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Actions	Irish Red Cross, Water Safety Trophies Remove from selection Add to selection TitleIrish Red Cross, Water Safety Trophies RepositoryGalway County Council Archives Services ReferenceGS20/01 Date1954-1963 CreatorIrish Red Cross Production date 1954 - 1963 Scope and Content Three trophies, all are tarnished. The inscription on one is *The McGivern Challenge Cup* *Galway Senior Inter Schools Water Safety Competition* *Presented by* *Edward McGivern* *1954* Attached black plastic base with engraved shields indicates winners over various years from 1954 to 1963. Tarnished, with several dents in cut itself. Dimensions: 38 cm height: diameter of cup 14 cml : width at widest point of each arm, 25cm *The Hartman Challenge Cup (1954-1963)* *Co. Galway Junior Inter Schools* *Water Safety Competition* *Presented by* *Hartmann & Son* *1954* Attached black plastic base includes shields indicate winner for various years, such as St Joseph's College 1959, K McConn, H Watson, D Kennedy, D Shields ; Colaiste Iognaid, 1960...; 1961-1963 Celtic knot details along rim of cup Dimensions: 22 cm height : diameter of cup 13 cml : width at widest point of each arm, 25cm And *Cumann Croise Deirge na hEireann* *Blake & Browne Perpetual Trophy* *Presented to the Winning Mens Water Safety Team* *From Galway County* *For the Presidents Trophy* Detached black based includes 3 shields, with winners’ detailed engraved, 1955 St Joseph's; 1956, Our Lady's Boys Club; and 1959 Coláiste Iognáid (The Jes, Sea Road, Galway). Detached decorative arm Mark indicates EPNSA1 (Electro Plated Nickel Silver) Dimensions: 37 cm height on base, off base 30 cm: diameter of cup 18 cm width at widest point of from existing arm, 24cm Extent3 artefacts Physical descriptionArtefact Archival historyMaterial held by GCC for many years, transferred to Archives in 2019 Persons keyword Edward McGivern SubjectSwimming, Sport Conditions governing accessAvailable by appointment. Unrestricted access. The items in this collection are 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. LevelItem

TitleIrish Red Cross, Water Safety Trophies

RepositoryGalway County Council Archives Services

ReferenceGS20/01

Date1954-1963

CreatorIrish Red Cross

Production date 1954 - 1963

Scope and Content

Three trophies, all are tarnished.

The inscription on one is

The McGivern Challenge Cup

Galway Senior Inter Schools Water Safety Competition

Presented by

Edward McGivern

1954

Attached black plastic base with engraved shields indicates winners over various years from 1954 to 1963.

Tarnished, with several dents in cut itself.

Dimensions: 38 cm height: diameter of cup 14 cml : width at widest point of each arm, 25cm

The Hartman Challenge Cup (1954-1963)

Co. Galway Junior Inter Schools

Water Safety Competition

Presented by

Hartmann & Son

1954

Attached black plastic base includes shields indicate winner for various years, such as St Joseph's College 1959, K McConn, H Watson, D Kennedy, D Shields ; Colaiste Iognaid, 1960...; 1961-1963

Celtic knot details along rim of cup

Dimensions: 22 cm height : diameter of cup 13 cml : width at widest point of each arm, 25cm

And

Cumann Croise Deirge na hEireann

Blake & Browne Perpetual Trophy

Presented to the Winning Mens Water Safety Team

From Galway County

For the Presidents Trophy

Detached black based includes 3 shields, with winners’ detailed engraved, 1955 St Joseph's; 1956, Our Lady's Boys Club; and 1959 Coláiste Iognáid (The Jes, Sea Road, Galway).

Detached decorative arm

Mark indicates EPNSA1 (Electro Plated Nickel Silver)

Dimensions: 37 cm height on base, off base 30 cm: diameter of cup 18 cm width at widest point of from existing arm, 24cm

Extent3 artefacts

Physical descriptionArtefact

Archival historyMaterial held by GCC for many years, transferred to Archives in 2019

Persons keyword Edward McGivern

SubjectSwimming, Sport

Conditions governing accessAvailable by appointment. Unrestricted access. The items in this collection are 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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