August 26, 2010

Date Published: {J}

1910

Drowning

A sad drowning accident occurred about four miles from Portumna recently, in which a child was drowned convenient to his home at Cappagh. It appears that the little boy, in company with his two other brothers, went to a river convenient, when the child fell in and was carried away with the current and drowned.

Unlicensed gun

The Excise Authorities summoned a man from Fiddane, for carrying a gun without being duly licensed. Mr. Powell represented the Excise Authorities, and Mr. J. A. Glynn, solr., appeared for defendant.

Constable O’Shea swore that on the 14th July he found the defendant carrying a gun at Fiddane without being duly licensed. He was about sixty yards from him at the time.

Witness followed him to the house, and was there informed by the defendant that he went to Fiddane to get a shot at a rabbit. Defendant said he was not licensed to carry a gun, but would take out a licence on the 1st August. He asked witness to overlook the offence.

Mr. Glynn, solr., on behalf of the defendant admitted the defence. Defendant’s brother had a licence and was out shooting. He was wanted at Gort, and defendant went to where he was shooting to bring the gun home for him.

The Chairman said Lord Gough did not wish to mark a conviction against the defendant. It may injure him later on. Mr. Powell said he had no authority to withdraw the prosecution.

Mr. Glynn said defendant would take out a licence. The Bench decided on fining defendant £10, and subsequently reduced it to £2 10s, with a recommendation that it be still further reduced to 5s.

Typhus outbreak

A serious outbreak of typhus fever has occurred in Lettermullen and Gorumna, and fever stricken poor in some parts of Lettermullen are actually starving. Sir Acheson McCullagh, Medical Inspector, states that there are now 18 cases of the disease, and seven or eight deaths have occurred during the past month.

1935

Salthill tourism

Salthill is thronged with visitors this month. August is usually the most popular holiday month in Ireland. Salthill assumes a festive appearance at night. From the bottom of King Hill to the end of the promenade, there are strings of gaily coloured electric bulbs. Flood lighting has been adopted by the Eglinton Hotel and by Seapoint and adds to the general air of festivity.

Call for unit

A provisional meeting of pre-Truce I.R.A. was held in Castlerea on Sunday, Mr. M. Davis in the chair. An urgent appeal was made for unity and a one all-Ireland organization. The meeting discussed the matter at length and it was decided to invite delegates from the various pre-Truce I.R.A. groups for a meeting which will be arranged. The meeting appealed to leaders of the various groups to further the cause of unity in the interest of nationality.

Roads grant

At the weekly meeting of the Finance Committee of the Galway County Council, Mr. Martin Quinn, presiding, a letter was read from the Department of Local Government that £18,417 had been provisionally allocated as a grant towards the maintenance of roads in County Galway.

The reconstruction in reinforced concrete of Merchants’ Road, Galway, was included at a cost of £1,209.

Knock cure

A rumoured cure at Knock has been reported to the Medical Bureau secretary. A 14 year-old girl who for a considerable time had been under treatment for a tubercular hip, had the limb in a plastic case. Medical men had abandoned hope of restoring the normal use of the limb by surgical treatment.

She visited Knock shrine on Sunday on crutches. She left Knock leaving the crutches after her.

The patient has returned to hospital for examination by her doctor, who will report back to the Medical Bureau at Knock.

For more, read this week’s Connacht Tribune.