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Show I I Catest Irish news ; ? ; ' ' ' ' ULSTER. i j Yv'hen a party of Mr. Gordon's sup- r - 1 porters in South Derry were returning , 1 , on the night of January 24 from n dem- ! . . onstratiun in honor of the victory, a man named Isaac Keatiey was shot '; through the right Jung by a revolver hot. Two Nation.'! lists named O'Kane and Cunshley. in the same locality, got hurt in the head and were attended to - by Dr. Kcrlin. During the month of January the ( ratt-hings of herrings at Buncrana amounted in value to about 20,000, ;ind the existing pier accommodations have been found entirely inadequate for the demands upon them. A serious fire occurred at Belfast on , ; - January 24, a large drapery being com pletely gutted. Gertrude Iavery, typist, typ-ist, was suffocated, and a 3-year-old daughter of the proprietor was severely severe-ly burned. Miss I,avery's body was discovered near the shop door and apparently ap-parently she was endeavoring to escape es-cape when she was overcome by the? Miioke. Councillor McFarland lias been returned re-turned Mayor of Derry, defeating the nominee of the Unionists' members of the corporation. Mr. M. Maguire, solicitor, has been re-elected for the twentieth time chair- . t man of the Ballyshannon town com missioners. Mr. M. Flanagan has been re-c lecUd vice-chairman for almost a nimilar period. MUNSTTE. Messrs. Michael Ilogan and John Cul-linan Cul-linan have been elected parliamentary representatives for North and South Tipperary. respectively. John Hackett has been selected for Mid-Tipperary. Hev. J. Ma her, a popular curate of iSt. Mary's, Clonmel. has Ix-en promoted administrator of Newcastle parish. The Nationalists of historic old Fet- bard have fallen into line and raised a handsome contribution of 32 to the funds of the Irish party, thus generously gener-ously fulfilling the promise of their patriotic pastor. Venerable Archdeacon Archdea-con Ryan, made at the recent divisional division-al executive meeting. In the convent of her order at Doon, I.imerick. passed away on January 21, Mother Mary Joseph, after a long life of saintliness and activity in the service serv-ice of God. Her genial, kindly personality person-ality Mas well known to all who visited vis-ited the beautiful Mercy convent. This convent is a busy hive of educational find industrial activity and the nun who has Just died was one of the chief assistants to the reverend Mother. The excitement associated with the polling of the East Kerry division was ' sadly overshadowed on January 22 when the death of Father McCarthy, the highly esteemed and popular curate of Brosna, became known to the people there and at Knocknagoshel. The shock was all the more poignant being so ' sudden, as It was when he was being called in the morning that It was found" he had passed away peacefully to his reward during the night. LEINSTER. The beautiful mansion and property , attached, known as Talbot Hall, near New Ross, and formerly owned by the Reddington family, who were in their ' time representatives in parliament, has been sold and has been purchased By Mr. J. M. Roche, J. P., H. C, Rosevi'.le House. New Ross. It Is understood the purchase price is near 4,000. It was at Talbot Hall that the insurgents encamped en-camped the night previous to their memorable charge upon New Ross in ! "PS. County Court Judge Curran opened the criminal business of the Longford quarter sessions on January 31. On this occasion the criminal calendar was very light and only comprised three cases, none of which was of serious importance. This state of affairs did rot exist during the last two years. The interment has taken place at Calvary cemetery, Drogheda. of Mother Xavier Gilmore of St. Mary's convent, who had attained her 71st year, of which 4S were devoted to the religious life. She belonged to a much respected Mullingar family and her death Is a loss to the community, by whom she was much esteemed. ' A meeting of over three hundred members of the Dundalk branch, U. T. L., was held on January 23. Rev. V. J. Quin, Am., who presided, stated that they were not downhearted at their defeat in the last election. He was convinced from what he knew of ; the National spirit of the town that ' : It was not the town of Dundalk that j , returned Mr. Healy. C0NNATJGHT. It may not be generally known, but i Mr. F. S. Meehan. M. F. for North I I-rf-itrim, is in favor of the franchise be ing extended to women. Happy man! Happy women of Leitrim! I Many friends in this country will be ; pleased to learn of the recovry from his recent illness of the Rev. B. Quinn, P. P. Mullingreena. Sligo. At the annual meeting of the Lough-rea Lough-rea town commissioners, held on Janu-" Janu-" ry 24. Patrick Kennedy was unanl- ' 5 , mously re-elected chairman for the 'oming year. Dr. J. A. Flannery was appointed as ; medical officer of the Aclare district i ' j by the board of guardians of Tubber- , ; j frurry union on January 24. i ' , . 5 The unopposed parliamentary returns Included three representatives for the i , County Galway. namely, Mr. "William O'Maliey (for Connemara), Mr. Will- ! lam J. Duffy (Tor South Galway), and ; 1 Mr. Richard Hazleton (for North Gal- vay). , |