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Index of Castlebar Parish Magazine 1971

1. Parish Roundup & review of the past twelve months. Tom Courell

2. St. Gerald’s College – Short History Brother Vincent

3. Tribute to Walter Cowley, Vocational Teacher Sean O’Regan

4. Memories from School – Articles & Poems

A) An old man remembers French Hill 1798.

B) Poem “Old School Round the Corner” by pupils of 6th class,

Errew School.

C) Poem “ The Mall in Winter” by Ann Kelly, aged 12.

D) Poem “ Nightfall in Sionhill” by Bridie Flannery, aged 12.

E) Poem “Tanseys Bus Stop” by Gabrielle O’Farrell, aged 11.

F) Poem “The Mall in November” by Kathryn Kilroy, aged 12.

G) Poem “ The Station” by Eimear O’Meara, aged 11.

H) Poem “St. Anthony’s School” by Mairin Feighan, aged 11.

I) The Gossip in Town by Grainne Fadden, aged 12.

J) Kinturk Castle by Ann Garvey, Carmel Mugan & Gabrielle

Thomas.

K) Description of Ballyheane by Geraldine Kelly, aged 12.

L) Sean na Sagart by pupils of 5th class, Ballyheane N.S.

M) Derryharrif by Bernadette Walsh.

N) Ballinaglough by Ann Moran, aged 11.

O) Murder at Breaffy by John Walsh & Liam Mulcahy.

P) History of Charles Street, Castlebar by Raymond Fallon,

aged 12.

Photographs;

1) New St.Gerald’s College, Newport Road, Castlebar ( Front Cover )

2) St.Gerald’s College, Chapel Street, Castlebar

3) Teaching Staff of St.Gerald’s College, Castlebar, 1971.

Parish Sport :

Gaelic Games, Rugby & Camogie.

Castlebar Associations Review : London, Birmingham & Manchester

Births, Deaths & Marriages for 1971 are also included.


1. Parish Review of the past twelve months. Tom Courell

2. Castlebar Calling – Memories of Christmas. Johnny Mee

3. Errew Monastery Brother Rupert

4. Quiz on Castlebar

5. Article on current topics by pupils of Errew G.N.S., Castlebar.

6. The De La Salle Brothers in Castlebar. Brother Donal

7. Short Story “Suspense” John Egan

8. St. Gerald’s Social Club Michael Fahey

9. My week in London Doreen Mulligan

10. History of Castlebar Convent of Mercy Mother Perpetua

11. Poem “Abroad & Alone” Liam Egan

Photographs;

1) Church of the Holy Rosary, Castlebar ( Front Cover )

2) Castlebar Fire Brigade.

3) Castlebar UDC Outdoor Staff.

4) Building of Church of the Holy Rosary, Castlebar 1899

Sport :

1) G.A.A.

2) Rugby

3) Athletics by Sean Rice

4) Soccer Scene by Johnny Mee

Overseas Reports :

London, Birmingham & Manchester

Births, Deaths & Marriages for 1972 are also included



2. The Sacred Heart Home – Fifty years ago. Sister Muredach

3. “They tamed the lion…but they couldn’t tame Philbin”… Johnny Mee

4. Our Parish Youth…where are they now? Marjorie Murphy, Newtown

5. The 1936 All Ireland Football Final. Paddy Quinn

6. Where are they now? Whereabouts of pupils of St. Patrick’s Old B.N.S., 1947

7. Did you hear that? Snippets of topical news.

8. Old Ballyheane Graveyard by pupils of 6th class, Ballyheane National School.

Photographs;

1) Aerial view of Castlebar by Liam Lyons. ( Front Cover )

2) Photo of Sacred Heart Home, Castlebar 1963.

3) Photo of Sacred Heart Home, Castlebar 1973.

4) Class photo of St. Patrick’s Old Boys National School, Castlebar 1947

Sport :

1) Sports Report by Sean Rice

2) Soccer Report by Johnny Mee

Overseas Reports :

London, Birmingham & Manchester

Births, Deaths, Marriages, Appointments & Retirements for 1973 are also included



2. “The Old Town’s not the same” …Down memory lane. Johnny Mee

3. Our Parish Youth….where are they now? Marjorie Murphy

4. The Beauties of Mayo.. Travelling in Mayo. Des McHale

5. The Barney Folk. Personalities from the Townland of Barney. Tom McHale

6. A Day at the Seaside – Senior Citizens Outing. Geraldus

7. Ballyheane Group Water Scheme. John McGovern

8. On the March – Memories of the local L.D.F. / F.C.A. Donal Downes

9. The Pioneer Trip to Coventry. Fintan Pepper

10. Perogrinatio Pro Christo ( Legion of Mary Projects ) Mary Fahey

11. Spiritual Reflection. Sister Oliver

Photographs;

1) Interior view of Church of the Holy Rosary. ( Front Cover )

2) Main Street, Castlebar 1904.

3) “A Country Girl” Cast – September 1944

4) Boy’s Choir under the direction of Rev. Brother De Le Salle, 1936

Sport :

1) Sports Report by Tom Rowley

2) Soccer Report by Johnny Mee

Overseas Reports :

Birmingham Report by John P. Power

Manchester Report by Henry Moran

Births, Deaths, Marriages, Ordinations & Retirements for 1974 are also included



2. The Changing Face of Castlebar. Michael O’Flannagain

3. “Ave atque Vale” – Tribute to Henry Kenny, TD

4. Margaret Burke Sheridan Angela Corcoran & Kathleen Egan

5. Home Town – a Love-Hate Relationship Christina Murphy

6. An Exercise in Community Development John Mulcahy

7. A Gift, But an Achievement – View of Castlebar from abroad. Ml. Murphy

8. Islandeady in the News.

9. “When Variety was the Spice” – Memories Johnny Mee

10. Country Call – Young people returning home.

11. Burren – Memories.

Photographs;

1) Processional Cross from the old church in Castlebar ( Front Cover )

2) The late Councillor Dermot Ryan

3) Margaret Burke Sheridan

4) Officers & Committee of Manchester Association – March 1975.

5) Castlebar Association’s Reunion Dinner & Dance at St. Anne’s

Community Centre, Birmingham.

6) Presentation of Chain of Office to John Heneghan, Chairman, C/bar

U.D.C.

7) St. Mary’s Hospital, Castlebar

Sport :


2) Soccer in Castlebar by Joe Redmond

Overseas Reports :

London, Manchester & Birmingham

Emigrant Apostolate Notes

Births, Deaths, Marriages, Ordinations & Appointments for 1975 are also included


1. Parish Review of 1976. Tom Courell

2. The Way it was – Changing Face of Main Street.

3. “I Remember…” – Memories

4. The Man and his Music – Stephen Garvey.

5. My Kind of Town – Memories.

6. Castlebar and the De La Salle Order Johnny Mee

7. List of Castlebar U.D.C. Chairmen 1921 – 1977 Brother Donal

8. Jottings – Notes from John O’Donovan’s Survey 1834,

including Errew, Ballyheane, Ringerraun & Castlebar 1900 to 1921.

9. Copy of Thom’s Directory for the year 1915.

Photographs;

1) Castlebar U.D.C. Chain of Office ( Front Cover )

2) Michael Davitt House

3) Stephen Garvey

4) Main Street, Castlebar circa 1900.

5) Entrance to County Gaol ( now General Hospital )

6) Picture of a cross, carved by Samuel McCormack from the wood of

the Hanging Tree, The Mall, Castlebar.

7) Stamp Designs of Willie Brett, Davitt’s Terrace – Submitted to Dept.

of Posts & Telegraphs in 1923.

8) Cast of “Lilac Time” 1944

9) Courthouse & Mall, Castlebar

10) Staball or Knockthomas, Castlebar

Sport :


2) Soccer in Castlebar by Joe Redmond

Overseas Reports :

London, Manchester & Birmingham


Births, Deaths, Marriages, Anniversaries, Retirements & Appointments for 1976 are

also included



2. Memories are made of this…. Johnny Mee

3. Thomas J. Wynne – Castlebar Photographer John Kilkelly

4. St. Christopher’s Cycling Club. Tommie Brett

5. The Foresters Society – Short History Paddy Horkan

6. Castlebar International Four Days Walks

7. Breaffy Church Tom Higgins

8. The Changing Face of Town – Memories John Healy

9. Errew Monastery Brother Eunan Bannon

10. A Forgotten Castlebar Theologian – Rev. William Jennings Bro. E. Bannon

11. Castle Street Memories. T. Devereaux & P. McDermott

12. Islandeady Parish Report. M. Sadlier

13. Ballyheane Notes J. McGovern

14. Castlebar Credit Union. Gerry McHale

Photographs;

1) Castlebar Courthouse & Mall ( Front Cover )

2) St. Patrick’s N.S., Castlebar – 5th Class 1950.

3) Castlebar Wheelers – Cycling Club 1937

4) Errew Monastery

5) Old Breaffy Church & New Church in course of construction.

6) Groups at reunion dinners in London & Manchester.

7) St. Patrick’s N.S., Castlebar – 3rd Class 1928.

8) Castle Street 1900 & in 1977.

9) Gardai taking part in Corpus Christi Procession in 1936.

10) Castlebar Four Days Walks participants.

11) Thomas J. Wynne – Photographer outside his premises in Main Street.

12) Obituary Photos of the late Fr. Lynagh & Fr. Sean Murphy.

Sport :

1) Sports Diary by John Melvin, including Athletics, Basketball, Boxing

& Rugby.

2) Soccer in Castlebar by ‘The Whistler’

Overseas Reports :

London & Manchester Reports


Births, Deaths, Marriages, Retirements & Appointments for 1977 are also included


1. Parish Review of 1978.

2. The Best of Times & the Worst of Times…..Memories. Johnny Mee

3. The Poitin Maker. Des McHale

4. Speak Memory – Paddy Horkan remembers…. Michael Mullen

5. Homes for the Elderly Project. Julie Heverin

6. Greetings from Sunny Queensland. Sr. Josephine Redmond

7. Ballyheane Hurling Team 1925 – 1940

8. Castlebar Credit Union. Gerry McHale

9. Breaffy’s New Church

10. Islandeady Report.

11. Castlebar International Song Contest. Tom Courell

12. Ballyheane 1918. Michael Moran

13. The Rotary Club of Castlebar. Patrick Flannelly

14. Castlebar Pioneer Group.

15. Let memory hold the door!…Memories M.J.D.

16. Parish of Aglish – Historical Notes. Bro. Eunan Bannon

17. Ballyheane Notes. J. McGovern

18. Breaffy Today….. Tom Higgins

19. Castlebar – The Years to Come. John Healy

20. Castlebar Tennis – Short History. Michael Heverin

21. Castlebar Personality of the Year Election.

Photographs;

1) Noted Buildings & Landmarks in Castlebar ( Front Cover )

2) Ballyheane Hurling Team 1932

3) Castlebar Gas Works circa 1900’s

4) Castlebar Opera – The Mikado 1957

5) Ballyheane N.S. Class photograph 1918

6) Photo of a group of Mass Servers.

7) Castlebar Emigrants Reunion Dinner in Castlebar 1978.

8) Group pictured at the Castlebar Emigrant Dinner – London 1978.

9) Group pictured at the Castlebar Emigrant Dinner – Manchester 1978.

10) Christ Church, Castlebar after a snowfall.

11) Photo of Sarah Bryan – Winner 1978 C/bar International Song Contest

12) Photo of Paddy Horkan & Vincent McDermott – Personality of 1978.

Sport :

1) Sports Diary by John Melvin & Tom Gillespie including Athletics,

G.A.A, Boxing, Rugby & Walking.

Opening of An Sportlann, McHale Park on June 24th 1978.

2) Soccer in Castlebar by The Whistler.

Overseas Reports :

Birmingham, London & Manchester Reports


Births, Deaths, Marriages, Retirements& Appointments for 1978 are also included.



2. Bonefire Night at Spencer Street & Memories of 1936. Johnny Mee

3. Castlebar of the Welcomes – Short History. Paddy Jennings

4. Liars & the art of telling lies. Des McHale

5. “Singers and their Songs” – Memories of Musicals & Singers Ml Mullen

6. The Day I Sold a Dummy to the great Padraic Carney. Colm Kilcoyne

7. Mayo on the Move – Developments to the County. Sean Smyth

8. The Boys from the County Mayo. John Healy

9. The Races of Castlebar. Eamonn Bourke ( Mac Williams )

10. Pope John Paul II in the West. Noeline Cashin

11. ‘There and Back’ ..Emigrant Reunion in Manchester. “Pilgrim”

12. From the Phillipines – Account of the conditions.

13. Windsor House and Estate. Brother Donald

14. New Church of St. Aloysius, Breaffy – Architect’s Notes. Sean P. Taylor

15. Charter School in Castlebar 1773. Brother Eunan Bannon

16. Ballyheane Notes. John McGovern

17. Rehabilitation Institute. Paul Waldron

18. Castlebar Pioneers & Castlebar Girl Guides.

Photographs;

1) View of the Mall ( Front Cover )

2) Photographs of Past Castlebar U.D.C. Chairmen.

3) St. Patrick’s N.S. Castlebar Class photograph circa 1930’s.

4) Photo of Marsh House – new C/bar U.D.C. Headquarters.

5) Photo of the New Church of St. Aloysius, Breaffy.

6) Photos of the Popes visit to Knock.

7) Group pictured at Reunion Function in Manchester.

8) St. Gerald’s College – Connaught Colleges Champions 1964.

9) Pupils of St. Gerald’s College, with members of Mayo Team, 1951.

10) Photo of the flag presented by the French at Killala – 1798.

11) Some members of the Mayo Team in 1954 playing in St. Mary’s

Hospital, Castlebar.

12) Photo of Pauline Reid, Joe Chambers, Tommy Gavin & J.McEvilly

after appearing in “Lilac Time”, Castlebar in 1944.

Sport :

1) Sports Diary by John Melvin & Tom Gillespie.

2) Celtic on the Double! By The Whistler, Winning of the Mayo League

Title & Connaught League Champions Cup.

3) Castlebar Hockey Club

Overseas Reports :



Births, Deaths, Marriages, Retirements & Appointments for 1979 are also included



2. Hail and Farewell – Memories of Old Castlebar. Johnny Mee

3. On Mission from Castlebar. Fr. Brendan Hoban

4. The De La Salle Brothers – Tercentary Celebrations. J. Healy

5. The Witty Irishman. Des McHale

6. “Saturday” – Memories of Castlebar on a Saturday. Michael Mullen

7. St. Brid’s National School, Castlebar. Paul Murphy

8. Garryduff Court – Houses for the Elderly.

9. Parish Notes from Ballyheane, Barney, Breaffy, Snugboro, Errew & Burren.

10. Singing to Success – Castlebar Choral Society.

11. Trading in Castlebar.

12. Canon Ulick Burke. Helen Concannon

13. Gerry McDonald Memorial, An Sportlann, Castlebar.

14. ‘An Old & Formerly Fortified Building’ – Bourke’s Castle, Castlebar.

