John Cully of Mad Earth is working in Jakarta with tsunami victims; Martin Payne is on Guestbook. Jim Clarke and Jim McManus? First manager was Keith Hunter – then George Meekan of Belfast. They played blues and rock at local gigs.
John McCullagh
Abbey Primary 6: 1956
I’ll upload the rest of this photo later. In the meantime, another little quiz.
The boy in the middle of the back row is Martin mcCaul, then of 5 Orior Road. Now he is Chairman of Killeavy Social Club!
Who are the others? Over to you!
Good Samaritans
It was close to Christmas, the season of goodwill, and at the height of our ‘Troubles’ but like the great majority of Northern Ireland’s citizens, I – relatively unfazed and unscathed – was going about my normal life and business.
Abbey Class of 1960: 2
This is the right-hand side of the earlier photo. The Abbey primary pupils are (L-R, from back) :
Sean McKevitt; Kevin Crilly; Francis Mallon; Martin McAlinden; Martin Mooney: Brendan McAnulty (O’Neill Ave)
Paddy Duffy; Declan McChesney; David McSherry; Charlie McSherry; Kevin O’Brien; John Murphy; Anthony Russell
Martin Moore; Sean O’Rourke; Martin Rocks; Desie Turley; Gerry Quinn, Mullaghbawn; Rory O’Rourke; Aidan Madden
Raymond O’Neill; Tom O’Hare
(Aidan Madden is the son of my dear friend Mary, and brother of my Bridge-pal, Fiona.)
Abbey Class of 1960: 1
They are (L-R and Back to Front):
Pat O’Hanlon: Liam McCrum: Raymond McParland: Tony Hanna: Sean McKevitt:
Brother McQuillan: Kevin Toner: Adrian O’Hare: ? Quigley: Martin Blair: Liam Goss: John McAllister:
John McClelland: Pat McLoughlin: Martin White: Sean McBlane
Martin Spiddle
Abbey Class ’60 ?
We will later upload this as one picture, when ALL will be included. For the moment have a go at putting names to these young faces! Additions/corrections on Guestbook, please!
Top Talent Slideshow
While we are waiting for the written report of the recent and hugely successful Top Talent Competition in the town, I just thought you’d like a sneak view of some of the participants!
From Omeath park Hotel
This is the view of Warrenpoint Port from the newly-refurbished Park Hotel in Omeath.
Fews Mines and Forests
Newtownhamilton, says an old copy of the Armagh County Guide, is named after its founder who in 1770 established a settlement here in the