Galway In Days Gone By

1919

New club needed

A meeting of the Galway Discharged Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Federation was held in the Court Theatre on Saturday afternoon, Mr. T. F. Goulding, President, in the chair.

Colonel Chamier, O.C., Renmore Barracks, detailed the steps being taken to procure a club for the men.

Captain W. G. Seymour, Secretary of the Galway County Council, said they intended to build a hall worthy of the men he saw before him and of the three or four hundred he was sorry not to see there (applause).

Up to the present they had £1,250 on hands for the object. That was for the whole county, as they had soldiers’ federations in Ballinasloe, Loughrea, Portumna, and elsewhere, which they also had to look after. They intended to make a start with the work before appealing for more money.

Mr. J. S. Young, J.P., said he would like to see more of the demobilised soldiers and sailors there that evening. He was sorry to see that a number of ex-service men were not joining the federation that ought to join it, and a number of those that were joined did not turn up to the meetings or pay their subscriptions.

The poor’s suffering

At a meeting of the Ballinasloe Guardians on Saturday, Mr. J. McKeigue presiding, twelve tenders were received for milk at 3s. per gallon. – In reply to the Chairman, the master said last year’s price was 2s.

Mr. Parker: I consider fifty per cent. of an increase outrageous.

Chairman: It is a big rise, but look at the price of an acre of hay and a cow.

Mr. Lynskey: I propose 2s. 6d.

Mr. Parker: They are no higher than last year.

Mr. Mitchell: There is no use in being death on the poor milk contractors. They are giving 2s. 8d. in Loughrea. The master takes most of the milk in winter.

Mr. Parker: It would make things very hard on the poor people.

Mr. Claffey: It would be creating a precedent to give 3s. for milk. The poor people would say the high price of milk was our fault. He would propose 2s.

Mr. Parker seconded. – After further discussion, Mr. Parker suggested 2s. 3d. and Mr Geraghty favoured 2s. 6d.

Mr: Parker: I wish we could give them 10s., but it is the poor people have to pay, not us.

For more, read this week’s Connacht Tribune.

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