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This club, originally established in 1864, must be one of the oldest in Galway, if not one of the oldest amateur sporting clubs in the country. Unfortunately, the minutes of the club meetings for 1864 and 1865 cannot be found, but we are fortunate that Maurice Semple had access to the minutes for most other years and published them in a book entitled A Century of Minutes, the Story of the Corrib Club, 1864 – 1966.

This factory was situated in Newtownsmith in a tall building that later became part of the ESB complex. It was quite a big employer of the day in the city, employing mostly young girls and women.

The ongoing battle to retain the name Ballycroy in regard to the National Park located in the village "isn't going to go away", the elected members of the Westport-Belmullet Municipal District were told on Monday.

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Three friends will let their feet do the talking over the next few weeks as they undertake a novel campaign aimed at raising much-needed funds for counselling services in Connacht, while also raising awareness of community support for those experiencing challenging times.

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A mouthwatering potential showdown between Super League champions Castlebar Celtic and Westport United could be on the cards, following the quarter-final draw for the competition which took place this week.

The battle for positions in the Mayo GAA executive has taken shape following the release of the full list of candidates for positions, ahead of the convention which will take place on Sunday, December 15 in Belmullet.

It emerged this week that there will be a challenger for the postion of PRO of the Mayo GAA County Board at the upcoming county convention next month.

The Great Famine of 1845 - 49 hit Achill Island particularly hard. Given the poor quality of its soil there was little or no alternative to the potato crop which failed throughout those years. Once the severity of the calamity became apparent, and that help from the government was begrudging and insufficient, there was a sensible coming together of Protestant and Catholic clergy to try to calm and feed the people.