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  Date:  Thursday, November 13, 2008  
  Submitted by:  Lesley Wilkinson 
  Email address:  lcooke@indigo.ie 
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  Brilliant children of lir drawings and stories - my class were very inspired! Loved your 'Cá bhfuil mo hata' video - bhí sé go hiontach! Ballyraine N.S. Letterkenny. Check out our website! www.ballyrainens.ie  
 
  Date:  Friday, 23 May, 2008  
  Submitted by:  Emma  
  Email address:  Emma-james101@hotmail.com  
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  I go to the school I like it but I wish the communion and confirmation photos were updated because when I want to see class photos I just go online but now because there not updated I can't find them also there's a few classes missing on the confirmation photos....!!  
 
  Date:  Friday, 9 May, 2008 
  Submitted by:  Ashleen 
  How did you find us?  Knew Address 
  Comments:  Hi,I use to go to this school.I'm in 2nd Year in secondary school now and I'm having a great time_Don't worry I still like this school just as much too :)  
 
  Date:  Tuesday, 1 April, 2008 
  Submitted by:  Kieran Cawley 
  Email address:  mailto:cawleycawleyk@aol.com  
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  Went to Holy Family in the seventies,M Clonan head master.  
 
  Date:  Wednesday, 26 March, 2008 
  Submitted by:  Richard Gavin 
  Email address:  rjgavin@iolfree.ie 
  Comments:  Hi
Well done on the good website. Some nice old (and new) photos of Rathcoole.
Richard Gavin
Naas
County Kildare  
 
  Date:  Monday, 3 March, 2008  
  Submitted by:  robert carroll 
  Email address:  robert.carroll@o2.co.uk 
  How did you find us?  Search engine 
  Comments:  please help , am looking for pictures of rathcoole secondary school both inside and out , ariel or otherwise , if any 1 can help contact me via e-mail , thank you .  
 
  Date:  Saturday, 19 January, 2008 
  Submitted by:  william keogh 
  Email address:  w.keogh45@btinternet.com  
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  lived in rathcoole from 1941 to 1951 
 
  Date:  Friday, 18 January, 2008 
  Submitted by:  john terence hollowed 
  Email address:  terryhollowed@blueyonder.co.uk  
  How did you find us?  Search engine  
  Comments:  i am 70 years of age now i went school in rathcoole from 5 years to 13 years old i wondered if you have old friends of the school any best of luck and god bless you all terry 
 
  Date:  Thursday, 22 November, 2007  
  Submitted by:  Jennifer Wall 
  Email address:  wall.jenn@gmail.com 
  How did you find us?  Knew address 
  Comments:  I'm Nikki Brown's grandmother. I live in Limerick and am absolutely delighted to have a look at what Nikki is doing in school! Natasya, her mum and my only daughter, sent the web address to me so I could have a look. The bulb planting looks terrific - they are all so happy.  
 
  Date:  Sunday, 11 November, 2007  
  Submitted by:  Maureen Killeen (nee Comiskey)  
  Email address:  Maurkilleen@aol.com 
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  Great site - I'll be back!  
 
  Date:  Thursday, 8 November, 2007  
  Submitted by:  Eileen Ryan 
  Email address:  eileenlynchryan@eircom.net  
  How did you find us?  Knew Address 
  Comments:  What a wonderful web site. It is a real credit to your school and so helpful to all.
Best of Luck
Eileen - Portarlington  
 
  Date:  Wednesday, 7 November, 2007 
  Submitted by:  Kelsey robinson 
  Email address:  Kelsiee_x@hotmail.com 
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  Hi there, my names Kelsey Robinson, I went to this primary school in 2003 I was just wondering if i could get some names from some of the friends i had in ireland at this school, ive moved back to Australia now and would like to contact some old friends. thanks.. - Kelsey.  
 
  Date:  Friday, 2 November, 2007 
  Submitted by:  Tracy Hollowed 
  Email address:  Tracyhollowed@hotmail.com 
  How did you find us?  Just Surfing 
  Comments:  Hi this is Tracy Hollowed, Fathers name Robert Hollowed, His fathers name John Hollowed from Red Gap Rathcoole his fathers name Charles Hollowed "Wheelright" Just saying hello to any Hollowed`s out there. 
 
  Date:  Sunday, 28 October, 2007 
  Submitted by:  chloe callaghan 
  How did you find us?  Knew Address 
  Comments:  hi this is chloe im in 3rd class 
 
  Date:  Monday, 15 October, 2007 
  Submitted by:  Phyllis Dillon 
  Email address:  phyllis.dillon@hotmail.com 
  How did you find us?  Knew address 
  Comments:  I must congratulate you on a wonderful website, I really enjoyed looking at the old photos and reading the history of the village, it is of interest to everyone in the area & especially any past pupils or parents of past pupils.  
 
