1952 IN JANUARY Sto:-ml::ound for five weeks, Tory Island was relieved, but only just in time as fc.od supplies were exhausted. Rev. Dr. B. ,Duggan, D.Ph., C.C., Kilcar, a native of Mullaghduff, Kincasslagh, died i.n the Sheil hospit111, Ballyshannon. He was ordained in Rome i·n 1916. Donegal Vocatio:ial Education Committee decided to erect new technical schools at Car- :·ick and Gortahork at a cost of £20,000, and tci seek the permission of the Department for the erection of a third school at Gweedore. The death occurred, at 80 yea:·s of age, of ;Rev. P. >Devlin, P.P., Donaghmore. He was educated in Paris. Very Rev. J. Macintyre, parish priest of Burtonp01·t for 12 years, died. A native of Carrick. he was ordained in 1905 and spent nine years on Arranmore. where, at his sipecial requ.est, his remains vvere interred. The eounty keasurer reported a loss of £163 lls on the year's workiri·cr when the annual county conve~\.Q,p .of the G.A.A. 1ttended by 60 ' delegates, was '.1el'.l at Ballybofey. FEBRUARY Comhaltas Uladh, at a meeting· in Belfa,;1, :1::nouncNl th1t Retrospect the new Irish training college at R::;ssguil would be ready for o;:icning b May. £7,500 was collected from subscribers, including An Taoiseach, and all tJ:.e Bishops of Ulster. Rev. P. :O.IcHugh, P:P., Badoney Upper, (Plumbridge, Co. Tyrone) was appointed P.P., D::maghmore. Rev. T. R. Griffith, Adm.. Glenswilly, was appointed parish priest, Burtonport. Donegal County Council fixe:l a ratp of 35s in the £, an increase of 5s. The County <Manager had estimated for a rate of 40/4. Lough Swillv Railway Company shareholders at the annual meetiniz. hea::d that for the first time rec·eipts had reached the quarter million pounds mark. Actual iner.ease (gross receipts) was £20,226 and a divide:it of 5% was decla,·ed. It was decided to close down the remaining portion of their railway line-Derry to Buncrana and Letterkenny. .!\<fost Rev. Dr. Farren. Bishop of Derrv. laid thp foundation stone of a new convent building for the Sistel·s of Mercy, Buncrana. MARCH Dr. Anthony Dunlevy, son of tile late Mr. and Mrs. George Dunlevv. Mounfrharles. !'aclio· lo,:.(ist. in one of Manc·h<'s1et'.; 4W.
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