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Kinvara Band Committee – 1914
Connacht Tribune 31st January, 1914
At the District Council meeting
A claim for compensation was received from the Kinvara Band Committee for £19 14s for malicious injury and damage to paraphernalia belonging to the band on the night of January 8th. The articles damaged are as follows;
Two side drums
3 bass drums
9 fifes
4 bass drumsticks
4 side drum sticks
side drum belt
bass drum belt
triangle
The following communication was also read from Sergt T Reilly, Kinvara;
With reference to the claim for compensation made by the Kinvara Band Committee, I beg to state that on receipt of a report, Constable Hanley and I visited the band room at 8.15 on the 9th inst and found two big drums and two small drums cut up and were told that nine fifes, twenty-seven caps, 16 sashes, two cymbals, eight drum sticks and two belts had been taken away. On the following day the District Inspector and I found six fifes, two cymbals, twenty-seven caps, sixteen sashes, four small drum sticks and a belt hidden under a heap of stones about a quarter of a mile from the band room. Those articles were uninjured and have since been identified as part of the missing property.
A number of members (said) “Up Kinvara, every time”(laughter)
Chairman; “It is the usual caution.”
The Ballyclery bullock – 1952
Connacht Tribune 30th August, 1952 p.19
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The famous untamed Ballyclery bullock, five years old, again defied capture on Saturday last when a posse of twenty-six men drawn from Ardrahan and Loughrea failed to hold the beast.
Bought by Mr Murphy of Loughrea, the Loughrea Carnival Committee was desirous of putting the bullock on display at the carnival. Armed with ropes and stout sticks, the posse succeeded in driving the bullock into a rope snare where he was hung with half hundred weights. The animal refused to budge, however, until angered when he scattered his tormentors with a few judicious charges and then disdainfully flung the weights from off him.
The hunters set another snare and succeeded in driving him into it. This time he tore furiously through the bushes until he succeeded in divesting himself of the trailing ropes and stayed free.
The Kinvarra Prosecution – 1901
Tuam Herald, 28th September, 1901 p.2
Photo: EO’D
We understand that as a result of the police prosecution of Bartley Hynes for putting his name in Irish on his cart Mr Edward Martyn has ordered his name to be put in Irish on all his carts and so has Lady Gregory. It is said that the cards in question will be sent at an early date to Kinvarra. We shall see if the English-speaking police of that quarter take any steps to prosecute Lady Gregory and Mr Edward Martyn for what they summoned Bartley Hynes. The end of the matter is that Irish police must learn Irish and if they do they will understand that Irish characters are “legible.”
UNION, DISTRICT COUNTY COUNCIL NOTICES
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COUNTY GALWAY COMMITTEE OF AGRICULTURE.
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Scheme of Prizes for Cottages and Small Farms, 1906
RETURN OF PRIZEWINNERS.
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GORT RURAL DISTRICT.
Class I;
1st, Michael Lally, Lisheeninane, Kinvarra £3
2nd Thos. McDonnell, Kilcolgan, Oranmore, £2
3rd, Thos. Dunne, Dungora, Kinvara £1 10s
Class II;
1st, Jane Finucane, Duras, Kinvarra £3 15s
2nd, John Keeley, Ballyclerra, Kinvara £3
3rd John Shaughnessy, Royanrush Gort £2
4th Jas. Prendergast, Ballinabucky, Peterswell £1 10s
5th Patk Meally, junr, Knockakilleen, Kinvara £1
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Freemans Journal 13th August, 1923 p. 27
LEINSTER SCHOOL OF MUSIC, DUBLIN
Results of Examinations in Piano, Violin, Violoncello, Singing, Harmony, Theory of Music and Choir.
