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Actions	Ballinasloe No. 1 Rural District Council: Minute Book, 1920-1925 Remove from selection Add to selection TitleBallinasloe No. 1 Rural District Council: Minute Book, 1920-1925 RepositoryGalway County Council Archives Services ReferenceG00/06/20 Date31 July 1920 to 27 December 1924 ; 4 April 1925 Production date 1920 - 1925 Scope and Content Volume of minutes of proceedings of Ballinasloe No.1 Rural District Council meetings. The minutes record attendance at the meetings, generally held twice a month, and proceedings of Council business conducted under various legalisation, covering general, financial, sanitary (such as management of burial grounds, inspection of cow sheds, and human living conditions, water supply and sewers), and labourers’ housing (such as building and maintenance of cottages and rent collection) issues. The minutes record resolutions proposed and resolved or rejected by the Council. They also include details of correspondence received, generally from the Local Government Board and actions required thereafter. The proceedings of the Council acting as the ‘Sanitary Authority’ relate to health and sanitary conditions, such as the prevention of disease and the care and management of burial grounds, sewerage systems, and water supply. The proceedings under the ‘Labourers Acts’ relate to the provision and maintenance of labourers’ cottages. Includes Index to main resolution topics. Matters and issues discussed includes - ' Resolved /- "That the Minutes of all our Meetings be sent to An Dail Eireann and that we ignore the Local Government Board in future' (p1). - 'Arising out of the reading of a letter from the Local Government Board in relative to the stoppage of grants etc, unless the Council gave an Assurance to work as heretofore, it was on the motion of the Chairman (Mr Flanagan) Seconded by Mr L.Garvey "That the Correspondence from the Local Government Board be burned". The letter was then destroyed' (p1) - 'Letter from An Dail Eireann dated August, 1920 on the subject of finding labour for all Members of the R.I.C. who have discarded the Uniform of the Army of Occupation was unanimously adopted, and the Clerk was directed to ascertain any man who has left the Force and bring the matter up for consideration with a view of finding him suitable employment, and that a copy of the letter be sent to the Press' (p43) - 'Pass unanimously :- "….call on all Traders, Shopkeepers, etc., in Ballinasloe District to cease trading with the Firms in Ulster whose name do not appear on the White List as issued by Dail Eireann"' (p43) - 'That We, the Ballinasloe Rural District Council call on all who hold England's Commission of the Peace to immediately resign same, and take their place with the majority of their fellow Country men as loyal and faithful subjects of the Irish Republic' (p43). - '…the Meeting adjourned without transacting any business as a mark of respect of the Lord Mayor of Cork (Terence McSweeney died on hunger strike), and the other Patriots who laid down their lives for Ireland' (p111). - 'The Clerk read correspondence from Mr Browne Agent to the Pollok Estate with reference to the payment of half the cost of damage done to the Clontouskert Abbey Burial Ground by Mr Pollok's Stock, Mr Browne not having given a definite reply to the Council's request for half payment the matter was adjourned to next meeting' (p225) - 'The Council unanimously adopted the following resolutions Wexford Rural District Council on the abolition of District Councils, and Macroom Union and Rural District calling on the Government to "release all Political Prisoners immediately and unconditionally"' (p249) - 'Dr Egan, Kilconnell, Medical Officer of Health came before the Council with regard to the Calla Pump, and stated the people in the locality were in a very bad way for water. The Council having the tender before them, rescinded their resolution of 28th July 1923 and opened the Tenders of the Artesian Well Boring Companies, on examination of the Tenders it was found that the lowest was from the Artesian Well Boring Company, Belville, Kilmeedy, but as this Contractor, as well as the other tendered for all pumps advertised, the Clerk was directed to communicate with the Firm and ascertain from them if they area prepared to carry out the work of the Calla Well at the prices set out in their tender, and proceed the work at once….' (p259) - ' The Clerk read a Memorial from the inhabitants of Ardranny, Carrowkeel and Gurteenaveela complaining to the Council that the road leading from Larkin's Forge to Butler's Cross is for the greater part of the Winter completely impassable, and that the road is (sic) many places flooded to such an extent as to be rendered quite impossible for a person to walk it, and requesting the Council to give the matter their attention…' (p281) - 'Letter from the Ministry of Local Government No. F 15021 /1923 dated the 6th November, 1923 enclosing for the information of the Council a copy of an Order which was made under