Galway In Days Gone By

1916

Weeds and Seeds Act

At Galway Petty Sessions, Mrs. Palmer was summoned under the Weeds and Seeds Act for failing to cut thistles on her land at Corbally, Turloughmore.

Mr. Golding, Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, and Mr. Walsh, of the Department of Agriculture, produced the order authorising the County Council to put the order in force; and also a copy of the notice served on Mrs. Palmer.

Mr. Garvey, and Inspector of the Department, swore that on the 21st July he found the defendant’s lands (about 100 acres) “very bad” as regards the growth of noxious weeds; and seven days later the weeds were worse and beginning to seed, no attempt having been made to cut them, as far as he knew.

Mr. Golding: I am asked to press for a heavy penalty in this case. We only take very bad cases now. The Department avoid taking anything except the very worst cases.

Mr. Head, agent for Mrs. Palmer, asked by the Bench if he had anything to say, said he got instructions to cut the thistles and he had cut 2.5 acres of them.

Chairman Joseph Kilbride, R.M.: Since this case was instituted?

– Yes.

Mr. Garvey said 90 acres of the 100 were bad, and Mrs. Palmer, holding such a large farm, it was only to be expected that she would give a good example to the smaller farmers.

Mr. Kelly said it was late for the cutting of thistles now. For the protection of agriculture, and in the interests of the farmers in the locality, it was necessary to do something to stop this class of offence.

Defendant was fined 5s and £1 costs.

1941

Alarming TB spread

Sufficient accommodation for the treatment of tuberculosis in Co. Galway is very urgent, because the disease appears to be becoming prevalent recently. There are eighty cases of advanced tuberculosis in the country for which the County Board of Health is not able to provide accommodation.

The foregoing statement was made by Mr. P. Beegan, T.D., Chairman of the Galway County Board of health at a meeting to discuss the proposed addition accommodation required for staff at the Woodlands Sanatorium the serious shortage of accommodation for patients and the urgent necessity of erecting two pavilions.

Irish ink

This issue of the Tribune is printed entirely in Irish ink on Irish paper – an achievement hitherto impossible. Printing inks have been made in this country for some time, and have been used by us since they became obtainable, but it is only recently that the Clondalkin Paper Mills embarked on the production of newsprint and great credit is due to those responsible for the success of the enterprise.

Galway’s loss

Kerry 1-8 Galway 0-7

History was made at Croke park on Sunday by Kerry footballers when, as holders of the national title, they won the premier honours for the fifteenth time by defeating Galway on the score, 1 goal 8 points to 7 points, after the game was level at half-time. The victors shared with Dublin the distinction of having won the greatest total of championships.

Croke Park housed almost 46,000 people for the battle of the two most outstanding football counties in Ireland to-day.

The football in the moiety was fast, clean and of a sparkling character. Galway undoubtedly shone in their handling of the ball and positional play, forcing Kerry to their doughty rugged method of defence.

For more, read this week’s Connacht Tribune.