  Date:  Saturday, 6 October, 2007 
  Submitted by:  Glenda Warren 
  Email address:  seancampbells@eircom.net 
  Comments:  Hi,
First of all I would like to say the school web site is really excellent. I have been in touch with some of my old school friends (1989) through your web site so keep up the good work. I was just wondering if you had a photo of confirmation 1989 Mr Hobans class? I didn't see it on your photo index.
Well done again on the up keep of a great web site & a big hello to Mr. Hoban & Mrs McNeilis hope your both keeping well.
Thanks & Regards Glenda Warren.  
 
  Date:  Sunday, 2 September, 2007 
  Submitted by:  Verity O'Connor 
  Email address:  verityoconnor@iol.ie 
  How did you find us?  Knew address 
  Comments:  Web site just gets better all the time.Great to see photos of our childrens art and social activities,it gives them a real confidence boost. Grandparents from other countries also benefit.Thanks for all the work you do. 
 
  Date:  Tuesday, 14 August, 2007 
  Submitted by:  John Mooney 
  Email address:  john_f_mooney@clubcar.com 
  How did you find us?  Search engine 
  Comments:  Hi everybody, enjoyed going through the website. Some fond memories when I attended around 81 thru 89. it would be nice to hear from some of my old class mates.....adios  
 
  Date:  Thursday, 19 July, 2007 
  Submitted by:  Jolyn Studley (formally Naylor) 
  Email address:  jolynstudley@hotmail.com 
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  hoping to find LOUISE O'DRISCOLL who lived Rathlawns, Rathcoole in 1995??? anyone know her?  
 
  Date:  Friday, 6 July, 2007 
  Submitted by:  Ciaran O'Neill 
  Email address:  ciaranaon@hotmail.com 
  How did you find us?  Knew address 
  Comments:  If anybody knows the folk from my previous post, can you forward them my address to get in touch - 14 years has been too long! Cheers!  
 
  Date:  Thursday, 26 June, 2007 
  Submitted by:  Faith Carmichael  
  Email address:  faithsincan@hotmail.com 
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  Any of my old school mates from Rathcoole Secondary School would love to hear from ya.Faith.  
 
  Date:  Tuesday, 19 June, 2007 
  Submitted by:  Desmond Peter Murphy 
  Email address:  bredamurphy@westnet.com.au 
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  I went to school in Rathcoole from infants until I left from 6th Class. my last leacher was the master Kevin O Byrne- this period was the 1930 s I am now 81 years old .  
 
  Date:  Thursday, 10 May, 2007 
  Submitted by:  jessica callaghan 
  Email address:  www.jessicacal@hotmail.com 
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  i love your school i went there last year it is great  
 
  Date:  Tuesday, 17 April, 2007 
  Submitted by:  Jennifer Caverly 
  Email address:  jencaverly@eircom.net  
  How did you find us?  Search engine  
  Comments:  This is a great website, its obvious that a lot of work has gone into it so congratulations to everyone involved in it. Two of my sons are in this school and it is great to see photos of them in school!  
 
  Date:  Friday, 30 March 
  Submitted by:  andrea  
  How did you find us?  Knew Address 
  Comments:  hey holy family sorry to hear that ms brennan is leaving 
 
  Date:  Tuesday, 20 March 
  Submitted by:  kerri ann jones 
  How did you find us?  Search Engine 
  Comments:  i go to this school.  
 
  Date:  Friday, 2 March 
  Submitted by:  holly ,eilish and michelle 
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  Hey! We love the website! eilish and shelly used to go to this school! they miss it! cant wait for al the 6th class people to come into our school! cya l8r! luv from us xxxxxxxxxxxxx  
 
  Date:  Sunday, 18 February, 2007 
  Submitted by:  madeleine frascogna 
  Email address:  frascognac@btinternet.com 
  How did you find us?  Search engine  
  Comments:  I'm trying to find out information about my mother's family (Charlotte Hollowed). I beleive they lived in Redgap. My grandfather was a wheelwright? If there is anyone who knows anything about them please email me. My mother and her sisters/brothers all went to the local school. My mother was born in 1908, her sisters were Veronica,Julia,May, Evelyn - brothers were Fran, Christopher, John.  
 
