Irish News

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 44, 3 November 1904, Page 9

Irish News

ANTRIM.— A Catholic Hospital of nS™ IeU f r < V ° the failhful of lhe diocct:c lhe Bi«,nop ai Jir r d C onnc ? r aPPCaI9a PP CaI9 *<* funds m aid of the Mater lnflrmorUm Hospital, Belfast u ls Lordshm says an idea of the useful work for the alleviation' of pain and suflenns; which is being done m the hospit-il may be formed from the nunvher of its patie'nls la< t year there avoid no fewer than 1508 intern patients Ihe number of extern patients during the year was 19,98 fT, being almost doiuble the number of the preceding year, while during tho last ten months 2<SEO accident eases received treatment in the hospital The expenditjuro for the year amounted to £5,0t)8 O.s ?A r l he Sisters of Mercy exercise the strictest economy consistent with efficiency in the administration of t>he funds They appeal with conhdence for a continuance of generous support. CARLOW.— A Memorial 'lhe design of Mossrs. Walshc and Son, Carlow, has been^ approved of for t>he Father John Murphy memorial at Tullow, subject to some minor changes and alterations in the figure ot w»e memorial. DONEGAL.— How a Plantation Originated JuSt now, when forestry is receiving attention in many quarters (says the ' Farmers' Gazette ') sipecial appropriateness attaches to any interesting reminiscence relating to tree planting. Mr. Charlrs Dawson, who was Lord Mayor of, Dlubdin in the early eighties, tells of somo interesting experiences dunns, his term of office in the Mayoral chair. It was about the period that the late Dr. Lyons, the great forestry enthusiast, was ati his height, and whenever any dinner or s-ocial function took place at the Mansion House, the good old DoctoE invariably kept his holihy well bcfoie the public by bringing with him several saplings, and placing mem on the table in front of Lord Mayor Daws'on One day his lordship, when sitting m his private ofhee, recened, unexpectedly, a n invoice from a well-known Scotch hi in intimating the despatch to Mr. Dawson of 7/5,000 saplings. To use Mr. Dawson's own words, he had no wttero to put them except in tihe back gaidcn, and never having; ordered tiiem, he was placed m a nice predicament) as to Avhat was the best thing to do. While cos;it'ating over the matter, the arrival of a prominent northern bishop was announced, and to him tihe situation was explained, with the result that his Loidship oflerod to take charge of the young saplmsgvs. To this Mr. Dawson agreed, and so they passed out of his possession. Time went 'by, and three or four years afterwards Mr. Dawson was asked down tio perform the omening of some local function by the prelate, who afterwards said to him, ' Come out and see yolur forest ' On going a few miles from the place, "a leading Donegal town, there, sure enough, were the 75,000 saplings. Afrout 75 per cent had prospered and were estimated to be worth about 10s each. DOWN.— A Windfall A farmer named Joseph O'liare, residing at Maddydrumhrist, Glen, near Newry, and a number of other members of the same family, have, it is reported, become heirs to a big American legacy. It appears that early in life o' Hare's sister, Margaret, emigrated to 1/he United States, where she was adopted by a family named Maeowan, from whom she inherited wealth. Her death recently took place, ami as she is "believed to have died intestate, her relatives come in for her riches, which represent thousands of pounds. Mr Hunter Moore, solicitor, and a number of her relatives have gone to America to establish their claims t 0 the estfate. DUBLIN.— Death of a City Alderman Sir Henry Cochrane, for twenty-five ye^rs a Dublin Alderman, and who was the unsuccessful Unionist candidate fo: 4 College Green Division in '92, v.d at Bra} , Wicklow, about the middle of September. A Reminiscence The statement (.savs the ' Freeman's Journal ') that Dr. Ellis, of Dubim, the inventor of |>e^sme, who i»s in his 95th year, is the oldest member of the Irish medical profession, may render it of interest U know that Dr. hJllic' father, who lived till the late fifties of the last century, and was till the closing hours of his life in lull possession of all his faculties, was likewise an octogenarian. Mr. Ellis had a strange and thrilling experience in the troublous times of 17JJ7-1788. He was in the County Donegal at this period and rowed out from Killvbegs to visit a ship of war, which he, a fervent loyalist, took for granted was a s'hip 1 of ' good King George.' Great was his consternation and amazement to find himself under the guns of a French man-of-war, to which he was quickly transferred as a pris-

