Galway in Days Gone By
Galway In Days Gone By
1917
Connemara’s wealth
We have proof of the fact that a considerable portion of the district of Murvey, Roundstone, is rich indeed in mineral wealth. Recent investigation has shown that the “molybdenite” discovered here some time ago is really genuine. Great value is set on this mineral. In the development of these mines at Murvey, enterprising companies, alive to their own interests, should spare neither time, labour nor capital in view of the great advantages that are likely to accrue to all therefrom.
We feel confident that the projected scheme will meet with the encouragement it deserves from those interested in these matters. The district in which this mineral wealth abounds is set amongst the most beautiful scenery in Ireland.
City fire
Shortly after midnight on Saturday a chimney in the house of Mr. John Keady, New Road, went on fire. The matter was reported to the Dominick-street police, who immediately hastened to the scene. On arrival, it was found that the thatch of the house adjoining, tenanted by Mrs Quinn, was on fire. The fire brigade was immediately summoned, and they, in company with the members of the constabulary, directed their efforts to stripping the thatch which had become ignited. A line of hose was also brought to play on the conflagration which was completely extinguished about 4.30am.
1942
Intemperance and other evils
In their Lenten Pastorals the members of the Irish Hierarchy, while expressing gratitude to God for having, almost miraculously, preserved our country from becoming directly involved in the present world conflict, express a fear that the people may not be altogether preserved from the growing laxity of conscience, the development of a new paganism, which is concomitant with such a conflict.
His Lordship the Most Rev. Dr. Browne, Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh and Apostolic Administrator of Kilfenora, in the course of his Pastoral, defended the position of neutrality taken up by this country.
If our people are to work hard from dawn to dusk during this fateful spring, they should not dissipate their energies in amusements that are protracted to late hours and are accompanied with intemperance and other evils.
Unfortunately, there is now a constant drive to extend the hours and frequency of dances regardless of the welfare of the people, because dance halls have become a means of livelihood and profit to many people, and these think only of increasing their gains. The State which is now calling out for more production has allowed in recent years such an increase of commercialised dance halls, that they are now one of the greatest sources of demoralisation and idleness.
There is no need to us to stress the need to produce more foodstuffs by tillage this year. Appeals have been made to the self-interest and to the patriotism of landowners to increase their tillage. I wish to remind my Catholic people that food production is now not a matter of self-interest nor of patriotism to the nation, but one of a personal obligation of charity to living men and women.
His Lordship, the Most Rev. Dr. Browne, Bishop of Galway, has granted a dispensation from the fast and abstinence of Lent except on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. On those two days, fast and abstinence must be observed. On the other Fridays, Catholics are bound to abstain only.
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1923
Gloom after war
The special correspondent of the “Independent”, who has been writing of the aftermath of civil war in the West, notes that a feeling of apathy, due to the uncertainty of events, exists amongst the sorely-tried people of Connemara; that politics are referred to only with disgust and that not more than fifty per cent. of the people would vote at a general election; that poverty and unemployment are rife, and there is a growing tendency towards emigration; and that there are bitter complaints of the huge impost of rates and taxes.
It is only too true that there is enough of material for the pessimist to brood over, and that a feeling of gloom permeates country towns. But it is a poor tribute to patriotism that has survived such horrors to encourage this gloom.
It is the duty of all of us to get this pessimism out of the national body and to rid ourselves of the notion that we have not enough Christianity and moral sense left to restore our people to cheerful and ordered progress and industry.
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1923
Peace negotiations
As we go to press, An Dáil is discussing the Peace negotiations between the Government and Mr. de Valera. It was announced on Wednesday for the first time that such negotiations were begun following Mr. de Valera’s “cease fire” proclamation of April 27, and that by the 30th of the month Senators Andrew Jameson and James Douglas were asked by him to discuss proposals.
They said it was for the Government to discuss; they could only confer. Into the ensuring conferences the Government declined to enter personally, but on May 3 the senators placed before Mr. de Valera the Cabinet’s terms, which were that future issues should be decided by the majority vote of the elected representatives of the people, and that as a corollary and a preliminary to the release of prisoners, all lethal weapons should be in the custody and control of the Executive Government.
Mr. de Valera relied to this on May 7 with a document in which he agreed to majority rule and control of arms, but added that arms should be stored in a suitable building in each province under armed Republican guard until after the elections in September, that the oath should not be made a test in the councils of the nation, and that all political prisoners should be released immediately on the signing of this agreement.
“You have brought back to us,” wrote President Cosgrave, “not an acceptance of our conditions, but a long and wordy document inviting debate where none is possible”.
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1923
State of the parties
Speculation as to parties after the next Irish elections is exceedingly interesting, especially in view of the enlarged franchise.
In Dublin, the view appears to be held by a number of people that Labour will make a great bid for power.
Dublin, however, has a curiously insular habit of thought where matters that concern all Ireland and in which Ireland has a say are concerned. We hope this insularity will rapidly disappear under the new conditions.
The country as a whole is backing the Farmers’ Party, and has not the smallest doubt that it will be the strongest combination in the next Dáil, and that it will oust the purely political parties, the one because it has resorted to force, the other because it has been compelled to use force to supress force, and the Labour Party because Ireland feels that at the back of its policy lurks the danger of Communism.
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