15. Local News including C/bar Walking Festival, Social Services Council,

Pioneer News, & Castlebar Scout News.

16. Opening of Castlebar Swimming Pool.

17. Tribute to Father Joe Barrett, S.M.A.

Photographs;

1) Photo of Marsh House, Castlebar ( Front Cover )

2) De La Salle Brothers, Tercentenary Celebrations in T.F., C/bar.

3) Photo of the Choir, which broadcast on the occasion of 1798

Commemorations in Castlebar.

4) Past Students of St. Gerald’s which trained in Waterford 1932 – 1935.

5) Photo of the new St. Brid’s National School.

6) Photo of Garryduff Court – Houses for the Elderly.

7) Photo of Castlebar Choral Society on 27th April 1973.

8) Group photo from Emigrants Association in Manchester.

9) Photo of Spencer Street 1900’s & Spencer Street 1980.

10) Photo of Caitriona Ruane, Tennis Star & Fr. Joe Barrett S.M.A.

11) Class photo from St. Patrick’s N.S., No date – possibly 1920’s?

12) Photo of some locals at Scout Camp in Killarney circa 1931.

13) Photo of the unveiling of Gerry McDonald Memorial plaque in An

Sportlann

Sport :

1) Castlebar Hockey Club by M. Finan.

2) Rugby Report by P. Lyons.

3) Orienteering by B. Moran.

4) Sports Diary including Castlebar Celtic, Athletics, Tennis Club News,

Castlebar Mitchels Club, Bord Na nOg & Castlebar Chess Club.

Overseas Reports :






2. The Old Order Changeth – Looking ahead. Johnny Mee

3. Home Thoughts at Christmas. Fr. Tommie Murphy

4. Castlebar No Name Club. Stephen Burns

5. A Family Tree – Sources for Researching Family Trees. John Clark

6. Community Radio West. Stephen Burns

7. Louis Brennan – Castlebar Inventor. Liam Egan

8. The Pageant of St. Patrick – Castlebar 1961. Andy McTigue

9. Coming Home – Returning to Castlebar. Liam Egan

10. The Deep End – Memories of Lough Lannagh. Michael Mullen

11. The Special, Special Child. Tom Hughes

12. Winners of Castlebar Community Awards.

13. From Town to Country – Changes in the Town. Fanai Mac Teagascoir

14. Fighting Fitzgerald from Turlough – Brief History. Des McHale

Short Articles:

a) Roma ’81 Youth Pilgrimage Adrian Keena

b) Catholic Nurses Guild ( Castlebar Branch ) Frances Gilmore

c) Mayo Mental Health Association.

d) Castlebar Y.C.W. ( Youth Christian Workers )

e) Expanding Social Services in Castlebar.

f) Castlebar Branch P.T.A.A. & Pioneer Corner.

g) Ballyheane Church – Update on fundraising.

h) Music Bonanza – “The Occasion at the Castle” music Festival.

i) Formation of pro-life branch SPUC (Society for the Protection of

Unborn Child).

j) Emigrant Apostolate.

Photographs;

1) Photo of Lough Lannagh ( Front Cover )

2) Photographs of Main Street & the Mall circa 1901 ( Back cover )

3) Photo of the cast of ‘Robinson Crusoe’ pantomime 1952.

4) Photos of the Clark family, Castlebar re: Family Tree research.

5) Photo of three Castlebar Convent of Mercy Sisters.

6) Photo of participants in ‘The Pageant’ 1961.

7) Class photo from Sixth Class – St. Patrick’s N.S. 1949.

8) Class photo from 1st Year St. Joseph’s Secondary School 1949.

9) Photo of group on Roma ’81 Youth Pilgrimage.

10) Photo of Castlebar Emigrants in London.

Sport :

Sports Diary including : Hockey Club, Boxing Club, Mitchels, C/bar Wheelers

Cycling & Touring Club, Soccer, Rugby & Tennis Clubs.

Overseas Reports :





2. History of the Parish of Castlebar. Eamon de Burca

3. C.C. Anchor Village – Account of my time in Britain. Fr. Paddy Curran

4. “A Hair of the Dog” – Humorous Story John Healy

5. Richard King – Castlebar Artist. Angela Corcoran

6. Mayo County Council Cabaret Group.

7. Working as a Messenger Boy – Memories… Johnny Mee

8. Mayo Camogie Team of the ‘50’s….. Margaret Burke

9. Castlebar Wanderers – Study of Migration Mary Tuohy

10. General Humbert – Before & after ’98 Joe Gilmartin

11. Castlebar Families – Most common Top Ten names Paddy Jennings

12. Burren – Brief History Paddy Jennings

13. Stories about Castlebar, whilst abroad as an emigrant Liam Egan

14. Early Irish Influences… Michael Mullen

15. Do you speak English? – Words & Phrases of long ago Liam Egan

16. The Races of Castlebar Brother Donal

17. Castlebar Town Juvenile Leagues – Memories Des McHale

18. Castle Street – Brief History Michael Basquill

19. The Bombers – Memories of sixth class students in the ‘50’s Tom Gillespie

20. Revival of Castlebar Mitchels – ( 1920 – 1930 )

Short Articles:

1) Social Services 2) Young Christian Workers Group

3) Bellringers of Castlebar 4) Re-hab 5) St. Joseph’s Silver Band

Photographs;

1) The Mall ( Front Cover )

2) Old Sacred Heart Home, Castlebar

3) St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 1982

4) Proprietors & Staff of the Connaught Telegraph.

5) Artist Richard King in his studio.

6) Postman Patrick Tolster, delivering his final letter.

7) St. Patrick’s N.S., Castlebar – 6th Class 1950’s Class Photo

8) Castlebar Catholic Church 1901 & Old Church, built in 1801

9) Group of Servicemen, Castlebar Military Barracks 1900’s

10) Psychiatric Nurses at St. Mary’s Hospital, 1900’s

11) Louis Brennan – Castlebar Inventor

12) Original Flag, when Connaught was declared a Republic in 1798

13) Mayo County Council Cabaret Group

14) Mayo Camogie Team 1950’s

15) Castlebar participants in RTE Dublin City Marathon

16) Castlebar Hockey Team / Celtic’s Annual Dinner Dance / Boxing

Club in Connaught Championships

Sport :

Hockey Club, Athletic Club, Castlebar Rugby, Celtic, Mitchels, Cycling

Overseas Reports :





2. Mayo V.E.C. Adult Literacy Scheme

3. Toastmasters International Club, Castlebar – Brief History.

4. Lord Lucan – Ground Rents controversy. Tom Gillespie

5. The Year of the French in Castlebar

6. Mushroom Picking – Memories…. Des McHale

7. Life on the Ocean Wave – Experiences at sea Michael W.Brady

8. Maggie from Mayo – Story of Margaret Burke Sheridan

9. Church of the Holy Rosary – Facts & Figures

10. ‘Pop’ Deane – Local Character Liam Egan

11. Up the Lake – Childhood memories of Lough Lannagh Liam Egan

12. "A boy named Billy” – Memories…. Johnny Mee

13. The Ballrooms of Romance in the 1950’s

14. Thomas Street – Growing up on the Street.. Paddy Kilroy

15. Fish on Friday – Memories …. Michael Mullen

16. “Nostalgia” – Poem, originally published in 1943 Margaret Kelly

17. The Eavesdropper – Memories … Eddie McDonnell

18. Turlough Community Council

19. “Following the Rules” - Humorous Story Liam Egan

20. Castlebar Tug-O’-War Champions, 1904

21. Mother Goose, Castlebar Pantomime, 1956

Short Articles:

1 ) Michael Davitt: Castlebar connection, 2 ) Castlebar Credit Union

Photographs;

1) Class photo : St. Patrick’s N.S., Castlebar, Fifth Class, 1940

2) Class photo : St. Patrick’s N.S., Castlebar, Sixth Class, 1931

3) Class photo : St. Angela’s N.S., Castlebar, Sixth Class, 1948

4) Ballyheane Boy Scouts & Cubs

5) Students at St. Gerald’s College, Castlebar, 1935 / ’36.

6) Western Hats outing, 1955

7) Group photos of Castlebar Order of Malta, 1956 & 1983

8) Castlebar F.C.A. Battalion, 1959.

9) Castlebar Celtic, winners of Alfie Byrne Cup, 1937 / ’38.

10) Bearded men, Castlebar Pageant, 1962

11) St. Gerald’s College, Gymnastic Team, 1935

12) Stephen Garvey Orchestra.

13) Staff members of Castlebar Railway Station, 1920

14) Castlebar Tug-O’-War Champions, 1904

15) Castlebar & District Association in London.

16) Castlebar Mitchels, Under-14 County Winners.

17) Psychiatric Nurses, St. Mary’s Hospital, 1925

Sport :

Hockey Club, Athletic Club, Castlebar Rugby ,Celtic, Mitchels, Cycling

Overseas Reports : London, Birmingham, Manchester Reports




2. Saga of the O’Malley Museum Tom Gillespie

3. History of Castlebar Town Hall

4. Parish Development & Plans – Short account.

5. The Lawn Gates Angela Corcoran

6. The Gangs – Memories of growing up in Castlebar Michael Mullen

7. Good Strong Boots – Memories Liam B. Egan

8. Of Cabbages & Kings – Student days in the Tech. Johnny Mee

9. Castlebar of my Youth – Memories Michael Brady

10. Are we the last Generation? – Memories Ernie Sweeney

11. Playing Marbles – Memories Des McHale

12. Breaffy Football Stars of the Past.

13. ‘Thomasine’: A forgotten Castlebar Poetess.

14. Old Customs in Castlebar. Michael Brady

15. A Tough Oul’ Station – Castlebar Railway Station Johnny Mee

16. Liam Ball (1951 – 1984) – Poem

17. Scents & Sense – Memories Liam B. Egan

18. Ernie Sweeney – Overcoming Illiteracy.

19. Castlebar Song Contest – 19th Anniversary Tom Gillespie

20. “The Old Violin” – Poem from the ‘Poet of the County Home’ Paddy Doyle

21. Ballyheane : A Village on the Move.

22. Turning back the clock : Connaught Telegraph articles from the 1960’s

23. Growing up in Moneen – Memories Sean Rice

24. Story of Castlebar Mitchels Brother Donal

25. G.A.A. Teams of the 1930’s – Memories.

Short Articles:

1) Dr. MacBride: Great Irishman 2) Christmas in 1942 3) The Brass

Castle 4) Jack (Docky) McGreevy 5) National Award for Snugboro Foroige

6) James Cunningham – Castlebar Inventor, 7) “The Crib” – Poem by

Kevin Collins 8) The ‘Shelbourne Hotel’, Castlebar

Photographs;

1) Pat Lavelle, Castle Street ( Front Cover )

2) Cast of “Enchanted Danny”, Castlebar Town Hall, Christmas, 1953.

3) Presentation of the Lawn Gates – Sisters of Mercy Centenary, 1953

4) Class photos: St. Angela’s N.S.,Castlebar, Sixth Class,1948 & late 40’s

5) Thatched Cottage, at the junction of Newline & Tucker Street.

6) St. Gerald’s College Football Team, 1924.

7) St. Gerald’s College Hurling Team, 1920 – ’22.

8) Castlebar Schools League game in McHale Park, 1950’s.

9) Castlebar Boxing Club Members & Officials, 1939.

10) Principals in Stephen Garvey’s 1st Operatic Production, 1925.

11) Dr. Anthony MacBride – County Surgeon

12) Breaffy Football Team, 1951.

13) Stephen Garvey’s & Bert Flynn’s Band, Mental Hospital, 1948.

14) Class photo of St. Patrick’s N.S. – No date from Dr. Sean Hoban,

formerly of Newport Road.

15) Castlebar Railway Station, circa 1873 from National Library.

16) Class photo from St. Angela’s N.S. in a Play, Town Hall, 1939.

17) Staff members of Castlebar Bacon Factory, in early 1950’s.

18) Members of Castlebar Macra na Feirme Club, 1955.

19) Ballyheane Boy Scouts, 1984

20) Hat Factory Team, Castlebar Town League, in early 1950’s.

21) Castlebar Mitchels Team of the 1940’s.

22) Annual Birmingham Association Dinner Dance.

23) Frank & Paddy Fergus, in New York

24) F.C.A. members, Corpus Christi Procession

25) Barney Community Set

26) Paddy Durcan, Senior Citizen of the Year.

Sport :

Castlebar Rugby – Official opening of new pavilion & playing field,

Celtic – Reopening of Celtic Park,

Mitchels – Success at Underage football in West Mayo.

Boxing – Former Champ Mick Quinn’s return to the ring.

Athetics, Swimming & Basketball

Overseas Reports : London, Birmingham, and Manchester Reports




2. Ye Olde Shopping Days – Memories Bernadette Keaveney

3. Stirring Times – Memories Paddy Jennings

4. Ballyheane : Story of Success – New School

5. A Spanner in the Works – Memories of Josie Burke’s Garage Sean Rice

6. Annie Walsh, Davitt’s Terrace – Memories

7. Schoolboy Memories Ernie Sweeney

8. Castlebar Pantomime ..Then & Now – Memories

9. Bed Ends & Buckets – Memories of Christmas 1942 Johnny Mee

10. Castlebar Parish Development

11. Thoughts of a Sunday Collector – Memories John Healy

12. Such Language – Irish words & phrases Sean Lyons

13. Turning back the clock : Connaught Telegraph articles from the 1960’s.

14. Clark Gable & the Crimlin Connection – Memories. Rev. Jeremiah O’Connor

15. Castlebar’s First Motor Cars.

16. Fishy Tales – Headlines in the Connaught Telegraph in the 1940/50’s

17. The 1950’s in Castlebar.

18. Castlebar ‘Yankee’ looks back – Memories

19. A London Experience. Sr. Edna McNicholas

20. McHale Road’s Sporting Heroes Jimmy Blake

21. A Tale of the Unexpected – 1920’s Memories Eddie McDonnell

22. Castlebar’s Heart of Green – “The Mall”

23. And all for nothing, Hecuba!–Memories of John Maye,Burleigh Hse., P.Kilroy

24. A pair of also-rans – Memories of childhood in 1944. Johnny Mee

25. Charlie Guthrie’s Gallant Band

26. Castlebar Foroige Clubs

27. Mitchels : A Century of Service. John Melvin

28. Great May Fair of 1921 in the Fairgreen, Castlebar.

29. A Time Remembered – Childhood Memories Peter Killeen

30. Castlebar I.C.A.

31. Turlough Community Development Association.

32. To New York on ‘Lizzie’ – Memories –Sea Voyages Michael Brady

33. Sounds that Change – Sounds of Childhood. Liam Egan

34. Castlebar Swimming Pool – 4th Anniversary

Short Articles:

1) Church Organist, 2) Castlebar Crib, 3) Tobacco growing in C/bar,

4) John J. ‘Baron’ Hanley 5) Lord Lucan’s visit in 1950

6) 1st Caesarean operation performed in County Hospital, 1925.

