1914 Volunteers’ parade The historic town of Loughrea was en fete on Sunday, when a meeting was held to speed on the Volunteer movement which had...
1914 Bring home the bacon Martin Walsh, Galway, pleaded ‘Not Guilty’ at the Spring Assizes to an indictment charging him with the larceny of a piece...
1914 Bailiff ‘dipped’ The unpleasant experiences of a water bailiff named John Rooney were mentioned at Oranmore Petty Sessions on Tuesday when Peter Duggan (Heavey), Thomas...
1914 ‘Tickling’ the donkey At Ballinasloe Petty Sessions, Constable Ryan summoned Bridget Daly for cruelly ill-treating a donkey. The constable stated that he saw the defendant...
1914 The “niggers” hospital The Galway Port Sanitary Authority forwarded estimate and demand amounting to £12 10s on the Council for the year-ending 31st March, 1915....
1914 Stabbed in neck A serious stabbing affray is reported from Clonboo. It appears that at about 1 o’clock a.m. on Wednesday morning last, a man...
1913 House purchase protest The purchase by certain parties in the town of Tuam of the houses of the occupying tenants, who were either negotiating for...
1913 Gruesome inquest Coroner Cottingham, of Oughterard, held an inquest at Killian’s public-house, New Docks, Galway, on the dead body of an infant, found under gruesome...
