Fairs & Marts / Portumna
- Letter from the Co. Secretary to the County Manager advising ‘We cannot make progress in regard to collection or abandonment of tolls at Portumna as the bye-laws for this place had not been adopted…’ (18 Nov 1955)
- Draft bye-laws, with schedule of fair days, issued to GCC by the Acting Co. Solicitor, Hugh B Naughton (5 Nov 1956).
- Signed and sealed printed copy Bye-Laws, (1 Sept 1958).
- Signed and sealed printed copy Bye-Laws, confirmed by the Minister of Local Government (20 Jan 1959).
- Poster advertising the location of the various market places for cattle & calves; sheep & lambs; horses; pigs, bonhams, fowl and agricultural produce; and hawkers' goods (1960)
- Letter from Brigid Hogan O’Higgins, TD, Dáil Éireann asking if ‘the Fair Green be opened considerably earlier that 6 am’ to facilitate farmers bring their stock to the markets (22 Mar 1966).
TitleFairs & Marts / Portumna
RepositoryGalway County Council Archives Services
ReferenceGC/CC/151/036(3)
Date06/08/1954 - 19/07/1966
CreatorGalway County Council
Production date 1954-08-06 - 1966-07-16
Scope and Content
Includes correspondence relating to drafting and adoption of bye-laws,
Extentc. 75pp
LanguageEnglish
Archival historyOfficial transfer
SubjectFairs & Marts
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