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Actions	Galway County Council, Minute Book, 1908-1917 Remove from selection Add to selection TitleGalway County Council, Minute Book, 1908-1917 RepositoryGalway County Council Archives Services ReferenceGC/1/02 Date29 January 1908 to 14 June 1917 Production date 1908-01-29 - 1917-06-14 Scope and Content Includes annotation ‘indexed to page 487’. Also includes: - ‘The representatives of the Rural District of Clifden called attention to the large increase in the Rate. The Secretary pointed out that this increase became necessary as all credit balances were exhausted… After some discussion the Council in view of the circumstances of the Clifden District agreed to the reduction’ (p11) - ‘That the Galway County Council protest against the large increase in the number of police in the County and are of opinion that such increase is entirely uncalled for. That having been informed that in the Headford District, one of the most peaceable in the county, it is the intention of the police authorities to erect one or two huts, we are of opinion that such action on the part of the authorities will tend to vitiate a peaceable people and will only result in a disturbance of the peace’ (p13). - ‘That County Council are convinced by their experience of the work of the Public Bodies Order that it is unreasonable to ask Collectors to lodge unrecoverable arrears'. - 'That the provisions of the Order compelling Collectors to lodge the full amount of their warrants whether collected or not have not worked satisfactorily or equitable and that the tendency of these provisions is to restrict the office of Rate Collectors to moneyed men and force out of employment suitable men who are unable to lodge large sums of their own money. The Council hereby decline to further carry out these provisions and that the Council decide to revert to the “95% or no poundage” system under which the Council had formerly most excellent collections’ (p26). - ‘That the County Council raise the rate for County-at-large charges, not including Urban Districts from 18d in the £ to 19d in the £ in order to make up for deficiency caused by operations under the Land Purchase Acts’ (p116). - ‘That immediate steps be taken before the Recorder of Galway to get possession of the old Bridewell at Oughterard ; same to be handed over to T Fahy Naughton Esq., Oughterard, as per Resolutions of the 29th January 1908 and the 18th November 1908’ (p118, see also p163). - ‘Clifden Sanatorium : …That a grant of £300 be made by the Council for the purpose of adapting and equipping the Coast Guard Station at Clifden for the purposes set out in the letter from Lady Aberdeen and that the Council agree to become liable for the cost of maintaining ten beds - one for each of the ten Unions in the County - provided that the Council obtains reasonable representations on the Board of Management of the Home, and that the Guardians of each Union have the right to nominate patients for the bed allotted to the Union’ (p232). - ‘That the Galway County Council strongly recommend the Congested Districts Boards to give the grant of £500 towards the erection of the Salthill Pier. After careful consideration the County Council consider such a pier will be of incalculable benefit to the Fishing interest in this part of the County’ (p247). - ‘It is resolved that for the purpose of complying with the Order of the Lord Lieutenant made the fourth day of July 1910 in the matter of the new bridge over the River Shannon at Portumna the sum of £10,000 being the proportion of the costs and expenses of the said Bridge to be borne by the County of Galway as a contributory area, be raised off and from the said County by way of Loan and that application be made to the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland for an advance of the said sum the same to be re-payable within a period of forty years’ (p317). - ‘That we the members of the Galway County Council who represent the largest congested area in Ireland, seeing that the amount of land in Connaught that can be acquired by the Congested Districts Board under the and Act of 1909 is utterly inadequate for the purpose of finally settling the congestion problem urgently call on the Irish Parliamentary Party to bring pressure to bear on the Government to have the Act so amended that all the purchased untenanted land may be brought into the market and so enable the Congested Districts Board to improve the condition of tenants of uneconomic holdings in close proximity to those ranches and by this means help to ameliorate the sad conditions of the poor’ (p331). - ‘That Chairman, in calling attention to the death of Colonel John P Nolan referred in eloquent terms to the services rendered to the County Council by Colonel Nolan as the first Chairman as well as Colonel Nolan's great services to the county as a member of Parliament for the county’ (p352). - ‘That we the County Council of Galway considering the grave and serious consequences following the reported outbreaks of foot and mouth disease, and contemplating the serious manner in which the reported attacks appear, recommend the Minister of Agriculture, Mr T.W. Russell, to have immediately appointed, a Commission constituted of three scientific experts qualified on the diseases of cattle, sheep and pigs, and four other men practically interested in the cattle, sheep or pig trade of Ireland. The Commission of seven men thus appointed to be given power to summon witnesses to give evidence (and to invite all other evidence) on thee origin and cause of all the reported outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in the County for the last twenty months…’(p511). - ‘That owing to the recent political events, and particularly to the attitude of the army on the Ulster question, we, the Members of the Galway County Council consider that the time has come when every effort should be made to organise the Irish Volunteer force in every Parish in Ireland. We are convinced that such a force, wisely led by men in whom our indomitable leader Mr John E. Redmond, M.P., would have confidence, would