  Date:  Friday, 22 December, 2006 
  Submitted by:  terry hollowed  
  Email address:  jthollowed@tiscali.co.uk  
  How did you find us?  Search engine  
  Comments:  yes i went to school in rathcoole fortys many moons ago i have lived in london for fifty two years and i still love to come home to rathcoole great to see such a lovely web site for rathcoole thank you all jt hollowed(holly)  
 
  Date:  Tuesday, 12 December, 2006 
  Submitted by:  Ann Dixon 
  Email address:  aedixon@eircom.net 
  How did you find us?  Knew address  
  Comments:  Congratulations to the players on your win in Parnell Park. The match was fab to watch. Great website, keep up the good work. 
 
  Date:  Thursday, 16 November, 2006 
  Submitted by:  Paul King  
  Email address:  paul_p_king@hotmail.com  
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  Student 1980-88 - Crazy days - Hi to all!!! 
 
  Date:  Sunday, 5 November, 2006 
  Submitted by:  Caoimhe Walsh 
  Email address:  kmcawalsh@utvinternet.com 
  How did you find us?  Search engine  
  Comments:  Hello, I really liked those jokes. Caoimhe (aged 6)  
 
  Date:  Sunday, 22 October, 2006 
  Submitted by:  william keogh  
  Email address:  keogh45@aol.com  
  How did you find us?  Knew address  
  Comments:  i went to school in rathcoole in 1946 to 1950 
 
  Date:  Saturday, September 23, 2006 
  Submitted by:  lorraine mc grath 
  Email address:  lorrainecolm.mcgrath@ntlworld.ie  
  How did you find us?  Search engine  
  Comments:  hello to everyone from former pupil ... i remember watching towering inferno in the hall!long time ago  
 
  Date:  Sunday, September 17, 2006 
  Submitted by:  tony horan  
  Email address:  abjkhab@bigpond.net.au  
  How did you find us?  Just surfing  
  Comments:  like to hear from anyone from ST Kyrans,Rathdrum 1941-8, Carriglea Park 1948-54. Thank you. 
 
  Date:  Thursday, September 9, 2006 
  Submitted by:  Tina McGrath 
  Email address:  bistynina@gmail.com 
  How did you find us?  Search engine 
  Comments:  The time spent in the school for me was great! Teachers I had were lovely (some other pupils may not agree with me!) From junior infants.....Mrs Laura Purcell.Mrs Aine Purcell,Mrs Ash(r.i.p),Mrs McKeown and Mr O'Sullivan, you were great! And not forgetting Mr Clonan(r.i.p) Thanks for the memories xx Tina McGrath (past pupil- 1980-1988) 
 
  Date:  Tuesday, August 22, 2006 
  Submitted by:  Christine Browne 
  Email address:  cbtb@eircom.net 
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  Hi, left hfns in 1986, not living in rathcoole, have moved to Cork. Some of my family are still living there. 
 
  Date:  Wednesday, August 16, 2006 
  Submitted by:  Joan Purfield 
  Email address:  joansstories@verizon.net 
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  Researching my Purfield family and came across the Rev. Richard - presumably not one of my direct ancestors! Glad to learn about your area. I am in USA.  
 
  Date:  Friday, July 21, 2006 
  Submitted by:  Ian Beckett  
  Email address:  barbaraian777@hotmail.com 
  How did you find us?  Search engine 
  Comments:  I live in Sydney, NSW, Australia. I am trying to get an Email address for the Rathcoole Church Of Ireland. Are you able to help me please?  
 
  Date:  Tuesday, June 6, 2006 
  Submitted by:  Lorna MElnay (nee Darcy, Father Anthony)  
  Email address:  tonydarcy70@hotmail.com  
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  Came across this site while surfing and it has brought back some fond memories! I was a past pupil of this school from 1971-1977, and rememember with fondness my teacher Mr.Walsh! Best teacher I ever had, thank you Mr.Walsh. Rathcole looks much the same as I remember- only smaller! take are all, x.  
 
  Date:  Tuesday, June 6, 2006 
  Submitted by:  phil mackie 
  Email address:  ohil@hotmail.co.uk  
  How did you find us?  Knew address 
  Comments:  this is a great site well done 
 
  Date:  Sunday, June 4, 2006 
  Submitted by:  ronak 
  Email address:  ronaksheth@hotmail.com 
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  That must be a fun school 
 
  Date:  Thursday, April 20, 2006 
  Submitted by:  Charmaine Coghlan 
  Email address:  charmainezoe@yahoo.co.uk  
  How did you find us?  Search engine 
  Comments:  I can not begin to describe my excitement when I discovered the photograph of the racehorse Mr What on your site. My Uncle David Joseph Coughlan owned him when he won the National in 58 and came 3rd in 1959 and I have been desperate to find a picture for the family records and have been looking on the web for ages. Its a super photo and I am absolutely delighted to have found it.  
 
