MAY A conference of 300 national school teachers. organised by the Donegal County: Committee of the I.N.T.0 .. a.nd t•he first of its kind, met in Ballybofey and pc.oled ideas on school m~thods and problems. A rate collection amounting to 97.8 per cent. of the total warrant was announced by the county se2retan·. Ballyshannon's first D:·ama Festival was ooened by Most Rev. Dr. :O.IacNeely. Entries W·ere received from each of t1he four prnvinces. Do:J.egal iunior G.A.A. football team defeated Tyrone in the final of the Ulster l'hampionship. The Bisl100 of Raphoe, .'.\lost Rev. Dr. MacNee!y, solemnly ble3sed and laid the corner stone of the new £60,000 Church o: Christ the King at Gortahork. The hearing of 90 appea'.s frcm the decision of the Commissicners of Valuation arising out of the general i evision of valuations in clude:l at Cou:·t. Buncrana co.::J.- Buncrana Circuit Mr. W. M. A. James, lleadmaster, Royal Sl'hool, Raphoe, for sev-eral years, received a:J. appointment in Drogheda Grammar School. ..,. .< The Rev. W. McQuade, '.\I.A., Longford, was appointed curatein-charge, Gle::Jcolumbkille parish. Attendance at lristailation in St. Co1umba's Chui"th inclm•· ed the Bishop, :\lost Rev. Dr. Ml'Neill Bovd. D.D. 451. JUN€ On 29th June, Ros .'\uala was the scene of an historic ceremony, tt.e blessing and dedication of the new church and friary erected by t·he Franciscan Order of Friars Minor. The 0·2Casion ma:·ked the return to Tirconaill of the Orde1· for the first time since they were banished in Penal times. The Order had, in fact, returned at the invitation of the Bishop of Raphoe, Most Rev. De .'.\lcNeely, some years previously, but were accommodated in temporary quarters pending the construction of the new buildings. It was estimated that some 7 ,OOO people attended the ce:·emonies. In addition to t•he Lord Bishop and other church dignitaries, his Excellenc,v, the President of Ireland, An Taoiseach, Mr. D-2 Valera, members of the Oireac-htas. Judiciary and Army, were p:-·esent. The dedication was performed by his Lordship, the Bishop, who later presided in the Sanctuary at Solemn High Jlass celebrated by Very Rev. A. McLoone, president, St. Euna.;1's College. A temporary altar was erected outside the chun:h and here Mass was also celebrated for the thousands who could not be admitted to the church. A special sermon was preached by Very Rev. Dr. J . P. l\kLaughlin, vice-pr·esident, Maynooth College, a native of Ballyshannon. The Franciscan community, .:all present at the ceremonies ··':,{l.nd all who assisted received a special Aposto'.ic Blessing from His Holiness, the Pope. The new milk product~ factory nt. Lette:kenny opened nnrl on
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