prove to the world that the manhood of Ireland are ready to do their part in defence of their homes and their liberties, and if need be to protect our fellow Nationalists in Ulster from insult and attack’ (p529). - ‘That we the Members of the Galway County Council desire to condemn the savage and inhuman conduct of the King’s Own Scottish Border Regiment in the streets of Dublin on Sunday the 26th July last (1914), when they shot down defenceless women and children without receiving such provocation that would justify their action, and we call on the Ministers of the Government to institute the strictest inquiry into their behaviour…’(p557). - ‘That we rejoice in the final passage of the Home Rule Bill into Law and congratulate the Irish Party and its Leader on the achievement of their great task. That we heartily endorse Mr Redmond’s appeal for the formation of a new Irish Brigade to support, if necessary , the Irish Regiments which have already given such splendid examples of their valour. That the County Council call upon all Employers to assist in this patriotic work, by keeping open, as far as possible, the posts of men who volunteer for service in the Irish Brigade of Lord Kitchener’s Army, and by assisting the Dependents of the men who thus risk their lives in the defence of the lives, liberties and property of their Employers… That to give a lead in this matter the County Council hereby resolve to adopt the term of the Treasury Regulations for civil Servants and to pay County Council Employees, absent on Naval or Military Service their full salaries, less Army or Navy pay as sanctioned by the Local Government Board….’(p576-577). - ‘Read correspondence with the County Surveyor and Miss Redington. Submitted County Surveyor’s estimate for the restoration of the Athenry Castle and Old Town Walls’ (p583). - ‘Read letter from the Congested Districts Board dated 26th June 1915, offering to sell the fee simple of the Maam courthouse to the County Council for £115 and stamp duty and registration fees £1.2.6…. ‘The offer to be accepted’(p650). - ‘That the Galway County Council desires to express its condemnation of the recent disturbances of social order brought about by irresponsible persons whereby great damage has been done to the material prosperity and prospects of Ireland, and numbers of simple uneducated peasants have been cajoled and threatened into open depance of the Law. We resent most of all the outrage upon the honour, and dignity of Ireland and the attempt which has been made to dishonour her pledge solemnly given by her responsible leader Mr Redmond. We rejoice that this dastardly attempt has failed, and that the people of Ireland have shown by their conduct in this crises that Ireland is determined that her word shall be carefully kept. We tender to Mr Redmond the fullest assurances of our sympathy and support in the present trying circumstances’. Rescinded unanimously, 19/06/1920 (pp706-707) - ‘That the Members of the Galway County Council request his Majesty’s Government to grant a general amnesty to all the prisoners deported from this country seeing that nine-tenths of the people of Ireland dissociated themselves from the rebellion, and have already through their representative Councils expressed their condemnation of it, and that the great majority of the rank and file, who took part went out believing that they were only going on parade, and in complete ignorance of the gravity of the situation. That we consider the punishment already inflicted on the leaders is more than sufficient and more drastic than inflicted on the South African Rebels, and that their further punishment by imprisonment or otherwise will not conduce to promote the better feeling which has existed mainly through the efforts of Mr Redmond and the Irish Party between this country and England’ (p711-712, 17 May 1916). - ‘That in view of the fact that National Munitions Factories have been or are being established at Dublin, Waterford and Cork the Galway County Council desire to call the attention of the Ministry of Munitions to the fact that the fact of the Capital of the Province of Connaught is a suitable location for a National Factory, and that the City of Galway is in need of some encouragement and entitled to a share of the expenditure on War material…. The Council earnestly urge upon the Ministry the desirability of establishing a National Factory at Galway’ (p734). - ‘That in view of the Congested Districts Board’s present inability owing to War conditions to purchase land for the relief of congestion we urge on the Government the necessity of nilling during the War sales to large land owners of large tracts of non-residential grazing farms in congested areas. At the rate these sales are proceeding lately there will be no lands left after a few years for the Congested Districts Board with which to relieve congestion’ (p823). - ‘That we the Galway County Council hereby call on the British Government to release at once or treat as prisoners of war, all prisoners sentenced to penal servitude in connection with the rebellion of 1916 and we strongly protest against the action of the Government in deporting a number of good Irishmen without trial or any apparent cause ; we also protest against the general policy of the Government in the strong measures used in the suppression of free speech in this County. We also call upon the Government to at once attend to the question of a relaxation of the punishment inflicted on the Countess Marchivick’ (p833-834, 14 June 1916). Extent834pp Physical descriptionBound volume, manuscript LanguageEnglish Persons keyword Lieutenant Colonel John P. Nolan SubjectEaster Rising 1916, Munitions Factory Conditions governing accessAvailable on microfilm 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. Digital referencesAvailable on the Digital Archive Access URL Here LevelItem Hierarchy browser GC/ Galway County Council 1899-fonds contains 23 parts GC/1 Galway County Council, Minute Books, 1899 - 1899 to 2013series contains 57 parts GC/1/02 Galway County Council, Minute Book, 1908-1917 29 January 1908 to 14 June 1917Item

