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Actions	Galway Co. Co. / Co. Secretary's Office / Administration/Munitions (1916-18) Remove from selection Add to selection TitleGalway Co. Co. / Co. Secretary's Office / Administration/Munitions (1916-18) RepositoryGalway County Council Archives Services ReferenceGC/CSO/003/006 Date29 June 1916 - 13 February 1918 Production date 1916-06-29 - 1918-02-13 Scope and Content Shell Factory: File of loose material relating to the a proposed Galway National Shell Factory, including details of a meeting held on 29 June 1916 in Galway between Directors of the Irish Area, Ministry of Munitions and various Councillors, such as James McDonnell (Chairman Galway County Council), Lawson, Naughton, and McDonagh, and also Fogarty (Co. Secretary), and later correspondence relating to uses for the factory 'when it ceases to be engaged in munition work' (23 Oct 1918). The minutes state ‘It was understood that a Factory at the Granite works could be put in working order within about three months, by which time the Galway Girls who went away to Munitions Factories on the 26^th inst would be trained and available for work in their home town. The gentlemen who are interested in the establishment of a Shell Factory believe that the present circumstances all point to success, and think it would be very unwise to prejudice the present favourable situation, by formulating at this time any alternative Scheme...’ (29 Jun 1916). Extent5pp Physical descriptionFile LanguageEnglish SubjectAdministration, Weapons 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. Digital referencesAvailable online Access URL Here Levelfile Hierarchy browser GC/ Galway County Council 1899-fonds contains 23 parts GC/CSO Galway County Council / County Secretary's Office sub-fonds contains 16 parts GC/CSO/003 Galway County Council / County Secretary's Office / Administration 1898-1923, 1941series contains 23 parts GC/CSO/003/006 Galway Co. Co. / Co. Secretary's Office / Administration/Munitions (1916-18) 29 June 1916 - 13 February 1918file

TitleGalway Co. Co. / Co. Secretary's Office / Administration/Munitions (1916-18)

RepositoryGalway County Council Archives Services

ReferenceGC/CSO/003/006

Date29 June 1916 - 13 February 1918

Production date 1916-06-29 - 1918-02-13

Scope and Content

Shell Factory: File of loose material relating to the a proposed Galway National Shell Factory, including details of a meeting held on 29 June 1916 in Galway between Directors of the Irish Area, Ministry of Munitions and various Councillors, such as James McDonnell (Chairman Galway County Council), Lawson, Naughton, and McDonagh, and also Fogarty (Co. Secretary), and later correspondence relating to uses for the factory 'when it ceases to be engaged in munition work' (23 Oct 1918).

The minutes state ‘It was understood that a Factory at the Granite works could be put in working order within about three months, by which time the Galway Girls who went away to Munitions Factories on the 26^th inst would be trained and available for work in their home town.
The gentlemen who are interested in the establishment of a Shell Factory believe that the present circumstances all point to success, and think it would be very unwise to prejudice the present favourable situation, by formulating at this time any alternative Scheme...’ (29 Jun 1916).

Extent5pp

Physical descriptionFile

LanguageEnglish

SubjectAdministration, Weapons

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.

Digital referencesAvailable online Access URL Here

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