Loughrea Town Commissioners, Minutes, 1945 - 1949

Volumes of minutes of proceedings of the Commissioners, includes resolutions such as:-

• ‘On the proposition of Mr Carty seconded by Mr Conlon the Clerk was directed to write a letter of protest to C.I.E. against the closing of the Loughrea Railway Line and to request that it be again open to traffic at the very earliest opportunity’ (p84).
• Rev Fr Mitchell Árus Uí h-Lidhir addressed a meeting stating he ‘was anxious to have some improvements carried out in the town especially in the walks, which was second to non in Ireland….
  The raising of “Stoney Brendan” at the West Bridge was also under discussion.
  Very Rev. Fr Mitchell explained to the meeting that he was prepared to defray all expenses in connection with said Improvements’ (pp101-102).
• Notice of Motion ‘That as the Children’s play ground situate at Cuscarric is not being used the Town Commissioners offer it as a site for Housing Scheme to the County Manager’ (p102).
• GarryBreedia Wood….After some discussion the Board …..unanimously agreed to allow Mr Hope (Blake house proprietor) to complete his contract for the felling of thirty trees. Clerk was instruct to communicate with the Forestry Department and state that the Town Commissioners strongly protest against the felling of the remaining fifty three in the GarryBreedia Wood, and request that permit will be withdrawn and trees not interfered with’ (p120; see also LTC/1/14, p99 & p103, p160, & pp164-165, p179, p225, p242).
• Mr Carty informed the meeting that Loughrea would be entitled to one of the three new vocational schools to be erected in East Galway and proposed that the ‘playground field’ owned by the Board be offered free as a site for said school subject to Minister’s sanction’ (p123).
• ‘….the County Medical Officer of Health (Dr McConn) had now approved and recommended that a ‘swimming pool’ and ‘dressing shelters’ be provided for Loughrea town….’ (p130, see also LTC/1/14, p45, p48, p197, p200).
• ‘The Board on Mr Carty’s proposition unanimously agreed (with the Co. Manager’s approval) to offer the Bridewell premises to the Vocational Committee as a suitable site for Vocation School’ (p164).
• Disposal of Bridewell to Co. Galway Vocational Education Committee
  Read letter dated 23.11.48 stating the County Council can re-lease the Commissioners to Knock down the Bridewell.  It is the Commissioners who must assign their interest to the Vocational Education Committee and the Committee can then obtain the permission of the County Council to knock down the building’ (p184, see also LTC/1/14, p228, p231).