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  1. (gan teideal)

    “Along the sea coast from Kerry to Galway...”

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    Along the sea coast from Kerry to Galway, the people have a belief that the sea will take from you whatever you take from it.
    There was a lifeboat inspector in Kilmore recently and he said that there were eight people saved off the Galway coast just before the Aranmore disaster. Not long after this there were nineteen lost coming from Scotland, and the people

  2. (gan teideal)

    “In May 1846 - Right Rev. Bishop Brown of the Diocese of Elphin administered the sacrament of confirmation to 145 persons...”

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    27 May 1845. Married in Galway - by the Rev B. Roche VG. PP. by special license from the Arch Bishop of Tuam - Michael McNamara Esq. Solicitor T.C.to Honoria, Josephine daughter of John Kirwan Esq.,Glann Co Galway
    18 June 1845. At the church of Dunmore, and afterwards at the residence of her father according to the rites of the Catholic Church by Rev Dr Loftus PP of Dunmore, Lewis George Dive Esq only son of LG Dive of Shortlands, Swansea South Wales to Eliza Mary daughter of JJ Bodkin Esq MP Kilcloony Co Gaway.

  3. (gan teideal)

    “In May 1846 - Right Rev. Bishop Brown of the Diocese of Elphin administered the sacrament of confirmation to 145 persons...”

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    July 5th 1846 - The children educated in the schools attached to St Mary's Priory, Kilcornan, County Galway, made their first Communion. This establishment is a branch of the Sisters of Charity, Dublin. The poor of this locality are supplied during the week with nourishment from this Establishment at the hands of the religious ladies; and Mr.Redington and his amiable lady greatly aid in helping the state of the food in the neighbourhood.
    July 7th 1846 - Right Rev. Dr Fleming left Galway, taking with him two sisters of the Presentation Convent for the missions in Newfoundland. This, we understand is the eleventh voyage across the Atlantic performed by his Lordship, in the holy cause of religion.
    7th – A Committee sat in London for the purchase of an Annuity of £800 a year for Father T. Mathew.
    10th - Most Rev. Dr. McHale, Arch Bishop of Tuam accompanied by the Very Rev Dr Haly, and the Rev. A Regan, President of St Jarlath's College Tuam, proceeded to Connemara and Joyce Country, where his Grace conferred the sacrament of confirmation on the children.

  4. Baggot Estate about 1800 or 1790

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    'a Big Man' with 'Big ideas'. A strict Protestant and so was his wife - but were equally anxious to see that their Catholic tenants lived up to the Catholic Religion - their household servants were all Catholics - and their favourite tenants were of the Catholic Religion.
    At the famous Parliamentary Election in Co. Galway, of Trench (Protestant) and Nolan (Cathloic) John L. N. Baggot did not force his tenants votes - as he might have done. In fact, some of his Protestant tenants gave their vote to Nolan (Catholic) while his Catholic tenants voted for Trench (Protestant). John L. N. Baggot's Catholic tenants voted as they knew Mr. Baggot wished them do, but they were not forced.
    The said 'Trench and Nolan' Election was a very famous one in the history of this County so I will leave it to some 'writer' around Tuam or Galway to write an account of it. It was the last election in Ireland that people were obliged cast their votes in public. The men who voted for Nolan wore a Laurel leaf in their hats.
    [There was open war at this Election]

  5. Old Customs - Deoch Altaithe

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    The following is an old custom handed down from time immemorial and still continued in my uncle's home (Thomas McHugh [?], [?] Galway) On St. Martin's Night, Christmas Night, New Year's night + Twelfth Night after supper, and after dinner on Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Twelfth Day all members of the family sit around the table and offer thanksgiving to God for the meal they have partaken of, for all God's goodness to them during the year and asking the Lord to bless them in the coming year. Each member blesses himself, the head of the family then says one Our Father, one Hail Mary +

  6. Galway

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    I pray God may it be my lot to travel back some day
    To scenes I love and can't forget at home in Sweet Galway.
    There is no one where I was born would recognize me face:
    Yet still I hope that some bright morn I'll see that lovely place.
    The friends I loved in early youth are long since passed away,
    But I will pray above their graves at home in Sweet Galway.