TitleGalway County Council, Minute Book, 1908-1917

RepositoryGalway County Council Archives Services

ReferenceGC/1/02

Date29 January 1908 to 14 June 1917

Production date 1908-01-29 - 1917-06-14

Scope and Content

Includes annotation ‘indexed to page 487’.
Also includes:

- ‘The representatives of the Rural District of Clifden called attention to the large increase in the Rate.

The Secretary pointed out that this increase became necessary as all credit balances were exhausted…

After some discussion the Council in view of the circumstances of the Clifden District agreed to the reduction’ (p11)

- ‘That the Galway County Council protest against the large increase in the number of police in the County and are of opinion that such increase is entirely uncalled for.

That having been informed that in the Headford District, one of the most peaceable in the county, it is the intention of the police authorities to erect one or two huts, we are of opinion that such action on the part of the authorities will tend to vitiate a peaceable people and will only result in a disturbance of the peace’ (p13).

- ‘That County Council are convinced by their experience of the work of the Public Bodies Order that it is unreasonable to ask Collectors to lodge unrecoverable arrears'.

- 'That the provisions of the Order compelling Collectors to lodge the full amount of their warrants whether collected or not have not worked satisfactorily or equitable and that the tendency of these provisions is to restrict the office of Rate Collectors to moneyed men and force out of employment suitable men who are unable to lodge large sums of their own money.

The Council hereby decline to further carry out these provisions and that the Council decide to revert to the “95% or no poundage” system under which the Council had formerly most excellent collections’ (p26).

- ‘That the County Council raise the rate for County-at-large charges, not including Urban Districts from 18d in the £ to 19d in the £ in order to make up for deficiency caused by operations under the Land Purchase Acts’ (p116).

