Galway In Days Gone By

1919

Taking flight

Aerial circles are agog with excitement at the moment at the prospect of the flight across the Atlantic which is to take place this month. The aviators will start about the middle of April, and will start about the middle of April, and will fly from St. John’s, Newfoundland, to the coast of Ireland.

If the project be successful – and wealth, enterprise, daring and skill are being put into it in order to achieve success – it is not merely possible, but likely that the aviators will land on the west coast, and, possibly, in the Co. Galway.

At any rate they will probably pass over this area on their way to a suitable landing place in the last stage of their journey. A great part of the district surrounding Galway and a large section of Connemara are generally regarded as “bad flying ground” for the reason that the prevalence of stone-walls and marshy land makes a “forced descent” difficult and sometimes dangerous.

Supplying the asylum

The Joint Committee of Management of Ballinasloe Asylum will, at their meeting to be held on Monday, the 14th day of April, 1919, open and consider tenders for supplying the institution from 15th day of April, 1919, to 30th day of September 1919, with the following, as per detailed tender forms to be procured at the Asylum, namely: –

Provisions, groceries, washing materials (excepting white soap), coal, hardware, Delph, white bran, best decorticated cotton cake, etc., also boots and shoes.

Flour: Best bakers’ flour of guaranteed quality, at per ton; best yeast, at per lb.

Tea: In chests about 110 lbs each.

Broken Assam under and, price 2s 8d per lb, or control price, duty paid with number, chop mark, ship’s name, to be delivered in such quantities as may be required.

The contract may be divided between one or more persons at the discretion of the Committee. Any reduction in duty during the term of the contract to be taken off the price by the contractor.

Whiskey: Best Irish, five years old at date of delivery (Power’s or Jameson’s) under bond of plain casks (quarters) at per gallon, short price. Contractor to pay duty which will be allowed.

1944

Labour shortage

Mr. G. Lee, County Surveyor, told the Galway County Council on Saturday that he proposed to recommend that no more men should be allowed to go from Galway to Kildare for turf cutting, and that those who had gone should be brought back for the turf production at home.

Mr. M. Donnellan, T.D., expressed the fear that in view of a labour shortage “we will not get half the turf that we expect to get in this county.”

Mr. James Cunningham said that some strikes had occurred already on bogs and the Council should consider if the wages on the bogs were inadequate. He proposed “for the sake of discussion” that the wages of turf workers should be increased by 10s. per week.

For more, read this week’s Connacht Tribune.

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