San Juan Record | 1931-05-14 | Page 3 | Galway Urban Council Seeks Historical Relic

galway urban council seeks historical relic the mystery that has so long surrounded the disappearance of the place nace and sword of the old galway corporation has been partly solved says the san francisco chronicle it kas has been ascertained that the mace was sold by it jewish dealer in antiques for more than andalft and afterward sold abroad for a much larger sum urn the mace which Is of solid silver Is of f great arche archaeological archeological and sentimental value and Is being sought for by the galway urban council successor of the mayor and corporation dissolved als years ago it appears that the last mayor kept hept the mace and sword in lieu of unpaid salary and his heirs decider decided to part with them the dealer who purchased it states that lie he offered the mace to the dublin museum before finally disposing of it it Is said however that under on an ancient law the mace cannot be sold outside ireland