THE TUAM HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1909 TUAM, CO. GALWAY BIRTHS BOURKE - May 19, 2909, at 63 Lower Baggot street, Dublin, the wife of Geoffrey Bourke, Oldtowne, Ballindine, Co Mayo, of a son. CHEVERS - May 19, 1909, at Killyan, Co Galway, the wife of John J. Chevers, Esq., D.L., of a son. ---------- DIED PERSSE - At Renmore, Galway, Rose, widow of Major William Norton Persse. D.L., of Roxborough, County Galway/ DOYLE - May 16th, 1909, at 56 Shelbourne road, Dublin, Mrs. Honoria Doyle, aged 86 years, widow of the late Edward J. Doyle, Maryboro and Inchicall, and fondly-loved mother of Nurse Doyle, Infirmary, Westport, Co Mayo. BUCHANAN - May 16th, 1909, at his residence, Tobberocann (?), Ayle, Andrew Buchanan, aged, 50 years. CUSACK - On the 13th May, 1909, at her residence, Bridge street, Westport, Kate Cusack, aged 39 years. LLOYD - May 24th, 1909, at 19 Allesbury road, Dublin, Frances Dorothea, daughter of the late Guy Llyod, Esq., D.L., of Croghan, Co Roscommon. ---------- PITHY PARS. - Personal, Parochial Provicial and Particular At the recent school examinations of the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music, Miss Garvey gained distinction. She is a member of the community "La Sainte Union des Sacre Coeurs." Athlone, Westmeath, and a daughter of the late Dr. Garvey, of Cornfield, Hollymount, and of the late Mrs. Stella Garvey, the popular novelist, and niece of Colonel Michael Doheny, who was so prominently connected with the 48 movement. We wish her every success in the future. ---------- Quinultagh, near Dunmore, is derived from Ultach - an Ulsterman. Along the Western and Southern slopes of Sliabh Dart there are many thickly-populated villages. The advent of this population to the locality synchronises with the Plantation of Ulster hundreds of years ago, and these people, who are still decidedly clannish, are the descendants of the expropriated Catholic tenantry of parts of Ulster, who, dispossessed of their farms and homesteads in the Black North, took up their residence on this heather-growing range, which reminded them of their native homes amid the dark mountains of Tyrone and Donegal. They still cherish many traditions of the olden times, when their forefathers had to carry long dirks to defend themselves at fairs and markets, and of the faction fights when, standing together like one man, they always gained the day. ---------- We find, says a reverend and learned correspondent, reference is made to Dunmore in the annals of the Four Masters as early as A.D. 1133, when MacCarthy and Conor O'Brien, of Munster, destroyed it. In A.D. 1155 Murthough O'Loughlin burned the town and raised the walls to the ground. In A.D. 1177 Milo de Cogan occupied Dunmore with 40 men at arms, 200 horse soldiers, and 300 archers. King Rory O'Connor after a successful attack put this army to fight ; and the English did not encamp until they reached the other side of the Shannon at Lanesboro. In A.D. 1558, Captain Mordaunt led an English army from Lanesboro through Roscommon. It is recorded that the English soldiers raised a mutiny against the captain in the town, and to be marched them back again. ---------- Mountbellow Sports under the G.A.A. Laws, will be held in the Show Grounds, on Thursday. 