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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2012 THE MAYO NEWS 120 1 THE MAYO NEWS 120 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2012 2 The first broadsheet masthead used in December 1892 English Express Edition 55p Vol. XCVIII Wednesday, August 1, 1990 Price: 50p. Redesign of The Mayo News on August 1, 1990 THE MayoEstablished 1892 s Volume 113 Newswww.mayonews.ie s [email protected] Wednesday, February 23, 2005 E1.60 | £1.30 Changed to tabloid on Relaunch in tabloid format on November 2, 1968 September 7, 1988 Redesign of The Mayo News on February 23, 2005 A labour of love HE day we decided pages! the malicious destruction of a tors. A special word for our to do a supplement Going through old copies of boat; a man being summoned designer Kevin Loftus, who to mark the 120th the newspaper in recent weeks, to court for having a dance-hall mixed good humour, patience, birthday of The I have noticed some continuity in his barn; and condemnation skill and ingenuity; Liam Lyons, Mayo News, I was but also huge change. The paper of a woman’s will (sub-headed: whose iconic photographs are Tsitting at my desk in the office looks completely different. In ‘Completely Cut Off Husband ‘worth the admission price when the phone rang. It was the early decades, the front page Because Of Alleged Infidelity’). alone’ (as we sports writers shortly before 8pm. was filled entirely by advertise- All human life, captured in say); Managing Editor Neill The phone regularly rings ments. There were virtually no print. O’Neill, who was determined long after office hours here. A pictures, and articles regularly Some stories in this supple- that this anniversary would not lot of people seem to think there ran into thousands of words. ment show their age. There are go unmarked; and all in The is a constant presence in The And yet, an interesting story descriptions of dwellings con- Mayo News, particularly our Mayo News. And, in a sense, from any era can still fascinate. taining cattle and fowl, while Editor, Michael Duffy. Happy there is. Unless there’s a 121- Researching family history last sexist, racist and sectarian lan- reading, and we hope you’ll join year-old hiding somewhere, October, I went through old guage lace much public com- us again five years from now, there’s nobody alive in the local newspapers online for ment. But the reader will spot when we celebrate our 125th county today who lived in a mentions of my home place. tales with modern twists too birthday with a bumper edi- world without The Mayo News. Among other things, I found – debates about drink, houses tion! And if there’s somebody older land agitation (threats, assault, in unsuitable places, people than the paper knocking around and intimidation); the impris- trying to make ends meet in Daniel Carey the place, I’m disappointed that onment of a groom at a wed- difficult times. Editor I haven’t read about it in these ding; an attack on a publican; Thanks to all our contribu- The Mayo News 120 CONTRIBUTORS WRITERS: Daniel Carey, Aiden Clarke, Billy Horan, Edwin The Mayo News 120th anniversary souvenir supplement. McGreal, Ciara Moynihan, Seán Rice, Áine Ryan. Editor: Daniel Carey. Designer: Kevin Loftus. Proof-reader: Seán Staunton. PHOTOGRAPHS: Ballinrobe Archaeological and Historical Society, Aiden Clarke, Frank Dolan, Michael FRONT-PAGE IMAGE: The Mayo News original masthead, and Donnelly, Françoise Henry, Liam Lyons, Conor McKeown, wooden letters used mainly in the printing of posters, designed by Michael McLaughlin, National Library of Ireland Kevin Loftus, based on a photograph by Michael McLaughlin. (Laurence Collection), Sportsfile. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2012 THE MAYO NEWS 120 1892-1902 3 QUOTE 03 12 1892 20 05 1893 NUMBER THE number “Did you ever hear an of large fires which immoral song sung occurred in Ballinrobe before in Mallaranny?” within a six-month period, according to Question asked by Mr JJ Louden, a Mayo News BL during the trial of a man report charged with an attempted following the stabbing in a railway carriage destruction of the military between Newport and Mallaranny barracks November 28, 1896 4 July 6, 1901 Help for the evicted THE SIMPLE LIFE AVRUS, about a mile ment offering half the costs, the from Ballinrobe, was neighbours being willing to pay on Monday and Tues- the other half. Ryan, however, day the scene of the would not agree and the evic- interesting spectacle tion was carried out by the ofL a band of volunteer workmen sheriff’s bailiff, Quinn, and a engaged in the charitable labour posse of police on the 5th of erecting a new house for a