7) Death of Crimean veteran, Peter Mulroy, Clydagh, 1925.

8) Christmas in Castlebar in 1929, 9) The Titanic & Castlebar

10) Appointment of Dr. Sheridan as RMS, Mental Hospital in 1925.

Photographs;

1) View of the Mall, covered in snow. ( Front Cover )

2) Castlebar Vocational School Football Team, 1952.

3) Group photo of persons in Spencer Street, in 1948.

4) Castlebar I.C.A. Ladies, with National President in 1970.

5) Class photo of St. Patrick’s N.S., fourth Class in 1945-’46.

6) Playing tennis at the old Castlebar Jail, circa. 1900’s.

7) Photo taken at Saleen Lake, in the late ‘50’s.

8) Staff of Mayo County Council in the 1930’s.

9) Breaffy boy’s Rounders Team ( under 12 ) 1985

10) Leaving Certificate Class, St. Gerald’s College, 1971.

11) First Communion Class, St. Patrick’s N.S., June 5th 1960.

12) Staff members of Mayo County Council, 1952.

13) Castlebar Pearse Ceilidhe Band, 1934.

14) Castlebar Pageant participants in 1962.

15) Staff of Lavelle’s Riverside Bakery, Castlebar in 1929.

16) Group at the reopening Dance in the Town Hall, Castlebar in 1948.

17) Castlebar Celtic, Connaught Junior Cup Winners, 1984/’85.

18) Team photo of “Pearses”, winners of Castlebar Town League, 1953.

19) The Fallon family, outside their forge, Charles Street in the 1940’s.

20) Castlebar Mitchels, under-16 Team, County Champions, 1985.

21) Albion Motor Car, 1904.

22) Sacred Heart Hospital, New Years Day, 1961 – Musicians..

23) Group of local men at J.B.’s corner, Main St., 1940.

24) Group of Townsmen at a Function in Castlebar, late 1950’s.

25) Group photo at Town Billiards Championship, in the Catholic Club in

the early 1960’s.

26) Castlebar Brass Band in the 1920’s.

27) Group photo in 1960 at meeting to promote Juvenile Football.

28) Staff members of Castlebar Bacon Factory in 1951.

29) Cast members of “The Babes in the Wood” Pantomime, 1964.

30) Boys of Catholic Truth Society, St. Patrick’s N.S., in 1927.

31) Worshippers in the old Parish Church in Castlebar.

32) St. Joseph’s Brass Band, Castlebar in the mid 1960’s.

33) Ellison Street & Main Street in the late 1950’s.

34) 1st & 2nd Classes, St. Patrick’s N.S., Castlebar in the early 1950’s.

35) Members of Turlough Handball Club in 1953

36) Jimmy Elliott, Fran McCormack & Paddy Moclair in 1940’s.

37) Taoiseach Jack Lynch & M.O’Morain T.D. at the Convent, Castlebar.

38) Group of four Castlebar elderly residents.

Sport :

Castlebar Rugby by Padraic Lyons, Sportsmix by Tom Kelly.

Overseas Reports : London, Birmingham, and Manchester Reports




2. Station Masses – Memories. Angela Corcoran

3. Joe Chambers – Memories recalled

4. Altar Boys – Childhood Memories. Des McHale

5. The Battle of Kilkenny Cross - Childhood Memories. Sean Rice

6. Fighting Fitz & the Main Street Duel

7. The Sounds of Yesteryear – Sounds of Childhood. Michael Mullen

8. Castlebar Community Development Association – Research Survey.

9. “Dear old Castlebar” – Poem Jimmy Deffely

10. Castlebar Parish Assembly.

11. Turlough Community Centre.

12. The year Castlebar saw the light – Introduction of electric light.

13. From Robin Hood to Fred Astaire – McHale Road Memories. Jimmy Blake

14. A ‘Fair’ old time in Castlebar – Childhood Memories. Peter Killeen.

15. ‘Flashes of Blue’ – Ballet in Castlebar. Martha MacHugh

16. Some Tasty thoughts for Christmas – Childhood Memories. Eddie McDonnell

17. A famous trip to Dublin – Eucharistic Congress Tommy Conway

18. The perfect Motoring gift – Humorous Article Sean Lyons

19. Memories of May Leonard’s & “The Hogies”. Micheline Egan

20. My First Communion – Memories. Liam Egan

21. Turning back the clock ; Connaught Telegraph various dates.

22. Bull’s Eyes & the Durango Kid - Childhood Memories. Ernie Sweeney

23. Skipper James tamed the torrents – Sea voyage Tom Courell

24. A Sweet Tooth – Humorous story. John Healy

25. The Life & Times of George Fitzgerald. Brother Donal

26. Louis Brennan – Inventor.

27. The Story of Windsor House. Jack Flanagan

28. Cloggernagh School : The old & the new. Marina Rice

29. Cycling in Castlebar – History. Mick Kilcourse

30. The men & women who brought home the bacon – Memories. Johnny Mee

31. Castlebar Walking Festival – 21st Anniversary

32. The beauty of Ceramics. Michael Neary

33. Class of 1963 St. Patrick’s N.S. – Reunion. Tom Gillespie

34. Behind Enemy Lines ..at the Fair – Memories. Tom Rowley

35. Scents of Christmas - Childhood Memories. Bernadette Keaveney

36. Rocky road to bonny Dundee – Emigration in 1951. Bernard A. Murphy

37. Ballyheane Scouts.

38. Christmas in Castlebar – the Waits, Wrenboys & Jack the Bladder – Memories

Short Articles:

1) Castlebar Crib, 2) Races of Aughadrina, 3) Matthew Archdeacon

Photographs;

1) Eddie Cannon’s Pub, Market Square ( Front Cover )

2) Breaffy Post Office ( Back Cover )

3) Group of well known Castlebar men.

4) Class photos of St. Angela’s N.S. in the 1950’s & early 1940’s.

5) McHale’s under-14 Football Team in the early 1950’s.

6) Cast of “Lilac Time”, produced by Stephen Garvey, Town Hall 1944.

7) Group of local people outside Forester’s Hall, Market Square in 1932.

8) New Antrim Street, Corpus Christi Procession in 1932.

9) Class photo of St. Gerald’s College, Castlebar in 1924.

10) Staff of Mayo County Council, outside the Courthouse in Nov. 1971.

11) Class photo of Ballyheane N.S., approx. 1948.

12) Stephen Garvey’s Orchestra, at a Dress Dance in Swinford, 1947.

13) Group at St. Mary’s Cycling Club Dinner, in the Erris Hotel, 1961.

14) Members of 5th Motor Squadron, Castlebar in the 1950’s.

15) Castlebar Order of Malta, in Wexford in the 1950’s.

16) Congested Districts Board workers in front of Windsor House in 1915.

17) Castlebar men in Killarney, at the opening of Fitzgerald Stadium, 1936

18) Class photo of Cloggernagh N.S., in 1919.

19) Cyclists & officials of St. Mary’s Cycling Club in the early 1950’s.

20) Staff of Castlebar Bacon Factory at a Staff Function.

21) Barcastle Soccer Team & Officials, in 1952.

22) Castlebar Walking Festival Committee.

23) Ballyheane Hurling Team, 1932.

24) Castlebar Mitchels Squad in Chicago, 1972.

25) Castlebar Mitchels Junior Hurling Team, 1961.

26) Castlebar Rugby Team in the early 1970’s.

27) Group photo of 1963 St. Patrick’s N.S. students – Reunion.

28) Ballyheane Boy Scouts & Cubs

29) Andy Redmond, putting the yellow jersey on Paddy Flanagan, Winner

of the 1961 Ras Tailteann, in Ellison Street, Castlebar.

Sport :

Castlebar Rugby , Castlebar Celtic, Castlebar Mitchels, Sports Review





2. Margaret Burke Sheridan – Centenary Preparations. A. Corcoran & K. Egan

3. Castlebar Community Development Association. Paddy McGuinness

4. Barney Community : 21 years of progress.

5. If the Hat fits – Memories of the Hat Factory. Ernie Sweeney

6. Opening of the new County Hospital, Castlebar in 1938.

7. The poor man’s university – Humorous piece on pub goers Jimmy Blake

8. The Colours of Christmas – Childhood Memories. Marina Rice

9. Joe Chambers: The Man & his Life. Sean Rice

10. Castlebar & District – Brief History. Paddy Jennings

11. The boys of the black stuff – Memories of the tar-gangs, 1955. B.A.Murphy

12. Thomas Wynne – Photographer. Bridin Treacy

13. Derrywash N.S. – Centenary.

14. Snugboro Foroige. Ger Deere

15. Memories of St. Joseph’s in the 1940’s / ‘50’s.

16. The Singing Pub..The Glass that cheers – Humorous Article. Ml. Keaveney

17. School Bus Saga. Sean O’Regan

18. Great Auld Times in Castlebar – Memories. Bernard Halligan

19. Peeps into the Past – Old Connaught Telegraph Articles. Tom Kelly

20. Falling in love in the early 1960’s. Liam Egan

21. Castlebar’s first Pensioners – 1909.

22. My Own Place – Childhood Memories Liam Egan

23. The Story of Snugboro School.

24. An age of innocence – Childhood Memories. Johnny Mee

25. The Humours of Castlebar. Des McHale

26. All things change – Memories. Michael Mullen

27. Up the Pearses ..& others – Memories Sean Lyons

28. James Daly : A Great Patriot. Marina Rice

29. “Dear old Castlebar” – Poem Angela Corcoran

Short Articles:

1) Canon Ulick Burke, 2) Tommy Darcy – Cattle Drover

3) Mineral Water in Castlebar, 1890’s, 4) Commercial & Literary Club

Photographs;

1) Tom Neary, Burren, Castlebar ( Front Cover )

2) Tom McHugh, Shoemaker, Castle Street ( Back Cover )

3) Parishioners outside Church of the Holy Rosary, early 1960’s.

4) Barney Community Council.

5) Picture taken by ‘Docky’ McGreevy at Balloor Railway Bridge, 1931.

6) Picture taken outside the Imperial Hotel after official opening of the

County Hospital in 1938.

7) Photo showing participants of the Pageant of St. Patrick, in 1962.

8) Members of Castlebar Cycling Club in the mid 1950’s.

9) Group of well known Castlebar locals.

10) Cast of “Jack & the Beanstalk” Pantomime in 1959.

11) Castlebar Corpus Christi Procession, 1964.

12) Castlebar Celtic, Connaught Junior Cup Winners, 1955.

13) Thomas Wynne – Photographer, Main Street with his family.

14) McHale Road Rangers – Soccer Team in the early 1960’s.

15) St. Gerald’s College Inter-cert. Class, 1936.

16) St. Gerald’s College Inter-cert. Class, 1934-’35.

17) Castlebar De la Salle School Band of the early 1960’s.

18) St. Angela’s N.S. Confirmation Classes in the mid 1960’s.

19) Removal of the remains of President John Moore from Church of the

Holy Rosary, in the 1960’s.

20) Photo of the Mall, Castlebar around 1900.

21) Davitts Team, Winners of the Under-17 Town League, 1950’s

22) McHales Team, Winners of the Under-17 Town League, 1950’s.

23) Picture of L.D.F. & Red Cross personnel, in 1940’s.

24) Guard of Honour for President Sean T.’O’Kelly, in 1940’s.

25) Castlebar Agricultural Show Committee, circa 1946

26) Brose Walsh & his Arcadia Orchestra, in the late 1940’s.

27) Class photo of Snugboro N.S. 1952.

28) Group of Castlebar locals in O’Connell Street, Dublin, early 1940’s

29) Group at Castlebarmen’s Dinner in London.

30) Castlebar Corpus Christi Procession, late 1950’s.

31) Castlebar Wheelers, outside Foresters Hall in 1937.

32) Castlebar Town League Soccer Team & Officials in mid 1950’s.

33) McHales Town League Team in the late 1950’s.

34) Group taken at Castlebar Boxing Club in the 1960’s.

35) Committee members of Castlebar Hurling Club in the early 1960’s.

36) Group of musicians in Newantrim Street, 1936.

37) Three McHale Road residents.

Sport :

Castlebar Rugby, Castlebar Celtic, Castlebar Mitchels,





2. Breaffy Foroige Annette Canny

3. Pat Quigley – Storyteller from Boradruma. Ernie Sweeney

4. How’s the crack, Sean? – Castlebar Clan in Australia. Sean Lyons

5. Home & Away – Emigration. Jimmy Blake

6. Casual Observations – Thoughts about Castlebar Joe Ward

7. Green Fields of France – Irishmen who fought & died abroad. Ml. Feeney

8. Johnny McHale’s Pub, Newline. Tom Gillespie

9. Snugboro Foroige. Padraig Murray

10. Best Bands in the Land – Memories of part-time Bands. Bernie Murphy

11. Memories of the ’46 Carnival. Michael Mullen

12. Mag Burke, New Antrim Street – Memories Sean Rice

13. The Baron of Broadway – John J. Hanley. Johnny Mee

14. Doing a line in the ‘60’s – Memories. Liam Egan

15. Peeps into the past – Connaught Telegraph Articles. Tom Kelly

16. Down by the old mill stream – History of Castlebar Mills. Paddy Jennings

17. Tracing a Town’s History.

18. North of the River – Castlebar in 1949. Paddy Jennings

19. The Recovery – Short Story. Donal C. Kennelly

20. One for the Road – Memories of McHale Road. Johnny Mee

21. Loneliness of the Short Distance Golfer. Sean O’Regan

22. A Tale of the Unexpected – Story Eddie McDonnell

23. Swings & Roundabouts – Life as a young girl in London. B. McDaniel

24. Laughing about Love & Marriage – Humorous Stories. Des MacHale

25. Growing up in the Bacon Factory House ( 1934-1947 ) Nan Monaghan

26. Fr.Ger Kearney: A man for all seasons. Fr. Colm Kilcoyne

27. May Leonard, Castle Street Tom Kelly

28. Thirty years of Christmas Lighting in Castlebar. Ernie Sweeney

29. Castlebar Celtic Players. Jimmy Blake

30. A once in a lifetime occurrence – Fishing on Lough Conn. Jack Mellett

31. Barney Community Council

32. New life in the northern side of Castlebar Paddy Jennings

33. Famous Castlebar Mitchels win in 1963.

34. Visit of Sean MacReamainn in 1951 for radio programme recording.

Short Articles:

1) Visits of Maureen O’Hara, US Actress to Castlebar,

2) Castle St – History, 3) Ballynew History, 4) Kevin Collins

5) De la Salle Celebrations 6) Jack Cassidy

Photographs;

1) Dessie Dunne & Stephen Guthrie – The ‘Waits’ ( Front Cover )

2) Marsh House, Castlebar ( Back Cover )

3) Class photo of St. Patrick’s N.S., fifth class in 1930.

