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Sailing & Water-sports. 

Roscommon has some of the best lakes in Ireland. Both Lough Ree and Lough Key (and many smaller lakes) are superb for sailing and other water-sports. These are the only items we currently have relating to water-sports in Co. Roscommon. We would love to have more examples of photographs, documents and ephemera for the county. If you have such material that you no longer require and would like to give it a good home .. please contact us.

Gailey Bay Regatta. Programme of Events for 19th. & 20th. August 1912.

 

Committee included Lord Crofton, A. Cameron, Captain Crofton, Captain T. C. E Goff, W. K. Grehan, W. E. Holmes, T. A. P. Mapother, Robert Payne, Colonel Potts, W. T. Potts, W. J. Talbot, P. Mills McDonnell and F. G. Macsherry. The Hon. secretary was C. C. Dignan.

 

Most races had cash prizes. The tug-of-war events had first prize of one pound of tobacco and 100 cigarettes.

 

Printed at the Messenger Works, Roscommon.

 

This event had been staged at Gailey Bay from the late nineteenth century right up to the first decades of the twentieth. In 1895 a three day regatta was held on 31st. July, 1st & 2nd August. The committee for that year was listed as Lord Crofton, Edmond Bayley, T. A. P. Mapother, M. S. Bayley, W. J. Talbot, W. E. Holmes, W. P. Radcliff, S. St. L. Burke, R. D. Levinge and John Neilan. Secretary was G. James and Treasurer, C. C. Dignan. The programme was printed by L. P. Hayden, Roscommon. In 1904 a two day regatta was held on Monday & Tuesday 15th & 16th August. (Both these programmes are illustrated in "The Shannon Navigation" by Ruth Delaney. The Lilliput Press. 2008. pp.193. Alf Delaney Archive).

 

This is the only programme we have for Gailey Regatta but we are aware of similar programmes for various years dating from as early as 1895 up to 1912 and possibly later. There were also posters for these events. If you have any material relating to Gailey Regatta or any similar event, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact us.

 

 

 

 

 A brochure for Lough Ree Power Boat School. Learning to

enjoy the water safely is all part of the game.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you have any similar material, photographs, documents, posters or ephemera, that is surplus to your requirements and would like to give it a good home, then please contact us.

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