Galway in Days Gone By
Galway In Days Gone By
1917
Trans-Atlantic Port
Recently there has been much discussion that is public property, and more important conferences that have been conducted in private, upon the question of building a pier to Mutton Island. Mr. Binns, the Harbour Engineer, has submitted three schemes of improvement to his Board, his instructions being to provide for ample harbour accommodation in Galway Bay for the Admiralty and for the purposes of a trans-Atlantic port. In the latter connection, he has laid down a scheme which will provide a port at Blackrock, and utilise the Marguerita Shoal for the building of the breakwater. It is claimed that as great a depth of water will be found here as at Barna, and that the facilities provided will be in every way equal to anything that can be obtained further out in the Bay.
The essence of the Mutton Island scheme is that it can be carried into effect almost immediately. With Government assistance, about four months would suffice to provide ample berthing accommodation for boats of deep draught alongside the proposed pier.
Road regulations
“I think,” said Mr. Kilbride, at the City Petty Sessions on Monday, “it is very hard for police to regulate the traffic on a market day, for everybody is a law unto himself. There is no rule of the road.” The leaving of his horse untended on the street cost Patrick Glynn, Kiltullagh, 5s. and costs. But these fines are not enough. The police ought to receive special instructions in road traffic, and enforce upon all occasions the regulations, that are understood by ordinary, intelligent people, and that are carried out in every well-ordered community.
Danger of runaways
On Saturday evening at 4 o’clock, the horse of Mr. Patrick Faherty, Ower, became startled whilst standing outside the shop of Mr. Bartly Lydon, Eglinton-st., and with the cart attached, dashed towards the Courthouse, where the cart was upset and a shaft smashed. Dragging the car after him, the animal ran on to the Wood Quay market, and collided with a horse and vehicle, the property of Mr. John Conneely, Moycullen. Both animals were injured, Conneely’s seriously.
1942
Lights out
At Thursday’s meeting of the Galway Corporation, the Mayor said that it had been suggested by the E.S.B. that the Corporation should cut off the public lighting of the city for a month. It was agreed to cut off the public lighting from Friday, June 26th, until Saturday, July 15th, inclusive, and have the lights restored for the Sunday beginning Race Week.
In view of the decision, it was agreed to draw attention to the need for painting all street obstacles, including isolated footpath kerbs, white.
Early holidays
Mr. Peter Kelly, manager of the newly-opened Irish Tourist Association office in Eglinton-street, Galway, stated that judging from the number of inquiries received people are definitely holidaying earlier this year. As compared with last year, the number of inquiries for accommodation in Salthill and Galway showed a definite increase. Already there were heavy advance bookings for Race Week, and Mr. Kelly would welcome immediate registration of those who can offer accommodation during that week.
Race Week supplies
About forty persons engaged in the hotel and restaurant business met in the Royal hotel, Galway, and prepared a case to be put to the I.T.A. for submission to the Minister for Supplies for extra stocks of tea, sugar, flour and bacon for Race Week and the week before the Races.
After it had been decided to form an association called ‘The Galway Hotel and Caterers’ Association’ to deal with all matters of concern to the trade, it was agreed to ask Messrs. Guinness to increase by fifty per cent for Race Week and the following week the quota of stout issued to licensed members of the new association.
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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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