Lives of great men all remind us,
We can make our lives sublime,
And departing, leave behind us,
Footprints on the sands of time.
'Psalm of Life'  by H.W.Longfellow

Down Memory Lane3 

The late Ned Walsh from Coole doing the shopping in Hart's,Campile, May1985

Threshing at Jimmy Murphy's Ballykerogue a few years ago

John Wallace's Shop John Wallace first set up shop in a Nissan Hut. These huts were of American origin and were the sleeping quarters of U.S. soldiers in the North during World War 2. John had a grocery and drapery business in this hut from 1947-1960 when he built the present Village Grill. John died in 1979.

Pat Grennan, Ballykerogue using the drill cleaner in the early 1950's.

Markie Shalloe and Stasia O'Shea. Markie was a ferryman on the Ballinlaw Ferry which crossed from Great Island to Slieverue in Co.Kilkenny. He is pictured here with a load of gravel from Cairn's Weir.

Kate and Jerry Connors. This photo of Kate and Jerry Connors was taken by Bridget O'Brien, Aclare in the early 1950's with a small camera she received for collecting cards on Wills tobacco. She still has the camera. The photo was taken outside her shop when they were delivering tea drawers or Tommy Cans which Bridget sold. The cans were used by road men for making tea and were used to carry milk The Connors lived in a wagon in Ballybrazil for over twenty years but travelled in the summer. They made the tea drawers from 'block tin' often under the big tree in Campile.They also made quart and half gallon containers and were excellent tinsmiths from where we get the word 'tinkers'. Plastic containers ended their craft.

Suttons of Coole 1918 A distinguished family from Horeswood. The parish used be called Sutton's Parish after Roger de Sutton who landed at Bannow Bay with Robert fitzStepen in 1169. Their main residence was at Ballykerogue Castle. Back: Tim and Annie.  Front: Brigid,Thoma (Senior),Michael,Thomas,Kathleen,Margaret, Mary Anne and Richard. Missing is Johnny. Thomas,a quarter master in the Old I.R.A, was known as The Boss and was interned in Wexford jail in 1922.

Josie Ryan, Dunganstown, digging potatoes in 1963

Brigid O'Brien, James and Áine stand beside a very old letterbox. It is to be seen on the wall at Brigid's shop in Aclare. It has the letters GR on it which stand for Georgius Rex or King George(1910-1936).It also has the Royal Crown. The post boxes were originally painted Royal Red but with Irish Independence in 1921 they were painted green. The post box is still in use. A similar wall box can be seen in Priesthaggard. A third wall box can be seen in Whitechurch with the letters ER V11or  King Edward 7th (1901-1910).

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