October 27, 2011

1911

Denied drunkennessActing Sergeant Conroy summoned a man from Cahernalee for drunkenness to tne public street on the night of 13th inst. to appear before Loughrea Petty Sessions.

Defendant: Didn’t you find me outside the barrack door?

Witness: Oh, nonsense.

Defendant, who was then sworn, denied being drunk on the occasion, and added that he went to the police barrack to make a complaint about a man who attacked him on the road. He met complainant at the door, and before he said anything the policeman struck him on the head and knocked him down. Complainant then told the man on guard to take him into the lock up.

Chairman: Have you him summoned for assault?

Defendant: No, your worship.

Have you any witnesses to prove you were not drunk? – I have no witness except the man who was on guard that night. I see him in court.

Constable McGreevy deposed that he was barrack orderly on the night in question. Defendant came to the barrack and made a rambling statement to him about being assaulted on the public street.Defendant then walked away and was arrested outside the barrack gate on the public street by Acting Sergeant Conroy. Defendant was drunk.

Defendant: I never left outside the barrack door when the sergeant called up the men to arrest me.

Chairman: Was this man very drunk, sergeant?

Acting Sergeant: He was your worship. It was about 3 o’clock in the morning when he came to the barrack, and I believe he was not in very choice company during the night.

Chairman: Oh! stop, sergeant.

A fine of 1s and costs was imposed.

1936

Shoe factorySatisfactory progress is being made with the preliminary arrangements in connection in Ballinasloe. Plans and drawings have been prepared and copies sent to the chief promoter in London and to the machinery manufacturers. It is expected that reconstruction work on the old fever hospital buildings will begin in a few weeks and that the factory will be working in a couple of months. Those intimately connected with the project believe that work will be well in hand by the New Year.

Connemara boardThere is a movement being set on foot in Connemara with a view to having a special Board established along the lines of the old C.D.B. The wheat scheme has been of little or no benefit to Connemara, since the boggy nature of the soil is almost entirely unsuitable to the cultivation of the crop. The Government’s policy of protection for the house market has raised the price of flour by 7s. 6d. per cwt. The inland farmer may recoup that that amount by the sale of his wheat, but the Connemara farmer has no alternative but to write it off as a dead loss.

In like manner, no benefits accrue to Connemara from the operation of the beef scheme. Then the Slaughter of Animals Act had the effect of eliminating from the market the mountainy sheep and the cattle of Connemara, while at the same time it increased the price of beef and mutton to the Connemara consumer.

Council asked for siteGalway has been selected as the site for a factory, the nature of which is being kept secret. This factory will employ between thirty and one hundred hands as work develops. A letter from Messrs. Blake and Kenny, solrs, requested on behalf of a client if the Urban Council are prepared to give him a free site.

Meat inspectorThe secretary of the Urban Council said it was about time that something was done in connection with this matter. It was vitally necessary that a full-time veterinary inspector be appointed. Mr Reddington said that the slaughterhouse should be improved before any appointment was made.

Mr. Lydon said he would not agree to the appointment of a full-time inspector. Such an official would cost the Council £400 or £500. Secretary: He would cost £450. Mr O’Flaherty: We are a long time building the abattoir. We have only the same accommodation there now as we had when Galway had only a population of 13,000.

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