- ‘That immediate steps be taken before the Recorder of Galway to get possession of the old Bridewell at Oughterard ; same to be handed over to T Fahy Naughton Esq., Oughterard, as per Resolutions of the 29th January 1908 and the 18th November 1908’ (p118, see also p163).

- ‘Clifden Sanatorium : …That a grant of £300 be made by the Council for the purpose of adapting and equipping the Coast Guard Station at Clifden for the purposes set out in the letter from Lady Aberdeen and that the Council agree to become liable for the cost of maintaining ten beds - one for each of the ten Unions in the County - provided that the Council obtains reasonable representations on the Board of Management of the Home, and that the Guardians of each Union have the right to nominate patients for the bed allotted to the Union’ (p232).

- ‘That the Galway County Council strongly recommend the Congested Districts Boards to give the grant of £500 towards the erection of the Salthill Pier.

After careful consideration the County Council consider such a pier will be of incalculable benefit to the Fishing interest in this part of the County’ (p247).

- ‘It is resolved that for the purpose of complying with the Order of the Lord Lieutenant made the fourth day of July 1910 in the matter of the new bridge over the River Shannon at Portumna the sum of £10,000 being the proportion of the costs and expenses of the said Bridge to be borne by the County of Galway as a contributory area, be raised off and from the said County by way of Loan and that application be made to the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland for an advance of the said sum the same to be re-payable within a period of forty years’ (p317).

- ‘That we the members of the Galway County Council who represent the largest congested area in Ireland, seeing that the amount of land in Connaught that can be acquired by the Congested Districts Board under the and Act of 1909 is utterly inadequate for the purpose of finally settling the congestion problem urgently call on the Irish Parliamentary Party to bring pressure to bear on the Government to have the Act so amended that all the purchased untenanted land may be brought into the market and so enable the Congested Districts Board to improve the condition of tenants of uneconomic holdings in close proximity to those ranches and by this means help to ameliorate the sad conditions of the poor’ (p331).

- ‘That Chairman, in calling attention to the death of Colonel John P Nolan referred in eloquent terms to the services rendered to the County Council by Colonel Nolan as the first Chairman as well as Colonel Nolan's great services to the county as a member of Parliament for the county’ (p352).

- ‘That we the County Council of Galway considering the grave and serious consequences following the reported outbreaks of foot and mouth disease, and contemplating the serious manner in which the reported attacks appear, recommend the Minister of Agriculture, Mr T.W. Russell, to have immediately appointed, a Commission constituted of three scientific experts qualified on the diseases of cattle, sheep and pigs, and four other men practically interested in the cattle, sheep or pig trade of Ireland. The Commission of seven men thus appointed to be given power to summon witnesses to give evidence (and to invite all other evidence) on thee origin and cause of all the reported outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in the County for the last twenty months…’(p511).

- ‘That owing to the recent political events, and particularly to the attitude of the army on the Ulster question, we, the Members of the Galway County Council consider that the time has come when every effort should be made to organise the Irish Volunteer force in every Parish in Ireland. We are convinced that such a force, wisely led by men in whom our indomitable leader Mr John E. Redmond, M.P., would have confidence, would prove to the world that the manhood of Ireland are ready to do their part in defence of their homes and their liberties, and if need be to protect our fellow Nationalists in Ulster from insult and attack’ (p529).

- ‘That we the Members of the Galway County Council desire to condemn the savage and inhuman conduct of the King’s Own Scottish Border Regiment in the streets of Dublin on Sunday the 26th July last (1914), when they shot down defenceless women and children without receiving such provocation that would justify their action, and we call on the Ministers of the Government to institute the strictest inquiry into their behaviour…’(p557).

- ‘That we rejoice in the final passage of the Home Rule Bill into Law and congratulate the Irish Party and its Leader on the achievement of their great task.

That we heartily endorse Mr Redmond’s appeal for the formation of a new Irish Brigade to support, if necessary , the Irish Regiments which have already given such splendid examples of their valour.

