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Patrick & Katherine McGowan - Curryanne, Swinford. - 50th
Wedding Anniversary 1973.
Back Row (L-R) Anne McGowan (Geraghty), John McGowan, Rita
McGowan (Doran), Theresa McGowan
(Clarke), Michael McGowan, Kathleen McGowan (Clarke).
Front Row (L-R) Margaret McGowan (Beck) RIP, Patrick McGowan,
Katherine (Kate) McGowan (Ward),
Mary McGowan (Cooke).
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John Salmon R.I.P. Derryronane as a young man at school
'The masters class'
Front :
Bridgie McGreal, Frances McDonnell, Frances Brady, Eileen
Nestor, Noreen Devine, Delia Loftus, Nancy
McGreal, Mary Cunninghan and Angela O'Dwyer.
Back:
Brendan Mullen, Paddy Gallagher, Martin Tolan (RIP), Pat Lavin,
Jimmy Griffin (RIP), Pat Brogan (RIP),
and John Salmon (RIP).
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Mary Whelan (nee McDonnell) RIP, Curryane
Peggy (McDonnell) Mc Fettridge, Curryane
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Frances (McDonnell) Lee, Curryane
Brogan Family, Carracanada
Jim Brogan (RIP) holding the mule.
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Mrs Brogan and Jim both (RIP)
Peggy (RIP) and Jim Brogan on the donkey, all those photos were
taken in 1956
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Chris Brogan, Carracanada on her Wedding Day in August 1975 with
her three sisters - Peggie (RIP),
Mary and Ann
The Brogan family, Oxford in 1989
L - R: Pat (RIP), Ann, John (RIP), Peggie (RIP) and Jim
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Bringing in the hay are Ann Brogan steering, with her two
daughters Margaret and Elizabeth Morris. At
the back are John (RIP) Eamon Moore and Jim Brogan.
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Ann Brogan on her Wedding Day in April 1961, with her brother
John (RIP)
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Ann Brogan on her Wedding Day April 1961 taken with her
family.
Pat (RIP). Peggie (RIP), Ann the bride, Mary and John (RIP)
Peggie Brogan (RIP) on her Wedding Day, Dec. 1964 with her
family.
L - R: Pat (RIP), Chris, Peggie the bride (RIP), Mrs Brogan
(RIP), Mary, Ann and John (RIP)
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Mrs Brogan (RIP) with her daughter Mary - while home on holidays
in Carracanada
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Cashel School Catchment Area
A story of Compassion
The following 2 pictures are not only pictures of past pupils of
Cashel Schoolbut
pictures of a proud family with fond memories of Master James
Loftus,
Headmaster of Curryane School and First Headmaster of Cashel
National School.
The pictures are of the Maloney family, Gorgora, Curryane. In
the early 1900’s
there was no less that 6 Maloney families in the Curryane area
and the families
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were often distinguished by an added name like their mothers’
maiden name.
These pictures are of John Maloney (Ward) and his family. John’s
grand daughter
proudly recalls a story regularly recited by her mother Delia
Maloney about her
upbringing and her time at Cashel School.
When Delia was seven years old her mother died leaving a family
of seven
children, 4 boys and 3 girls, to be cared for by their father
John who was forced to
immigrate to England to earn money for the family leaving the
children virtually
orphaned. He would return a couple of times a year to do the
farm work. Anne as
the eldest sister, at 11 years old, and third eldest in the
family took on the mothers
role and looked after the family
As a pupil at Cashel National School Delia never forgot the
kindness of Master
James Loftus who, known the plight of her family, used to gather
up clothing
which his own children had outgrown, parcel them up and bring
them to school.
He would then call her out of the class and give her the parcel
of clothes to take
home to her brothers. To preserve dignity and to avoid others
finding out about the
clothes Master Loftus would allow Delia to leave school early
with the parcel.
Delia died in 2002 RIP and despite suffering from Alzheimer’s
she always recalled
the generosity and kindness of Master James Loftus.
The family were always close and loyal to each other.
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John (ward) Maloney, Gorgora, with his 3 youngest children
Delia, John Snr, John Jnr and Elizabeth
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Maloney Family, Gorgora
Back; John, Paddy, Tom, and Martin.
Front: Ann, Betty(Elizabeth), and Delia