Galway in Days Gone By
Galway In Days Gone By
1918
Democratic duty
Commenting editorially on “Sinn Fein and the future,” the “Freeman’s Journal” on Friday stated:- “The policy and plans of Sinn Fein have now become a matter of serious importance to every Irishman, whatever may be his political views. Fr. O ‘Loughlin of Gurteen, gives an estimate of the position and a forecast of the policy.
The people, he points out, have declared for full freedom. Majority rule is the deciding factor in all democratically governed countries, and there can be no obscuring the popular demand.
Ireland will now send her chosen delegates to the Peace Conference to present her demand ‘for full freedom and independence.’
If English statesmen try to obscure the issue and if President Wilson refuses to support the demand of Ireland, “Irishmen at home and abroad will know how to deal with England’s Premiers or America’s Presidents.”
There is no disputing Father O’ Loughlin’s interpretation of the result of the recent election. In the Sinn Fein manifesto of October 12th the issue was frankly stated as he states it, without obscurity or equivocation.
‘The establishing of the Irish Republic’ by the withdrawal of the Irish representation from Westminster, the using of every means to render impotent the power of England to hold Ireland in subjection, the establishment of a constituent assembly, and by appealing to the Peace Conference, was what the electors were invited to approve.
They have, we believe, endorsed the aim and the means by a substantial majority of the representatives of Nationalist Ireland.
That being so it must be conceded that it is the duty of all democrats to recognise the principle of majority rule and to give the Sinn Fein Leaders a fair opportunity of fulfilling their promises to the people.
1943
Six cousin priests
Ordained for Chinese Mission. – The Rev. Matthew Quinn, who with other priests has been ordained in Dalgan College, Navan, for the Chinese Mission by His Grace, the Most Rev. Dr D’Alton, Bishop of Meath, is a son of Mr Patrick and Mrs. Quinn, Dublin Road, Tuam.
He is a relative of the Rev. Frank and the Rev. Peter Quinn, Newbridge, at present on the Mission in California, U.S.A.
He was educated in the Christian Brothers’ School, Tuam, and St. Jarlath’s College, Tuam, before he entered the College at Navan.
The Rev. Matthew Quinn has five cousins priests. They are the Rev. Major Peter Quinn, Chaplain in the American Army; the Rev. Frank Quinn, Mississippi; the Rev. Michael Flemming, Boston, U.S.A.; the Rev. John Tiernan, S.J., Boston, U.S.A.; the Rev. Dean Blake, Hindsford, Manchester.
He has three aunts nuns.
Turkey price hike
At the Tuam Christmas market on Saturday only a small supply of turkeys and geese were offered and birds went quickly at advanced prices.
Turkeys sold early at 2s. 3d. per lb., but late buyers had to pay 2s. 6d. Geese were 14s. each.
There was still a run on the “white” bread in shops and bakeries and all suppliers were sold out in the evening.
Orderly queue
The new Emergency Powers Order issued by the Department of Justice making queuing at ‘bus stops compulsory applies to the whole country and, therefore, includes Galway city as well as in other parts of the state where there are specially defined stops.
During the past few weeks wild scrambles for seats in ‘busses took place at Galway railway station and similar incidents are common at the Eyre Square and Salthill termini during the height of the holiday season.
The new order requires intending passengers at a ‘bus stop to behave in an orderly manner, and to comply with all directions (including a direction to form a queue) given by a garda or an official of the ‘bus company.
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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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