Galway In Days Gone By

1916

Three in a bed

At a meeting of Loughrea District Council, Chairman P. Riordan, J.P., said he heard of a lodging house the police inspected to see if there were three in a bed.

Mr. Cahill: I think it must be looking for law breakers they were.

What would you think of three sleeping in one bed Tom? asked Mr O’Loughlin of Mr. Tannian (laughter).

“What do I know about it?” replied Mr. Tannian, amidst renewed laughter.

An I.D.A. wanted

One of the most pressing and urgent needs of the City and the moment is an active and intelligently directed and controlled branch of the Irish Industrial Development Association. Many of those who were associated with the work of the old Association in Galway remember that it brought together all classes and creeds in the City and that if it had no other good to its credit, it succeeded in establishing one of the greatest industrial exhibitions and conferences ever held in Ireland.

South Park launch

The long-delayed project of completing the work of reclamation of the thirty-acre field known as the Swamp, and now known as South Park, was initiated under most auspicious circumstances. Mr Martin McDonagh, J.P. Co.C., Chairman, presided at a representative meeting of citizens at the Council Chamber, Town Hall, when resolutions were unanimously passed commending the project to the support of all classes in the city and county; appointing a General Committee representative of sporting and other interests in city and county, and a small Working Committee to carry out the details of organisation.

1941

Poisoning arrest

An arrest has been made in County Donegal in connection with the poisoning of eleven soldiers at Renmore Barracks, Galway, last week. Five of the soldiers were removed to Galway Central Hospital for treatment. They were discharged early this week.

Last weekend, Chief Supt. Collins with other Garda officers from Galway held a consultation at Sligo with the Chief Superintendent in Donegal and other officers from the Donegal Garda Division for the purpose of coordinating the investigations.

Tinkering with Irish

Mr. Joseph Carroll, 10 Fortfield Park, Terenure, Dublin, was appointed Borough Surveyor of Galway at Thursday’s meeting of the Galway Corporation. Mr Carroll was recommended by the Local Appointments Commissioners.

After it had been reported that Mr. Carroll had a little Irish, Mr. Redington stated that they heard a lot of talk about Irish, but they did not seem to be getting much help from the people in Dublin. Later he added that they were only tinkering with the language question.

It was alleged that the Local Government Department had failed to carry out the terms of the Gaeltacht Order in the case of some past appointments.

Bike pump theft

In a charge of larceny of a bicycle pump from Guard Burns, Private McNulty of the National Army, was given probation at Ballinasloe Court.

Guard Burns said he was on patrol duty in the main street, and his bicycle was on the opposite side of the street. Some time later he saw the soldier come along, leave his bicycle against the one already there, and when leaving in a few minutes take the pump from the Guard’s bicycle and put it in his pocket.

The soldier later gave the Guard a wrong name, number and address, and had the signs of drink. Later he found out his right name and number.

Defendant said he had a few drinks taken at the time, and was a little confused when the Guard confronted him; he did not know what he was doing.

For more, read this week’s Connacht Tribune.