4) Staff of the County Cinema, Castlebar in the 1940’s.

5) St. Patrick’s N.S., pupils taking part in a Concert, 1960’s.

6) Group of Gardai stationed in Castlebar in May, 1960.

7) Group in Johnny McHale’s Pub, Newline.

8) Castlebar Association Dinner Dance, London.

9) Members of Stephen Garvey Orchestra, 1948.

10) Guard of Honour for President Sean T.O’Kelly in 1948.

11) New Antrim Street, Corpus Christi Procession in the 1920’s.

12) Members of Castlebar F.C.A. Basketball Team in the early 1960’s.

13) St. Gerald’s College League Team, 1950.

14) Group of Castlebar dancers, outside the Courthouse, 1963.

15) Bacon Factory Cup, Snooker Competition, Catholic Club, 1950’s.

16) Group at Road Race, Castlebar in the 1930’s.

17) Members of Castlebar F.C.A. at Dinner Dance in the early 1960’s.

18) St. Gerald’s College, Connaught Colleges Football Champions, 1929

19) Gerry McDonald, Michael J.Egan & Tom Fallon with Micheal

O’Hehir, at a Charity Football match.

20) Castlebar Hurling Team in the mid 1950’s.

21) St. Gerald’s College, Football Team, ( Sixth Year ) , 1952.

22) May Leonard, Sweetshop,Castle Street

23) Castlebar Celtic Team of the early 1960’s.

24) Group at St. Mary’s Cycling Club Dinner, Erris Hotel, Castle St., 1957

25) Group of Cyclists at Main Street in the mid 1950’s.

26) Members of Castlebar Boxing Club during 1958-’59 season.

27) Sacred Heart Hospital Annual Dinner Dance in 1972.

28) Staff members of the Connaught Telegraph in the 1950’s.

29) Pupils of Breaffy N.S. in May, 1962.

30) Pupils of St. Angela’s N.S., sixth class, 1932

31) Castlebar Mitchels, County Champions, 1963.

32) Members of the McGowan Riding School, Castlebar

33) Group pictured with Pat Lavelle’s famous greyhound, Tansey’s Mile.

34) Ballymacragh, Castlebar circa.1900

35) Main Street, Castlebar in the 1960’s.

Sport :

Castlebar Rugby, Castlebar Celtic, Castlebar Mitchels, Cycling, Rounders,





2. Margaret Burke Sheridan – Centenary Celebrations. Tom Gillespie

3. Castlebar Boy Scouts. Michael Blake

4. The Emigrant’s Return – Paddy Feeney.

5. The Old Town Hall – Brief History.

6. The Country Stations – Childhood Memories. Kathleen Cunniffe

7. Christ Church, Castlebar. Jean Carson

8. Breaffy Foroige Club. Annette Canny

9. Those were the days, my friends – Entertainment Memories. Nan Monaghan


11. Thoughts, Memories & Meanderings – Nostalgic Article. Bernard A.Murphy

12. Memories of Old Castlebar.

13. The Journalist & the Cliché – Journalistic Jargon. Sean O’Regan

14. “Evenings I was happy then” – Poem. John Chambers

15. Death of a Factory – Memories of the Bacon Factory. Ml. Feeney

16. A Lane full of Memories – Cavendish Lane. Johnny Mee

17. “Molly Bawn at Breaffy” – Poem Willie Burke

18. Snugboro Community Council.

19. St. Stephen’s Day Walk Ernie Sweeney

20. The Back – Childhood Memories of Spencer Street. Michael Mullen

21. A fact truly proven – Soccer Success. Tom Kelly

22. Turlough Village. Kathleen McHale

23. The 5th Cavalry Squadron. J.D.Clark

24. Castlebar Sports Day – Childhood Memories. John Heneghan

25. Wartime in Ireland – Newspaper headlines of 1939.

26. The Runaway – Short Story. Donal C.Kennelly

27. A Letter from Luton – Thoughts of Castlebar. Joe Ward

28. The End of an Era – Closure of Castlebar Bacon Factory.

29. Castlebar’s Mrs. Mal – Story. Des MacHale

30. Canon Bourke & Linenhall Street – Life & Times. Paddy Jennings

31. My Boyhood Heroes – Childhood Memories. Kevin McGinty

32. The Races of Turlough. Eddie McDonnell

33. Thinking of Times Past – Childhood Memories. John Flanagan

34. The Last Hurrah - Childhood Memories of the ‘Wren’. Peter Killeen

35. The Salmon from Downtown Chicago. Jackie Mellett

36. Ballyheane…..Through the ‘80’s & ‘90’s.

37. A Nation of Telly Addicts! : TV Characters. Jimmy Blake

38. Barney : The Old & the New.

Short Articles:

1) Town’s 1st Council, 2) Tomas O’Domhnaill, 3) Micheal O’Malley

4) Chas. Guthrie, 5) Gold in Turlough’s Lakes, 6) Hayes’s Shop,

7) 50th Wedding Anniversary of the Neary’s, McHale Road.

Photographs;

1) Christ Church & Mayo County Council Headquarters ( Front Cover )

2) Group of locals at a Fishing Competition.

3) Locals, taking part in an RTE TV production on life of Margaret

Burke-Sheridan.

4) Castlebar Boy Scouts.

5) Locals pictured during Castlebar International Four Days Walks.

6) Photo taken at St. Patrick’s N.S. on Oct.24th, 1947.

7) Nan Monaghan, with Brose Walsh Band.

8) Castlebar Order of Malta Men’s Unit, 1943.

9) Castlebar Order of Malta Cadets Team, First Aid Champions, 1979.

10) New Antrim Street, during Eucharistic Procession, during late 1920’s.

11) Group of workers at Castlebar Bacon Factory & Aerial view.

12) Group of McHale Road residents, on the Mall in the 1970’s.

13) Picture of the McNeely family, Linenhall Street.

14) Unveiling of the Marian Shrine at Castlebar Bacon Factory in 1954.

15) Pupils at Breaffy N.S., 1936-’37.

16) Snugboro Foroige Club & Community Council.

17) Class photo of St. Angela’s N.S., seventh class, 1940.

18) Taoiseach, Eamon De Valera, on reviewing stand, Ellison Street, 1944.

19) Castlebar Celtic, Senior League Champions, 1989.

20) Castlebar F.C.A.,Guard of Honour, funeral of Dick Walsh, T.D., 1958.

21) Castlebar Inter-Schools Relay Race, May 1969.

22) Four Castlebar men at Finner Camp, Bundoran, 1960.

23) Members of the original Staff of Castlebar Bacon Factory in 1919.

24) Unveiling of Plaque to Canon Ulick Bourke in Linenhall Street, 1987.

25) Members of Castlebar Urban District Council in the 1950’s.

26) Cast of the Opera “Bohemian Girl” staged in the Lawn by pupils,1939.

27) 50th Wedding Anniversary of the Neary Family, 64 McHale Road.

28) Members of Castlebar Town F.C., Connaught Junior Cup Champions.

29) Castlebar Mitchels Juvenile Football Team.

30) Photo of Street League Team taken in the late 1950’s.

31) Locals at the Nat. Junior Boxing Championships, Nat. Stadium, 1952.

32) Barney Community Council.

33) Christ Church, Castlebar.

Sport :

Soccer : Success for both Celtic & Castlebar Town.

Rugby : Three Trophies for Castlebar Rugby Club.

G.A.A : Disappointing year for Mitchels Senior Team.

Boxing : Brian Roach – Disappointment at National level.

Overseas Reports : Birmingham Association



1. Parish Review of 1990

2. Panto Tradition is Reborn –History of Pantomimes. Marina Rice

3. The Unlikely Invaders – Story. Sean O’Regan

4. Memories & Meanderings – McHale Road. Bernard Murphy

5. William Larminie – Great Scholar. Anne Kerrigan

6. Jimmy Deffely : AGreat Castlebar Man.

7. The Pike with the Bad Memory – Fishing Story. Jack Mellett

8. St. Mary’s Hospital - Dramatic Society.

9. Taking the old road from Castlebar to Turlough. Paddy Jennings

10. Torpedoed & Mined at Sea – Exploits of a Castlebar Garda Sergeant.

11. The Bearded Men of Castlebar – Pageant of St. Patrick, 1961.

12. The Divine Comedy – Childhood Memories. Michael Mullen

13. Topic from Turlough.

14. A Story with a Topical Theme. Donal C.Kennelly

15. “When I lived in Castlebar” – Poem. Bridie O’Connor

16. The Changing Face of our Town. Joe Redmond

17. The Ghost of Ballynew – Local Project, 1938.

18. A Team of all talents – FAS Scheme at Milebush Ml.Feeney

19. A Highway through my Memories – Moneen Sean Rice

20. Facts from the Files – Connaught Telegraph issue 1916. Johnny Mee

21. The Country Dance Hall – Memories. Kathleen Cunniffe

22. The Luton Review – Emigrants thoughts. Joe Ward

23. Does God have a sense of humour? – Humorous Tales. Des MacHale


25. Rev. John Wesley in Castlebar.

26. Snugboro N.S. – Centenary Celebrations. Michael Cunningham

27. Serving Time – Childhood Memories of Mass-Serving. Peter Killeen

28. From the ‘Bastille’ to the Brass Castle – Michael Mullen Tom Gillespie

29. A Castlebar Ulysses – Childhood Memories of Spencer Street Sean Lyons

30. Castlebar Boxing Club – Brief History.

31. Stars of Castlebar Soccer Summer League Jimmy Blake

32. Breaffy N.S. – Centenary Celebrations.

33. Archbishop John MacHale – History. John Flanagan

34. Country Matters – Childhood Memories. Geraldine Mulgrew

35. “The Point- Lough Lannagh” – Poem E.J.Callaghan

Short Articles:

1) Jack Cahill, 2) Fr. Anthony O’Toole, 3) Fr. Frank Convey

4) Paddy Quinn, 5) Fr. Paddy Burke, 6) Mikie Guthrie 7) Old Customs

Photographs;

1) Group of Locals playing cards. ( Front Cover )

2) Old Steam Engine, restored by Mayo County Council ( Back Cover ).

3) Class photo of St. Angela’s N.S., fifth class, 1949.

4) Castlebar Pantomime “Old King Cole”

5) Main Street, Castlebar ( Lawrence Collection ) circa. 1900

6) Photo of local men on a cart in 1942.

7) Francie Philbin : Castlebar Character.

8) Workers from Bacon Factory, St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Late1950’s.

9) Staff at Castlebar Bacon Factory Annual Dance, Town Hall in 1950’s.

10) Members of Castlebar Boxing Club, Mayo Junior Championship,

Ballinrobe, in the 1970’s.

11) Photo by Jimmy Garvey, at his daughter Mary’s Birthday Party, 1952.

12) Group of Locals in O’Connell Street, Dublin in the early 1950’s.

13) Seanie Gavin, Charles St., & Joe Chambers, Thomas St.,early 1950’s.

14) Fr. Sean Murphy, First Mass in Church of the Holy Rosary, 1954.

15) Three local girls, Winners at Castlebar Carnival Fancy Dress in 1960.

16) Group of Locals lighting up Castlebar’s Christmas Tree in the 1970’s.

17) Group at St. Mary’s Cycling Club, Annual Dinner in the mid 1950’s.

18) Cast of St. Mary’s Hospital Dramatic Society in the 1950’s.

19) Donkey & Cart on junction of Tucker Street & New Antrim Street.

20) Cast of the Pageant of St. Patrick, staged in McHale Park in 1961.

21) Past pupils at the centenary celebrations of the Sisters of Mercy, 1953.

22) Members of the Faulkner Family, The Grove, Castlebar circa 1900

23) Photo of the McHales, Winners of Under-13 School League, 1968.

24) Staff of the County Cinema, Castlebar in the late 1940’s.

25) Three locals outside Eddie Cannon’s Pub, Market Square in 1960’s.

26) Locals outside Hughie McGartland’s Barber Shop, Castle St., 1942.

27) Retirement Function of Michael Ralph, Castlebar General Hospital

28) Edel Moran, Pupil of Snugboro N.S.

29) Michael Mullen, Author outside Moore Hall.

30) Belcarra Gaelic Football Team in the early 1950’s.

Sport :

Castlebar Celtic : Official Opening of their Clubhouse by FAI President

Michael Hyland

Castlebar Mitchels : Building of Gerry McDonald Memorial Stand got

underway.

Castlebar Rugby : Castlebar Players capped.

Overseas Reports : London : Castlebar Reunion in the Spotted Dog in Willesden,

Birmingham Association,




2. All the World’s a Stage – Memories of Local Productions. Pauline Rice

3. Tony Donegan’s Model T – Memories. Johnny Mee

4. Tragic Blasting Accident – Guthrie Family, 1891.

5. James Cusack – Memories of Castlebar in 1920’s and 1930’s. Johnny Mee

6. James Daly of Castlebar & the Land League. Gerard Moran

7. Story of St. Mary’s Hospital.

8. Memories of Tom Lally & Dick Condon – Appreciation. Sean Rice

9. Turning back the Clock – Headlines in 1970. Tom Kelly

10. Fishing for Channel Catfish – Fishing on the Fox River. Jackie Mellett

11. On the Byways of Balloor – First driving experience. Peter Killeen

12. Today, Tomorrow & Yesteryear – Look at changing local scene. B.A.Murphy

13. Paddy Moclair – Mayo Footballer.

14. Richard ( Dick ) Condon, Richard Street, Castlebar.

15. Kilkenny in the Forties & Fifties – Memories Jim MacEvilly

16. Dots & Dashes ..Pens, Inkwells & Computers. Michael Mullen

17. Changing Face of Turlough. Kathleen McHale

18. Memories of Mass in Old Breaffy Church. Kathleen Cunniffe

19. From Ass Carts to Astronauts – Childhood Memories.

20. What’s another year? – Castlebar connection in Australia. Sean Lyons

21. Full Steam Ahead? – Transport in Mayo.

22. Fagan’s Gate & the ‘Ould Stock – Memories.

23. Clash of the Ash – Camogie in Mayo. Paddy Jennings

24. Michael Neary, Rathbawn – Ceramic Art.

25. Turlough’s Ballroom of Romance. Paddy Jennings

26. Byrnes Babes on Mont Blanc. Kevin McDonald

27. Beautiful Castlebar – ( Reprinted from C.Telegraph,1947 ) John A .Collins

28. Historic Castlebar Newspapers. Ivor Hamrock

29. Kilkenny Crossroads – Poem William Ralph

30. The Races of Castlebar. Michael J. Egan

31. Paddy, the Englishman…..- Jokes Des MacHale

32. The Band Plays On – Castlebar Band History.

33. A Funny Old World – Looking back at 1991. Michael Feeney

34. St. Mary’s Cycling Club – Brief History.

Short Articles:

1) Wally Basquill-Boxer, 2) Candlemaking in Castlebar, 3) Burial place

of French Dragoons, 4) Building work in Castlebar, 1890,

5) Edward May – Inventor, 6) 1st Bacon Factory Annual Dance,

6) Lough Lannagh – Changes, 7) Dentistry in the 1890’s. 7) Canon Vaughan

Photographs;

1) Photo of the Mall, Castlebar. ( Front Cover )

2) Castlebar Concert Band. ( Back Cover )

3) Pupils of St. Patrick’s N.S., 1967.