Convent of Mercy Kinvara
Piano – 1st Hons;
Sistie O’Dea
Mollie Greene
Mairaid Flatley
Esther Corless
Mary Ellen Phelan
2nd Hons
May Quinn
Pass
Blanche Connolly
Jennie O’Dea
Prep 1st Hons;
Clare Johnston
Annette Murphy
Joe Corless
Cissie Corless
2nd Hons;
Pauline Murphy
Kathleen Quinn
Joe Paul Flatley
Fred Johnston
Pass;
Maureen Haran
Alphonsus O’Dea
Sally Winkle
Violin – J – 1st Hons;
Margaret Mary Flatley
Primary, 2nd Hons;
Richard Johnston
Kinvara Sports Committee – 1909
Connacht Tribune 31st July, 1909 p6
Photo: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
At a special meeting of the Kinvara Sports Committee, at which the following were present viz;
Messrs Martin Green,
James F. Kilkelly
T. O’Halloran
P.J. Flatley
Michael Leech
W.R. Flatley
Thos. Green
M. O’Grady
Thomas St George
M. Connolly
the following resolution, proposed by Mr James Kilkelly and seconded by Thomas Green, was carried with acclamation;
Resolved;
That we, the members of the Kinvara Sports Committee, representing the traders of the entire town, under the Presidency of our revered and much respected pastor, Rev T Burke PP, beg to tender to Mr Fergus O’Dea, a member of one of the oldest and most respected families in the parish, the expression of our most sincere and heartfelt thanks for his kindness in giving the use of his field gratis for the holding of our sports.
Galway Bay rescue – 1930
Irish Examiner 26th November, 1930p7
Photo: Cqui
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The crew of the steam fishing drifter John Summers, which has just arrived in Galway, bring the news of the rescue on Saturday evening, after a thrilling battle with the gale, of the crews of two Connemara open sailing boats conveying turf across Galway Bay to Kinvara.
The John Summers was sailing to Kilronan, Arran Islands, and about two o’clock, when off the South Sound of the islands, two fishing boats were seen. Both were obviously in distress, as a storm had broken suddenly about half an hour before.
It was noticed that the sails of one of the vessels had been torn away and she was being tossed about helplessly. The other Connemara vessel signalled that she was in difficulties also, but as her sails were intact it was decided that they would have to go first to the helpless boat. At this time the two sailing vessels were a few miles apart.
The John Summers set off to the aid of the helpless boat, and when they overtook it they found it was the Columcille, of which the occupants were Coleman Royce and Peter Ridge, of Rosaveel, Connemara. By skilful manoeuvring, and not without a good deal of difficulty, the two men were taken on to the John Summers. The Columcille soon afterwards ran up on the Clare coast and was pounded to pieces on the rocks. Then the John Summers returned to the rescue of the other boat, which in the meantime had been battling bravely against the storm. On coming near it was found that the boat was the Monte, and its occupants were Patrick Sullivan and John McDonagh, of Carraroe, Connemara. In the struggle against the storm Sullivan had been struck on the head with a piece of flying woodwork, and when he and McDonagh were taken on to the John Summers Sullivan was bleeding profusely and was in an exhausted condition. He later recovered. The Monte was taken in tow by the John Summers, but as they were entering Kilronan harbour the Monte cracked as a result of her terrific straining in the storm and she sank.
The John Summers was in charge of Captain Ritchie, and his action and that of his crew has been reported to the National Lifeboat Institution.
The largest sheep fair in 50 years – Kinvara – 1912
Connacht Tribune 26th October, 1912 p5
The sheep fair was held on Thursday, October 17th, and was by long odds one of the largest held in Kinvara for over fifty years. Owing to the depression in the sheep trade for a considerable time, people were afraid it would be impossible to dispose of their stock at any price. All doubts on that point were set at rest the evening before the fair by the great influx of buyers to the town from all points of the compass. Tipperary, Roscommon, Clare, Cork, Limerick, Mayo, sent their quota to swell the big contingent of buyers. Hugs flocks of sheep were driven into the town all through the night, and long before day the town was crowded as it was never crowded before, the fair extending far out the Galway and Clare roads.
Kinvara Carnival – 1913
Connacht Tribune 13th September, 1913
FEACH ANSEO
GREAT ATHLETIC AND CYCLING CARNIVAL
The Band of the Galway Pipers will attend and play during the day, dressed in their picturesque Gaelic costumes.
A Dia Saor Eire
Threshing – 1910
Connacht Tribune 15th October, 1910 p4
Photo: Ben Franske
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The topic of the hour in Duras is the Loughrea Threshing machine that did such wonderful work for a local farmer and a Caherglissane grazier. Some say it belonged to Tener, was commissioned by Ludlow, and worked by Bartly Naughton. Fahy was written in letters as red as blood on the car, and Mr Skehill was in command.
The Burren and Beyond 