon Frank ; The Story of Cloiujmca Wood, by Rev. T. Corcoran, S.J. This record of work done is highly creditable to all concerned and augura well for the future of the society.