Galway in Days Gone By
Galway In Days Gone By
Galway In Days Gone By – 1914
German cruiser
On Wednesday night, a special relief staff was put on at the Galway Post Office, and it is understood that the bulk of the communications dealt with the present European situation, and are for the purpose of putting Whitehall into touch with the British fleet at sea.
There is also a rumour, but this has not been confirmed, that there is a German cruiser patrolling the coast, and it is suggested that she is picking up German subjects in this country. Already, some German subjects have been notified to hold themselves in readiness for eventualities.
Making recovery
Mr. Patrick Keenan, son of Mr. Keenan, Presentation Road, Galway, who fell victim to the fusillade at Dublin on Sunday, is making satisfactory progress. The bullets in his head have not yet, however, been extracted.
City break-in
Denis Lyons, who gave his address as Cross-street, Galway, but who is believed to be a native of Tuam, and of the tramp class, was placed under arrest by Constables Haughey and Keane at 4 o’clock this (Friday) morning on a charge of having broken into the premises of Mr. P.J. Kelly, William-street.
The constables who were fortunately in the vicinity at the time heard a loud crash and on arriving at the four corners found Lyons. Mr. Kelly’s window in Lower Abbeygate-street had been broken and a number of bottles filled with coloured water taken.
Later, a number of bottles with Mr. Kelly’s name on the labels were found at the Square, which goes to show that there must have been more than one connected with the raid.
1939
Milk larceny alleged
At Loughrea District Court, before Mr. W.P. Cahill, D.J., the Attorney General prosecuted John Skelly, Dalyston, for unlawfully taking and carrying away a quantity of milk – three pints – the property of Michael Fahy, his next door neighbour on July 3.
Michael Fahy stated that he kept a cow which he milked at around one o’clock each day and ten o’clock at night. She gave about three quarts of milk each time. Witness noticed there was a sudden falling off of the milk and took certain steps to have the cow watched.
On July 3, witness went out to the field about four o’clock or 4.30 that morning. John Skelly was milking the cow. When witness asked him who gave him leave to do that, defendant gave him a short answer he could not understand and walked away.
Cross-examined by Dr. A.D. Comyn, solicitor for Skelly, Mr Fahy denied asking Mr Skelly, his wife and his nephew to milk the cow.
Dr. Comyn: If the three of them came up and swear you told them to milk the cow, they would be perjuring themselves?
Witness: Yes.
John Skelly stated that he was a national teacher and a next door neighbour of Mr Fahy. His wife carried on a shop at Dalyston. Fahy had a calf suckling on a cow until it was five months old.
Fahy had to leave his house every morning before seven to go to Newtowndaly. It was very often two and 2.30 when he returned home from work. Fahy asked witness’s wife to take the milk from the cow on June 7, as she might get milk fever in the hot weather.
Witness tried to milk the cow. She was restless. It was 6.30 before he left his house on the morning of July 3 to milk the cow. He had about a naggin of milk taken from her when Fahy arrived on the scene.
He came shouting and running towards witness with an open knife in his hand. Witness got the biggest surprise in his life at Fahy’s attitude and walked away without any explanation. He frequently obliged Fahy by giving him milk and milking his cow for him.
Cross-examined by Superintendent Finnegan, witness said up to that they were very good neighbours. Mrs. Skelly and John Conway, nephew of the defendant, also gave evidence that they were asked by Michael Fahy to milk the cow.
The Justice said he believed Skelly’s story and dismissed the case on the merits.