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 Lane6 

Scenes from bygone days at Threshing and Vintage Day in Séamus Kane's Whitechurch August 7/05-continued

 

Mogue Curtis and Pat Roche sowing oat seed the old way with a 100 year old Knapp sowing machine at Whitechurch Vintage Day

Showing how griddle bread was baked in the old days at Whitechurch Vintage Day August 2011

Horeswood Girls' School 1932

Front: Nancy Daly, Coolerin,Anna Sinnott, Coolerin,Kitty Caulfield, Coolerin,Lil O'Shea, Ballinamóna, Annie Finn, Campile, Nancy Caulfield, Coolerin,Peg Lynch, Great Island, Nellie Whitty,Ballinamóna, Bridget O'Brien,Ballinamóna. Second Row: May Kehoe, Campile,Mary Whelan,Campile, Kathleen Cheevers, Kilmannock,Tilly Hendrick, Ballyvelig,Maureen Clancy, Kilmannock, Josie Hendrick, Ballyvelig,Maureen Power, Ballyvelig, Jenny Cummins, Horeswood, Maureen Sinnott, Coolerin,Litty Finn, Campile. Third Row: Mary Sinnott, Ballykerogue, Agnes Nolan, Great Island, Lal O'Shea, Great Island, Maggie Corish, Great Island, Kathleen Sinnott, Ballinamóna, May Finn, Campile, Nellie Whitty, Ballinamóna, May Massey, Alderton, Mary Malone, Great Island, Katie Power, Ballinamóna, Mary Carroll, Kilmannock, Nellie Walsh, Grange. Fourth Row: Mrs. Eleen Nolan, nee Mooney, who was assistant in the girls' school from 1913 to 1951, Babs Power, Newbridge, Nellie Chapman, Ballykerogue, Annie Mitchell (Principal of the girls' school 1928 to 1966 and Priviliged Assistant 1966 to 1970 when the boys' and girls' schools were amalgamated), Bridget Walsh, Grange,,Nellie White,Grange. Back: Nellie O'Brien,Grange,Mary Connolly, Great Island, Nellie Browne, Ballinamóna, May Daly, Coolerin, May Molloy, Ballykerogue, Katie Hogan, Fisherstown.

Warrens of Whitechurch going to Horeswood NS in 1928. From Left: Trudy, Lucy, Marty, Nancy and Ida guiding the donkey.

Killesk National School 1909

Front: Jim Murray, unknown, Stasia Rowe, Molly Quinn, Annie Colfer, Alice O'Connor, Kathleen Sutton, Willie Burke, May Hennessy, Tommy Hennessy. Second Row: Annie Mullery, Peter Meyler, Fanny Mullery, Katie Hennessy,Bridgie Colfer, Molly Sutton, Stasia Sutton, Maggie Murray, Bea Colfer, Tommy Quinn. Third Row: Mick Pender, Jack Murray, Willie Ryan, Willie Murray, Joe Hennessy, unknown, Dan O'Connor, Jimmy Murray, John Quinn, Tommy Colfer, Larry Murray, - Pender.Teacher: Katie Brennan. Back: Janie Colfer, Maggie and Bridgie Kenny, Maggie Hennessy, Stasia O'Connor, Annie Moran, Ciss Rice, Katie Colfer, Molly Hendrick, unknown. Killesk old school, near Killesk Castle,was built in 1887 by Mrs.Murray from Dunbrody who got the very small site from her husband. She paid tradesmen to do the constructionand it remained in use until the new school was opened on Oct.11th 1965 .

Kenny's Mill 1920's

From Left: Tom Fowler, father of Mrs. Neddy Flaherty, John Kenny and Denny Dineen holding the horse. The mill was built by John Kenny around 1917 and operated until the the early 1970's. It was gas operated in the beginning but later changed to diesel. Johnny Jordan was the last miller to work here. It was bought by Connollys in 1969 and Conroys became the next owners. Unfortunately a fire destroyed the mill in the 1970's.

From left: Bridie Power,nee Dake, Katie Dake, nee O'Brien who was Joe's wife, Elizabeth Ashfield, nee O'Brien, sister of Katie Dake. She married a Harrell in England and had two children. They were sent to live in Ireland for safety reasons during World War 2. Their father died during the war and Elizabeth married a man called Ashfield and their son Brian is in front of photo. George Harrell, who remained in Ireland and still lives in Ballysop is now in his nineties but still enjoys an active life and is a very keen gardener and card player. Joe Dake had a forge in Ballybrazil, opposite the graveyard, and a thatched dwelling house beside it. Joe and Katie had five children.

1958  Horeswood Rackard League District winners (beaten in Co. semi final by Kilmore) Back: Richie Finn, Paddy Shalloe, Sean Hendrick, Dick O’Brien,            Michael Murphy (Ballyvelig), Darby Caulfield, John Wade, John Walsh.       Front: Joe Grace, Michael Murphy (Ballykerogue), Henry Hayes, Bill Murphy, Martin                         Hartley, Bill Bowe, Tom Power.

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