In 1926 there was a Scout Troop in Galway under Scout Master Harry Warner with
Assistant Scout Master Augustine Madden. The Chaplain was Rev Fr John Harte, CC
on loan from Ardagh Diocese.
The Troop was called St Joseph's 1st Galway.

In 1928 the Troop was affiliated to C.B.S.I. and became the first Troop in Ireland. They met in a dilapidated hall and each Scout had to provide a wooden butter box for a seat.
The uniform was a broad brimmed hat, blue neckerchief: navy shirt, navy shorts,
black stockings, green flashes and black shoes.

In 1929 the Chief Scout World Wide, Sir Robert Baden Powell was passing through
Galway to holiday in Connemara and invited the Scouts to participate in the World
Jamboree in Birkenhead, but as C.B.S.l. was not then affiliated to the World Body we
could not officially attend.

Troop Colours were worked by Sr Magdalen of the Dominican Sisters.

In 1932 the Troop attended the National Camp in Dublin and performed excellent work at the Eucharist Congress.

In 1933 Scout Master Augustine Madden then with the 3rdd Galway was awarded the highest honour by C.B.S.l. for recovering the body of a woman who had fallen over the edge of a 250ft cliff.

In 1933 SL. Harry Warner, Augustine Madden and some more Scouts went to the world Jamboree in Budapest. They were the first Scouts from C.B.S.I. to wear the official uniform on the Continent.
Our group as it is now called has always been active with the exception of the war years.

At present we have Beaver Cubs and Scout sections and are highly active in our County.


Martee McCaffrey