anor. The French ship left the Irish coast with Mr. Ellis o n board, aud was itself eventually captured by the Uniilisn. Mr. Ellis was, notwithstknding his protestations of loyalty, suspected by the commander of tnc hnglmh ship of being a ' treasonable person ' in amity with the kings enemies. It, was only on tho assdianco of the Frcn'h captam, on which he pledged his honor a.<-', a gentleman, that Mr. Ellis had been captured through mistaking his ship for a King's ship, that he escaped the fate ol being hanged as a lebel. GALWAY.— Loughrea Cathedral lhe Musi Rev Ui O'Dou, lollop of Clonfcrt, has written a letter to Fathers Fallen and Joypc, two of 'hid priests' who l\x\ c iuxdertari«n the heavy task of collecting lands m Ameuca for the completion of Loughrea Cathedral in which he points out that the debt qn the bunuing already reaches £2000, and that a further sum ot £10, (KM) will he required to complete it. His Lordwhip adda he cannot hope to raise so large a, slum in a diocese which has been more impo\eris"hed and denuded of its 1 population by eviction and emigration than any other, dLocese m Ireland. Death of a Carmelite At the Abbey, Loughrca, on September 10 the Rev Eliaw Nolan, () 1) W., diod alter cl bnef illness. A n.itae of Gal way, he joined the Order of Dis-alccd Carmelites ati an early age. In the j car 18G5 he Avas ondaincd, and was at once appointed to tjhc hotise of hisOrder in Clarendon street. Dublin, where he b'pent the greater part ot his missionary caieor. He was an ar'denfc advocate of tihe Irish KingAi^ge revival ; indeed, ho was for many years the nrosL \videly known worker in the movement. Father Nolan was one of tihe founders of the Society for the Preservation of the Irish Language, to which he introduced Dr. Douglas Hyde arid many other di^tm^ius'hcd men. About 2'o years ago Father Nplan published a prayer book in Irish, which had a wide wale He was a iioquenl contributor to Ciachc League publications. II ik obsequies were attended by a large number of priests and laymen. The business ho'ises of the town Avorc closed during the day as a mark ot respect to deceased. A Lady Doctor Ad a lecent meeting of tilv Halhnasloe \syluin Committee tho Most Hey I)i 0 Dea,, Bishop of Clonfert picsulpd. The committee had to elect a junior assistant medical oflicor to the asvh'in On the motion of Most Rev. Dr. MaeCo) mack, Bishop of (lalway, it was decided by a laigc maiority to appoint a lady doctor to fill this post. The choice of the committee fell upon Miss Ada hnghsh, a young Unilinear lady, Avith a most distinguished career m the stuicly and practice of medici.no and, surgery, paiticulailv m ictcrcncc to asylum piacUcc. 'lheie Aveie thice candulatcs, but one — Dr. l)owney, Killarney— witthdrew I)i. M. Lee was the o.'iiod- candi<late. Miss Knghs'h was the cnly lady candidate in. bor the position KERRY.— Drowning- Fatality Mi. James Donnelly, a t.irmor, of CJortawillin, ('ountv Kerry, was dtoAWicd wlule attempting to cross Hie Flesk at Currans. MONAGHAN. — An Active Centenarian A novel loatuie of the show held in Monaghan about the middle of September "was an exhibition of spinning ghven by an old lady who rciontly celebrated her lODth l/ut,h,dav. II 11I 1 pon asi ondiiiii the platfo-nn, -which feat' she accomplished Avitn sjupiising s^tipiiloncs-s, she sat down at tho. ■wheel, a most pictuics'nue smht, hn.it finding the a^ md in her la f 'e, rose again immediately, and. facing about, lifted the "a heel, Avhkh was of considerable weight, and sat, down to her work. Having started the thread, which was., ot Avoollen yarn (and, it appears' this is more difficult of manipulation than flax), she went mei.nly about the spinning of it. One person told her she looked lihe one Avho Avould spin for another 100 yeais, but s,he cleprecatmtrly shook her head. When asKed her name sihe voMchsa.t'od the foil owing particulars m a broad Nortihern accent — She belonged to 13allyniicney, County Antn^m, she is 100 years old, has all licr faculties, is at present living in Rossmorc gate-hou&e, and her name is Hachel Graw. ROSCOMMON.— Cirazingf Farm Sob- divided The A'ughaj'jowla grazing farm, convenient to CoriRoscommon, has "been split up amongst the tenantjs adjoining by the Estates Commissioners. This farm is on tihe estate of Major French. TIPPERARY.— Driving Accident Mrs. O'Hiordan, wife, of Colonel O'Riordan, Army AJcidical Corps, Clontoel, died at her husbanld's residence, Clonmc], frorm inj.uries received in a carriage accident. WATERFORD.— FataI Accident to a Priest Father Dunlphy, home from Australia, was spending a holiday at) Lufiany, near Waterford. While riding, lie

got a fall from his horse at Rat'hkeenan, sustaining a fracture of the skull, and he died a few hours afterwards . A New Industry A new shirt and collar factory has been opened at The Glen, Waterford, by the local Industrial Committee. WEXFORD.— Death of a Franciscan Priest The death of Father llanway, O.S.F , Merchants' Quay, Dublin, ujikli tuuk place at the residence of his sister, near Wexford, is widely regretted. Deceased was born in Wexford forty-four y*ais ago lie spent hia novitiate at the Franciscan Convent, Enni'S, whence he went to St. Isidore's, Rome, where he was orda'ned. The last three years of his lite were spent at the Merchants' Quay church, Dublin.