September 29, 2011

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1911

Claregalway outrage

A correspondent reports that on Friday night last, revolver shots were fired into the house of Mr. Joseph Golding, agent for Mr. Kirwan, Baunmore. Some damage resulted. It is said that the cutting of boycotted hay at Baunmore was the cause; but from the information to hand, the outrage would appear to be generally deplored.

Police protection

An unusual sight met the eyes of people in the direction of Ardrahan on Monday evening – a threshing machine under police protection. On inquiry, it was learned it belonged to a man named Fahy, from Loughrea, who was accompanied by a man named Thomas Hawkins and had engaged in threshing for people in Doorus, Kinvara. It performed a similar errand for the same people last year.

Kinvara shooting

About 1.30a.m. on Wednesday morning, a daring shooting outrage, fortunately unattended by loss of life, occurred at Caherglissane, three miles from Kinvara. A farmer named Wm. Kavanagh, Caherlin, Kinvara, was driving a horse and cart in the direction or Kinvara, along with seven others, to convey barley when he was fired at and seriously injured.

Rail strike

Owing to the ongoing rail strike, communication between Tuam and Galway was seriously hampered. Delivery of the mails has to be carried on by mail car from Tuam to Athenry, whence the mails are taken to Galway by the Midland trains.

1936

Poacher patrol

That the Government take steps to abolish the Sea Fisheries Association and introduce in its stead a system of loans and grants suitable to the needs of local fishermen, is a suggestion embodied in one of the resolutions being forwarded to the Fianna Fail Ard Fheis by the Padraic Pearse Fianna Fail club, Clifden.

The resolution points out that out of an annual expenditure of £50,000 on the Sea Fisheries Association, only £12,000 actually reaches the fishermen, while the remaining £38,000 is spent on officials.

Another resolution from the club for consideration at the Ard Fheis calls on the Government to take further steps towards the protection of the sea fisheries against foreign poachers. As a means to this end, the club suggests that two sea planes be stationed at the proposed Ailbreach aerodrome, whence the entire West coast could be patrolled by air.

Telephone kiosks

Mr. C. Lynch, postmaster, Galway post office area, wrote enquiring if the Council could suggest a suitable site for a telephone kiosk at Salthill. Mr O’Flaherty said there was a suitable site near Seapoint. It was near the post office, but the post office closed at eight o’clock. Miss Ashe said the kiosk could be erected near the “lazy wall”.

Mr O’Flaherty: If I had my way, I would have it near Nile Lodge. The Chairman agreed that Nile Lodge would be a good site. Mr O’Flaherty: If we had one at Seapoint and another at Salthill, it would be very good. It was agreed to suggest the erection of a kiosk at Salthill and Nile Lodge.

For more, read this week’s Connacht Tribune.