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Actions	Tuam Town Commissioners, Minutes, 1843-1875 Remove from selection Add to selection TitleTuam Town Commissioners, Minutes, 1843-1875 RepositoryGalway County Council Archives Services ReferenceTTC/1/01 Date27 November 1843 - 9 July 1875 CreatorTuam Town Commissioners Production date 1843-11-27 - 1875-07-09 Scope and Content Includes:- -Proposed the ‘…taking of the Grove as a Fairgreen at thirty pounds yearly, rent to commence on 25^th March 1844’ (p4). -Unanimously agreed ‘That the limits as defined by the Corporation map be the limits to which the Lighting, Cleaning and other purposes, do extend’ (p19). -‘That this Board do petition the Imperial Parliament for a Repeal of the legislative Union and that the Chairman and Secretary do sign for and on behalf of the Board and transmit same for presentation to Daniel O’Connell Esq., MP…’. A transcript of the lengthy petition included with the minutes appeals for ‘the Restoration of the Irish Parliament and the Judicial Independence of her Majesty’s most faithfully and dutiful subjects, the Irish Nation…The Parliament of Ireland was extinguished by that Act against the wish and without the authority of the Irish people…The People of Ireland by an almost universal voice, protested against the passing of that Act. Upwards of seven hundred thousand of that people actually petitioned the Irish Parliament not to pass the Act of Union, while there were not six thousand petitioners found to favour it in any respect’ (pp20-1). -Resolved ‘That a suitable place be taken as a meat market and that a Committee be appointed to report whether Mr Joseph Kelly’s shambles in Chapel Lane be sufficiently large for the purpose’ (p31, see also p104). -Thanks to D M Kilkelly for presenting to the Town of Tuam a ‘silver cup to be run for at our next and succeeding Races’ (p38). -Consul’s opinion relating to the Board’s authority to collect Tolls (TTC/1/1, p46-57). -Call on the Lord Lieutenant to have a Resident Magistrate stationed in Tuam ‘in order to enable the Commissioners elected under the 9^th Geo 4^th to effectually carry out the provisions of that Enactment’ (p64). -Call for petition to support the Dublin and Galway line of railway (p65). -Funding not exceeding £40 be given for uniforms for the Tuam Temperance Bank (p70). - Committee formed for ‘the purpose of making arrangements to commence flagging the streets of Tuam’ (p75). -Fire buckets and ladders acquired for use of the Town (p81). -In October 1846 the Board again appealed for a resident magistrate to be stationed in Tuam ‘for the purpose of securing the safe transit of food and of affording protection to property for the want of both which Tuam is at present in a deplorable state and further that Tuam be appointed a Depot for provisions in-as-much as that the Town has been for the last 3 days and still continues without a supply of meal or flour and that in consequence cattle have been taken off the streets and slaughtered by a starving populace’ (p101). -Resolved ‘That public walks be provided for the health and recreation of the inhabitants of the Town’ (p104). -‘That a Committee be now formed to enquire into the sate of this Town so far as regards the Church lands and that should they report that the improvement of the Town is impeded by short leases, uncertainty of renewals of leases, and loss of all improvements at the expiration of such leases without any remuneration that we petition Parliament for a redress of such great grievances’ (p104). -Deputation to ‘wait on the Lord Bishop of Tuam for the purpose of procuring a site for burial ground’ (p106). -‘That it be notified to the inhabitants that there will be a solemn Mass celebrated at the Cathedral on the 17^th inst (June 1847) for the repose of the souls of our illustrious and ever to be regretted Liberator (Daniel O’Connell), and that that day be kept a day of general mourning’ (p106, see also 108). -£40 granted to the Tuam Races 1848 (p124). -‘That a sum of £3 be allocated out of the funds for the purpose of making a sewer from Mr Byrnes Lane to the Main sewer in Chapel Lane…’ (p124) -‘That 75 per cent of the applicants for relief understand the Irish language only, and that the Vice Guardians, the Clerk of the Union, and the Tuam Relieving Officer are ignorant of said language and are consequently incompetent to investigate the claims of applicants for relief’ (30 June 1848, p126). -‘That we form a Committee for the purpose of making enquires relative to many cases of distress existing and report to the Board on next day of meeting’ (TTC/1/1, p126). -‘That the resolution of 1^st January 1844 viz the taking of College Park for a Fair Green at £30 per annum, be rescinded’ (p146). -Various entries regarding the contract for flagging the town (see for example pp218, 226, 230, 255, 260-69). -‘That the proposal of Mr Andrew Egan to complete the flagging and other works required to be done pursuant to the Plan and Specification of Mr Boylaw …be accepted. The value not to exceed £647 (p272). -Revision of bye-laws (pp280-1). -Memorial in favour of William Smith O’Brien, requesting the Queen to grant a *free pardon* to men whose greatest offence was that they loved their County “not wisely but to well”…’ 3 May 1852, (pp294-5). -Entries relating proposal to provision of gas lighting (such as pp325, -Letting of Market House by Miss Handcock to the town (p335). -Proposal to introduce Town Improvement Act (see for instance Nov 1854, p356-7, and pp369-72). -Request to Capt Gore, agent for John Handcock, to grant the ‘waste premises between Mr Daly’s hotel and Mr Brehan’s as a site for a Town Hall on lease in perpetuity and at a nominal rent…’ (Apr 1855, p363, see also p417). - Transcript of letter from Archbishop William Plunket regarding the re-positioning of the High Cross, also known as the Market Cross ‘in some public and neutral ground’ (pp446-7, see also pp759-60, pp811-812, & p842-848, p869). -‘That a handsome clock Tower with four dials be erected on the sides of the old Market House as a Testimonial to Denis Kirwan, Esq., of Castlehacket to commemorate the accomplishment of the railroad to Tuam principally owing to this indefatigable exertions and influence, and that appropriate inscription characterizing our feeling of admiration of Mr Kirwan’s character and qualities together with the Castlehacket arms be cut on each side of the Clock Tower on an ornamental table’ (p505). -Public meeting called ‘for the purpose of adopting measures for alleviating the distress and hardships of the poorer classes owing to the present ad prospectus scarcity of food and fuel’ (p542, see also pp549-50). -‘That we believe the existing crime and discontent disaffection and a prostrate position of our county emanate from the present land laws and if such law be permitted to exist such longer will be the source of bloodshed and devastation over the breadth and length of our land, while we believe the fixity of tenure at a fair valued rent empowering the tenant to sell the interest in his or her holding (as the case maybe) so long as he or she pays said rent and should the tenant fail to pay said rent that the landlord be entitled to enter into possession (of the tenement) on his paying or compensating the tenant for all requisite improvements made on the tenement (or for tenant’s interest therein)….’ (27 Jan 1870, p733). -Address of welcome to and response from Archbishop John McHale on his return from Rome (pp744-777). -The Local Government Board for Ireland notified the Commissioners of ‘recent legislation regarding the Government of Towns and the administration of the sanitary laws in Ireland…’ which extended various powers of such authorities (pp809-11). -Transcripts of correspondence, primarily from the T TC of letter to the Church Representative Body, Dublin, regarding the Market High Cross. Includes for instance a transcript of an earlier letter dated 25 June 1858 from William Plunket, The Palace, Tuam to the Commissioners stating ‘His Lordship feels very great reluctance in giving his sanction to the removal from the burial ground of St Mary’s a Cross which (since the time when it was placed by the unanimous consent of the inhabitants of Tuam over the grave of Archbishop Synge in year 1742) has remained there undisturbed’. ‘At the same time rather than deprive the inhabitants of Tuam of a more public view of so interesting a relic of antiquity he would as far as he has a voice in the matter consent to its erection upon its former base in public and in neutral ground. Provided that some legal security be provided so as to ensure its continuance in any such spot and to provide for the restoration of the Cross to the Protestant burying ground in case of its possible removal’ (25 Jul 1873, pp842-848, see also p869, p872, pp875-6, see also TTC1/2, 16 Jun 1882). -‘Resolved- That the Town Commissioners of Tuam be informed in rely to their letter that as soon as the base of the Cross is placed in position in the Market Place and the railing is ready for erection, The Representative Body will cause to be delivered to them for erect one said base the portions of the cross now under their control’ (p872). -Details of the number of sheep and cattle sold and unsold at the Fair in October 1874 (pp896-7). -Following a vote the Commissioners accepted the officer from Mr Concannon for 8 Irish acres at Lissadira (Lysadyra) for £60 a year for a site for a Fair Green (8 Mar 1875). Extent920pp LanguageEnglish Archival historyMaterial held by Tuam Town Commissioners until it was transferred to Galway County Council Archives in 2013 Persons keywordTown Commissioners Conditions governing accessAvailable online at www.galway.ie/digitalarchives/ 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 online:- part 1 of 4 Access URL Here LevelItem Hierarchy browser TTC Tuam Town Commissioners / Council 1843-2014fonds contains 2 parts TTC/1 Tuam Town Commissioners, Minutes 1843 to 2014, with gapsseries contains 27 parts TTC/1/01 Tuam Town Commissioners, Minutes, 1843-1875 27 November 1843 - 9 July 1875Item

