People We Remember

Lest We Forget

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Former Curate

Fr John Fahy Curate in Abbey from 1959 to 1969. Photo courtesy Joan Larkin

ABBEY PIONEERS

Celebrating following a successful Mummers’ event – location not known – Abbey pioneers: left to right: Gerard Dolan, Paddy Lyons, Martin Larkin, John Holohan, John McDonagh and Des Lynch. Photo courtesy Joan Larkin

Abbey Pioneer Outing from left: J J Craughwell, Cepta Holohan, Peggy Larkin, Rita Pierce, Mona Pierce and Naoise Larkin. Photo courtesy John Holohan

Fr Maurice Conroy’s Ordination

Fr Maurice Conroy’s Ordination
Back: Jimmy Finn, Pakie Larkin (Kylemore/uncle), Corneilius Larkin (Barnaboy/uncle), Paddy Conroy (brother), John Power (Abbey NS)
Middle: William Lynch (Abbeyville), Vincent Conroy (Cousin), Francis Conroy, Willie Conroy (Portumna)
Front: Dolly Lynch (Aunt), Lily Moloney, Annette Conroy (mother), Fr Conroy, Pakie Conroy (Father)

Holohan’s Bar – People We Remember

Proprietor chats with some regular customers - Tommie Joynt, Brendan Hickey, Martin Duane and Gerald Felle.

Proprietor, John Holohan, chats with some regular customers – Tom Joe Conroy, Brendan Hickey, Martin Duane and Gerald Felle in the old bar at Holohan’s. Photo courtesy Pat Conroy.

Martin Joe Kelly and Tommie Watson enjoying a quiet drink with Brown and Francis in the background. Courtesy/; John Holohan

Brown Fahy and Francis Muldoon. Courtesy: John Holohan

John Hynes, Paddy Moloney (hiding), Tommie Joynt, Tom Joe Conroy, Jerome Moloney. Late 1980s Courtesy: John Holohan

Photo taken in August 1953. Left to right: Michael Donnelly, his uncle Connie, his brother Larry and a neighbour Patrick ‘Pakie’ Sullivan. Foreground: Connie’s faithful friend Jack. Photo Courtesy: Michael Donnelly

Comments about this page

Brown fahy was my grandfather.
The good old days.
(Alan fahy abbey)
By Alan fahy (27/05/2019)
Fabulous pictures of bygone days. My mother was Lena Conroy from Wellpark and we came home every year going back to the 50s so I knew lots of the people in these photos growing up. Fr Maurice was a first cousin of my mother
By Tony Holmes (01/02/2017)
What year was Fr Maurice Ordained?
Ordination took place in 1951
By mary (20/04/2016)