Sub-Section 2 of Section 1 of the Local Elections (Postponement) Act, 1922 further postponing the statutory elections of Rural, Districts, County Councillors and Guardians in Urban Districts, and adding that the Minister intends to introduce legislation to extend the limits of postponement of the 1922 Act so as to admit of those elections being held on a suitable date in 1924' (p329, see also p485 and 20 December 1924). - 'The Clerk reads a resolution from the Ida Rural District Council emphatically protesting against the action of the Government in proposing to abolish the Rural District Councils in the Free State, and asking the Council to appoint Delegates to represent them on a deputation which is to wait on the Ministry of local Government for the purpose of pointing out that Rural District Councils are absolutely indispensable and bearing in mind the efficiency with which the functions of those bodies have been carried out in the past. THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE RESOLUTION, AND THE CLERK WAS DIRECTED TO INFORM THE IDA RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL THAT THIS COUNCIL CANNOT SEE THEIR WAY TO APPOINT A DELEGATE' (p351-353). - 'The Clerk reported to the Council that the Registration Registers for Births, Deaths & Marriages were handed over to the Secretary of the Loughrea County Home, and requesting the Council to fix a temporary gratuity for him pending final arrangements. The Clerk informed the Council that he was 9 years Superintendent Registrar, and that fees received from his office averaged £30 per year. The Council allowed the Clerk £104 temporary compensation pending the final granting of same by the Central Authority' (p415). - 'Letter from the Irish Land Commission dated the 20th February, 1924 referring to the Council's letters of 28th February, 1923 and stating that they are prepared to convey to the Ballinasloe Rural District Council for the sum of five pounds payable on cash either of the parcels of Turbary on the Mahon Estate, as shown on the accompanying Tracing for the use of John Brien Tenant of a Labourer's Cottage at Kilcrin…..' (p461). - '….unanimously condemn the Cobh outrage. We firmly believe this horror cannot be committed by the Agents of any Political Party, being so hiedously (sic) un-Irish, but by some irresponsible Blackguards anxious to tarnish the name of our Country and cause further trouble….' (p487) - '…congratulate President De Valera on his release from prison and pledge our fidelity to him to steer the ship of Irish Freedom safe to Port…'(p595) - 'The Council unanimously adopted the Resolution of the Galway Hospital and Dispensaries Committee viewing with horror the desecration of the dead which the removal of patriot Irishmen form their grave at Tuam entailed' (p609, see also p633). - 'Resolved /- "That this Council views with extreme concern the hopeless and bankrupt condition into which the interests of the small farming community of the Twenty Six Counties is drifting daily. General trade depression, low prices for stock and farming produce, ruinous bank interest for those who, unfortunately are faced (sic) to seek aid in that direction, and high rates are all fast crippling the small farmer community and must in the near future end in the total wiping out of these, the mainstay of the Country. The high hopes built in the Land Bill which was introduced with such rosy promises are crumbling day by day and the poor farmers are fast recognising that these promises were only paper promises and the Land Bill only a paper Bill, meant only to catch votes. The Government of the Country has proved itself a Capitalist Government pure and simple and while millionaire concerns like Guinneess's (sic) and others are enabled to pay a forty per cent dividend year after year the poor of the Country the particular pets of our legislators at Election times are left to drift to ruin. We consider the Government should in decency either make some attempt to redeem their undertaking to improve the lot of the farmer or candidly confess themselves unable to do so and make room for others….' (p661-663) - 'Letter from the Secretary Central Hospital Galway stating that the Board of Health took no action on the Council's resolution suggesting to have a District Hospital provided at Ballinasloe' (p671, see also 20 December 1924) Extent685pp LanguageEnglish Persons keyword Ballinasloe Rural District Council SubjectAdministration, Sanitation Conditions governing accessAvailable by appointment. Unrestricted access. The material in this collection is available to all bona fide researchers by appointment only, and subject to the conditions of access governing the consultation of archival material at Galway County Council Archives. Conditions governing reproductionNo material may be reproduced from this collection without the written permission of the archivist, and reproductions are subject to the conditions of access. 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TitleBallinasloe No. 1 Rural District Council: Minute Book, 1920-1925

