1918-08-30
Sinn Fein activist deported to England
Arthur O’Connor, arrested last week in Spiddal, has been deported to England.Read More →
1918-08-30
Caltra arrests
Two Caltra men have been arrested at their homes. Michael Kelly and Thomas Divine are charged with unlawful assembly and will be tried at the next Petty Sessions Court in Mountbellew in Co. Galway. They had been “on the run” for some time. Read More →
1918-08-23
Hurling treated as a crime in Loughrea
Three men were charged today with playing hurling in Loughrea on July 21st last¹. The prosecutors claimed that the arrests were valid (under Lord French’s proclamation) and that the defendants had been shouting “Up De Valera”. Verdicts for the three accused – Joseph Connor, Joseph Ford and Tadhg Scorry – was adjourned to the next itting of the Loughrea Petty Sessions.Read More →
1918-08-23
Portumna man rearrested
A former internee of Frongoch, J J Layng, was arrested and searched at Portumna Barracks today¹. It is his second arrest since his release from Belfast Jail, where he served a sentence for drilling.Read More →
1918-08-22
Large police presence prevent Sinn Fein meeting in Ballyhaunis
The Western People reports¹ that policemen from the districts of Westport, Castlebar, Balla, Claremorris, Kiltimagh, Swinford, Ballindine, Castlerea and Ballinlough were sent to Ballyhaunis today (Lady’s Day) to prevent an announced Sinn Fein meeting in the Market Square . It was reported that the nationalists held their meeting in Cloonfarna ( 2 miles away) instead.Read More →
1918-08-22
Sinn Féin Activist arrested in Eyrecourt
A member of the Clonfert Sinn Fein Club, Timothy P Kileen, was arrested by police¹ in Eyrecourt for seditious language after a camogie match. He was arrested by Constable French and delivered to the military authorities in Galway.Read More →
1918-08-19
Arrest in Spiddal
Arthur O’Connor, from Celbridge in Kildare, who was ‘on the run’ and attending Irish college, was arrested in Spiddal.Read More →
1918-07-21
Aeridheacht dispersed by police in Castlebar
An aeridheacht organised to raise funds for the Gaelic League in Castlebar was dispersed by police today.Read More →
1918-07-17
Large police operation in Galway
The Belfast Telegraph reports¹ that a large force of Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) and military raided homes in Ballinakill and Abbey looking for weapons and contraband. It reports that 40 guns were sized, as well as £200 in silver.Read More →
1918-07-10
Lady Gregory’s gamekeeper raided for guns
The home of Michael J Dooley was raided by masked men looking for guns tonight¹. Mr Dooley is the gamekeeper for Coole Park, Lady Gregory’s estate, near Gort. An old shotgun and some cartridges were taken.Read More →