COUNTY NEWS

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 34, 24 August 1905, Page 9

COUNTY NEWS

CARLOW- The Brijjidme Order

On the Fea&t of the Sacred Heart the foundation stono was laid of a new no\ ltiatc in connection with the present/ hcxite of the Brngidinc Order in TullbV, County Carlow. CL4,Rri — Silent as the Grave

in declaring the County Clare Feis open at Ennis recently, his Lordship Most Rc\ . Dr. Fogarty, Bishop of Killaloe, ha\ ing lefeired at length to the language- and industrial movement, said money was not everytihijigs We should try nol only to bring money to the Irish home, and neatness and comfort and industry, but the brightness also and the enlightenment that come tram the revival of our lush customs and music and langu l age. He dro\e the pieuous night, coming to the- feis, th roii gh snteen miles of ihc most charming country, st .iddod with those numerous white painted cottage^ which wcie such a featuie of the County Clare. It was e\cmng, and the hour for the day's labor being overt/he people would naturally turn to relaxation and enjoyment, Ij|it that lo\ely country was as silent as flb.o c;ra\e~— not a note of nnsic or a \olce was heard— and. and lie felt foi our people and said, ' (rod bless every m,ui or woman, jowni' or old, Catholic or Protestant, who is doing his lied, however little, to bring back to this lo\elv count ly and to its dear people the sound 0! music and contentment and prosperity.' CORK — Disappointed over Waterloo

A f armor named John O'Shca, who had attained the remarkable age of 107 \eats., died at Killough, near Duisc.- Sound, ('astledown, Berehavcn, on June 30. Bein; born in the 5 car 17!KS, 11; C \eteian could boast the unique record of having lived in Ilnce centuries. Up to within a few \eais aiio O'Shca fieq-ucntly walked' "to Castletown, which is sixteen miles from whore'he lived, monhr to attend fairs and markets. ''He possessed the use of all his faculties up to the last, and his memory, w.is so good that he could lecall incidents which < cup ml in the eaily dawn of the l!)th century. O'S'hea had two ]'ic,s for sale at, the June fair at Castletown in the } ear 181;"), and 111 consequence of the great tvar faim produce ami h\e stock were obtaining Very Itigh prices, hut O'Shca didn't accent what ho was offered, and held on to the pigs-, (liinl.int; that as affairs were :e,tui-; moie cilical he wo, <ld <iet moie money. Qu the (^enuuof the fan , how ( \ei, li'dines armed of Wejfyng1 n's \i(l ,rv, and plites fill so considerably that' the Iks e.dit'ialiv for almost half the amount offered <it (11 si In telling this story, the old man generally concluded with the remark that Napoleon was not ,ihe only man disappointed o\er Wateiloo. DERRY— Scholarships The Most Rev. Dr. O'Dohcrtv, Bishop of Derry, addiessing the students of St ( 'olumb's College prior to the summer holidays, said that i.KM) left by tihe late Mr. llinrh M'Laughlm, supplemented by 'diocesan funds, would 1.0 devoted to establishing scholarships in the college for students preparing to enter Maynooth. DUBLIN— Death of a Priest Father Bradley, CAT., of Phibsborough, 'died recently dt Los Angel os, San Francisco, whither he had 'gone in search of health. The announcement oE his death was re-

Cflttredfa DUblin r. with profound regret. He was born in KUtttitfi? County Cavait,' 35 years ago, and educated at CaaßMwftiflfckl For. over seven years he labored zealously Inftgttifaßbocavgb Vincentian Church.

. The authorities of Blackrook College, assisted by past stfltdents, are evidently determined that the institution shJUrTetain the high position which it has so long occupied in.ttie educational world. Active steps are being tt}&B-;t6-fo4ihd scholarships on the lines laid down by tftjl I^ish Hierarchy. Seven have already been provided, aAjirdotflrtless many more will be given in the course of tft&je. The College Union ha-s established a £50 soholarshljp; tfio College itself another, two of £25 each, and otte.of £40* TWo scholarships of £15 each have been pjttfVided by a past student. R&fiM AN A<3H^ Landlord and Tenant

At Enniskillen Quarter Sessions Judge Craig awarded £10 compensation and a guinea costs to Hugh Mackel/who fiuedfjjord Enniskillen for damages to nis potato pl©V caansed bjy his Lordship's agents in entering aadU Cutting turf. The plot had been previously the subJflot" ofr "legal proceedings, anti Judge Craig commented strongly ypon the defiance of legal decisions in favor of the plaintiff in the case. KERfcV— Sad Occurrence

Mr. H. S. Ma'hony, the world-famous Irish tennis play*v"j was> kiilled in a cycling accident at Caraglh/ Lake, Kerry. He was forty years of age, and resided at Dromore Castle, Kemmare. KING'S COUNTY— Satisfactory State of Things

Judge Hjolmes, in opening the King's County Assizes, said . he bad often the pleasure of congratulating the Grand Jury on the state of the county, and that occasion was no exception to Such a satisfactory condition of things. UETTRlM— Absence of Crime

Mf: Justice Wright, in opening the Leitrim Assizes saM the state of the country was excellent. UMERICK— SaIe of an Estate

The- terms of, sale under the Land Act for the large property of Copeswood, near Pallaskenry, County Limerick; have bean agreed upon between the landlord, Mr. George 'Oaulfield, and the 116 tenants. The terms are 20'- years' purchase of hrst term and 21 years' purchase of/ -"second teruii rents. LONGFORD— A Light Calendar

Lord Justice Madden opened the Longford Assucs. There were only three criminal cases, and these of an ordinary nature, on the Calendar. LOUTH— Peaceable State of the County