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Format
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JPEG
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Title
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Galway Courthouse 1910, King George V Proclamation
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Depiction
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Picture 1 shows a building with a colonnade. A large crowd and soldiers with bayonets surround a central figure.
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Picture 2 shows two young girls with white veils and dresses, with laced boots, each holding a booklet
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Description
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The accession of King George V to the throne was proclaimed in Galway Courthouse at 2 pm on 21 May, 1910, following the death of Edward VII. The ceremony was performed by the High Sherriff, Mr. Cecil R. Henry (www.kennys.ie, 2016). A picture shows the scene outside of Galway Courthouse (Semple, 1969). About one hundred men of the Connaught Rangers, under Major Sarsfield, were formed up in line opposite the Courthouse, and an equal number of the Royal Irish Constabulary (www.kennys.ie, 2016), whose bayonets are shouldered, and under the command of the Head Constable, Charles Carlos. Family tradition (P. Larkin, personal communication) has it that the two white figures at the base of the Courthouse steps in the picture were likely Charles Carloss’ daughters – Rita and Nina Carlos. Their confirmation picture in about 1910-12, with Rita on the left, is also shown. That picture was taken In Slater's Studio, Ballina, Co. Mayo in the period between 1910 - 12, (P. Larkin, Personal communication).
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References
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Maurice Semple, Some Galway Memories, 1969, p. 58.
Personal communication: Patrick Larkin, via email correspondence on 19 July 2027.
https://www.kennys.ie/old-galway/1713-68the-proclamation-of-king-george-v-11-02-16
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event
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Proclamation of King George V at Galway Courthouse
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Bibliographic Citation
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P. Larkin, S.G. Jennings, ‘Galway Courthouse 1910, King George V Proclamation’ Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 15023, Archival Record Id VHRS
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Period
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1910s
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Category
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b&w
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off-campus
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outdoors
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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University of Galway Library
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Rights
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This image may be used for non-commercial purposes under CC BY-NC-SA
see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
