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One of the most enduring of Galway's institutions is this band which has given pleasure to its own members and countless thousands of members of the public since it was formed in Forster Street in 1896. Thanks to dedicated leaders and teachers, this group of musicians continues to entertain. The founders were Peter Rabbitt, a Forster Street publican and grocer, Paddy Walsh, the station master and Michael Spelman of Moon’s staff.

National Cross Country Championships

The second round of the Galway senior football championship concluded on Sunday evening with the meeting of Annaghdown and Milltown in Tuam Stadium which provided possibly the best entertainment of the weekend.

The Ó Máille family originally came from Portacarron near Oughterard which accounted for their Irish speaking background. Their landlord, Mrs Annie Nolan evicted them from their holding and they spent a number of years in temporary accommodation. When Mrs Nolan’s son wanted to run in an election, Isaac Butt, the Irish Parliamentary Party leader stipulated that his nomination would not be ratified until such time as his mother reinstated her evicted tenants and so the Ó Máille family were awarded a fine farm holding in Brackloon in the parish of Corofin, east of the Corrib.

The Ó Máille family originally came from Portacarron near Oughterard which accounted for their Irish speaking background. Their landlord, Mrs Annie Nolan evicted them from their holding and they spent a number of years in temporary accommodation. When Mrs Nolan’s son wanted to run in an election, Isaac Butt, the Irish Parliamentary Party leader stipulated that his nomination would not be ratified until such time as his mother reinstated her evicted tenants and so the Ó Máille family were awarded a fine farm holding in Brackloon in the parish of Corofin, east of the Corrib.

The Galway Senior Football Championship started with a bang when Maigh Cuilinn and Corofin made their intentions clear with impressive wins over An Spideal and Salthill/knocknacarra at the weekend.

The final round of the Galway SFC group stage will take place this coming weekend with quarter-final places still up for grabs, and relegation play-offs that still need to be settled.

In the penultimate round of the Galway Senior Football Championship's group stages, the fixture of the weekend on paper in group one was where Moycullen verus Tuam Stars.

The Galway Senior football Championship starts to hot up this weekend with the clash of several title hopefuls.