inst. widow, Mrs Lyden, who was a The new house is built within short time since evicted from a few yards of the widow’s her residence on the roadside former residence and was fully between the Neale and Ballin- completed when Mrs Lyden robe by Mark Ryan of Lavrus, was installed amid the cheers who obtained a decree of pos- of a considerable gathering. The session at the last October Ses- action of the young men who sions. provided her with a new home The house or rather hovel shows that the old spirit of from which the poor old crea- resistance to eviction and aver- ture was evicted was erected a sion to evictors is as strong few years ago within the ruins today as it was in old Neale as of an old building used as a it was in the days of the Land hospital during the Famine League when they opposed Capt period, by volunteer labour also, Boycott, taught the people of it being considered at the time Ireland the advantages of ‘exclu- that the ground was common- sive dealings’ and added another age. word to the English language. The Rev Father Canavan, CC, endeavoured to effect a state- JANUARY 16, 1897 y A typical family scene in Keel village, Achill in 1892. Pic:Courtesy of the Laurence Collection Police brutality – shocking scenes at Kilmaine N Monday the little town of pled upon and bludgeoned in a most cow- Nationalists in Mayo – was moved to the raised from the ground, and was being for- Kilmaine was the scene of the ardly and revolting manner, and never at chair. cibly dragged in the direction of the bar- most revolting police outrages. any time during the day was the slighest At this point over 150 police, under the rack by the police when Mr Redmond It is beyond the power of provocation given by the people. command of District Inspectors Carbery jumped off the platform and caught a hold words to describe the brutal Mr William Redmond, MP, Mr John (Claremorris) and Lowndes (Ballinrobe) of Mr O’Donnell and demanded to know Omanner in which young and old people of O’Donnell, MP, Mr Peter Regan and Mr JY marched to the platform. [Mr O’Donnell who was in charge, and by whose authority both sexes were set upon, bludgeoned, Lyons drove from Claremorris to Kilmaine and Mr Regan were told they could not a peaceable meeting was suppressed. kicked, and trampled on by a force of for the purpose of addressing a meeting address the crowd.] Mr Lowndes, DI: “I refuse to state who police. under the auspices of the United Irish [After Mr Redmond addressed the crowd], my authority is.” The people were even followed out miles League. This was fair day in Kilmaine and Mr John O’Donnell, MP came forward, and At this point the people were cheering from the village and across fields, and a very large number of people were was received with ringing cheers … At this loudly for Mr O’Donnell and some police- batoned in a most brutal manner. Mr Red- present. stage Mr Lowndes DI and a score of con- men in plain clothes began to beat them mond, MP, was hurled around the street. Mr Redmond … and his friends were met stables rushed up and caught Mr O’Donnell with sticks which they carried. This was Mr O’Donnell, MP was assaulted and dragged by the leading Nationalists of the district by the legs and pulled him violently off the resented by the people, and some free fights through the street, and Mr Peter Regan got … Mr Redmond, Mr O’Donnell and Mr platform, bruising and injuring him severely, ensued his hand broken … while dozens of old men Regan stepped on to the platform, and his head striking the ground. and women and little children were tram- Patrick Boyle – one of the most sterling After some moments Mr O’Donnell was NOVEMBER 2, 1901 THE MAYO NEWS 120 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2012 4 1902-1912 QUOTE 13 02 1904 20 04 1912 NUMBER THE number of “Fourteen hours a day old age pensioners struck off the lists in the is too long” Ballaghaderreen district during one week, on the A member of Mayo Asylum grounds that the Committee, backing an application parties had not attained the by male staff at the Castlebar 39statutory age according to the Census District Lunatic Asylum seeking a returns. The Mayo News reports that some heartrending scenes were witnessed when reduction in hours worked – at the the recipients of the pensions were made time, they worked 88 hours per week. aware of the fact on last pension day. February 14, 1912 October 2, 1909 An ill-fated match in Swinford FINAL GOODBYE HE story is going the rounds marry that girl but himself! of an interesting matrimonial The wedding day came, and John turned incident, said to have occurred up in the little country church with his recently in a parish, not a hun- intended bride.