RepositoryGalway County Council Archives Services

ReferenceG00/06/20

Date31 July 1920 to 27 December 1924 ; 4 April 1925

Production date 1920 - 1925

Scope and Content

Volume of minutes of proceedings of Ballinasloe No.1 Rural District Council meetings. The minutes record attendance at the meetings, generally held twice a month, and proceedings of Council business conducted under various legalisation, covering general, financial, sanitary (such as management of burial grounds, inspection of cow sheds, and human living conditions, water supply and sewers), and labourers’ housing (such as building and maintenance of cottages and rent collection) issues. The minutes record resolutions proposed and resolved or rejected by the Council. They also include details of correspondence received, generally from the Local Government Board and actions required thereafter. The proceedings of the Council acting as the ‘Sanitary Authority’ relate to health and sanitary conditions, such as the prevention of disease and the care and management of burial grounds, sewerage systems, and water supply. The proceedings under the ‘Labourers Acts’ relate to the provision and maintenance of labourers’ cottages.

Includes Index to main resolution topics.

Matters and issues discussed includes

- ' Resolved /- "That the Minutes of all our Meetings be sent to An Dail Eireann and that we ignore the Local Government Board in future' (p1).

- 'Arising out of the reading of a letter from the Local Government Board in relative to the stoppage of grants etc, unless the Council gave an Assurance to work as heretofore, it was on the motion of the Chairman (Mr Flanagan) Seconded by Mr L.Garvey "That the Correspondence from the Local Government Board be burned". The letter was then destroyed' (p1)

- 'Letter from An Dail Eireann dated August, 1920 on the subject of finding labour for all Members of the R.I.C. who have discarded the Uniform of the Army of Occupation was unanimously adopted, and the Clerk was directed to ascertain any man who has left the Force and bring the matter up for consideration with a view of finding him suitable employment, and that a copy of the letter be sent to the Press' (p43)

- 'Pass unanimously :- "….call on all Traders, Shopkeepers, etc., in Ballinasloe District to cease trading with the Firms in Ulster whose name do not appear on the White List as issued by Dail Eireann"' (p43)

- 'That We, the Ballinasloe Rural District Council call on all who hold England's Commission of the Peace to immediately resign same, and take their place with the majority of their fellow Country men as loyal and faithful subjects of the Irish Republic' (p43).

- '…the Meeting adjourned without transacting any business as a mark of respect of the Lord Mayor of Cork (Terence McSweeney died on hunger strike), and the other Patriots who laid down their lives for Ireland' (p111).

- 'The Clerk read correspondence from Mr Browne Agent to the Pollok Estate with reference to the payment of half the cost of damage done to the Clontouskert Abbey Burial Ground by Mr Pollok's Stock, Mr Browne not having given a definite reply to the Council's request for half payment the matter was adjourned to next meeting' (p225)

- 'The Council unanimously adopted the following resolutions Wexford Rural District Council on the abolition of District Councils, and Macroom Union and Rural District calling on the Government to "release all Political Prisoners immediately and unconditionally"' (p249)

- 'Dr Egan, Kilconnell, Medical Officer of Health came before the Council with regard to the Calla Pump, and stated the people in the locality were in a very bad way for water. The Council having the tender before them, rescinded their resolution of 28th July 1923 and opened the Tenders of the Artesian Well Boring Companies, on examination of the Tenders it was found that the lowest was from the Artesian Well Boring Company, Belville, Kilmeedy, but as this Contractor, as well as the other tendered for all pumps advertised, the Clerk was directed to communicate with the Firm and ascertain from them if they area prepared to carry out the work of the Calla Well at the prices set out in their tender, and proceed the work at once….' (p259)

- ' The Clerk read a Memorial from the inhabitants of Ardranny, Carrowkeel and Gurteenaveela complaining to the Council that the road leading from Larkin's Forge to Butler's Cross is for the greater part of the Winter completely impassable, and that the road is (sic) many places flooded to such an extent as to be rendered quite impossible for a person to walk it, and requesting the Council to give the matter their attention…' (p281)

- 'Letter from the Ministry of Local Government No. F 15021 /1923 dated the 6th November, 1923 enclosing for the information of the Council a copy of an Order which was made under Sub-Section 2 of Section 1 of the Local Elections (Postponement) Act, 1922 further postponing the statutory elections of Rural, Districts, County Councillors and Guardians in Urban Districts, and adding that the Minister intends to introduce legislation to extend the limits of postponement of the 1922 Act so as to admit of those elections being held on a suitable date in 1924' (p329, see also p485 and 20 December 1924).

