A look back of news making the headlines in The Nenagh Guardian 100 years ago

February 21 1925

Nenagh Military Barracks

AT a special meeting of the Nenagh Urban Council on Wednesday night, Mr M. Guilfoyle presiding, the matter of taking over the Nenagh military barracks for housing for people in the town was again discussed and a committee of eleven members appointed to inspect the buildings and report to the next monthly meeting on their condition and the approximate accommodation they will afford, as well as the cost of reconstruction.

The clerk said the meeting was convened through representations by Mr D. Morrissey, TD. Although no official intimation had been received from the Board of Works, Mr Morrissey had satisfied himself that they would hand over the barracks to the council on a lease of 99 years.

It was decided to appoint a committee to inspect the buildings on Sunday next.

Charitable Bequests

BY her will, the late Mrs Elizabeth O’ Meara, wife of Mr Denis O’ Meara, formerly Urban Councillor and a prominent businessman in Nenagh, bequeathed to the Lord Abbot of Mount St. Joseph’s, Roscrea, the premises known as 103 Sandymount Avenue, Dublin, also £100 for the celebration of Masses in Roscrea; to the St. Vincent de Paul Society, Nenagh,£100; to Maynooth Mission to China £100; and the income from the balance of her assets to the Abbot of Mount St. Joseph’s, Roscrea.

Hell Hath No Fury

Two women - one a widow and the other her sister-in-law - had been living together near Cappawhite, and the latter, who, it seems, is about to marry was during the week attacked by the widow and severely burned on the face and body with vitriol or some other corrosive liquid. The woman, whose name is Dillon, has been arrested.

Lectures at the Institute

The first of a series of lectures on the Life of Christ, illustrated by beautiful magic lantern slides, will be given next Thursday night in the hall of the Nenagh Literary Institute by Rev. P. O’ Halloran, CC.

He has succeeded in procuring slides of Tissot’s famous pictures, which marked a revolution in Sacred Art.

These lectures are most appropriate to the Holy Season of Lent and are calculated to stimulate devotion as well as instruct and enlighten. Admission 1s and 6d to be paid at the door.

Held Up And Robbed

While proceeding to Ballina in a pony and trap on the 31st January last, Mr James Kennedy, Killoran, Portroe, was held up beyond the gates of Derry by three masked men, and forcibly robbed of £31.10s.

The occurrence took place in a somewhat lonely part of the road at 12 o’ clock in the day. The leader of the robbers wore a heavy mask, covering partly shoulders and chest, and carried a revolver.

While he covered Mr Kennedy and stopped the pony and trap, his two companions forcibly dragged him from the trap, and relieved him of the above named sum, which he carried in his breast pocket, together with a purse containing a few odd shillings. Mr Kennedy was then compelled to return by the road he came, and having gone back as far as the house of a man named Willie Ryan, Derrycastle, he made for Killaloe and reported the matter to the Guards, but although searching inquires have been made by the Guards nothing has been found of the robbers so far.

February 20 1965

Kiladangan GAA

The annual general meeting of Kiladangan GAA Club was held on Monday night last, when the following officers were elected: President: V. Rev. P.F. Grace, PP, Puckane; Chairman: Rev. M. O’ Donoghue, CC; Vice-Chairmen: Mr D. Moloney and Garda M. McGowan; Secretary: Mr Jimmy Slattery; Assistant Secretary, M. Collins; Treasurer: Mr Matt Coen; Selection Committee: Messrs Martin Kennedy, P. Morrissey, M. Coen, J. Killeen; N. Flannery. Trainer of the team: Gara P. Daly. The meeting decided to give all families in the parish an opportunity of becoming members of the club at the nominal figure of 5 shillings per annum.

New Garda

Garda Noel Lane, Lorrha, was among the sixty new Gardaí who had their passing-out parade at Templemore before the new Commissioner, Mr W. P. Quinn. Garda Lane was a member of the Tipperary under 21 team that won the All Ireland Championship last year and with elder brother, Jim, is one of the leading players on the Lorrha senior team. He has been assigned to Ennistymon, Co Clare.

Nenagh Athletics

The first indoor meeting of the season will take place at the Show Grounds on Thursday night at 7.30pm between Premier A.C. (Toomevara) and Nenagh Olympic. With fifteen events to decide the contest in senior, novice and youth grades, a very keen meeting is expected.

Nenagh Olympic have selected the following team: P. Conneran, B. Gaffney, J. McLoughlin, B. Morgan, M. McGrath, M. Hogan, P. O’ Meara, P. Ryan, M. Kelly, S. Flannery, T. Holmes, J. Hogan, J. O’ Gorman, P. Peters, Tom Meagher, G. Hayes, Tom Morgan, S. Gleeson, J. Foley, N. Ryan.

On Course

Mr Sean Naughton of Messrs Gough, O’ Keeffe and Naughton, Ltd., Nenagh, has recently completed a course of instruction in Measuring and Fitting given by Mr Lennon, chief cutter for Danus, and at one time on the teaching staff of the Royal Academy of Tailors and Cutters, London.

Hucklebuck Winners

The first heat winners in the Hucklebuck dance competition were selected at a dance in the Hotel Ormond, Nenagh, on Sunday night last and will appear at the final of the competition on Shrove Tuesday night.

Those selected were Misses Julia McCarthy, Nenagh; Breda Hassett, do; Betty McNamara, do; Mary Abbott, do; Nuala Loughnane, Roscrea; Marie O’ Lone, do; Eileen Hayes, Cloughjordan; Sean Hogan, Puckane; Pat Hogan, Ballymackey, and Cyril Power.

The Hucklebuck is the latest dance craze to sweep the country, and all came about after the Royal Showband, Waterford, made a record called ‘The Hucklebuck’.

Within three days of the disc’s release the Manager of the Royal Showband, Mr T. J. Byrne, was being inundated with requests for the Hucklebuck. He immediately had the idea of instituting a new dance, and with the help of Mr Norman Maen,

formerly chief choreographer with Telefís Éireann, the Hucklebuck was born.

Mr Maen devised the steps for the new dance which has been described as “a variation of the twist, madison and pony”.

The competition continues Sunday night next for the best ‘Huckbuckers’ who can put themselves in line for the £20 prize money.