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Connacht Provincial Council Minute Books, 1934 - 1983
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| Format: | Minute Book |
| Reference code: | GAA/CON/01 |
| Published: | NA |
| Covering Dates: | 1934 - 1983 |
| Extent: | 4 Volumes |
| Reproduction: | No Reproduction Allowed |
| Access: | By Appointment |
| Available: | Yes |
Minute books contain the meeting minutes of the Connacht Council, subsidiary committees and the Annual Provincial Conventions. Topics of note recorded in the minute books include the composition of the Connacht Council, in particular the elections of Provincial Officers (Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Treasurer) at the annual Provincial Conventions and the appointment of the Provincial Secretary; the establishment of subsidiary committees (finance committee, development committee, grounds committee, hurling committee etc); the financial situation of the Council; the administration, and development, of games and competitions throughout the Province including the inauguration of various competitions (Connacht Club Championships, Under 21 competitions etc); the fixing of dates and venues, the appointment of referees, the hearing of appeals and objections and the acquisition of trophies; the inclusion of Galway in the Munster hurling championships; the inclusion of New York and London in the Connacht Championships; the administration of the Accident Scheme / Fund throughout the Province; the organisation and administration of Gaelic games in the Connacht schools and colleges; the development of grounds throughout the Province including the administration of the various Provincial and Central Council Grounds Schemes; the effect World War II had on the Council; the administration of handball and camogie throughout the Province; the relationship between the Connacht Council and the Central Council; the Council’s 1916 commemorations and the Council’s relationship with the media (print, radio and television)