10th June, and promise to be a great success. There are no less than fifteen events on the programe, including a tug-of-war contest, which promises to be a particularly interesting affair, Mr. M. Moran, hon. sec. to the Sports Committee, is leaving nothing undone to make the fixture a huge success. ---------- SCAN34.JPG "I am an old vagabond, a widow, and a night-flier," Mrs Bridget Flaherty, told the magistrates sitting at Gort Petty Sessions on Thursday last during the hearing of a case in which she was summoned for threatening language. ---------- "Health and Strength" Co. have issued two excellent handbooks. A book of Walking and "Tricks of Self-Defence." They are eminently practical and useful, being well and intelligently written and sure to have a large sale. They are selling at one shilling, and published at 12 Burleigh Street, Strand, London, W.C. ---------- The death of Miles Ferrick,. For twenty-five years a well known resident of Butte, Montana, occuirred on April 25. Decease was born in County Galway forty-seven years ago. ---------- There seems to be a big row brewing about the men's bathing place at Blackrock, Galway. Colonel O'Hara refuses to allow the Urban Council of Galway to put up the springboard, unless on certain conditions which the Council refuses to accept. ---------- Information wanted of Patrick, John and James Murray, who left Carropadden, Dunmore, Co Galway, thirty-five or forty years ago, Patrick went to California about 1876 or 1880. John was on a visit to James at 83 Wyckoff street, Brooklyn, N.Y., in May, 1879. They have one sister Winifred, still living in Ireland. Thomas Kenny, who lived in Thompsonville, Hartford, Conn., about the year 1880. Address James M. Clancy, 92 Federal Street, West Lynn, Mass. ---------- We are pleased to see that Messrs. Naughton and Co., Tuam, are at present carrying out extensive alterations in their business premises, which are under the capable management or MR. Butler. ---------- At Loughrea Guardians meeting, a relieving officer said he gave a ticket to an old worame named Margaret O'Neill, who, he was informed, had £1,500 in bank. ---------- Lord and Lady Oranmore have let their house in Cavendish place, London, for a few weeks to Lord and Lady Buckinghamshire, and are staying at Englefield Green for a time, as Lady Oranmore has been far freom well lately. ---------- Colonel Courtenay, C.B., D.L., was hon sec of the ball on the 24th inst., in aid of the Co Galway Stall, which was such a complete success - one of the very best given this season. The tickets were limited to 250. The ball took place in the Pillar Room, Rotunda, Dublin, commencing at 10 o'clock. The energetic committee were Lady Clonbrock, Clonbrock, Ahascragh ;Lady Ashtown (President), Woodlawn, Co Galway ; Duchesse de Stackpoole, Mount Hazel, Ballymacward ; Lady Sophie Grattan-Bellew, Mount Bellew; Lady Phillips Waithman, Merlin Park, Galway ; Lady Sophie Grattan-Bellew, Mount Bellew ; Lady Phillipps Waithman, Merlin Park, Galway ; Hon Mrs. Algernon Persse, Craggclare, Ardrahan ; Hon Mrs. Campbell, Moycullen House, Moycullen, Lady Shaw, Bushy Park, Terenure; Lady Arnot, 12 Merrion square; Lady Walker, Pembroke House, Upper Mount street ; Lady Morris 48 Lower Leeson street ; Mrs. Anderson, 23 Upper Fitzwilliam street ; Mrs. Lynch-Athy, Renville, Oranmore ; Mrs. Percy Bernard, Collegnes, Booterstown ; Mrs. Berridge, Ballynahinch Castle, Co Galway; Mrs. W. Blakeney, 14 Fitzwilliam square ; Mrs. Browne, The Albany, Monkstown ; Mrs. Chatterton, New Park, Blackrock ; Mrs Chevera, Killyan, Ballinasloe ; Mrs. Arthur Courtenay, 1 Eaton square, Monkstown ; Mrs. Daly, Dunsandie(?), Athenry ; Mrs. Lambert, Castle Ellen, Athenry ; Mrs. T. Wilson-Lynch, Belmont, Galway ; Mrs. O. Hara, Lenaboy, Galway ; Mrs. Persse, Roxboroough, Loughrea, Mrs. F. Shawe-Taylor, Ardrahan ; Mrs. Teeling, 32 Upper Mount street, Mrs. P. Chenevix-Trench, 5 Fitzwilliam place ; Mrs. Woods S_____, Galway. ---------- Money Found. In September or October last, a sum of money was found on the road between Tuam and Beclare. Owner, giving a description of the money, can have it on application to office, Tuam Herald, and paying cost of this advertisement. Jim McNamara www.IrelandOldNews