Date: May 14 1840

Connaught Journal
Printed and Published in Lower Cross-street by Barthw. O'FLAHERTY
Galway, Ireland
Thursday, May 14, 1840

BIRTH

At Newtownsmith, this day, the Lady of Matthew Madden, Esq. Governor of the County Gaol, of a son.

DIED

At the Royal Naval Hospital, Haslar, Mr. George Rowley O'Maley, Captain's Clerk on board of her Majesty's ship Herald, and son of Edward O'Maley, Esq., Purser of Her Majesty's ship Britannia. The premature dissolution of this very amiable and promising young gentleman is a source of deep regret to his respected family who now reside near this Town. Animated with an ardent attachment for the profession he embraced, Mr. O'Maley bid fairly to distinguish himself in the Naval Service if Providence prolonged his life. With a cordial and affectionate disposition, cheerful manners, and an anxiety to render himself pleasing and agreeable to all who enjoyed the pleasure of his acquaintance, the departed youth acquired the esteem and respect of all who knew him, by whom and by his afflicted relations and friends he was much endeared and is now sincerely regretted.
At the College-road, after a tedious illness, which he endured with fortitude, Edward M'Donnell, Esq., of Mt. Pleasant, in the Co. of Mayo, in the 66th year of his age. This respected Gentleman during a long residence in this town sustained a high character for integrity and strict honor, and discharged the relative duties of his station with great credit, having left behind him an unsullied reputation. As a fond and attached husband, a kind and indulgent parent, the memory of Mr. M'Donnell and his good acts will be long cherished and esteemed by his disconsolate family and friends, who have to lament the death of a good man and most estimable citizen.

MAY FAIRS

The Fairs of Athenry, Gort, Tuam and Headford have been held during the present and past week, and have been well attended by purchasers. Horned Cattle, especially heiffers and milch cows fully maintained the prices had at previous Fairs. Pigs still continue in demand, but a great depression in the price of sheep. Thanks to the moral influence of the Apostle of Temperance, the Very Rev. T. Mathew, sobriety and good order pervades thro' all classes of societies. Those Fairs, formerly the scenes of contention and sanguinary outrage, where parties assailed each other with the most brutal and murderous intent, now happily pass off most tranquilly without the least disturbance or breach of the peace. What a great and exemplary Christian Clergyman effected in the habits and dispositions of the Irish people.

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We just heard with unaffected pleasure of the special appointment of Nicholas Comyn, Esq. of Ballinderry, in this county, to the Clerkship of the Crown, for the county of Roscommon, vacant by the lamented death of Edward Fallon, Esq. This appointment must give general satisfaction, the services of Mr. Comyn towards the advancement of all liberal measures for twenty years deserved to be noticed and rewarded by a Liberal government. Mr. Comyn possesses in a high degree every qualification necessary for the discharge of the important duties attached to this office.

TUAM RACES.
J.J. Bodkin, Esq., M.P. has, with his accustomed liberality, promised to give a piece of plate, value thirty guineas, to be run for at these races, which are fixed to come off on the 20th and 30th of June, and 1st of July next.

On Saturday last a fire broke out in the back house of Mr. Mangan of Loughrea, which he used as a bakery and took fire from the overheating of the oven! From its central position it was very alarming, but owing to the exertions of Mr.Denis Larkin, watch maker, assisted by some of the police and townspeople, it was fortunately got under without doing much damage.

An industrious poor man of the name of Comer, residing at Clooneen, near Dunmore, was killed on Friday last. He was returning from the market of Ballindine and had a load of oats on a cart when the horse became restive descending a steep hill, and in his exertions to restrain him he was knocked down; the wheel passed over his neck which caused his death. An inquest was held by Andrew Hosty, Esq. who found a verdict according to the circumstances.

At the fair of Ballinasloe, last week, the farmers of Clare, got an advance of 10s a had for their cattle. Mr. Cahill, got £14 for his cows; Messrs. Cullinan, £13 15s; Mr. Gore, £11; Mr. Curtin, £10 to £11 2s; Mr. Powell, £10 10s; Mr. Healy £10.

On Thursday the House of Lords gave judgment in Persse v Persse, an appeal from the Irish Chancery, whose decision they affirmed, in dismissing the bill of appellant, which went to enforce a deed of covenant by Robert Persse, respondent, conveying the Castleboy estate, Galway, to certain uses, but who is now released therefrom.

Three companies of the 60th Rifle Depot from Galway, arrived in Limerick, officered by Catp. Gibbons, Lieuts. Bingham, O'Grady, Douglas and Sotheby. They marched hence next morning for Cork.

ST. HELENS,
Residence of Mrs. Hynes,
A Marine Lodge.
TO BE LET,
Furnished,
During the Bathing Season,
From the 1st of June.
The House consists of a Dining Parlour, Drawing Room, Four Red Rooms, Kitchen, Pantry, andDairy, with a Coach House and Stable, a mile West of Galway, Taylor's Hill.
References to Mrs. Hynes, St. Helens, Galway, (if by letter post-paid).

Wanted an Apprentice.
To the Mercantile and Grocery Business.
A Young Lad of good character and respectability, will be taken as an Apprentice to the above Trade. No Fee required, but security for his integrity.
Application to be made to Thomas Bodkin, William-street, Galway. May 7th, 1840.

Destruction of Flesk Cottage, Killarney-
We regret to state that Flesk Cottage, the picturesque residence of Arthur Lloyd Saunders, Esq. was completely destroyed by fire on Saturday last, at four o'clock in the afternoon. The owner was absent when the fire broke out. In twenty minutes the roof fell in, and on Mr. Saunders' return that evening he found his dwelling in a heap of ruins. Too much praise cannot be given to the indefatigable exertions of the surrounding peasantry, who, at the imminent risk of their lives, endeavoured to save some property; and in some measure of their efforts were crowned with success. No lives were lost by the unfortunate occurrence.- Nenagh Guardian.

A pensioner belonging to the 64th Regiment, named Hegarty, who lived at Slavan, near Beleek, while in a state of insanity, drowned himself in Lough Erne on Monday last. He has left a wife and several children to lament his loss.