Galway In Days Gone By

Lord Lascelle’s roof

At the last meeting of the Loughrea Town Commissioners, the Chairman (Mr. P. Cahill) intimated he was informed by the contractor (Mr. J. Connolly) that the roof was to be taken off the Town Hall.

The landlord, it would appear, was taking the necessary precautions to save himself from an action because they did not know what moment they would hear of somebody being killed or seriously injured by the collapse of the roof.

Mr. Mullins: This board is bound to remind Lord Lascelles of his promise to hand over this building to the commissioners not as a ruin but as a hall safe for the accommodation of people.

Chairman: As a matter of fact, we asked Mr. Duffy to go over to London and interview Lord Lascelles and remind him of his promise in reference to the Town Hall and acquire, if possible, the building for the benefit of the people. He heard nothing about it since, the only information available now being that it is to be left there as a ruin.

1950

Gort woollen mills

Plans are on the way for the establishment of a woollen mills in Gort by Messrs. James O’Flynn and Sons, Ltd., woollen manufacturers, of Sixmilebridge (Co. Clare) and Galway.

Mr. O’Flynn, Manager of the Galway Woollen Mills, announced on Tuesday that after inspecting the facilities available at various Co. Galway towns, the firm had definitely decided to locate the new factory in Gort.

He further stated that in the initial stages, the Gort factory would employ about 50 hands and that the number would later be increased to about one hundred.

Pictured: Members of the chorus who took part in the Patrician Musical Society's Musical Memories concert in the Jesuit Hall, Sea Road, on November 18, 1975. Front row, from left: Julie Loughlin, Eileen Creavy, Marita Ní Mhurchú and Mary O'Donnell. Back row, from left: Anne Flaherty, Jennifer Scully, Laura Doyle, Anne Doyle, Mary Richardson and Noreen O'Toole.