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Show I Latest Irish News From the Pilot. J 1 Armagh. I ' i The fon of that famous Irish Finger, Mr. Barton McUuokln. has made his debut :it thp Crystal Palace concerts, London, England, and fearing he might . be handicapped' by his father's fine ' achievements has decided to adopt an- 'other name: so he appears as Mr. Xoel Fleming. He is descriBoiTTVy a musical rritie as having an excellent tenor oil beautiful quality and is sing'rg re-j markably well. Mr. Barton, his father, began as a choir boy in the Armagh cathedral, and was trained by the then I.irganist, Mr. Turle. a brother of the organist of Westminster Abbey, composer com-poser of several standard anthems. Cavan. I Mrs. Margaret Magvrine. an esteemed and well known resident of Cavan, died on Dee. 11 at the residence of her son-in-law. Patrick McManus. J. P.. chairman chair-man of the Cavan county council, aged . Cork. The ltev. Brother Malachi MeSwiiuy of the Presentation Order, Kinsale, die" recently in the fi2nd year of his age. He was a native of Macroom and joined the order in 1S6S. "Derrv. SThe Bight How Dr. K. ODnlicrty. the beloved bishop nf Drry, had an audience au-dience of His Holiness Pins X on Dec. 1. After a cordial and interesting interview. in-terview. Bishop ohcrty. presented th the Peter's pence offering of his diocese, and afterwards introduced the K'V. Dr. McHugh. rector of Strabaiv. 'mid the Very Rv. Father ODoherty. IV. G., and rector of Omagh. Both of ithesi1 well known divines received appointments ap-pointments to the Papal household with ihe title of monsignor. I; Donegal. Mr. John Gallon, a popular and es- ' j Itemed merchant of the town of Done- jpal, died on Dec. S. Hosts of Iriends. not only in Irelpnd. but if. far-off Arts- lira Ua, where he spent some years in this youth, will leain with sorrow of bis ;tieth. Galway. ' Mr. Stephen Gwynn. M. P.. has r iceived a warm letter of congratulations jon his election for Galway from his nre-idecessor nre-idecessor in the representation of th" ' It y. Mr: C. R. Devlin, in the course of ;M'hich he says: "t wish you all possible . success in your parliamentary career, land before it closes I hope to sec Gal-;way' Gal-;way' ancient prosperity restored. Now that the election is over an election which means so much for our cause Jet us hope that all will be good friends again in dear old Galway." Kildare. 1 i An interesting will, dated "67. has I just been (discovered in a secret drawer I pa Athy. The testator, John Birkett, i I is supposed to have been a priest. directed that bis lody should be buried at night, "without stir or concourse of people." unless he suffered at Laura s-1T. s-1T. where he honed some go.-id Catholics Cath-olics would inter his remains, if the law permitted. Mr. Richard Hanlon. a well known and public snirited resident of Saillins. late of the N'ass district council, and of the board of guardians, died recently I to the sorrowiif-th.xiiii.lre district. I Kilkenny. A marriage will take place in the near future between Mr. Richard J. Sullivan. .T. P. Kilkenny, eldest son of the late Mr James Sullivan of Lacken Hall. Kilkenny. J. P.. and Mr?. Fullivan of I Palmerstown House. Kilkenny grand - i daughter of Daniel O'Connell. "IN? Lib- I orator"), and Margaret, daughter of I Mr. Gabriel O C. Redmond, M. R. C. P. 1.. eldest great-grandson of Daniel J O'Connell and Mrs. Redmond, Cappo- I quin. Leitrim. On Nov. "i. at Shriod chapel. Miss "Rosa Duffy, niece of well known and populor Mr. Thomas Duffy. 1. D. C. "was married to Mr. Patrick Murray. 'arrick-r n-f hannon. The ceremony Mas performed with nuptial mass by "Row Bernard Gerachty, Adm., Longford, Long-ford, and immediately after it had taken place the parties drove to Mr. Duffy's house at Greenfield: where a sumptuous wedding breakfast was served. Mr. Murray is a well known and popular figure in the neighborhood f Carrick-on-Shannon, a brother of Mr. Michael Murray, who carries on a large business there. Longford. The death took place on Dec. of .Tames Burns, a native of Granard. The deceased, who is an uncle of James 'V. Burns, Granard, went to Dublin nine r ten years ago, and has since resided there. His remains were .(conveyed by rail and interment took place on the wine day in the family burial ground at Granardkille, the large funeral procession pro-cession which followed his remains indicating in-dicating the syn-.pathy of the public w ith the relatives of the deceased. (' Limerick. Rev. George Quain. Athea, has been appointed rector of Bulgaden, rendered vacant by ihe death of Rev. Father i McCoy. Rev. Father Cregan, Limerick, Jias been appointed rector ofAthea. His relatives at Ballyregaii, Crecera, Hiave learned of the death of the Rev. J. J. Hayes, Omeo. Australia. He was educated at All Hallows, Dublin, was ordained two years ago, and at the time of his death was only in his twenty-fourth twenty-fourth year. The hospital branch of the Land and Labor association, at its last meeting passed a resolution expressing deep regret re-gret at hearing of the death in the ln I ted States of William Curran. a -nusm of Mr. James F. Barry, ex-mayor ex-mayor of Limerick. The Very Rev. Father Kieran has been nominated prior of the Dominican . community at St. Saviour's. Limerick, in succession to Father O'Kane, transferred trans-ferred to Dublin. Louth. Mr. William Moore died at his late 5esidonee. Nuo's Walk, on Monday, the "d ult., at the patriarchial age of So years. Mr. Moore was an old and respectable re-spectable citizen of Drogheda, and was for many years the faithful manager of Mr. J. J. F. Greene's sail manufacturing manufac-turing establishment. He took an ac-live ac-live interest in overs thing that tended to the welfare of his native town, and m above all was a practical Irish Catholic, I Kinceioly devoted to the duties of relig- Jon. Mr. Moore was prefect of the Con- fraternity of the Holy Family since its formation more than thirty s'ears ago. ' Monaglian, ' ! The death took place recent Is of Hen ry McKearney of Carrickanure, Cloiiti-1ret, Cloiiti-1ret, at the age of 103. He was never !known to have a day's sickness. His Xk'sst son, Owen McKearney, died on r the day following his father's demise, and both funerals took place at the same time and place. Queen's. The funeral on Dec. 9 of the late Mrs. Michael McHugh, Corbally. to the family- burial place at Rathaspick, was very largely attended. The deceased was sister of the late Mr. J. W. Dunne, one of the tenants evicted during the plan of campaign on the Luggacurran estate. Roscommon. Major General O'Connor, K. C. B.. and Rear Admiral C. D. Lucas of the British army and navs", are the sole survivors of the sixty-two heroes who first received the Victoria Cross on Jan. 2I. 1S56. General O'Connor, who rose from the ranks, is a native of El-phin. El-phin. Sligo. Matilda Frances Phillips, daughter of the late M. D. Phillips, J. P., of Sligo, died at Carriek-on-Suir on Dec. 12. Wexford. ' ; Sister Mars- Paul Murraj. a native of Pil'.um, Kilkenny, died at the Convent of Merc j". New Ross, on the morning of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Concep-tion, in the twelfth year of her religious life. |