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County Inspector Posts: 104 May 10 13 5:33 PM	ROYAL IRISH CONSTABULARY BALLINASLOE There was a military Barracks in Ballinasloe from the early 18^th Century. The barracks was off Society Street (Soldiers Row at the time). A cavalry barracks was set up in River Street in the very early 19^th century and existed until at least the 1860s. The Military policed Ballinasloe until the arrival of The Royal Irish Constabulary. It is not known exactly when the Royal Irish Constabulary arrived in Ballinasloe but it appears that the Inspector General for the Connaught District was resident there in 1924.The Royal Irish Constabulary first used the military barracks in River Street before moving (pre 1846 and probably much earlier) to a barracks in Society Street. Ballinasloe was the County Headquarters of Galway East Riding and covered Ballinasloe, Loughrea, Portumna, Athenry, Woodford and Mount Bellew together with all the sub-stations etc. of these areas. The barracks in River Street is now gone but was in this area. Edited 2 times by SeanRyan May 10 13 8:16 PM.
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County Inspector Posts: 104 May 10 13 5:36 PM	They moved the barracks to Society Street sometime before 1846. It was in Society St.in 1846 and was still there in 1901. The closed up prison doors can still be seen in the archway of this premises. Edited 1 time by SeanRyan May 10 13 8:17 PM.
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County Inspector Posts: 104 May 10 13 5:37 PM	The barracks was moved to Dunlo Street soon after 1901 and remained there until the Royal Irish Constabulary was disbanded and, under Comdt. Seamus O’Reilly, the newly formed Irish Army took over in 1922. Later that year on 25^th September 1922 the new Gardai took over the Dunlo Street premises. They later moved across the road to another premises in Dunlo Street which is still the Garda Station to-day. Barracks from after 1901 to 1922. The cells are still in this building. Edited 1 time by SeanRyan May 10 13 8:18 PM.
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County Inspector Posts: 104 May 10 13 5:39 PM	County Inspectors Amongst the County Inspectors stationed in Ballinasloe were: Rogers, Walsh, Taylor, O’Brien, Clayton, Tyacke, T J Smith (1907) and Joseph Edward Leo Holmes. District Inspectors: District Inspectors in the town included Joshua Alexander Huggins, Cary, Rainsford, Hunter, Gambel and Lee. In 1846 Patrick Sweeney was a Sub-Inspector and in 1869/1871 Richard Garrett was Sub-Inspector, both in Society Street . Head Constables: Head Constables in Ballinasloe included Bruen, Fry, Hugh M. Crean, Cornelius Supple, Laurence Hollywood, Jeremiah O’Connor and William O’Neill. Before 1901: Sergeants Patrick McMahon was a Sergeant in 1893 in Society Street . Other Sergeants: Patrick Noone, Jeremiah Crowley, Patrick McCann, Michael Cunningham, Thomas McGovern, Michael Curley. Constables Malachy Byrnes, Edward Gannon, Charles Kiernan, William Soden. Nolan (1887)
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County Inspector Posts: 104 May 10 13 5:42 PM	1901 County Inspector: Henry Annesley Conwell Rogers District Inspector Henry John Litton Cary Head Constable Laurence Hollywood Sergeants: John O’Reilly, Patrick Kelleher and others Constables Daniel Currane; John Morris; John Donnelly, William Creaven, Andrew M. Mooney and others
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County Inspector Posts: 104 May 10 13 5:43 PM	1911 County Inspector Joseph Edward Leo Holmes Head Constable; Jerimiah O’Connor. Sergeants William O’Neill, Timothy O’Sullivan, Peter Flaherty, Jerimiah Francis Conway, Thomas Connolly. Acting Sergeants James Brennan Constables included William Nolan; John Collins ; William E Wilton; James Devane; Thomas Kilmartin; Bartw McCarthy; Patrick Harte; John Gueten; John C French; William J Majill; Cooney Roger; Henry Knott; John Alge; Thomas Robinson; Patk Kissane; Timothy Kelleher; Michael Healy; James Mills; Martin Reilly; John G Harte; Henry Butler, James Judge; Thomas McGreevy; John Tapley; John Cummins and John Keeler. William O’Neill (whose wife I knew when I was a child) who was Sergeant in 1911, was the last Head Constable in Ballinasloe. Edited 1 time by SeanRyan May 10 13 8:24 PM.
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County Inspector Posts: 104 May 10 13 5:44 PM	1901 Retired R.I.C. living in Ballinasloe William Allen born in QueensCounty James Hall born in Co Galway, E R Collins Denis born in Cork Durack Patrick born in Co Tipperary N Michael Brennan born in QueensCounty Thomas Craddock born in Co Galway John Flynn born in Co Galway William John son born in Fermanagh Owen Rock born in Co Roscommon 1911 Retired R.I.C. living in Ballinasloe Michael Brennan born in QueensCounty James Hall born in Co Galway, E R James Browne born in Roscommon. Thomas Clancy born in Co. Clare Francis Kelly born in Co Galway Martin Glynn born in Co Roscommon James Graney born in Co Donegal In 1911 there were at least three ex RIC men in the Mental Hospital. Edited 4 times by SeanRyan May 10 13 8:22 PM.
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County Inspector Posts: 104 May 10 13 5:46 PM	Edited 2 times by SeanRyan May 10 13 5:51 PM.
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County Inspector Posts: 104 May 10 13 5:48 PM	There was another R.I.C. barracks on the outskirts of the town at Creagh. Creagh church now stands on this site. William Hunter was a Sergeant there in 1911. Some of the above information came from the late Tadhg Mac Lochlainn's book "Ballinasloe Inniu agus Inne
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