Fermanagh Herald February 5th 1916. THRESHING IN COUNTY LEITRIM. During the week Messrs. W. E. Pye and William Johnston, Kinlough, attended at Messrs. T. J. Rooney’s, Foxfield, E Thompson, Cherrybrook, with a steam thresher, for the purpose of giving demonstrations on the threshing of oats etc.. The thresher is one of powerful capabilities, having thrashed, cleaned and gathered 120 stone of oats per hour. The ease and comfort with which work can now be done by the use of up-to-date machinery should be a great encouragement to the farmers of the county to increase the cultivation of crops during the coming season.
Fermanagh Herald February 5th 1916. WOULD NOT LEAVE THE WORKHOUSE. An interesting discussion arose over an inmate from Killybuggy. It would appear that this woman was in the habit of living with her married daughter and was in receipt of the old age pension. She went away from her daughter’s house and sought refuge in the Manorhamilton Union. Her daughter appeared before their Guardians asking that our mother be requested to leave the workhouse and go back to live with her as heretofore. The Guardians could not persuade the woman to leave the house so they allowed her to stay for the present.
February 10th 1916. THE FAITHFUL HORSE. A remarkable story of a horse’s faithfulness is related in the monthly magazine of the Claremont Mission Pentonville N., by one of the Coldstream Guards Regiment. After the fierce fighting at Loos he writes it was noticed that there was a horse standing between the firing lines. For two days he remained there. Then some of our men crawled out and found that he was standing by the dead body of his rider and would not leave the spot. Later on some of our men bravely arranged to get out to the horse again, blindfolded him and brought them back to our lines. By no other means could the faithful beast be persuaded to leave its dead master. F.T.
February 10th 1916. NOTES. Certain areas in the United Kingdom have now been forbidden to aliens. In Ireland these included the counties of Dublin, Cork and Kerry.
The Compulsory Service Order of England comes into force today. Unmarried men from 19 years to 30 are being called up, the last of them to report by March 3.
An old Crimean veteran named Matthew Johnston, has died as a pay patient in Enniskillen Workhouse hospital on Tuesday. He had served under the late Col. Johnston of Snowhill and told how he used to carry biscuits from Balaclava to Sebastopol sometimes in his bare feet in the snow. He received a special service pension about 15 years ago. He will be buried today. I.R.
February 10th 1916. SERGEANT J. FYFFE 18TH ROYAL IRISH, rushed home from his regiment in France to see his father in Eden Street, Enniskillen, but before he could reach home his father had passed away. Sergeant Fyffe is a smart young soldier and instructor of athletics in his battalion. He met James and Willie Quinn of the Diamond, Enniskillen of the 5th Royal Irish Rifles near his own battalion in France and says that the Ulster division with the local battalion lay not far off from where his own battalion was located. The Ulster division and other Divisions are on the best of terms. All are comrades out there, no matter from the south or north and all are much superior in physique and in condition to the German soldiers. The German soldiers would desert in numbers but that their own officers tell them that they would be shot at once if taken by the British. One of the prisoners taken by the 18th on Christmas night was so frightened and he begged his captors to leave him his German head: he was led to believe that his head would be cut off. The well-known action at the Brickfields reduced the 18th from 1,100 to about 43 men, they were so decimated. The Germans, Sergeant Fyffe says, no longer advance in solid masses as they used to do, but in open formation. They had suffered so much by the former that they were taught a lesson. I.R.
February 10th 1916. THE 12TH INNISKILLINGS. A draft of the 12th Inniskillings stationed at Enniskillen, has gone to the front and received a hearty send off, the whole of the battalion lining up and heartily cheering their departing comrades. The officers of the battalion bade the men farewell at the Railway Station. With the drafts leaving were the following officers – Second Lieutenants Allen, McKinley, Baker, Shannon and Reid. The fine corps of drums played the men off to the tunes of “The girl I left behind me”, and to “Keep the home fires burning”, while at intervals “Auld Lang Syne” was played. Among the men of the draft are some old soldiers who saw service in South Africa. The order for departure was received only one hour before train time and so the townspeople had not an opportunity of knowing of the departure of the men, and of giving them a fitting send off. I.R.
Fermanagh Herald February 12th 1916. OBITER DICTA. THE CONVENT BELL. There is apparently no limit to the appalling pomposity of a certain set of Protestants, who are unfortunately in Enniskillen. But happily their influence is nil. Nevertheless that little bird known as rumour has just hopped on my table and told me a surprising story concerning the Convent bell. The hint is quite sufficient for this sect. I write the above just to let them know that I am fully conversant with all of the leading facts, and I’m seriously thinking of pulling back the veil in a short time and exposing the bigoted scheme.
Fermanagh Herald February 12th 1916. DROMORE BISHOPRIC. APPOINTMENT OF THE VERY REV. EDWARD CANON MULHERN, D. D., P. P., INISHMACSAINT. A Reuter’s cable from Rome of Monday’s date intimates that, on the recommendation of the Consistorial Congregation, his Holiness the Pope has appointed the very Rev. Edward Canon Mulhern of Inishmacsaint to be Lord Bishop of Dromore in succession to the late most Rev. Dr. O’Neill. The new Bishop-elect is a native of Ederney, County Fermanagh and received his early education at St. Macartan’s seminary Monaghan where he ranked among the most successful students of his time.
Fermanagh Herald February 12th 1916. IT WILL BE LEARNED WITH REGRET that Private S. H. Young, of the 8th Highland Light Infantry, and brother of Mr. D. Young, Omagh, was killed by shrapnel in France on the 21st of January. Private Young was a native of Belleek, County Fermanagh and was employed for some time in Messrs. White Bros.’ hardware establishment in Omagh. After the outbreak of the war he joined the colours and went on active service about October last. The news of his death was conveyed in a letter from the chaplain of the regiment, who states that he was buried with his Scottish comrades.
Fermanagh Herald February 12th 1916. CAPTAIN D’ARCY IRVINE KILLED. Captain Charles William D’Arcy Irvine 6th Service Battalion, Leinster Regiment, who is reported in Monday’s casualty list to have been killed in action at the Dardanelles, was reported wounded and missing, believed killed, in September last. He was the eldest son of Major Charles Cockburn D’Arcy Irvine, J.P. of Castle Irvine, Irvinestown, and of Fannie Kathleen, daughter of the late Lt. Colonel Jesse Lloyd, of Ballyleck, County Monaghan. He was a grandson of the late Captain W. D’Arcy Irvine, D. L. of the 67th Regiment now the 2nd Battalion Hampshire Regiment, and his great grandfather, the late Mr. W. D’Arcy Irvine of Castle Irvine served at Waterloo with the 1st Dragoon Guards. Captain C. W. D’Arcy Irvine who was 31 years of age, served for a time in the 3rd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles. He afterwards transferred to the Leinster Regiment, and accompanied the 6th Battalion to the Dardanelles last year, taking part in the Suvla Bay operations. His services were mentioned in dispatches by General Sir Ian Hamilton.
Fermanagh Herald February 12th 1916. AGAINST FEMALE LABOUR AT PIT HEAD. The Executive, Committee of the Northumberland Miners have resolved to oppose the introduction of female labour at the pit head, and recommended instead a rearrangement of male labour. Their contention is there are many strong men at the bank who might be better employed underground, and many discarded old men who could be re-employed. There are no pit head woman workers in Northumberland.
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