TitleTuam Town Commissioners, Minutes, 1843-1875

RepositoryGalway County Council Archives Services

ReferenceTTC/1/01

Date27 November 1843 - 9 July 1875

CreatorTuam Town Commissioners

Production date 1843-11-27 - 1875-07-09

Scope and Content

Includes:-

-Proposed the ‘…taking of the Grove as a Fairgreen at thirty pounds yearly, rent to commence on 25^th March 1844’ (p4).

-Unanimously agreed ‘That the limits as defined by the Corporation map be the limits to which the Lighting, Cleaning and other purposes, do extend’ (p19).

-‘That this Board do petition the Imperial Parliament for a Repeal of the legislative Union and that the Chairman and Secretary do sign for and on behalf of the Board and transmit same for presentation to Daniel O’Connell Esq., MP…’. A transcript of the lengthy petition included with the minutes appeals for ‘the Restoration of the Irish Parliament and the Judicial Independence of her Majesty’s most faithfully and dutiful subjects, the Irish Nation…The Parliament of Ireland was extinguished by that Act against the wish and without the authority of the Irish people…The People of Ireland by an almost universal voice, protested against the passing of that Act. Upwards of seven hundred thousand of that people actually petitioned the Irish Parliament not to pass the Act of Union, while there were not six thousand petitioners found to favour it in any respect’ (pp20-1).

-Resolved ‘That a suitable place be taken as a meat market and that a Committee be appointed to report whether Mr Joseph Kelly’s shambles in Chapel Lane be sufficiently large for the purpose’ (p31, see also p104).

-Thanks to D M Kilkelly for presenting to the Town of Tuam a ‘silver cup to be run for at our next and succeeding Races’ (p38).

-Consul’s opinion relating to the Board’s authority to collect Tolls (TTC/1/1, p46-57).

-Call on the Lord Lieutenant to have a Resident Magistrate stationed in Tuam ‘in order to enable the Commissioners elected under the 9^th Geo 4^th to effectually carry out the provisions of that Enactment’ (p64).

-Call for petition to support the Dublin and Galway line of railway (p65).

-Funding not exceeding £40 be given for uniforms for the Tuam Temperance Bank (p70).

- Committee formed for ‘the purpose of making arrangements to commence flagging the streets of Tuam’ (p75).

-Fire buckets and ladders acquired for use of the Town (p81).

-In October 1846 the Board again appealed for a resident magistrate to be stationed in Tuam ‘for the purpose of securing the safe transit of food and of affording protection to property for the want of both which Tuam is at present in a deplorable state and further that Tuam be appointed a Depot for provisions in-as-much as that the Town has been for the last 3 days and still continues without a supply of meal or flour and that in consequence cattle have been taken off the streets and slaughtered by a starving populace’ (p101).

-Resolved ‘That public walks be provided for the health and recreation of the inhabitants of the Town’ (p104).

-‘That a Committee be now formed to enquire into the sate of this Town so far as regards the Church lands and that should they report that the improvement of the Town is impeded by short leases, uncertainty of renewals of leases, and loss of all improvements at the expiration of such leases without any remuneration that we petition Parliament for a redress of such great grievances’ (p104).

-Deputation to ‘wait on the Lord Bishop of Tuam for the purpose of procuring a site for burial ground’ (p106).

-‘That it be notified to the inhabitants that there will be a solemn Mass celebrated at the Cathedral on the 17^th inst (June 1847) for the repose of the souls of our illustrious and ever to be regretted Liberator (Daniel O’Connell), and that that day be kept a day of general mourning’ (p106, see also 108).

-£40 granted to the Tuam Races 1848 (p124).

-‘That a sum of £3 be allocated out of the funds for the purpose of making a sewer from Mr Byrnes Lane to the Main sewer in Chapel Lane…’ (p124)

-‘That 75 per cent of the applicants for relief understand the Irish language only, and that the Vice Guardians, the Clerk of the Union, and the Tuam Relieving Officer are ignorant of said language and are consequently incompetent to investigate the claims of applicants for relief’ (30 June 1848, p126).

-‘That we form a Committee for the purpose of making enquires relative to many cases of distress existing and report to the Board on next day of meeting’ (TTC/1/1, p126).

-‘That the resolution of 1^st January 1844 viz the taking of College Park for a Fair Green at £30 per annum, be rescinded’ (p146).