4) Photo of Richard King, Artist & others in Leenane, Co.Galway, 1932.

5) Students of St. Gerald’s College, 1934.

6) Richard Condon, Richard Street, Castlebar.

7) Billy Newell & the Skyliner Orchestra, Kiltimagh, 1952.

8) Class photo of St. Angela’s N.S., third class in 1932.

9) Class photo of St. Angela’s N.S., fifth class in 1938.

10) Class photo of St. Patrick’s N.S., fifth class in 1952 (’51?).

11) Class photo of St. Gerald’s College, fourth year in 1957.

12) Class photo of St. Gerald’s College, Leaving Cert. in 1949.

13) Tony Donegan with his Model T at Pontoon.

14) Sean Flanagan, All-Ireland Mayo Team Captain in 1950/’51.

15) Members of the Organising Committee, 1798 Celebrations, 1948.

16) Photo of Spencer Park House, Castlebar.

17) Bacon Factory Staff in O’Shea’s Bog, Islandeady, 1945.

18) Various photos of Castlebar Carnival in the late 1940’s & 1950’s.

19) Picture taken at the annual P.& T. Dinner Dance in the T.F.,Castlebar.

20) Old Aloysius Church in Breaffy, Castlebar.

21) May Leonard in her Sweetshop, Castle Street.

22) Team photo of the Davitts School League Team in the 1950’s.

23) Sean O’Reilly of the Pearses School League Team in the 1950’s.

24) Group of Students at the Convent of Mercy, Castlebar in the 1930’s.

25) Photo of the Town Hall Tavern, Linenhall Street, Castlebar.

26) Fagan’s Gate, Baptismal Font, Church of the Holy Rosary.

27) Turlough Camogie Club, St. Patrick’s Day in 1970.

28) Members of the O’Quigley Family, Snugboro.

29) Castlebar & District Association Annual Dance in London, 1991.

30) Teddy Wynne & Chas. Guthrie – Castlebar Choral Society.

31) Kevin McDonald on Mont Blanc.

32) Members of Castlebar Young Farmers Club in the 1950’s.

33) Team photo of inaugural Breaffy GAA Club in 1953

34) Opening of new Clubhouse for Castlebar Boxing Club, The Mall.

35) National Forester’s Society & Temperance Band in the middle 1920’s.

36) Western Hats Annual Dinner Dance, T.F., Castlebar in the late 1950’s.

37) Unveiling of the 1798 Memorial on the Mall in the early 1950’s.

38) Photo at start of road cycle race in Ellison Street, Castlebar in 1959.

39) Official opening of Snugboro Club Centenary Park.

Sport :

Soccer : Major plans announced for official opening of new Soccer

Complex at Milebush, Castlebar.

G.AA : Breaffy GAA Club, Castlebar Mitchels : Major improvements at

McHale Park

Castlebar Rugby : Frankie Cresham Memorial Cup report by Darina Molloy


& Silver Jubilee Celebrations of C/bar & District Assoc.

Birmingham Association,




2. In the Beginning…Parish Magazine. Fr. Stephen Ludden

3. Mikesie Gannon - Memories of Lucan Street. Tom Kelly

4. A Million Words Later – Literary Beginnings Michael Mullen

5. Dogs I Have Known & Loved – Childhood Memories. Bernadette Keaveney

6. Bucko Sheridan’s, Linenhall Street - A Castlebar Memory. John Healy

7. Who Remembers the Crealium Navy? Sean O’Regan

8. A Load of Bull – Humorous Jottings. Des Mac Hale

9. The Girls from McHale Road - Memories

10. Mary’s Boy Child – Human Interest Story. Michael Feeney

11. When the Whittakers left for England – 1950’s Emigration.

12. Home & Away – Australian Exiles. Sean Lyons

13. Village Life in the Early Twenties. Mary O’Brien

14. The Naming of Richard Street.

15. Turning Back the Clock – Old Connaught Telegraph Articles. Tom Kelly

16. Tar & Cement – Childhood Memories. Joe McGrath

17. Fahey’s Forge & Peadar Earley’s House at Newantrim Street. P. Jennings

18. The Drunken Pig who was ‘cured’ for Christmas. Tom Gillespie

19. When Feathers Flew & Roosters Rioted – Memories. P. Jennings

20. A Night of Memories for Moneen People – Reunion. Sean Rice

21. Castlebar in 1824 – Pigott’s Directory.

22. Jimmy Garvey & the First Pantos – Memories. Herbie Glynn

23. Memories of McTigues – Poem William Ralph

24. Roll it There, James! – Childhood Memories.

25. The Cats of Castlebar – Strange Tale from 1861.

26. Where is Mount Humbert? – Old Names & Townlands.

27. Fritz & the Gift-wrapped Pike – Fishing Story. Jackie Mellett

28. My Days at School in Castlebar – Memories. Brother Damian Brady

29. Castlebar – An Old Town. Noel Weir

30. “Sweet Memories of Castlebar” – Poem Peggy Comer

31. “Mary’s Bell” – Poem Canon Fallon

32. Thatch, Threshing & Terriers – Memories. Jim MacEvilly

33. Joe Louis & Max Baer in Turlough.

34. “A Dedication” – Poem Angela Corcoran

35. TV or not TV? – Discerning look at Today’s media. Benny Martin

36. A Tribute to Katie Deasy, McHale Road. Tina Geraghty

37. The Expulsion – Short Story Donal C. Kennelly

38. Once aboard the MV Leinster Peter Killeen

39. Let’ go to the Hop – Nostalgic look at the ‘60’s. Liam Egan

40. The Day the Circus Left – Childhood Memories. Joe Redmond

41. Radio Days – Memories Peter Killeen

42. On the Trail of Freddie & Andy – Garda Barracks Lions Ernie Sweeney

43. Crab Apples, Sloes & Blackberries – Childhood Memories. K. Cunniffe

Short Articles:

1) Canon Sean Blake, 2) Eddie May, Dentist & Inventor, 3) Jimmy Waters

4) Castlebar Bishops, 5) Castlebar Businesses in 1906, 6) Turlough News.

Photographs;

1) Auxiliary Bishop of Tuam, Dr. Michael Neary ( Front Cover )

2) Lough Lannagh ( Back Cover )

3) Students of St. Joseph’s & St. Gerald’s College, CERT Course, 1975

4) Group pictured at Breaffy GAA Club Function in 1959.

5) Class photo of St. Patrick’s N.S., Holy Communion Class, 1963.

6) Group of locals in McHale Park in the 1950’s.

7) Group of Castlebar Publicans on a visit to Guinness Brewery in 1968.

8) Musician, Tommy Richardson of Manulla.

9) Group of locals on an outing in the 1970’s.

10) Photo of Spencer Street in the 1940’s.

11) Members / Former Members of C/bar UDC on the Mall in the 1970’s.

12) Fahey’s Forge & Peadar Earley’s House at Newantrim Street.

13) Photo of some boys from Moneen in the 1950’s.

14) Padraig Flynn, TD with Staff Members of C/bar Bacon Factory.

15) Group pictured at Castlebar & District Assoc. in London in the 1970’s.

16) Various photos of Moneen Reunion in the Welcome Inn Hotel.

17) Cast of Pantomime “Cinderella” in the Town Hall, December, 1951.

18) Staff pictured at Castlebar Railway Station in the 1950’s.

19) Students of St. Gerald’s College, first year, 1928.

20) Official Opening of the County Hospital, Castlebar in the late 1930’s.

21) Order of Malta First-Aid Presentation, in Parochial Hall, 1966.

22) Emmets, Under-13 Football Champions, 1966.

23) Five local members of Castlebar L.D.F. in the early 1940’s.

24) Katie Deasy, McHale Road.

25) Two Circuses in the Fairgreen, Castlebar.

26) Breaffy & Castlebar Rounders Teams ; All Ireland Champions

27) Students of Castlebar Vocational School, Annual Tour, Cork, 1962.

28) Castlebar Brass Band, Corpus Christi Procession, Castle Street, 1930’s

29) Staff of Western Hats, Castlebar in the late 1950’s.

30) Members C/bar Handball Club, who built the ball Alley in Rush Street

31) Castlebar Mitchels under-10 Team, 1992.

Sport : Rounders : Breaffy Success & All Ireland Success for Castlebar.

GAA : McHale Park Developments, Successful Breaffy Teams,


& Silver Jubilee Celebrations of C/bar & District Assoc.




2. Ballintubber Abbey – A Determined Spirit. William Igoe

3. Rendezvous at the Moira Café – Memories. Peter Killeen

4. Castlebar Ramblers Club: The Early Days. Brian Hoban

5. What I’ll miss about Castlebar – Heading to New York Darina Molloy

6. Another Castlebar ‘Blow-in’ – Castlebar People. Eamonn Murren

7. The Golden Days of Yesteryear – Childhood Memories. Michael Mullen

8. Paddy Moran, Publican, Rush Street. Tom Gillespie

9. Was Browne the Hanging Judge? Geraldine MacHale

10. Happy Days are here again! – Carnival Days in Castlebar. Joe McGrath

11. Winning All-Irelands – Memories. Finn Mongey

12. Headlines, Dreadlines & Deadlines – English Language. Johnny Mee

13. Tossie Kelly, Spencer Street - Golden Memories. Tom Kelly

14. Michael J. Egan , Mayo County Manager

15. Jimmy Feeney, Trumpeter – Memories.

16. The Artillery Barracks, Terrazzo & the Italians –The Mall Johnny Mee

17. Tilbury’s Fort & Langston’s Hill – Castlebar History. Paddy Jennings

18. Bonfire Night in Castlebar, 1935.

19. Dick Gillespie, Musician. Tom Kelly

20. ‘Diplomat’ captured Paddy’s Specimen Pike – Lough Carra. Jack Mellett


22. Bits & Pieces from early Pantos – Memories. Herbie Glynn

23. Boyhood Memories of Christmas. Jim MacEvilly

24. In the Days of Charlie Guthrie’s Radio – Memories. Johnny Mee

25. St. Mary’s Psychiatric Hospital – Brief History. Brian Hoban

26. Paddy Hennelly, Boxing Great from Manulla. Sean Horkan

27. All the World’s a Stage – Theatrical Career. Sean Lyons

28. Jobs for the Boys & Girls? – Modern Technology. Bernard A. Murphy

29. Friends & Neighbours of long ago – Reflections Kathleen Cunniffe

30. Memories of Glenisland & Castlebar. Mary Rose Tarpey

31. Programme of a Concert & Play, staged in early part of the century.

32. The Bugle’s Short Blast – Childhood Memories. Peter Killeen

33. The First Christmas. Michael Mullen

34. The Waitress – Short Story. Donal C Kennelly

35. “Summer Nights in the Horseshoe Hall” – Poem. William Ralph

Short Articles:

1) Small Shops in Castlebar, 2) Ballyheane Community Council,

3) Turlough News, 4) Tansey’s Mile, 5) Dr. Myles D’Exeter Jordan,

6) Air Circus in Castlebar, 7) Martin Shee, President of R.I.A.,

8) Blizzard of 1947, 9) Breaffy – Changing Scene, 10) C/bar Fairs,

Photographs;

1) Nora Lyons, Shopkeeper, Spencer Street ( Front Cover )

2) Photos of the new Roundabouts, Castlebar.

3) Group pictured in the Corpus Christi Procession, Castlebar in 1958.

4) Family group outside McEvilly’s Pub, Ballyheane, circa. 1920’s.

5) Convent of Mercy Choir, photographed in the 1960’s.

6) Various photos of locals in Paddy Moran’s Pub, Rush Street.

7) Members of Castlebar ICA Guild at their Annual Dinner Dance.

8) Group photo of St. Gerald’s College, Leaving Cert. Class, 1967.

9) Ml. O’Morain TD & Locals, Function,Welcome Inn Hotel, 1970’s.

10) Official Opening of the Boning Hall at Castlebar Bacon Factory, 1958.

11) Photo of brothers, Jimmy & Willie Cresham.

12) Some Cast members of Panto “Enchanted Danny”, Town Hall, 1954.

13) Cast members of Panto “Robinson Crusoe”, Town Hall, 1952

14) Class photo of St. Angela’s N.S., fourth class, 1931/’32.

15) Castlebar Association Reunion in London.

16) Group of Castlebar Publicans visiting the Guinness Brewery, in 1965.

17) Group photo taken at Milebush, 1913.

18) Castlebar Mitchels, Connaught Club Champions, 1993.

19) Group of youngsters pictured in McHale Road in early 1960’s.

20) Wreath-laying Ceremony at the Grave of John Moore, The Mall

21) Castlebar Members of the F.C.A. pictured in the 1970’s.

22) Panto Group in the 1960’s.

23) Five local boys in the 1960’s.

24) Group of soccer supporters at a function in Castlebar.

25) Nan Monaghan & Angela Casey, Castlebar Pantomime.

26) Various photos of children in McHale Road in 1950/’60’s.

27) Locals pictured during the Vintage Day, Castlebar, June ’93.

28) Presentation to Joe Gilmartin on his retirement from St. Gerald’s Staff.

29) Local Children pictured in St. Patrick’s Avenue in the mid 1970’s.

30) Paddy King, Publican, Spencer Street, with two regulars.

Sport :

Soccer : Celtic & United News, Ballyheane Soccer news,

G.AA : Mitchels- Renewed success.

