The Village People. (Page 05)

Ann Fitzgerald, Annie Molloy and Biddy Morrissey enjoying a social drink at the end of a hard day.

A photo taken in the Candlelight Inn by Billy Power at Joefy Murphy’s wedding back in the 1970’s. Those in the picture are, left to right: Tommy McGrath, Con Barlow, Sean Kearns, Brendan Horgan and Jim Mason.

The named fishermen are Paki Foster, Maurice Mahony, Jimmy Murphy and Johnny O'Grady. One man is unrecognised.

A photo of Tom sitting on a fancy car. This picture was taken up over councillors, probably in the 1950's.

Ned Power enjoying a social pint in Power's Bar. The picture was taken during a yachting festival, hence the flags on the wall and ceiling.

Paddy O’Regan, R.I.P. and Geoff ‘Bulligan’ Power, pictured here stacking wood in preparation for a hard winter. This photo was taken before the burning of wood was outlawed by the Green Party.

A photo of Kathleen and Pat which was taken when Pat still had a razor.

A photo of Kitty Taylor when she worked in the Shamrock Factory.

A photo of Bertie McNamara, Maurice Power, and Rocky Power aboard the Lydia Ann. Bertie is wearing a very stylish Mac in this photo, it was the ultimate in 'Fisherman's Chic' that season.

A parish trip to Mount Melleray, suspected to have taken place in 1955. The names below come from a Facebook post by Helena Synnott, the photo itself is from a different source.

Back Row – Left to Right: Michael Walsh, Bridget Doyle, Michael Cleary, Linda Doyle, Ann Colfer, Sean Fitzgerald and my uncle, Tommy Hearne.

Front row – Left to Right: Chrissy Mitten, Alice Duffin, Peggy Mulally, Margaret Walsh, my aunt, Josie Hearne and Betty Ivory.

A photo of an unusual looking fish, with Paddy Power, two George Roche’s and a chap from town who used to work with them in the shed.

In this photo, Thomas McGrath and Joefy Murphy can be seen giving a demonstration on how to use the latest fishing poles of the time, which were on sale in Kitty Burke’s shop. These poles were known as the S.B.H.2’s and could be used as sweeping brush handles when they weren’t required for fishing purposes. The boys caught many eels with this equipment over the years and always swept up around where they had been fishing afterwards. The boy on the right of the photo has envy in his eyes from the sight of their experimental gear.

After many hours of dangling their lines, Thomas and Joefy land the catch of the day, thus enhancing their fishermen credentials, as well as proving the efficiency of their fishing gear.

Joan Power R.I.P., enjoying some playtime with her son Mark on the ‘Dock Strand’ in the 1950’s.

A photo of Peter Nolan R.I.P., and John O’Donnell, with John ‘Busty’ Griffin R.I.P. and Stephen ‘Mull’ Mullally.

A picture of Enda Flynn, standing beside the first, the fastest and the finest car ever to drive across the commons. The legend goes that he went to town to buy a bicycle, but this car caught his eye instead. He made a good choice. This photo was taken from the Gaultier calendar of 2017.

This picture, taken in the 1930’s, was originally uploaded to Facebook by Eddie ‘Duffin’ Fitzgerald, and features a number of his ancestors. The lady with the baby is Eddie’s grandmother, Annie Robin Power, and the baby is the future postman of Dunmore, Paddy ‘Duffin’ Fitzgerald, before he learned his letters. The couple standing are Eddie’s great grandparents, but he didn’t reveal their names. The man on the left is Eddie’s grandfather, Pat Fitzgerald, with a dog that looks like it might have been crossed with a sheep. The lady sitting on the right is Jane Fitzgerald, grandmother of Dunmore woman Janet Cunningham. A stylish, fashion conscious looking group, it has to be said.

This picture was originally uploaded to Facebook by Jack Martin. According to the information given by Jack, and from comments on the post, the men featured are:

Back row from the left: Unknown, Issac Ryan, and Paddy Fitzgerald,

Front row from the left: Omney Butler, John Cullinane and Pat Fitzgerald, grandfather of the legendary Gaultier footballer, Eddie ‘Duffin’ Fitzgerald.

An iconic photo from 1982, depicting the day that the ‘Butchers Beer Squad’ set off for Thurles to support Waterford playing Cork in the Munster hurling final. Some of this squad hadn’t been outside the door of the ‘Butchers Bar’ in years, never mind Dunmore, these guys were ready to party. However, the occasion was too much for some and they couldn’t get off the bus when it arrived in Thurles. The Beer Meister, Alan ‘Big Al’ Kearns, did his best to control the group, but things got out of hand in spite of his best efforts. No one could remember who won the match or if they’d seen any of it by the time they got back to Dunmore. It was a bit like what is often said of the 1960’s, if you can remember it, you weren’t really there.

Mickey McSweeney managed the South and East Coast Fisherman's Co-op for many years and was very highly thought of in the village. He was a true gentleman in every sense of the word and was well respected by fishermen all around the coast. Sadly he is no longer with us, but he won't be forgotten any time soon.