That the County Council call upon all Employers to assist in this patriotic work, by keeping open, as far as possible, the posts of men who volunteer for service in the Irish Brigade of Lord Kitchener’s Army, and by assisting the Dependents of the men who thus risk their lives in the defence of the lives, liberties and property of their Employers…

That to give a lead in this matter the County Council hereby resolve to adopt the term of the Treasury Regulations for civil Servants and to pay County Council Employees, absent on Naval or Military Service their full salaries, less Army or Navy pay as sanctioned by the Local Government Board….’(p576-577).

- ‘Read correspondence with the County Surveyor and Miss Redington. Submitted County Surveyor’s estimate for the restoration of the Athenry Castle and Old Town Walls’ (p583).

- ‘Read letter from the Congested Districts Board dated 26th June 1915, offering to sell the fee simple of the Maam courthouse to the County Council for £115 and stamp duty and registration fees £1.2.6….

‘The offer to be accepted’(p650).

- ‘That the Galway County Council desires to express its condemnation of the recent disturbances of social order brought about by irresponsible persons whereby great damage has been done to the material prosperity and prospects of Ireland, and numbers of simple uneducated peasants have been cajoled and threatened into open depance of the Law.
We resent most of all the outrage upon the honour, and dignity of Ireland and the attempt which has been made to dishonour her pledge solemnly given by her responsible leader Mr Redmond.
We rejoice that this dastardly attempt has failed, and that the people of Ireland have shown by their conduct in this crises that Ireland is determined that her word shall be carefully kept.
We tender to Mr Redmond the fullest assurances of our sympathy and support in the present trying circumstances’. Rescinded unanimously, 19/06/1920 (pp706-707)

- ‘That the Members of the Galway County Council request his Majesty’s Government to grant a general amnesty to all the prisoners deported from this country seeing that nine-tenths of the people of Ireland dissociated themselves from the rebellion, and have already through their representative Councils expressed their condemnation of it, and that the great majority of the rank and file, who took part went out believing that they were only going on parade, and in complete ignorance of the gravity of the situation.

That we consider the punishment already inflicted on the leaders is more than sufficient and more drastic than inflicted on the South African Rebels, and that their further punishment by imprisonment or otherwise will not conduce to promote the better feeling which has existed mainly through the efforts of Mr Redmond and the Irish Party between this country and England’ (p711-712, 17 May 1916).

- ‘That in view of the fact that National Munitions Factories have been or are being established at Dublin, Waterford and Cork the Galway County Council desire to call the attention of the Ministry of Munitions to the fact that the fact of the Capital of the Province of Connaught is a suitable location for a National Factory, and that the City of Galway is in need of some encouragement and entitled to a share of the expenditure on War material….

The Council earnestly urge upon the Ministry the desirability of establishing a National Factory at Galway’ (p734).

- ‘That in view of the Congested Districts Board’s present inability owing to War conditions to purchase land for the relief of congestion we urge on the Government the necessity of nilling during the War sales to large land owners of large tracts of non-residential grazing farms in congested areas.

At the rate these sales are proceeding lately there will be no lands left after a few years for the Congested Districts Board with which to relieve congestion’ (p823).

- ‘That we the Galway County Council hereby call on the British Government to release at once or treat as prisoners of war, all prisoners sentenced to penal servitude in connection with the rebellion of 1916 and we strongly protest against the action of the Government in deporting a number of good Irishmen without trial or any apparent cause ; we also protest against the general policy of the Government in the strong measures used in the suppression of free speech in this County.

We also call upon the Government to at once attend to the question of a relaxation of the punishment inflicted on the Countess Marchivick’ (p833-834, 14 June 1916).

Extent834pp

Physical descriptionBound volume, manuscript

LanguageEnglish

Persons keyword Lieutenant Colonel John P. Nolan

SubjectEaster Rising 1916, Munitions Factory

Conditions governing accessAvailable on microfilm 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.

Digital referencesAvailable on the Digital Archive Access URL Here

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