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Written by John McCullagh
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Monday, 10 October 2005 |
The
Reunion of St Joseph’s High School Newry – Class of 1965 – was held recently in
the Canal Court Hotel. The function was
attended by the present Principal, Mr Hugh Mallon and the guest speaker was
recently-retired St Joseph’s
teacher Mr Sean McGuigan.
 Not
all those pictured shared the one class the whole way through, but the stories
and anecdotes flowed as freely as the Guinness all night long. The Canal
Court was very generous and everyone had a
wonderful time. I am indebted to Martin
Auden for the photograph.
Back:
L-R Danny Murphy: Eugene Convery: Jimmy McKevitt: Eddie McGovern: Jimmy Carr: Art Kavanagh: Martin Auden
Middle:
L-R Raymond McNally: Thomas Gallagher: Maurice Laverty: Pat McGrath: Brian McGivern: Martin
Payne: Chris Lynch: Jim Lavelle
Front:
L-R Frank Ruddy: Pat McKenna: Eddie
Lennon: Colm McCoy: Liam McCourt: Eugene Millar: Francie Pentony
[I hope soon to splice this photo and 'slideshow' the pieces, so you can better identify the individuals. Martin Payne, you know from Discussion, Threads, Sixties Hill Street!]
Your
editor would just like to add that he did his first teaching practice
in the school in 1969 – under the tutelage of the said Sean McGuigan, who also
happened to be an old pal from the wonderful Meadow early days! I remember him instructing me to deliver a
history lesson on Daniel O’Connell! And
Mickey Campbell was in the class. I knew
all his kith and kin! There were very few
years difference between teacher and pupils, many of whom I knew from ‘the
street’.
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