September 22, 2011

1911

Autumn tourismIt Is said (nay complained by drapers with autumn goods for sale) that this miserably fine summer is outstaying its welcome. Perhaps so. The class of people who visit Salthill, however, don’t think so, for it is on record that it was never so crowded as this week. The harvest is saved, and (the weather holding up) many a one will be able to take a holiday who would not have dreamt of it otherwise.

Incorrigible boyAs the result of a case heard in the Childrens’ Court, Galway, on Monday, at the suit of the Superintendent of the Boys’ Industrial School, Salthill, against an inmate of the school, the latter was sent to the Philipstown Reformatory. The boy is thirteen and a half years old. 

The Superintendent stated that on April 27, the boy stole a razor but gave it back. He stole a razor on another occasions but did not give it up. He was in the habit of smoking cigarettes.

He was warned about it several times, but he still persisted in doing so. They boy had two other brothers in the institution, and he was an unsuitable companion to have in the school.

Who is the turncoat?

Dear Sir,“An inhabitant of Errismore,” in that Orange rag, “The Galway Express” of August 26th, under the caption “What About Ireland ,” writes: Mr. Wm. O’Brien bravely and honestly denounced the trickery and dodgery of the United Irish League”.

Is this the same William O’Brien who owned the “Irish People” some years ago, and who published therein a lithograph of an envelope bearing the Ballyconneely (Errismore) post mark, and offered a reward for the identification of the handwriting, because (it was explained) the envelope carried insulting and blackguardly literature to Mrs William O’Brien, to Mallow Cottage, Westport? Now what about that envelope? “Inhabitant of Errismore,” do you think it was addressed by Messrs. Devlin and Dillon, and, if not, by whom?

Yours, Mr. Editor,

“Counsellor Crack”

1936

Telephone upgradeA £65,000 scheme to speed up the Irish telephone service is to be in operation in a few months. Under the new scheme, additional links will be established between Dublin and Cork, Claremorris, Sligo, Limerick, Waterford, Wexford, Galway, Tralee, and Belfast, while an additional link is being made between Sligo and Lifford, Mullingar and Cavan, and Cork and Bantry.

It will be necessary to install new equipment of the most advanced type at each of the centres mentioned, and world has commenced at several of the post offices in the Free State. Three new channels will be made available to each of the centres mentioned in the Free State when the work has been completed.

Priests on dancingDuring an application by James Cooney at Tuam District Court for 20 all-night dance licences, Rev. Father Killeen, Adm., stated that he had given the matter careful consideration and he could not understand why dances should not commence at an early hour and finish at an early hour. He considered the application for twenty all-night licences outrageous.

With regard to the age limit, boys and girls under eighteen years of age and girls under eighteen years of age should not be allowed into dances, and carparking was one of the great sources of moral harm. The Justice granted the applicant a licence for two all-night dances from seven to three, as he agreed with Father Killeen that dances should commence and finish early.

During an application for licences for Cummer Hall, Rev. Father Joyce said he objected principally to outsiders coming to the hall. Unpleasant incidents had occurred as a result of their visits. If a licence was granted, he wanted the attendance to be confined to the parish, and so keep out undesirables.

He objected to all-night dances, they were a mistake and a danger.

For more, read this week's Connacht Tribune.