  7. Long Story - Jack and the Giants

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    Long Story
    Jack the Giant Killer or Jack from Galway.
    Jack was a small farmer's son that lived in the County Galway, who heard of neighbours going away, who did great deeds & all that, getting bags of money, killing giants and so on. One day Jack told his father & mother that he'd go and seek his fortune too. So his mother, with tears in her eyes, baked him a cake; and off started Jack.
    He travelled away all day and a part of the night when he began to feel tired and weary. So he sat down in the ditch where he very soon fell asleep. It was in the summer time, in the month of May, and when he awoke the sun was high up in the heavens.
    "Begon", said Jack, "this will never do at all. But before the start I'd better ate a bit of cake". So he did.
    "Now I'm better", he said to himself, "I better be taking the road".
    He travelled away not knowing where he was going and caring less, until he began to feel hungry again. So he sat down on the

  8. (gan teideal)

    “Along the sea coast from Kerry to Galway...”

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    of Galway attribute it to nothing else but the saving of the eight people before that.
    It is also said that is a ship is lost, the people who are drowned will give a warning of any storm that is coming. They will give this warning especially to people who live by the sea

  9. (gan teideal)

    “Whereas on Sunday Night, or early on the morning of the 13th of August 1955. ”

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    Whereas on Sunday Night, or early in the morning of the 13th of August 1855: A house the property of Margaret and Aleen Pollok was totally consumed by fire along with teo bed stads. Valie $60
    And whereas same was maliciously done by some person or persons unknown, said premises we situate at Keeloguesbeg. Parish of Ballinakill, Barony of Ballymoe and County of Galway- Take notice it is the intention of said Margaret and Allen Pollok to apply to have said sum levied off the county at the next assiges and same will come before the Special Session at Williamstown on Thursday the 10th January 1856

  10. Tuam, Co. Galway

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    1846
    Easter Monday being the anniversary of the founding of the Cork Total Abstinence Society, by Father Matthew whose success under his auspices, forms one of the remarkable features of the age, and the benefit of which to this country incalculable - the members of the body in East Galway met in Tuam and we celebrated the day with enthusiasm. About 10pm we marched through the town of Tuam, preceded by their admirable band, dressed in their showy uniform, the rest of the body

  11. Fenians, Dunmore, Co. Galway

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    There were many Fenians living in the town of Dunmore, Co Galway. They hadn't a supply of arms but possessed plenty of courage which they kept on reserve.
    Possessing courage and youth, made the Fenians all the more anxious to possess arms, so the more occasion for securing arms presented itself they made use of it, causing great excitement and consternation in the town and through out the Parish of Dunmore.

  12. The Fatal Day

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    Next morning came - it was Saturday Market day in the town of Castlerea. Men and women from the Counties of Roscommon, Galway and Mayo had travelled to Castlerea that morning to transact their business.
    At noon, Young, Magistrate,

  13. Galway

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    Tis more than ten long years ago I bid a fond adieu
    To those now smouldering in decay and, brother mine, to you;
    Though things looked bright beyond the main when I left old Dublin bay.
    I now long to be home again with you in sweet Galway.
    I fancy now I often stray through woods and Valleys race.
    Just as I did in days gone by when I was free from cure;
    And when my daily toil is o'er each night I kneel and pray
    For those fond souls, I'll see no more at home in sweet Galway.
    Though living in a beauteous land, most prosperous and free,
    With golden mines and mountains race in smiling harmony;

  14. An Exile's Yearning

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    The gold wpon the finches is tarnished-like and dim; the lilac buds are open, but I cannot bear the sight, So faded and so droopin' every blossom seems to night, There's not a sweet white lily but is shadowed as it swings; There's no glory in the medows all the sun-- shine's taken wings; There's no music in the mornin; there's no flower but gives me pain, All the sweetness has departed and will never come again. There's a heavy shadow hagin' over earth and over sea, And I'm homesick for the country where the sun shines full and free I'm home sick for sweet Galway where I lived for many years. 'Ere hope was crossed or pleasure dimmed by sorrow and by tears.

