Galway In Days Gone By
1916
Negligent councillors
There was important business to be transacted by the District Council of Oughterard last Thursday, but there was no meeting for want of a quorum. It may not be out of place to...
Galway In Days Gone By
1916
Patient’s disappearance
On Tuesday night of last week, a patient in the Galway County Hospital disappeared, and, despite the most anxious and thorough search on the part of the hospital officials, the man’s own people,...
Galway In Days Gone By
1916
No Christmas box
A largely-attended, and very representative, meeting of the Shopkeepers of Galway was held on Thursday evening last, when, after discussing the difficulties of carrying on business at the present time, it was...
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:...
Galway in days gone by
1917
Motor duties not paid
At a meeting of Galway County Council, the Acting Secretary said that he had received a sheaf of letters from Mr. Kilkelly, the Council’s solicitor, from parties explaining why they considered...
Galway In Days Gone By
1917
Galway’s crime figures
Addressing the Grand Jury at the Spring Assizes, Lord Justice Moloney said: Turning to the general state of your county, and taking the figures for the East Riding, I find the number...