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From Danny’s Files: Clippings of Glenmore People from the Irish Farmers Journal [Updated]
It is always surprising the type and amount of newspaper clippings and copies of articles that Danny Dowling (1927-2021) collected over the years. Today, we are going to feature five photos that Danny clipped from the Irish Farmers Journal. The photos appeared in the Farmers Journal from 1974 through 1982 and depict Glenmore people attending sales, open days and a ploughing match at Glenmore. The feature photo is Rathinure, Glenmore’s own Johnny Garvey. The only date on the clipping of Johnny’s photo is January 1982. For some of the people depicted we were able to gather further information regarding deaths etc. from headstones. Readers are invited to share further information including native townlands etc.
Above–James Reddy and Ned Kirwan, both of Glenmore, attended the clearance sale at Glenmore, Co. Kilkenny (Farmers Journal, 16 Feb. 1974, p. 18).
Jimmy Reddy ( c. 1927-2011) was from Gaulestown, Glenmore. Jimmy was married to Kitty Hanlon of Newtown, Glenmore. Jimmy was a renowned local story teller. Ned Kirwan was a native of Robinstown, Glenmore (c. 1921-1979) and never married. He tragically died at the age of 58 from a brain tumour.
Above–Neddy Coady, Glenmore; John Mullally , Tullogher, & Willie Crow, Glenmore (Farmers Journal, 8 Feb. 1975, p. 35).
[Update: Two readers have identified the man on the left as Nickie Cody, of Ballywairy, Glenmore. One reader identified the man on the right as Willie Green, of Jamestown, Glenmore.]
It is believed that Neddy Coady was from Ballyreddy, Tullogher and may have been an agricultural contractor.
John Mullally is a native of Ballyeden, Tullogher is married to Margaret Vereker of Ballincrea, Slieverue. Margaret worked in the office of the Glenmore Creamery in the late 1960’s. John in addtion to farming operated an agricultural contracting business. Doesn’t the man over his left shoulder look like comedian John Belushi (1949-1982) of Animal House fame?
Above–Imelda Walsh, Anna Murphy, Dody Murphy, Joan Culleton and Breda Walsh at the Glenmore Macra na Feirme, annual ploughing match at Glenmore (Farmers Journal, Sat. 23 Feb. 1980, p 49).
It is believed that Anna Murphy was from Slieverue and later moved to Carrigcloney, Glenmore after she married Paddy Hoynes a native of Ballybrahee, Glenmore. Dody Murphy was from Tullogher and competed in ploughing.
Above–Present at an open day on Waterford Co-op’s farm, Sean Merrigan and Michael Heffernan of Glenmore (Farmers Journal, 30 Oct. 1982, p. 24).
Sean Merrigan (1930-2012) was a native of Milltown, Glenmore. Sean was married to Margaret (c.1933-1993). We featured the tragic death of Sean’s youngest brother Tony in our previous blog post of 21 May 2020. Michael Heffernan (1916-1988) was a native of Kearney Bay, Glenmore and married Mary Doherty of Davidstown, Glenmore.
With respect to Johnny Garvey he is married Breda Hartley, of Busherstown, Glenmore and in addition to farming he operated an agricultural contracting business. In our previous blog post of 3 October 2021 we featured Johnny’s parents.
Please send any corrections or further information to glenmore.history@gmail.com.
Dr. Kathleen Moore Walsh