A couple of interruptions were drastically dealt with, and complete peace then prevailed.

Two of the four county members were among the many speakers, and the last man to address the meeting was a wounded Connaught Ranger back from the line.

We cheered for the Rangers, and then we cheered for the King; the local band was present, but unable, though quite willing, to assist at this point.
"Isn't it a pity," the chief bandsman said to me, "there was three of us knew the tune well, but they've all gone to the front, and not a one of us ever heard it." But as a net result the original Volunteer organization was killed.

The pick of the young and keen who were with us went off to the war; the young and keen who stayed kept up an organization with very different purposes.

There was plenty of material in Galway and everywhere else to build up a volunteer corps such as Redmond desired to see; but the organizing spirits were in the opposite camp, and our friends did not interest themselves in what seemed to be a kind of play-acting when such serious business was afoot in the world.