February 2, 2012

1912

Trading problemsApropos of fairs and markets, a county correspondent writes to call attention to the fact that the Galway markets on Saturday will suffer considerable injury from the fact that the coal and timber yards are closed early on Saturday. He recently came to Galway, and, having disposed of a load of hay, visited a city timber yard where he had hitherto dealt, but found that it was closed.

This, as my correspondent points out, results in considerable inconvenience to county people; and for his part, he is seriously considering the transfer of his custom to Tuam.

Burglary epidemicThere appears to be an “epidemic” as it is called, of burglaries in Galway at the present time. On Tuesday night, the premises of Messrs. John Griffin and Sons, Army and Navy contractors, Cross Street, were broken into from the rear, and the till was rifled.

Fortunately however, it contained only a few shillings in coppers.The robbers made an attack on the safe in which there was between £180 and £200 in gold and notes. They endeavoured to remove it because they were unable to force it, or dreaded the alarm which such procedure might give, but hearing a noise upstairs, they decamped.

Next morning, Mr. Griffin, on entering the shop, found the safe removed from its usual position. He “smelled a rat”, and going to the till, found it empty. In the words of the poet, “The bank was still there, but the waters were going”. He reported the matter to the police, who are now prosecuting searching inquiries.

1937

Migration schemeTwo Irish Land Commission inspectors visited Rosmuc on Friday and received over one hundred applications for sixty holdings which will shortly be available to migrants at Gibbstown, County Meath. Twenty-seven families have already left South Connemara under the migration scheme, and the rush of applications for buildings now available is the result of encouraging reports from these migrants. It is expected that sixteen families will leave from Knock, Spiddal within the next month.

Ballinasoe floodsHeavy rain fell in Galway on Sunday morning, followed by high winds. Hundreds of acres along the banks of the River Suck and Shannon tributaries are flooded for the past week. Around Ballinasloe the floods are larger than any seen for many years, and the force of the gale which accompanies the heavy rains last week did some damage to outhouses, sheds and haggards in many parts of the county.

Tracts of pasture lands for miles between Ballinasloe, Banagher, Shannonbridge along the Suck’s banks are flooded to several feet, and stock have had to be removed to higher pasture lands.For the week, Connemara was a wilderness of snow, sleet, rain and storm.

Restlessness in childrenAdvert – A common cause of restlessness in children is constipation. When a child’s bowels are full of poisonous fermenting waste-matter, natural rest is impossible. The safest way to give your child a thorough internal cleansing is ‘California Syrup of Figs’, which is a pure fruit laxative.

It sets up a natural movements that carries away all the clogging, hard waste-matter and leaves the little inside sweetened and clean. Once a child has got rid of all that disagreeable sour matter that has been upsetting him, he sleeps soundly and wakes up the picture of brightness.

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