Overseas Reports : London : C/bar & District Assoc. wins major Emigrant Award




2. The Auditor – Keeping Accounts. Finn Mongey

3. Friends of St. Brid’s Special School, Castlebar.

4. Wooden Bridge to Lakelawn Avenue – Castlebar History.

5. Proposed transfer of the Militia – Castlebar Military.

6. “An Ode to Snipe” – Poem.

7. Moving back to Ireland. Sean Lyons

8. The Wandering Scholar – Childhood Memories. Michael Mullen

9. Memories of times before the Computer Age – Memories. B A. Murphy

10. Lucan Street Memories. Kevin T. Brophy

11. Moggie Downes, Newport Road – Childhood Memories. Tom Kelly


13. Suspense – Short Story. John Egan

14. The Old Order Changeth – Changes of some Castlebar Streets. John D. Clark

15. Sharing Mayo with Merseyside. Mary Rose Tarpey

16. When Electricity came to St. Mary’s Hospital.

17. Kidney Unit marks new era at Castlebar. Jack Walsh

18. Reunion of McHale Road “Gang”. Peter Killeen

19. Whatever became of Castor Oil? Childhood Memories Johnny Mee

20. Back to the Future – Hat Factory History. Ernie Sweeney

21. Memories of Castlebar Agricultural Show. Jim McEvilly

22. Historic Memories – Memories.

23. “A Good Little Town” – Castlebar in the 18th / 19th Century. Liam Waldron

24. Night of the Jackal – Memories. Michael Feeney

25. The Burial of Tim Hayes – Memories.

26. For Whom the Bells Toll – Changing Scene. Michael Feeney

27. The Tenant – Short Story. Donal C. Kennelly

28. When the 1st Old Age Pensions came to Castlebar, 1909.

29. Flying High with Aer Lingus. Jack Mellett

Short Articles:

1) Family Centre in C/bar, 2) 1st Caesarean Operation- County Hospital,

2) Fire at St. Patrick’s N.S, 1921, 3) Dick Hearns, 4) 1st “Talkie” in 1932.

5) Villages around Castlebar, 6) John McHale, Ellison Street,

Photographs;

1) Castlebar Railway Station ( Front Cover )

2) Scenes from Castlebar Heritage Day. ( Back Cover )

3) Photo taken at a Talent Contest in Castlebar.

4) Winning Team in St. Gerald’s Social Club, Squash Tournament.

5) Class photo, St. Angela’s N.S., fifth class staging “Magic Mountain”.

6) Class photo, St. Patrick’s N.S., sixth class, 1968.

7) Class photo, Errew Boys Monastery School, Errew. Late 1950’s.

8) Glenisland Church, 1954.

9) Reunion of McHale Road “Gang”.

10) Photo of Castlebar Marching Band, 1960/’61.

11) Boys from McHale Road, Confirmation, 1957.

12) Group of Order of Malta members, at C/bar Railway Station.

13) Castlebar Vocational School, Team photo, 1942.

14) McHale Football Team in the 1950’s.

15) Lucan Street, Castlebar, circa. 1900.

16) Group at Caroline Dunne’s 3rd Birthday, St. Patrick’s Avenue, 1967.

17) Pupils of St. Gerald’s & St. Patrick’s, Underage Championships, 1948.

18) Locals pictured at the Lone Star Service Station, Castlebar in 1972.

19) Cutting the cake at the 5th Anniversary of Castlebar Choral Society.

20) Photos of Breaffy people & a group at Pontoon.

21) Delia Walsh, Dressmaker, Castle Street.

22) Personnel at the installation of electricity at St. Mary’s Hospital, 1924.

23) Group of girls from Castlebar in a Liturgical Festival in Tuam, 1939.

24) Staff of Josie Bourke’s Garage, Ellison Street, Castlebar, 1947 (?)

25) Group of local girls at a checkpoint during C/bar Four Days Walks.

26) Group of Students at St. Gerald’s College in the 1950’s.

27) Founder members of Castlebar St. Patrick’s Day Committee, 1950’s.

28) Picture taken at Ballynew, Castlebar of some locals.

29) Members of St. Mary’s Cycling Club, in the late 1950’s.

30) Teaching Staff & former Students at a Reunion of St. Gerald’s College

31) Castlebar Celtic Officials manning Box Office at a Town Hall Dance.

32) Group of children at Rathbawn Road in 1950.

33) Joe McDonald & Pat Byrne, Castle St with Leo O’Shaughnessy

34) Number of Locals from Tucker Street in the 1960’s & 1949

35) Tom & Annie Scott, residents of McHale Road.

36) Convent Girls School Band at St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

Sport :

Soccer : Team building at Celtic

G.AA : Mitchels : Minor Team won County Title.

Rugby : Rugby Club’s Silver Jubilee by Lar Davis, PRO

Overseas Reports : London : Castlebar & District Assoc. Dinner Dance in the

Grosvenor Rooms, Willesden.




2. Castlebar : The Weather & the Changes. Sean Lyons

3. Bells of St. Mary in Castlebar – History

4. Questions, Questions? – Emigration. Brian Dolan

5. Tommy Moran, Saleen

6. Thank’s for the Memory – Childhood Memories. Mary Rose Tarpey

7. Shranalee Bog & its People – Memories. Jimmy McEvilly

8. In Search of the Romanovs – Russian Visit. Michael Mullen

9. “Stephen Garvey’s Band” – Poem.

10. Thirty Years of International Walking in Castlebar. Ernie Sweeney

11. Wells Fargo – My First Job. Michael Feeney


13. Life in Tucker Street. Benny Martin

14. Death of Bro. Gerald Basquill

15. One for the Road – Childhood Memories. Johnny Mee

16. Pat Jordan, Parish Clerk – Half a Century of Memories. Tom Kelly

17. The Street where we lived – Ellison Street. Laurence McHale

18. Townland of Garryduff. Johnny Mee

19. The Man who could not Speak – Story. Donal C. Kennelly

20. Stray Thoughts & bits of History – Churches & Cemeteries.

21. From the Workhouse to the Sacred Heart Hospital – History. Paddy Jennings

22. Memories of a Hackneyman. John Healy

23. Corpus Christi Procession, Hobnail Boots…- Memories. Michael Feeney

24. “Town River” – Poem Iarla Mongey

25. Farewell to the Convent – Memories. Joan Tobin

26. Hughie McGartland – Castlebar Celtic Inspiration.

27. Larry Davis – Rugby & Panto Star – History

28. The Streets of Castlebar - History Liam Egan

29. Balloon Menace over Castlebar.

30. Castlebar Man “Capped” for Ireland.

31. Emergency Orders.

Short Articles:

1) Fr. Patrick J. Madden, 2) Ballyheane Garda Barracks,

3) Paddy Ketterick, 4) Turlough Topics, 5) Concert Time in 1937

Photographs;

1) Pat Jordan, Sacristan, Turlough Road, ( Front Cover )

2) Heritage Day, Castlebar ( Back Cover )

3) Scout Investiture Ceremony in the Town Hall in 1968.

4) Group at McDermott’s Annual Dinner Dance.

5) Retirement Presentation to John McTigue, C/bar Vocational School.

6) Group taken at a Function in Castlebar in the mid 1960’s.

7) Members of C/bar Walking Club in Holland ( Nijmegan Walks ) 1969.

8) St. Angela’s N.S., in St. Patrick’s Day Parade in 1958.

9) Kevin Bourke Showband.

10) Group at Heneghan’s Pharmacy, Ellison Street, Go-kart Race, 1960’s.

11) Class photo, St. Angela’s N.S., fifth class, 1949.

12) Class photo, St. Angela’s N.S., first class, 1950.

13) Group of ICA Ladies, at Westport House in 1965.

14) Ringing in the New Year in Willie Jordan’s, McHale Road, late 1950’s

15) Group of Hurlers from St. Patrick’s N.S. in the 1970’s.

16) Group at a Pioneer Function in Castlebar in the 1960’s.

17) St. Mary’s Hospital Football Team in the early 1960’s.

18) Ellison Street, Castlebar, circa. 1900.

19) Members of the Staff of Castlebar Bacon Factory in the early 1960’s.

20) Picture taken from Garryduff area circa. 1900

21) Official Opening of the Sacred Heart Hospital, in the early 1970’s.

22) Geraghty Family, Glenisland.

23) Group of Castlebar Mitchels Players in the U.S. in the early 1960’s.

24) Darts Competition, in Harry Jenning’s Pub, Castle Street, early 1970’s.

25) GAA Medals Presentation, with Special Guests.

26) Market Day. Market Square, Castlebar in the 1950’s.

27) Group pictured at a Castlebar Bacon Factory Social in the early 1970’s.

28) Hoban Family, Mountgordon, with Postman, Paddy Ludden 1953.

29) Three Castlebar girls at a Castlebar Athletic Club Dinner.

30) Pictured during the Emergency, Tommie Ainsworth & Wllm.Cresham

31) Mikie Gannon, Billy McLoughlin & Joe Dunne from Castlebar.

32) Martin McLoughlin, winner of Best Gunner Award, 1967

33) Group of Castlebar School Pupils, 1970’s.

34) Group pictured at an I.U.D.W.C. Meeting, in Castlebar.

35) Group photographed at a Castlebar Celtic Dinner Dance in the 1960’s.

36) Councillors William Cresham & Michael Neary, with their wife’s.

37) 100th Birthday Party for Beatrice McNally, Glenisland.

Sport :

Castlebar Rounders - History

Soccer : Castlebar Celtic – History

Rugby : Castlebar Rugby Club’s 25th Anniversary Celebrations.

Overseas Reports : Castlebar & District Assoc. 28th Annual Dinner Dances in

London & Birmingham.




2. Francie Philbin, Castlebar Character.

3. Mike Flannery , 50th Anniversary of the death of a great Athlete.

4. Cream Cracker Walls & Chinese Ceilings – Rural Electrification Scheme.

5. Meeting Michael Mullen on a visit to Glenisland. Mary Rose Tarpey

6. Lady Di’s Castlebar Connection.

7. Castlebar’s Old Graveyard : Historic Spot Ernie Sweeney

8. Mickey Mouse & Magic Bottles – Advances in Technology.

9. The Christmas Candle – Story Paddy Jennings

10. Darkie, Madam Lee & the Child of Prague – C/bar Carnivals. Johnny Mee

11. Saying Goodbye to Castlebar. Des MacHale


13. Childhood Memories of Castlebar. Marian Loughran (Caulfield)

14. Archdeacon Fallon’s 60 Golden Years. J.J. Collins

15. John “Botha” Roach – Brave Soldier.

16. Mike’s Story.

17. Shopping in an Emotional Minefield – Class Reunion. Sean Lyons

18. Skittles, Bicycle Clips..- Childhood Memories. Jimmy McEvilly

19. Memories & Meanderings. Bernard A. Murphy

20. Clash between Davitts & Emmets.

21. How we came to Hawthorn Lodge. Anna Dunlop

22. Of Town Hall & Taverns – Childhood Memories of Linenhall St. John Healy

23. Saddles, Spades & Tansey’s Mile –Brownville Flats.

24. Cock-a-Doodle Dandy – Memories Kathleen Cunniffe

25. Hurricane Debbie & Billy’s Penalty Save – Memories. Mick Ruane

26. Fireworks & Helium Balloons – American Experiences. Jackie Mellett

27. Mickey O’Boyle – Football Star Sean Rice

28. The Ghosts of Castlebar.

29. Latin, Docky & the Battle at the Bridge – Childhood Memories. D. Downes

Short Articles:

1) Thomas Faulkner, Barrister, 2) Old Church, Islandeady,

3) Turlough News, 4) Creshams of Main Street,

5) Paddy Ryan, Stationmaster, 6) Chandlery Works 7) C/bar Bandmaster

8) Josie Munnelly, 9) Patrick J.Feeney, 10) McHale Park Pavilion,

11) P.J.Hennelly, 12) Castlebar Sawmills Fire,

Photographs;

1) Lough Lannagh, Castlebar in a winter setting. ( Front Cover )

2) Bernie Moran, Kennedy Gardens, ( Back Cover )

3) Francie Philbin on the side of Croagh Patrick.

4) Del la Salle Folk Coast-to-Coast Tour of the USA, 1972.

5) Three Generations of the Rainsford Family, McHale Road.

6) Archbishop of Tuam, Joseph Walsh with group, Chapel Street,1960’s.

7) Group of Ladies of the ICA Guild.

8) Female Staff of Western Hats, Castlebar, 1960

9) Staff of Western Hats, Castlebar, Dance, T.F.Hotel, 1961.

10) Members of Staff of the Board of Health, in the 1940’s.

11) Staff of Roadstone, Castlebar Annual Dinner Dance, T.F. Hotel, 1964

12) Sean Horkan with a group of young sports enthusiasts.

13) Group pictured at a Social Function in Castlebar in the ‘60’s.

14) Class photo of St. Angela’s N.S., Castlebar, 1950.

15) Class photo of St. Angela’s N.S., who presented “Sleeping Beauty”.

16) Official Opening of the County Clinic, Castlebar in the 1950’s.

17) Staff of Langan’s, Ellison Street, Castlebar on May 22nd 1952.

18) Past pupils of St. Patrick’s N.S., Cornanool at Centenary Celebrations.

19) John Roach outside the Courthouse in 1918, receiving the DCM Medal

20) Nurses from St. Mary’s Hospital, Carnival Dance, Ballyvary, in 1960’s

21) Pupils of St. Patrick’s N.S., in Football League.

22) Group pictured in the Machinery Yard, Mayo Co. Council, early ‘60’s

23) Group of Linenhall Street residents.

24) Last resident of Brownville Flats, Mary King.

25) St. Gerald’s College, Connaught Senior A Football Champions

26) Group of Western Hats Male Staff, 1960.

27) Jim & Delia Halligan, 33 McHale Road, Castlebar

28) Various photos of Castlebar people at Social Functions.

29) Station Mass at home of the Walsh’s, St. Patrick’s Avenue.

30) Brose Walsh & members of Band.

31) Milk cart, outside junction of Tucker & Newantrim Street, 1970’s

32) Castlebar Gaelic Football Team, Summer Camp, Donegal, early ‘60’s.

33) Mike Cahill, Knockthomas, noted boxer

34) Group of people at a Senior Citizens outing.

35) The Mee Family outside their house in McHale Road.

36) The Bridge at Main Street, Castlebar.

Sport :

Soccer : Major changes at Castlebar Celtic. Ballyheane FC - History

Rugby : Promotion to First Division & reaching Final of Connaught Junior

Cup.




