scholan:hip examination to the Albert Agricultural College, had failed. Plans and specifications for Donegal town's new teohntca~ s~hoiols were appiroved by the Department of 1Education and the County V1ocational Education Committee adventised for tenders. Rev.. C. H. O'Callag.ban, C.C., St. Eunan's Cathedral, Letterkenny, was appointed ito the Chair 'Of Church Chant and Organ, in St. Patrick's College, Maynooth. Letterkenny F.C.A. unit w.as third in the Western Command Pleiitoon competition for the Custume Cup. That Ballyshannon's :rates were five times the 1915 figure, was stated by a solicitor in a case at Ballyshannon Civil Court. A new housing scheme at Ardonnell, Letterkenny, was blessed and opened by hi·s Lordship, Most Rev. Dr. MacNE:ely. The Minister for Lodal Government, 1Mr. P. Smith, formally opened the new 28 house scheme at Finian's Park, Moville. Right Rev. Mgr. :\kShlane, D.D., P.P., V.G., BunJcrana, p'.resided at Dunree Fort at the Solemn Invocation of Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, a.s patroness of the Defence Forces. T;he death took place of Mr. J. H. Steiadman, former Donegal county surveyor. Captain W. Ramage, Ballyshannon, well-known South nonegal solioitor, died after a shont illness, in Enniskillen hospital. The Iriish Tourist Board announced accfptance of the £4,500 offer made by Bundoran Urban District Council for the purchase of the amusement park, swimming piool and other property owned by the Board in Bundoran. At Ardalra, a development associaUon was formed and plans were m1ade to attract tourists in greater numbers. It was .also agreed to try to re-start the weekly 1market 'in the town. -Donegal Toiwn G.A.A. football team won the St. Connell Cup, defeating Glenties in the final. · The Stranorlar and ·Ballybofey ·branch of the National ExServicemen's Ass1ociation was wound up. Very Rev. John Canon Mccafferty, P.P., V.F., Stranorlar. Chance.nor of 1the Raphoe Diocese, died on Sunday l'borning, 11 th November. He was National President of the A.0.H. and played a prominent part in having Donegal excluded when an attempt was being made to bring it wiithin the jurisdiction of the Stormon~ Government. He was succeeded as parish priest by Rev T. W. Gallagher, forune:rly Administrator in the parish. At St. Peter's Church, Bradford, a memorial was erected to the memory of the late Father Charles Daly, parish priest of tha4- parish and a native of Kildtoney, Ballyshannon. , Caithnleen's Falls power station, Ballyshannon, part of the Erne hydro electric scheme, went into production for the first time when 378.
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