- 'The Clerk reads a resolution from the Ida Rural District Council emphatically protesting against the action of the Government in proposing to abolish the Rural District Councils in the Free State, and asking the Council to appoint Delegates to represent them on a deputation which is to wait on the Ministry of local Government for the purpose of pointing out that Rural District Councils are absolutely indispensable and bearing in mind the efficiency with which the functions of those bodies have been carried out in the past.

THE COUNCIL APPROVED THE RESOLUTION, AND THE CLERK WAS DIRECTED TO INFORM THE IDA RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL THAT THIS COUNCIL CANNOT SEE THEIR WAY TO APPOINT A DELEGATE' (p351-353).

- 'The Clerk reported to the Council that the Registration Registers for Births, Deaths & Marriages were handed over to the Secretary of the Loughrea County Home, and requesting the Council to fix a temporary gratuity for him pending final arrangements.

The Clerk informed the Council that he was 9 years Superintendent Registrar, and that fees received from his office averaged £30 per year.

The Council allowed the Clerk £104 temporary compensation pending the final granting of same by the Central Authority' (p415).

- 'Letter from the Irish Land Commission dated the 20th February, 1924 referring to the Council's letters of 28th February, 1923 and stating that they are prepared to convey to the Ballinasloe Rural District Council for the sum of five pounds payable on cash either of the parcels of Turbary on the Mahon Estate, as shown on the accompanying Tracing for the use of John Brien Tenant of a Labourer's Cottage at Kilcrin…..' (p461).

- '….unanimously condemn the Cobh outrage. We firmly believe this horror cannot be committed by the Agents of any Political Party, being so hiedously (sic) un-Irish, but by some irresponsible Blackguards anxious to tarnish the name of our Country and cause further trouble….' (p487)

- '…congratulate President De Valera on his release from prison and pledge our fidelity to him to steer the ship of Irish Freedom safe to Port…'(p595)

- 'The Council unanimously adopted the Resolution of the Galway Hospital and Dispensaries Committee viewing with horror the desecration of the dead which the removal of patriot Irishmen form their grave at Tuam entailed' (p609, see also p633).

- 'Resolved /- "That this Council views with extreme concern the hopeless and bankrupt condition into which the interests of the small farming community of the Twenty Six Counties is drifting daily.

General trade depression, low prices for stock and farming produce, ruinous bank interest for those who, unfortunately are faced (sic) to seek aid in that direction, and high rates are all fast crippling the small farmer community and must in the near future end in the total wiping out of these, the mainstay of the Country.

The high hopes built in the Land Bill which was introduced with such rosy promises are crumbling day by day and the poor farmers are fast recognising that these promises were only paper promises and the Land Bill only a paper Bill, meant only to catch votes.

The Government of the Country has proved itself a Capitalist Government pure and simple and while millionaire concerns like Guinneess's (sic) and others are enabled to pay a forty per cent dividend year after year the poor of the Country the particular pets of our legislators at Election times are left to drift to ruin.

We consider the Government should in decency either make some attempt to redeem their undertaking to improve the lot of the farmer or candidly confess themselves unable to do so and make room for others….' (p661-663)

- 'Letter from the Secretary Central Hospital Galway stating that the Board of Health took no action on the Council's resolution suggesting to have a District Hospital provided at Ballinasloe' (p671, see also 20 December 1924)

Extent685pp

LanguageEnglish

Persons keyword Ballinasloe Rural District Council

SubjectAdministration, Sanitation

Conditions governing accessAvailable by appointment. Unrestricted access. The material in this collection is available to all bona fide researchers by appointment only, and subject to the conditions of access governing the consultation of archival material at Galway County Council Archives.

Conditions governing reproductionNo material may be reproduced from this collection without the written permission of the archivist, and reproductions are subject to the conditions of access.

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