  15. Long Story - Jack and the Giants

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    where the roads would take him to. "Oh it doesn't matter where they lead to" says the man. But pointing to wan of them he said" Dont go that wan anyway for it would lead you to the murdering giant's castle, and anywan that ever went in there never came out again." The man went on his way then, and Jack felt in his pocket to see if he had his little dagger; and he had. "Now," says Jack, "I'll take the road leading to the giant's castle. Maybe I'l happen on him and see what he is like."
    On he went anyway, and before long he came to the castle and in he went. There seemed to be no wan around but an old woman. She told Jack to sit down by the fire and warm himself He sat down and their two started talking after some time the ould woman asked him who he was and where he came from. And he told he was called Jack from Galway. When she heard the name she gave a shiver. She asked him

  16. Copy of an Order to Repair Mearings in the Year 1853

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    Copied from the diary of Thomas Hurley of Carlock Ballymoe born in the year 1789 County Galway to wit
    Upon complaint made made against you, Thomas Naughton, caretaker and Herd of Ballymoe Temple in the Barony of Ballymoe, in said County, upon Summons duly served on you and proved at the Petty Sessions of Ballymoe on the 20th May 1853, that you would not, or did not repair your part of the mearing of the lands of Ballyglass aforesaid which you were bound to do. I hereby order that you shall have said mearing made up, on or before the 3rd day of June next otherwise I'll give an order upon said day, that the said mearing shall be repaired by George O'Beirne and that you pay the expense of same. Given under my hand this the 20th day of May 1853. Copy Thomas N. Bagot

  17. (gan teideal)

    “I have lived to see a great many changes. I am now eighty seven years of age.”

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    Galway, Mayo and Roscommon. There was a Cobbler, and a thatcher named Raftery.
    Raftery, the thatcher, made Bee Hives of woven straw sewn together into shape with strings of dry grasses that grew in the bogs. There was a woman who made sugar-stick and brown rock. The youngsters called her "Biddy Sugar-stick" and "Biddy Ballymoe". Biddy Sugar-stick attended the markets at Glenamaddy, Williamstown and Castlerea on her ass and cart. On arriving at the market, Biddy Sugar-stick, released the ass from the cart, and the well trained ass fed on a bag of hay Biddy had carried with her. Biddy next arranged her sugar sticks, fruit and vegetables on her cart, and she was immediately surrounded by youngsters; kind and generous to them Biddy was. It frequently occured that the

  18. (gan teideal)

    “When a cow has 'cleaned' after calving a half burnt coal is taken in the tongs and carried out to the cow-house.”

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    When a cow has 'cleaned' after calving a half burnt coal is taken in the tongs and carried out to the cow house. Two people take part in this ceremony. One stands at each side of the cows The coal is passed in the tongs round the cow starting at the breast, then on to the tail + round to the breast again.
    Three times, saying while doing so 'In the name of the Father + of the Son + of the Holy Ghost.' It is then passed under the cow's belly + over her back three times again repeating while doing so the same words. This custom is still continued in [?] Druin, Milltown [?] galway.

  19. The Shooting of Y___

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    Market Day in Castlerea as he walked down his avenue to attend The Court. to be held in The Court House at 12.30 pm.
    It was thought that he, (y--JP.) would pass a severe sentenee on a certain young man, who deserved a severe sentence and who got it by order of another magistrate later is the way when The Court was held.
    The shooting of Mister Y--- caused a sensation in the town. Men and women from the aujouring Countries of Mayo and Galway had travelled that day to Castlerea, Co Roscommon, to transact their market business. Much sympathy was for the heart broken widow. Hearing the shot she run down the avenue to find her husband lying on the grass. The Housemaid uneasey, followed her mistress and found her in a demented state, sitting on the grass beside her dying husband, with his head and shoulders resting on her lap -- her

  20. In Hospital

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    The good sister wrote her message on a slate which she reached to him to read. Having read the message, he got a bit rusty and said,
    "I've no ravellings (money) to pay my way home, so I must stay on here- you cannot elect that I will walk to my home in Williamstown, Co. Galway. So make up your mind sister, that here I intend to remain." I feel very comfortable." "No, no, sister, I've no ravellings and here I must stay, the train journey takes money."
    After spending three months in the Mater Hospital, Doctor's attendances bed, and nursing free of charge the good sister was at last abliged to advance, or rather give as a gift, money to defray the expense of the old man's return journey to his home. Even though the cute old Fenian had his little ravellings tied up in his red cotton handker chief and sewn inside the linings of