  Date:  Sunday, April 16, 2006 
  Submitted by:  Alicia 
  Email address:  alesia80@aol.com  
  How did you find us?  Just surfing  
  Comments:  I would like to congratulate you on your nice guestbook and keep up 
 
  Date:  Saturday, April 15, 2006 
  Submitted by:  Ian Coleman 
  Email address:  ian_stargate@yahoo.co.uk  
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  Ah the site brings back a lot of memories. Nice pictures. Great to see the school on the web. 
 
  Date:  Thursday, March 16, 2006 
  Submitted by:  Leonard Kiersey 
  Email address:  leonard.kiersey@intel.com 
  How did you find us?  Search engine 
  Comments:  Great photos god how we all have changed over the years 
 
  Date:  Thursday, March 16, 2006 
  Submitted by:  Stuart Churchill 
  Email address:  head@deanshanger.northants-ecl.gov.uk 
  How did you find us?  Search engine 
  Comments:  Greetings from England!
In preparation for our St Patrick's Day school assembly, I 'googled' for some traditional Irish legends and found your fantastic website. I will be using Conan the Brave by Eoin - and I'm sure the children will enjoy it.
Wishing you a happy St Patrick's Day
Stuart Churchill
Headteacher Deanshanger Primary School  
 
  Date:  Monday, March 13, 2006 
  Submitted by:  Shane Redmond 
  Email address:  shaneredmond@yahoo.co.uk 
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  Hello everyone im an old student and lookin back at the pictures are good 
 
  Date:  Thursday, March 2, 2006 
  Submitted by:  deirdre ready( mother of cian in playgroup) 
  Email address:  derickready @hotmail.com 
  How did you find us?  Knew address 
  Comments:  very very very impressed with the school web site,well done very easy to use....  
 
  Date:  Thursday, March 2, 2006 
  Submitted by:  fergal gavin  
  Email address:  fergal@gmx.de 
  How did you find us?  Knew address  
  Comments:  amazing web site. to see them old pix afer a million years ... wow ... greetings from bremen in germany!  
 
  Date:  Friday, February 24, 2006 
  Submitted by:  Shannon Manning 
  Email address:  Princessmom0822@msn.com 
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  Hi from Berkley, Massachusetts (The United States of America) 
 
  Date:  Wednesday, February 22, 2006  
  Submitted by:  becky mallon 
  Email address:  raymallon@eircom.net 
  How did you find us?  Knew address 
  Comments:  fab site,loads of games to play and great things to see.the pictures are lovely. 
 
  Date:  Wednesday, February 8, 2006  
  Submitted by:  Helene Newton /nee Cox 
  Email address:  helenenewton@eircom.net  
  How did you find us?  Just surfing  
  Comments:  Past Pupil from years ago, I would like to say well done its good to look up my old school again. Rathcoole had changed so much since I left 17years ago. None of my family are in Rathcoole anymore, but thanks to the Rathcoole Boys Football Club our name will be remembered as they called their football ground after my beloved Dad Frank Cox.  
 
  Date:  Thursday, January 19, 2006 
  Submitted by:  Elaine O Reilly  
  Email address:  elaineor@eircom.net 
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  Hi, I am a past pupil of HFNS and HFCS. Just want to let you all know that Holy Family Community School is holding a Past Pupil / Teacher Reunion on Friday 3rd March, 2006, in City West Hotel. Please phone me at 01-4580766 for tickets and/or further details. 
 
  Date:  Tuesday, December 27, 2005 
  Submitted by:  Chris gaffney  
  Email address:  chris723238186@aol.com  
  How did you find us?  Knew address 
  Comments:  hi holy family im a former pupil i went back 2 scotland 2 live this is a great website  
 
  Date:  Wednesday, December 21, 2005 
  Submitted by:  Joyce Pennington 
  Email address:  danceadts@aol.com 
  Comments:  I hope you can help me. I am searching for some friends that live in Huttonread House in Steelstown, Rathcoole, County Dublin. They are John and Brid Donohue. I do not have a full address for them and desperately would love to contact them. I have known them for over 35 years and Brid was a nurse for my father here in America back in the early 1970’s. We have been to visit them but I have no postal code for them and an internet search has not turned up their information. I am hoping that since you are the only business that I could bring up on the internet, I hope you can either get my information to them or give me a phone number or e-mail address. I would be so grateful.
Here is my information below:
Sincerely, Joyce E. Pennington, Pres.
CEO American Dance/Drill Team
www.DanceADTS.com
800/462-5719 or 254/947-0613 home: 254/947-8508
My sincere thanks to you for helping me.
 