2. The joy of meeting my Castlebar Cousins – Memories. Jean Basile

3. Canon Lyons : A Man of Vision & Courage.

4. Summer Days playing on the Mall – Childhood Memories. Willie McNeely

5. “Dear Old Castlebar” – Poem Angela Corcoran

6. The Great Snowfall of ’47.

7. ‘Time’ for the final time – Closure of Byrne’s Pub, Spencer St. Peter Killeen

8. Variety..Spice of Life – C/bar Entertainment Scene in 1947.

9. “Christmas Dreams” – Poem Bernard Hughes

10. The Life & Times of a Chimney – C/bar Hat Factory. Ernie Sweeney

11. Jack Frost & the Clutching Hand – Making the news in 1947 J. Redmond

12. From Cardboard Box to CRC fm. Peter Killeen

13. A Beautiful Love Story that began in Bayne’s Snug – Reunion Oliver Neary

14. What it’s like being Sixty Sean Rice

15. Tatto, a bit of Tauber & other Characters – Childhood Memories. Johnny Mee

16. Christmas Morning on McHale Road – Childhood Memories W. McNeely

17. The Year the Stout ran out – Castlebar in 1947.

18. Tucker Street & Tucker’s Lake.

19. Raffle Tickets, Fruit & Sausages – Childhood Memories. Sean Lyons

20. Pat Finnerty, Shanbally, Burren, Castlebar

21. ‘Pansy’, the Poor Man’s Pint …– Pub Opening Hours in 1947. Johnny Mee

22. Castlebar Pipe Band – Brief History.

23. Kevin Bourke : Musician & Painter.

24. When the Chief Secretary visited “Cabbagetown” (Ballymacragh) in 1901.

25. The Great Famine in Castlebar ( 1847 )

26. Other Days in Castlebar – Memories

27. Humbert’s Municipal Council & Mayor Baynes – Castlebar in 1798.

28. Morse Code & Postal Orders – Memories of Claremorris & C/bar Post Office.

29. End of an Era – Lucan Street & Childhood Memories. Frank Murphy

30. Kelly’s Barber Shop, Castle Street. Tom Kelly

31. The man I knew as Mairtin – Martin McGowan P. McDonald

32. History of Castlebar on Tape.

33. A little bit of this.… - Local Radio Bernie Murphy

34. Peadar – Short Story Paddy Kilroy

Short Articles:

1) Bacon Factory Fire, 1967, 2) Michael J.Egan, 3) Paddy Jennings,

Historian, 4) Tom Coucill’s Cuckoo, 5) Christ Church Clock,

6) New School Opens, 1961, 7) Breaffy Village, 8) Michael Heverin,

9) Garvey’s Bakery, 10) Matthew Archdeacon, 11) Justin Clark,

12) Skating at Saleen, 1891,

Photographs;

1) Sean Kelly, Barber, Castle Street, ( Front Cover )

2) ‘Byrne’s Babes’ outside Mick Byrne’s Pub, Main St., ( Back Cover )

3) Pupils of St. Patrick’s N.S., with Bro. Ailbe in 1970.

4) Group pictured in the Harp Bar (Durcan’s), Main Street, Castlebar.

5) Pupils of St. Patrick’s N.S., in the early 1950’s.

6) Staff members of Western Hats, Castlebar in 1948.

7) Members of Castlebar Young Farmers Club in the early 1950’s.

8) Members of Conway & Neary Families, gathered for Family Reunion.

9) Tommy McGrath, Tailor, Spencer Street.

10) Old photo of some children from Moneen.

11) Staff of Josie Bourke’s Garage, Ellison St. in the 1960’s.

12) Rangers Team, beaten by Rovers in the Soccer League Final, 1954

13) Pupils of St. Angela’s N.S.,Castlebar, with Sr. Oliver.

14) Group of Castlebar Ladies on an Outing in the 1950’s.

15) Group of men from McHale Road in the early 1950’s.

16) John Togher beside his lorry at Newline in the 1950’s.

17) Cast of “Tom Sawyer” by Castlebar Junior Pioneers, Town Hall, 1979.

18) Castlebar Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes, 1970.

19) Group of Children in Richard Street, August 1964.

20) Group of “Redcoats” taking part in the Castlebar Pageant, 1962.

21) Castlebar Pipe Band, in 1944 & 1946.

22) Members of the Nursing Staff of St. Mary’s Hospital in 1968.

23) Group of locals with Rev.Vaughan, Rector at a Sale of Work

24) Castlebar Athletic Club, at Railway Station, 1980’s for Germany Tour

25) Kelly’s Barber Shop, Castle Street in the 1950’s.

26) Members of Redmond Academy of Irish Dancing, France, 1964.

27) Members of Castlebar Choral Society taken in the 1970’s.

28) Members of the Staff of the Hat Factory, Castlebar, in the 1960’s.

29) Young Models at a Fashion Show in Breaffy House Hotel, 1980’s

30) Two former Maintenance Staff members of Mayo General Hospital.

31) Young Turf seller with her Donkey & Creels, The Mall, circa. 1900

32) Two former Staff members of Castlebar Post Office.

33) Group of locals in McHale Park in the early 1970’s.

34) Staff members of Lavelle’s Bakery in the late 1940’s.




2. Castlebar Guild of ICA Celebrations, Town Hall, 1951.

3. Aten Houses & Other Phenomena – Memories Sean Lyons

4. “Good Night, John Boy” – Changes in Society. Tomas Lally

5. Meeting Old Friends, Kangaroos… Bayne’s Family trip to Australia

6. 18 Years in Castlebar – Memories Regina McGarrigle

7. A Walk through Time – Changes in Castlebar Willie (The Shoe) McNeely

8. The Races of Castlebar.

9. Casco, Charlton & the Town Leagues – Tony Cafolla. Jimmy Blake

10. The Priests Meadow – History John Joe Collins

11. The Eternal Triangle – Newline, New Antrim & Tucker Street. Dan O’Neill

12. My Vacation of a Lifetime – Childhood Memories. Bernard Halligan

13. Pongo, the Carnival & Shooting Rats – Childhood Memories Bernard Hughes

14. Home Sweet Home – Returned Emigrant Frank Murphy

15. Like Bird that never flew the Coop! – Marian Row Memories. Tom Kelly

16. From Hedge School to St. Gerald’s – Education in Castlebar John J.Collins

17. The Changing Scene of Rural Life – Kilkenny, Castlebar. Jimmy McEvilly

18. Bill Murray & the ‘Smoothing Iron’ – Childhood Memories of Balloor.

19. Forging links with Hoechstadt – Presentation to German Delegation C Loftus

20. Brave Lads of Castlebar & West Mayo – War of Independence Robert F.Ely

21. Patsy, Motorbikes & a Pint in ‘Smilers’ – Childhood Memories Sean Rice

22. Olivia Knight from Rathbawn. Ernie Sweeney

23. Remembering Fr. Sean Murphy – Saintly Priest

24. County Cinema – Theatre of Dreams – Childhood Memories W. McNeely

25. Parking Planes for Aeroplanes! – Traffic Regulations in 1951.

26. The Prince of Toyland – Des Wynne – Childhood Memories John D. Clark

27. Ballyheane on the Move Veronica Rowe

28. Memories of ‘Doc’ Gentle Giant – John Doherty, McHale Road.

29. Flying Down the Alps from 15,000 Feet. Jackie Mellett

30. Forty Years Ago – What happened in 1958?

31. Pete Neely, Moneen – Fishing Memories. Tom Gillespie

32. “I had a Dream” – Poem

Short Articles:

1) Patsy Flannelly, 2) John Willie McLoughlin, Newline,

3) Breaffy Village, 4) St. Patrick’s Avenue Statue, 1954,

5) Turlough Area News, 6) Colleen Bawn, 1917,

7) Flooding in Castlebar, 1954, 8) Plans for New County Home, 1962

9) Patrick Pluck, Thomas Street.

Photographs;

1) Luzveminda O’Sullivan, Riverdale Court, Rose of Tralee

( Front Cover )

2) Tossie Kelly, Spencer Street, Castlebar ( Back Cover )

3) Various photos of McHale Road Residents.

4) Two girls at a Pioneer Social in the Tennis Pavilion in 1961.

5) 5th Cavalry Squadron, Castlebar at 1798 Battlefield, Sion Hill, 1997

6) Parade to the Republican Plot, Old Cemetery, Westport Rd., 1930’s

7) Group pictured at Corpus Christi Procession, early 1950’s.

8) Group pictured at Margaret Burke Sheridan Celebrations.

9) Staff of the Sacred Heart Hospital, Castlebar.

10) Class photo of St. Patrick’s N.S., second class, 1940/’41.

11) Class photo of St. Patrick’s N.S., Communion Class, mid 1960’s

12) Winners of a Competition at Castlebar Golf Club.

13) The Bayne’s Family, Westport Road, trip to Australia.

14) Minister Conor Cruise O’Brien at Opening of the Automatic

Telephone Exchange in the late 1970’s.

15) Members of Castlebar Concert Band, Annual Dinner, November 1977.

16) Members of the Hoban Family, Mountgordon, Castlebar in Sydney.

17) Pictured at a Conradh na Gaeilge ‘oiche ceoil’, Imperial Hotel, C/bar

18) Group of Teachers in the Old Vocational School, Castlebar, 1974.

19) Three Staff members of St. Mary’s Hospital, Castlebar

20) Class photo of St. Patrick’s N.S., Communion Class, 1934.

21) Aerial photo of Marian Row, Castlebar.

22) Painting of Archbishop of Tuam, Rev. Gilmartin’s House, Rinshinna

23) Cast members of ‘Cough Water’- One Act Play by Fr. Des Fahey

24) Members of the Patrician Pageant, Castlebar in the early 1960’s.

25) Members of the West Mayo Flying Column.

26) 5th Motor Squadron, Winners of Western Rifle Competition, 1960’s

27) Staff of Castlebar Bacon Factory in the 1950’s.

28) The McDonald Family, Tucker Street, with others.

29) Group from the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association, 1980.

30) Des Wynne, Main Street, Castlebar

31) Castlebar 1798 Commemoration Committee pictured at unveiling of

Plaque at Kingsbridge Inn, Rush St., by An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern

32) Members of Castlebar Local Defence Force, The Mall in 1941.

33) Castlebar Mitchels Team of the 1930’s.

34) Athlete Rosaleen Campbell from Kilkenny, Castlebar.

35) Michael Neary, McHale Rd., reading an Address of Welcome, to

President Eamon De Valera on winning the Glor na nGael Prize , 1973.

36) Paddy McDonagh & Mgt. Kenny & Staff of Bacon Factory, 1960’s

37) Presentation of 1798 Pike to Mayor of Hoechstadt, by Cllr. Sean

Bourke, Castlebar Town Council.

38) Group pictured in An Sportlann, Castlebar.

39) Five young Castlebar Girls at the Opening of the International Four

Days Walks.




2. Appointing a Master to Castlebar Workhouse,1900.

3. Turlough House : Ireland’s new Folklife Centre. Michael Mullen

4. Michael George Brennan : Boy from Castlebar.

5. Memories of Willie Ainsworth & the County Cinema. Sean Lyons

6. Market Square - Carnivals, Cabbages & Times Past.

7. Boer War, False Teeth & Joe Dwyer – Castlebar in 1900.

8. Demise of the Traditional-Style Milkman – Memories. Tom Kelly

9. The Skaters Waltz on Saleen – Memories.

10. Church of the Holy Rosary, - History.

11. A Memorable Trip to Lourdes with Mike Gannon. Jimmy McEvilly

12. Castlebar People & Events of the 1930’s.

13. Leaving the Town they loved so well – Emigration in 1901.

14. Memories of a Castlebar Boyhood. Bernard A.Murphy

15. Childhood Memories of Marian Row / St. Bridget’s Crescent. Tom Gillespie

16. A tale of Two Places – Childhood Memories of Castlebar. David McEllin

17. The Day I fell into an Ashpit. Ernie Sweeney

18. Paddy Horkan – A Hero at home & Abroad.

19. Cascading Memories of the Magazine’s Editor – Johnny Mee Sean Rice

20. Sweet Memories – Childhood Memories. Columba A. McHale

21. The Old Man’s not the same – Childhood Memories. Johnny Mee

22. Angel’s Plot, Old Cemetery, Castlebar. Cathal Kearney

23. Linenhall Street : My Memories. Mary McNamara-Reddington

24. Kentucky Waltz, Sundials …- Headlines in 1969. Joe Redmond

25. Fowl Play at the Bacon – Story.

26. Castlebarmen killed in action in World Wars. Michael Feeney

27. Members of St. Gerald’s, Castlebar & other matters. Michael J. Flannery

28. The History & Beauty of Castlebar. Johnny Mee

29. “Stations live from Cappagh, 1969” – Poem. Paddy Devaney

30. History of the Linen Hall- Western People (1946) Joseph F.Quinn

31. Shoemakers in Castlebar.

32. “Sunset at Lough Lannagh” – Poem.

33. “Mayo Ladies” – Poem. Edel Connaughton

34. Islandeady Men killed in action, 1915.

Short Articles:

1) St. Mary’s Cycling Club, 2) Snugboro – Recent Changes, 3) Alfred

Faulkner, 4) Fr. Lyons, Church Builder, 5) Refuse Pit at Market Square,

6) Turlough News, 7) Castlebar Elections in 1900, 8) Richard Martin

Devaney – Tribute, 9) Foxes in Castlebar, 10) Micheal McGough &

Mossy Hamrock,

Photographs;

1) Church of the Holy Rosary, Castlebar ( Front Cover )

2) Jackie Elliott, Spencer Street, Castlebar ( Back Cover )

3) Group of Castlebar Cyclists in the 1980’s.

4) Group of male members of Castlebar Church Choir, 1950’s.

5) Members of C/bar Branch of National ex-Servicemen.

6) Reunion of Teachers & Students of St. Gerald’s College, in the 1960’s.

7) Pupils of St. Patrick’s N.S.,Castlebar in 1943.

8) Market Square, Castlebar, 1950’s.

9) The Courthouse & The Mall, Castlebar, circa.1900

10) Members of Castlebar Brass Band in 1946.

11) Group pictured at a McHale Road Residents Assoc., Christmas Party.

12) Two local girls at Corpus Christi Procession in the 1920’s.

13) Staff of Josie Bourke’s Garage, Ellison Street in the 1950’s.

14) Hosts & Hostesses for Castlebar No Name Club in 1982.

15) Members of the Machinery Yard Staff of Mayo County Council

16) Members of Castlebar Athletic Club at a Sports Meeting in the 1960’s.

17) Students of St. Gerald’s College, circa 1944.

18) Members of the Staff of Western Hats, Castlebar in the 1950’s.

19) Michael Neary, Rathbawn presenting a portrait to President P.Hillery.