-Various entries regarding the contract for flagging the town (see for example pp218, 226, 230, 255, 260-69).

-‘That the proposal of Mr Andrew Egan to complete the flagging and other works required to be done pursuant to the Plan and Specification of Mr Boylaw …be accepted. The value not to exceed £647 (p272).

-Revision of bye-laws (pp280-1).

-Memorial in favour of William Smith O’Brien, requesting the Queen to grant a free pardon to men whose greatest offence was that they loved their County “not wisely but to well”…’ 3 May 1852, (pp294-5).

-Entries relating proposal to provision of gas lighting (such as pp325,

-Letting of Market House by Miss Handcock to the town (p335).

-Proposal to introduce Town Improvement Act (see for instance Nov 1854, p356-7, and pp369-72).

-Request to Capt Gore, agent for John Handcock, to grant the ‘waste premises between Mr Daly’s hotel and Mr Brehan’s as a site for a Town Hall on lease in perpetuity and at a nominal rent…’ (Apr 1855, p363, see also p417).

- Transcript of letter from Archbishop William Plunket regarding the re-positioning of the High Cross, also known as the Market Cross ‘in some public and neutral ground’ (pp446-7, see also pp759-60, pp811-812, & p842-848, p869).

-‘That a handsome clock Tower with four dials be erected on the sides of the old Market House as a Testimonial to Denis Kirwan, Esq., of Castlehacket to commemorate the accomplishment of the railroad to Tuam principally owing to this indefatigable exertions and influence, and that appropriate inscription characterizing our feeling of admiration of Mr Kirwan’s character and qualities together with the Castlehacket arms be cut on each side of the Clock Tower on an ornamental table’ (p505).

-Public meeting called ‘for the purpose of adopting measures for alleviating the distress and hardships of the poorer classes owing to the present ad prospectus scarcity of food and fuel’ (p542, see also pp549-50).

-‘That we believe the existing crime and discontent disaffection and a prostrate position of our county emanate from the present land laws and if such law be permitted to exist such longer will be the source of bloodshed and devastation over the breadth and length of our land, while we believe the fixity of tenure at a fair valued rent empowering the tenant to sell the interest in his or her holding (as the case maybe) so long as he or she pays said rent and should the tenant fail to pay said rent that the landlord be entitled to enter into possession (of the tenement) on his paying or compensating the tenant for all requisite improvements made on the tenement (or for tenant’s interest therein)….’ (27 Jan 1870, p733).

-Address of welcome to and response from Archbishop John McHale on his return from Rome (pp744-777).

-The Local Government Board for Ireland notified the Commissioners of ‘recent legislation regarding the Government of Towns and the administration of the sanitary laws in Ireland…’ which extended various powers of such authorities (pp809-11).

-Transcripts of correspondence, primarily from the T TC of letter to the Church Representative Body, Dublin, regarding the Market High Cross. Includes for instance a transcript of an earlier letter dated 25 June 1858 from William Plunket, The Palace, Tuam to the Commissioners stating ‘His Lordship feels very great reluctance in giving his sanction to the removal from the burial ground of St Mary’s a Cross which (since the time when it was placed by the unanimous consent of the inhabitants of Tuam over the grave of Archbishop Synge in year 1742) has remained there undisturbed’.
‘At the same time rather than deprive the inhabitants of Tuam of a more public view of so interesting a relic of antiquity he would as far as he has a voice in the matter consent to its erection upon its former base in public and in neutral ground. Provided that some legal security be provided so as to ensure its continuance in any such spot and to provide for the restoration of the Cross to the Protestant burying ground in case of its possible removal’ (25 Jul 1873, pp842-848, see also p869, p872, pp875-6, see also TTC1/2, 16 Jun 1882).

-‘Resolved- That the Town Commissioners of Tuam be informed in rely to their letter that as soon as the base of the Cross is placed in position in the Market Place and the railing is ready for erection, The Representative Body will cause to be delivered to them for erect one said base the portions of the cross now under their control’ (p872).

-Details of the number of sheep and cattle sold and unsold at the Fair in October 1874 (pp896-7).

-Following a vote the Commissioners accepted the officer from Mr Concannon for 8 Irish acres at Lissadira (Lysadyra) for £60 a year for a site for a Fair Green (8 Mar 1875).

Extent920pp

LanguageEnglish

Archival historyMaterial held by Tuam Town Commissioners until it was transferred to Galway County Council Archives in 2013

Persons keywordTown Commissioners

Conditions governing accessAvailable online at www.galway.ie/digitalarchives/ 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 online:- part 1 of 4 Access URL Here

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