Ballyfacey Glenmore National School
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1960 Glenmore Confirmation Photo [Updated]
Special thanks to Ann O’Rourke for sharing this photo. On the 9th of May 1960 students from Glenmore and Ballyfacey National Schools were Confirmed.
[Update 13 June 2025]
Back row of girls: Eily Fitzgerald (?); Ann O’Rourke; Breda Hartley(?); Josie Culleton; ____ Tracey (?); ____ Butler (?)
Second Row of girls: ?, Mary Cody, ?, Mary Mullins
Front Row of girls: It is believed that the girl in the suit at the right was a Phelan.
The Munster Express published the following:
“Confirmation at Glenmore—Most Rev. Dr. Collier, Bishop of Ossory, administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to the Children of Glenmore and Ballyfacey National Schools at Glenmore Parish Church on Monday last” Munster Express, Fri. 13 May 1960, p. 6.
If you can identify any of the people in the photograph taken 65 years ago, please comment below or email glenmore.history@gmail.com .