The Advertiser 22nd November, 1932 p5
A woman in a motor boat chased and caught a 16,000 ton liner off the Irish coast recently. She had travelled more than 100 miles to do it. She had intended to board the east-bound Hamburg-America boat, Milwaukee, at Galway, but owing to two days of dirty weather, with the prospect of more to come, the captain had decided to cut out the Galway call and go on to Queenstown.
When the intending woman passenger, a Miss Ward, heard of this change, she left Galway by car for Queenstown. She arrived there, after a night ride, to find that the tender had already left to meet the Milwaukee. Miss Ward chartered a motor boat. The liner was now steaming off for Hamburg. Miss Ward made signals, which were seen by the Milwaukee’s captain from the bridge. Captain Molchin stopped his vessel and had a ladder lowered. Miss Ward climbed triumphantly up the liner’s side.
Patrick French, son of Roebuck, waa a Catholic. He was a very generous donor to the Kinvara church, his gifts including a beautiful chalice.
James, French, brother-in-law of Oliver Martyn, Tullyra, spent much of his iife in France, owing to the delicate health of his children. His daughter Frances, married Bartholomew De Basterot, who thus became heir to the Durus property. The establishment of his claim, however, involved him in a legal suit extending over thiee years. The enormous expense thus entailed so impoverished him that he was forced to sell some of the property.
It was purchased by Robert Gregory, Coole Park, and Mark Lynch, Galway. The latter erected Durus chapel for the convenience of the tenantry. As this occurred in the eighteenth century we may conclude that the penal code was not rigorously enforced in all parts of the country.
Robert Gregory continued the erection of the Kinvara pier and quay which had been begun by James French. To do so it was necessary to demolish the fine old chiefs (sic.) of Kiloveragh which stood opposite Dun Guaire Castle. Though displaying little reverence for the historical monuments of the district, this gentleman showed a commendable enterprise of more material value to inhabitants.
James De Basterot built a new residence at Durus and planted extensively. He was an artist of merit and some of his pictures are still to he seen in Kinvara church. His son, Bartholemew, was a distinguished writer. Though one of the absentee landlords, he manifested a kindly interest in his tenants.
Tiirowen House was purchased about 1650 by Christopher French. The latter was Mayor of Galway during its siege by Ludlow who added considornbly to the Tirowen estates, probably after his betrayal of Galway. Early in the eighteenth century, a daughter of his married the Hon. Mary St. George, hence the Tirown Frenches were afterwards known as the St. Georges.
A shark, which the Cunard liner Samaria struck when 150 miles from Galway on her voyage from New York, was removed from the vessel’s bow when she arrived in Galway.
A shark, which the Cunard liner Samaria struck when 150 miles from Galway on her voyage from New York, was removed from the vessel’s bow when she arrived in Galway.
The Burren and Beyond 