Danny’s Photo Album

The photo featured today was found in one Danny Dowling’s (1927-2021) photo albums. Danny was a lifelong resident of Glenmore.

If you can identify any of the eight people in this photo please post below or email glenmore.history@gmail.com.

As people are identified we shall update this page as we do with other photographs. Thanks to all the help we received from readers most of the people in the first three photos have been identified and we are contacting various family members to verify the identifications.

As always please let us know of any errors or omissions.

Thank you for your assistance.

[Update 9 June 2022 at 14:28 : Front Row from left: Billy Boland, Sr. of Milltown; Danny Dowling; –?– ; –?–; –?– Back Row from left: Josie Melody née Dowling, of Jamestown; Peggy Kennedy née Dowling, of Jamestown; smallest girl Nellie O’Halloran née Dowling, of Jamestown.]

[Update 12 June 2022–Front Row from left: Billy Boland, Sr. (1915-1998) of Milltown; Danny Dowling (1927-2021) of Jamestown; Johnny Coady, of Ballycroney; Neddy Holden, of Clune; and Billy Boland, Jr. (b. 1947) of Ballycroney. Back row from left: Josie Melody née Dowling, of Jamestown; Peggy Kennedy née Dowling (b. 1937) of Jamestown; smallest girl Nellie O’Halloran née Dowling (b. 1944) of Jamestown. It is believed that the photo was taken c. 1954.]

The photo featured today was taken about 1970 by Danny Dowling (1927-2021) of Glenmore Village, outside the then parish hall (the old boy’s school) just inside the wall. Two of the depicted men at the back have been identified. Back row: the on the far left is Eamonn Jones, of the Village, and the man on the far right is Michael Hoynes, of Ballybrahee, Glenmore.

If you can identify any of the other people in this photo please post below or email glenmore.history@gmail.com. As people are identified we shall update this page as we do with other photographs. Thank you for your assistance.

[Update 24 May 2022, 19:32–Since the post went up this morning a number of readers have helped identify some of the people in the photo.]

Back Row, Left to Right: [1] Eamonn Jones, the Village; [2] –?–; [3] –?–; [4] –?–; [5] Mickey Fitzgerald, of Moulerstown; [6] Johnny Mackey, of Ballycroney; [7] Pat Dowling, of Cappagh; [8] Michael Hoynes, of Ballybrahee.

[Update 28 May 2022–Thanks to several readers we believe the people in the photo include: (back row left to right) [1] Eamonn Jones, the Village; [2] Paddy Mackey; [3] Mike Whelan, Ballywairy; [4] Mick Murphy, of Jamestown; [5] Micky Fitzgerald, of Moulerstown; [6] Johnny Mackey; [7] Pat Dowling Cappagh; [8] Michael Hoynes of Ballybrahe. (front left to right) Packie Morrissey ? and the child on the left is believed to be a nephew of Eamonn Jones. The little boy in front of Pat Dowling is Danny’s son Pat Dowling.]