Connacht Tribune 5th December, 1959 p.10

Galway County Council decided,on the proposition of Senator R. Lahiffe, to approach Bord Failte with a view towards; (a) giving a grant towards the building of a promenade along the convent road from the quays at Kinvara and the erection of a swimming pool opposite Seamount College; (b) giving a grant towards the development of the beach at Traught, Kinvara.