 
  Date:  Monday, November 21, 2005  
  Submitted by:  Jose Luis Alarcon  
  Email address:  jlalarcon35@hotmail.com  
  How did you find us?  Just surfing  
  Comments:  I was looking for epals exchange and found this beautiful homepage of your school. I have read and seen all the items. The most interesting is related to your policy (we have so many problems of misbehaviour). Congratulations!  
 
  Date:  Sunday, November 20, 2005  
  Submitted by:  lisa dunne  
  Email address:  Lcedunne@hotmail.com  
  How did you find us?  Just surfing  
  Comments:  used to go here...  
 
  Date:  Friday, November 18, 2005  
  Submitted by:  conor  
  Email address:  molloy19@hotmail.com  
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  hi! 
 
  Date:  Thursday, November 10, 2005  
  Submitted by:  janine beagle  
  Email address:  janine_beagle@yahoo.com  
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  its good and beautiful i love it. thank you.  
 
  Date:  Saturday, October 29, 2005 
  Submitted by:  aaron rogers 
  Email address:  arzyrogers@hotmail.com 
  How did you find us?  Knew address 
  Comments:  hey holy family its me aaron. a past pupil you mite remember me hi mr hoban hope the basket ball is goin well. hi the rest of the teachers hope you are missing me tell honor i said hello. miss mc kone how are you is the school quiet without us. thanks mr manning for being a deadly teacher i got in to the highest class in secondary. hope i can drope in sum time see yous all and play a bit of basket ball mr hoban im geting better. i mite just beat you. write back see yous all soon aaron rogers (the best student yous ever had) and will ever have  
 
  Date:  Sunday, October 23, 2005 
  Submitted by:  SHAUN SPURWAY  
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  I LIVE IN RATHCOOLE IN N.IRELAND YOUR RATHCOOLE LOOKS THE SAME AS OUR'S I MIGHT DRIVE DOWN ONE TIME 2 SEE IT IN PERSON  
 
  Date:  Thursday, October 20, 2005  
  Submitted by:  John Macey 
  Email address:  jmacey5772@aol.com 
  How did you find us?  Search engine 
  Comments:  Trying to find a living relative of Mrs. J. V. Verschoyle-Campbell 
 
  Date:  Thursday, October 20, 2005  
  Submitted by:  ann mallon  
  Email address:  raymallon@eircom.net 
  How did you find us?  Knew address 
  Comments:  fantastic web site. enjoyed it very much..  
 
  Date:  Tuesday, October 18, 2005 
  Submitted by:  Zelmarie Rodríguez 
  Email address:  zelmarie__@hotmail.com 
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  Soy puertorriqueña y estudio en la Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico, Resinto de Barranquitas. Este site a complementado en gran parte mi formación como maestra, lo recomiendo a todos...  
 
  Date:  Monday, October 17, 2005 
  Submitted by:  Mrs Susan Henderson 
  Email address:  shenderson284@dundee.biblio.net 
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  I loved this web site you have created! Very appealing and inspirational to readers. 
 
  Date:  Friday, October 14, 2005 
  Submitted by:  Bill Bright 
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  I live in linty that is in england this is a great site i might come to rathcoole soon well done 
 
  Date:  Saturday, October 8, 2005 
  Submitted by:  Bernard Smyth 
  Email address:  bjsteamo@yahoo.com 
  How did you find us?  Just surfing 
  Comments:  I am a former student from the 1970's too bad we did not have computers back then, as I really enjoyed reading the stories of past classes and this is a great web site.
Congratulations
Bernard Smyth  
 
  Date:  Monday, September 26, 2005 
  Submitted by:  Lizanne Reilly 
  Email address:  lizannereilly@yahoo.com 
  How did you find us?  Knew address 
  Comments:  Great web site - really informative.See you for interview on Wednesday at 4.45p.m. 
 
  Date:  Saturday, September 17, 2005 
  Submitted by:  robbert wyile 
  How did you find us?  Just surfing  
  Comments:  I USED 2 LIVE IN RATHCOOLE NOW I LIVE IN MANCHESTER ITS A RELLY GOOD SITE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK 
 
  Date:  Thursday, September 8, 2005 
  Submitted by:  Jacqueline Farrell Timmons 
  Email address:  jackie@harryfarrell-sons.com 
  How did you find us?  Just surfing  
  Comments:  Hi there i am a past pupil of this school my daughter Harriet went there as well and is now going to the community school where i also went and