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Frederick Hodgins, Green Dragon.

Nationalist and Leinster Times.

January 1947.

Carlow Tragedy.

Dr. L. Doyle, Coroner, held an inquest in the Town Hall, Carlow, on Tuesday evening, touching on the death of Frederick Hodgins of the "Green Dragon" Kilkenny Road, Carlow., Aged 73 years who was found lying on the road near his home on Saturday evening, and died shortly after being removed to a nearby house.

The following Jury were sworn: Raphael McDonnell, Robert Collier, Patrick Duggan, Bernard Coleman, John Watchorn and John Wall.

Garda A. Broughill deposed that he arrived at Kilkenny Road on Saturday evening last. He knew the deceased, who was sitting on the kerb supported by some people, and he was alive. In five minutes afterwards he was removed to the house of Mr Desmond Governey, where he died.

George McMahon, junior, deposed he left Carlow at 6.30 on Saturday evening last. He had a light on his bicycle and was on his own side of the road.

When passing Grosvenor House he saw an object on the right-hand side of the road.

He got off his bicycle and went over. Mr Hodgins asked him to lift him up; he lifted him off the bicycle and put him sitting on the kerb. The lamp on his bicycle was still lighting. No car passed him coming from Carlow.

Surgeon Thomas F. McHugh performed a post-mortem. Verdict. Heart Attack.

Nationalist and Leinster Times, January 1949.

They Want A King.

Ireland should be ruled by a King and not a President.

At least, when Bagenalstown Debating Society discussed the subject on Monday, they passed the motion "that Ireland should be ruled by a King rather than a President" by 16 votes to 9.

The subject provided full scope for a good debate, and in proving their point, speakers mentioned the rise and fall of empires and dynasties ranging from Alexander the Great to King Leopold of Belgium.

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Experience Counts.

Mr Jack Fennell of Grange Castle, Mageney has gone a long way towards solving the farmers transport problems.

He purchased a disused C.I.E. bus and reconditioned and converted it into a lorry 38 feet long by 8 feet wide, suitable for all transport purposes.

Mr Fennell served under General Montgomery during the War in the British Tank Corps, and during the Italian campaign was privileged, with other troops, to be received by His Holiness, Pope Pius X11 in the Vatican.

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Nationalist and Leinster Times, April, 1971.

In London.

The A.G.M. of the County Carlow Association of London was held in the Irish Centre, Camden Town in January.

Officers elected: President, Rev. Fr. L. Fanning; vice-president, Mr. Sean Redmond; chairman, Mr A. Brady; vice-chairman, Mr Pat Farrell; treasurer, Mr M. Waters, secretary, Mr John Purcell, asst secretary Mrs Frances Purcell.

Committee: Mrs J. Kavanagh, Mrs M. Waters, Mr Joe Callinan, Mr Bill Byrne, Mrs Paddy Shaw, Mr Jim Farrell, Mr Paddy Shaw.

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Carlow Museum 1979

October 26th 1979. (Nationalist)

Several hundred exhibits from the College Street premises, which had housed the museum since shortly after its establishment in 1972, have been moved to the new premises in the Town Hall, Carlow.

Now, the museum will enjoy first class heating and lighting facilities, adding to its patrons, enjoyment of the variety of exhibits, dating mostly from the middle of the 19th century. The badly needed space and other facilities were provided by the Town Council under an ANCO, Youth Employment Scheme.

But the change of home for the museum is only the beginning of work for the museum management committee, which is under the auspices of the Old Carlow Society.

By April the committee expects to have the museum open daily, employing a curator-caretaker for the summer season.

Organisers of Sunday's move were museum committee members -chairman, Kevin Kennedy; secretary and trustee, Seamus Murphy; Pat Purcell (who is also the biggest contributor to the museum), James Westman, Willie Duggan (trustee) and Brendan Kealy (trustee).

Transcribed by Jean Casey, January 2010.