1960s Barracks: Final ‘Third’

This is the ‘final third’ of Linenhall Square residents in 1960.

50

John Murphy

51

Patrick McCabe

52

William Reilly

53

Mary Fegan

54

Mary Hamill

55

John McStay

56

Anne Hadden

57

Thomas McKevitt

58

Mary Carroll

59

Michael Ruddy

60

Thomas Crawley

61

Thomas Long

62

Mary Rowe

63

Michael Magee

64

Thomas McAteer

65

Michael Ryan

66

Christopher Loye

67

Patrick Bagnall

68

John Hamill

69

Edward McParland

70

Catherine Linnie

71

Josephine Campbell

72

John O’Reilly

73

Nicholas Kearney

74

Dominic Grant

By this time many of the town’s modern public housing estates had been built and many were rehoused to The Meadow, Dromalane, Derrybeg Park, Courtenay Hill, Hennessy Park and Barcroft Park. Others moved into Linenhall Square to take their place. Still others moved within Linenhall Square, such as Dickie Rodgers, now living in Church Street.

The Linnie’s were soon to move to Derrybeg Drive in The Meadow.

My mate, Willy Reilly, now of Kirkwall in Scotland, is descended from the residents of Number 52.

Michael Long was uncle to my childhood friend and reader of Journal, Paul McConville.

Marie Rowe, contributor here, was married into the Rowes, the family of Number 62.

There are Loyes in my family background. I do not know whether those of 66 were/are distant relations!

We would be grateful to anyone wishing to add further interesting snippets of information about all these people.

Leave a Comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.