20) Group of Gardai stationed in Castlebar in the 1960’s.

21) Members of Castlebar Post Office Staff in 1967.

22) Confirmation Group, St. Angela’s N.S., Castlebar in the late 1970’s.

23) Painting Presentation to Pioneer Assoc. to mark Centenary.

24) The Old County Home in Castlebar.

25) Group of girls from Breaffy, Castlebar in the 1970’s.

26) Group pictured at the blessing of the Angels Plot, Old Cemetery.

27) World Cup Trout Fly Fishing Competition, Lough Mask, 1960’s.

28) Members of Castlebar Cycling Club in the 1950’s.

29) Youngsters waiting for Santa outside Wranglers, Castle St., 1980’s.

30) Spencer Park House, Castlebar.

31) Castlebar Schools Football League Team in 1978.

32) Tom McHugh, Shoemaker, Castle Street, Castlebar.

33) Holy Communion Class, St. Patrick’s N.S., 1975.

34) Picture taken at the Patrician Pageant, McHale Park, early 1960’s.

35) Turlough Park House, Castlebar

36) Brother Nicholas & Dan O’Neill, New Antrim Street.

37) Leo O’Shaughnessy & Joe Tynan at a Function in the 1950’s.




2. Castlebar 50 Years ago

3. Still Filling Pints – List of Businesses in Castlebar in 1934.

4. Newtown & Chapel Street - Memories. Kay Heneghan

5. When Barney crashed at 50 mph…Barney’s Bend – Memories.

6. A Childhood Memory. Des MacHale

7. The Building of the Church of the Holy Rosary, Castlebar.

8. Historic Twinning Proclamation signed between Castlebar & Hochstadt.

9. Paddy O’Malley : A Man who had never been Idle – Memories Sean Rice

10. The Day a Castlebarman Cleaned out the Bank – Story.

11. Castlebar Town Hall – Past & Future.

12. And the Band Plays on – Castlebar Town Bands – History Joanne McEvilly

13. Things not what they used to be – Castlebar Changes. Michael Feeney

14. Comrades in Arms – Mayo War Dead. Michael Feeney

15. “Lucan Street” – Poem Mick Garvey

16. A Tale of two Priests & two Dogs – Castlebar Priests. Kay

17. The Changing Climate & “Hurricane Holly”. Jackie Mellett

18. The Life of a Young Printer – Tom McCarthy, Thomas St. Johnny Mee

19. When Castlebar had only 19 Telephones. Tom Kelly

20. Running for Office – Tom Joyce in the 1940’s.

21. A Question of Talent – Eric Boden, Question Time – Memories.

22. De la Salle Brothers in Castlebar – History.

23. Coincidence or Divine Intervention? Meeting C/bar Folk abroad. B.J.Halligan

24. A Perhaps not so Quiet Man…– Emigrant’s Memories. Peter Jordan

25. Auld Stock – Division of the Town & local Nicknames.

26. Adding Insults to Injuries – Childhood Memories. Sean Lyons

27. The Ballynew Estate – History. Tony McDonald

28. London’s Taxi Clan – the Corcoran’s.

29. Bernie Hughes in Conversation with Mick Monaghan – Poem.

30. First Residents in St. Patrick’s Avenue in 1950.

Short Articles:

1) Islandeady Drama Society, 1940, 2) Castlebar Website, 3) Dr. John

Ryan, Ellison Street, 4) Pat Cleary & his Donkey,

5) Retirement of Austin Gannon, 6) Statue at St. Patrick’s Avenue, 1951,

7) Monastery Garden, Errew, 8) Glenisland – Electrical Storm, 1951

8) Traffic Chaos in 1962.

Photographs;

1) Christ Church & the Mall in Autumn ( Front Cover )

2) Pat Quigley, Spencer Park, President of FAI ( Back Cover )

3) Confirmation Classes, St. Angela’s N.S., 1984 & 1986.

4) Mayo Concert Orchestra.

5) Kevin O’Malley, McHale Road & Michael Bourke, Newtown, pictured

on their last day of trading in Castlebar.

6) Group of St. Gerald’s College Students ( No Date )

7) Staff of Hoban’s Supermarket & Bar, Main Street in 1970.

8) Cast of “The Mikado” staged in the Town Hall, Castlebar,1950’s.

9) Cast of “Sinbad the Sailor” Pantomime, 1963.

10) Castlebar De la Salle Brothers during Centenary Celebrations, 1988.

11) Members of St. Mary’s Cycling Club in Achill in the late 1950’s.

12) Presentation of the Boxing Club Vaughan Shield for Best Boxer, 1981.

13) Sinead Healy, Westport Rd.,All Ireland Champion, Fleadh Cheoil,2000

14) Mayo Hospitals Maintenance Staff Dinner in 1984 & 1988.

15) Group of 1st year Students, St. Gerald’s College, 1951.

16) Group of locals outside Peter Dever’s Shop, Ellison Street in 1950’s.

17) First Communion Class, St. Patrick’s N.S., 1956.

18) Brendan Shine at Henry McGlade’s Record Store, Ellison St., 1980’s

19) St. Joseph’s Secondary School, Mayo Badminton Champions, 1989.

20) Archdeacon Heaney & others at Emigrant Apostolate Dinner, Breaffy

House Hotel, 1974.

21) Castlebar Basketball Team of the 1940 / 50’s.

22) Class photo of St. Patrick’s N.S., fourth class, 1947.

23) Castlebar Girls, Prize-winners at Galway City Feis in the 1980’s.

24) St. Gerald’s College Team, Connaught Colleges Championship, 1969.

25) Number of Guests of Breaffy Foroige Club, Christmas Party, 1988.

26) Castlebar Fire Brigade in 1970.

27) Members of the Staff of Mayo County Council in the 1950’s.

28) Delegates at a meeting of Mayo County Board GAA in the 1950’s.

29) Castlebar Publicans at a Vintners Gathering in the 1960’s.

30) Group of locals in Eddie Cannon’s Pub, Market Square.

31) Staff of Josie Bourke’s Garage, Ellison St., St. Patrick’s Day, 1970’s.

32) Marcella & the Family Showband pictured in the mid 1970’s.

33) Picture taken during a Sports Day, McHale Park in 1935.

34) Carra Brownies after “Flying in Ceremony” to Carra Guide Company.

35) Bridie Maloney in her new house in Lucan Street in 1980.

36) Santa arriving at Bolger’s Store, The Bridge, Castlebar in 1980’s.

37) Matron Kay Duffy & her sister, Nora Coady in Castlebar in the 1950’s.

38) Pat King, Castlebar UDC signing the Official Twinning Charter

between Castlebar & Hochstadt, Bavaria.

39) Paddy O’Malley & Paddy Kerins, Manager of Casey’s Garage, outside

the Bicycle Store in Market Square.

40) Irish Olympics Boxing Coach, Nicholas Cruz at Ballina Boxing Club

Dinner Show, with Castlebar Coaches.

41) Castlebar Celtic & others after winning Connaught Junior Cup in 1985.

42) Group of Castlebar Boys on holiday in the Connemara Gaeltacht, 1970

43) Locals at O’Connor’s Corner, Linenhall Street in the 1950’s.

44) Group of Castlebar Girls relaxing on the Mall in 1969.



The Castlebar Parish Magazine 2001 was not published this year due to the publication of “Through Fagan’s Gates” by Tom Higgins.



2. Holy Rosary Church Centenary 2001.

3. Errew Man survived the last Voyage of the Lusitania. John McHale

4. Miracle at Knock – A Day in Esker. Sean Rice

5. Famous Airman’s Connection with Castlebar. John Reynolds

6. The Changing Face of Castlebar. Tom Gillespie

7. Sisters of Mercy, Castlebar ( 1853 – 2002 ) – History.

8. The Tuck Shop in Tucker Street.

9. The Anonymous Intruder – Story.

10. Pat & Me – Story.

11. The Grannies of the 1950’s – Childhood Memories. Olive English

12. The Train Journey – Story. Bernard Hughes

13. From Lucan Street to Lough Lannagh. Ernie Sweeney

14. Tales of the Unexpected. Jimmy McEvilly

15. Progress How Are Ye! Bernie Murphy

16. Frank Durcan, UDC receiving De La Salle Gold Medal.

17. Blondes – Carnivals, Bands & Memories.

18. Visit to McHale Road – Memories. Evelyn Tinsley

19. Of Near Escapes & Swishing…– Bucko’s, Linenhall Street. John Healy

20. The Waits - Old Tradition in Castlebar. Brian Hoban

21. Class of 1963 – Trip to the Canaries. John Reynolds

22. 100 years ago – What made the news in 1902.

23. Willie ‘The Shoe’ McNeely – Tribute

24. Unveiling of the De La Salle Statue at Chapel Street.

25. The Arrival in Town of the Civic Guards Herbie Glynn

26. Where Old Ghosts Meet – Memories of Spencer Street. Michael Mullen

27. Castlebarman fought at Gettysburgh – ‘William J. Sewell’

28. The People who put Castlebar on the Music Map.

29. Castlebar link with Peruvian Village.

30. 30 years ago – What made the news in 1972.

Short Articles:

1) Prize Fight in Town Hall, 1902, 2) Whist & Game of 25, 3) Table

Soccer, 1970’s, 4) P.W.Leamy, 5) Camogie Teams of 1972,

6) Voices of Crimlin Group, St. Mary’s Hospital, 1970’s,

Photographs;

1) Photo of Main Street, Castlebar ( Front Cover )

2) Members of Castlebar Concert Band in Market Square ( Back Cover )

3) First Holy Communion Class, St. Patrick’s N.S., 1954.

4) Pupils of St. Joseph’s Secondary presenting “The Arcadians”,1980’s.

5) Group of locals on Frank Durcan’s Boat, Lough Lannagh in 1960’s.

6) Group pictured at Castlebar Agricultural Show, The Lawn,1950’s .

7) Tarspraying Gang of Mayo Co. Council in the late 1950’s.

8) The Blackfort Harmonica Band, St, Stephen’s Day in 1938.

9) Cast of the Pantomime “Cinderella” in the Town Hall, 1960’s

10) Cast of the “Mikado” in the Town Hall, 1950’s.

11) Various photos of the Patrician Pageant staged in Castlebar in 1961.

12) Castlebar Community Games Team after returning from Mosney, 1978

13) Confirmation Class, St. Angela’s N.S. in 1981.

14) First Holy Communion Class, St. John’s N.S., Breaffy in the 1980’s.

15) Host & Hostesses of the No Name Club, Castlebar in the 1980’s.

16) Frank Durcan, UDC receiving De La Salle Gold Medal.

17) Group of Castlebar Musicians at a Senior Citizens Party.

18) Various photos of Castlebar Bacon Factory Staff.

19) Pat Ludden, Snr. outside old County Cinema in Spencer Street.

20) Picture taken outside Connaught Telegraph, Cavendish Lane in 1960’s.

21) Various photos of locals in Paddy King’s Pub, Spencer Street.

22) Various photos of locals from St. Patrick’s Avenue.

23) Class photo of St. Angela’s N.S., first class in the 1920’s.

24) Class photo of St. Angela’s N.S., sixth class

25) Confirmation Class, St. Patrick’s N.S. in the 1980’s

26) Rita Nolan, Rathbawn Road & family members in 1964.

27) Mary ( Mammy ) Hanley with her last class, St. Patrick’s N.S., 1974.

28) Sr, Ann-Marie Bourke, with parishioners of Huancane, Peru.

29) Members of the 15th Mayo Unit C.B.S.I., Ballyheane, 1984.

30) Seven students from St. Gerald’s College, Charity Bed Push, 1967.

31) Members of the Glynn Family, Breaffy Road in 1952….

32) Richard King, Curragh & family members on visit to the White House.

33) Castlebar Community of the Sisters of Mercy, outside Convent, 1953.

34) Clergy, past pupils of St. Gerald’s at De La Salle Statue unveiling,2001

35) Centenary Celebration Mass at the Church of the Holy Rosary.

36) Junior Chamber of Commerce with Western Care Group Families.

37) Brothers of De La Salle Order at Statue unveiling, 2001.

38) Group of young men in Castlebar Social Club ( Town Hall ) in 1950’s.

39) Card Games in Castlebar Social Service Centre.

40) Group of locals at De La Salle Centenary Celebrations in 1988.

41) Group of Castlebar men in Piccadilly Circus, London, 1950’s.

42) Mick ( Meleodeon ) Tierney, Accordion Player.

43) Emmets Team, Town Juvenile League Winners in 1960’s.

44) The Hoban Brothers, Castlebar Musicians.

45) Group of Members of Castlebar Civic Guards in the mid 1950’s.

46) Group from Castlebar General Hospital, who won a “Tops of the

Town” Competition.

47) Various photos of locals in Pantomimes / Shows in the Town Hall in

the 1950’s & ‘60’s.

48) Telecom removing Telephone Poles & Cables from Main Street.

49) Demolition of old Houses in Lucan Street & removal of the entrance to

the Old Cemetery, on the Westport Road.




2. Mae Leonard & Small Shops – Childhood Memories Brian Hoban

3. Johnny the Whip’s Visiting House – Memories Ernie Sweeney

4. Down Memory Lane – Bonfires in Castlebar Paddy Kelly

5. Doc, Dibbers .. – Memories of the Old Tech. Johnny Mee

6. Learning to Swim in 1940’s – Memories Tommy Carney

7. The Mayo Empire – Emigration Michael Mullen

8. Schooldays in the 1940’s – Memories Mary Walsh

9. Breaffy Community News. Toni Bourke

10. Down All Our Fishing Days – Memories Hubert Glynn

11. “Wolf Crying Again” – Short Story Bernard A.Murphy

12. Pongo & the Ballroom of No Chance – Story Bernard Hughes

13. Local Radio – The Early Days Stephen Burns

14. My Castlebar – Memories. Gerald F. Keegan

15. Making the News – Back in 1903 & 1973

16. Fisticuffs & Characters on Main Street in the 1920’s.

17. Castlebar in Times Past – Memories.

18. Rothar – Story

19. Sticks ago for the Reek – Croagh Patrick

20. Mercy Sisters : 150 Years of Service to Castlebar.

21. The Theatre of Dreams – History of County Cinema, Castlebar.

22. The Shovel & Brush Brigade – Council Gangs of 1950’s. Seamus Horkan

23. Our Lady of Guadalupe - St. Juanito Juan Diego

24. Kilimanjaro Charity Climb.

25. Hochstadt - Celebrating 1000 Years of History. Pauline Rodgers

26. Special Olympics – Highlight of 2003.

Short Articles:

1) Sr. Mary Teresa, 2) Go-Karting, 1960’s, 3) National Foresters & St. Patrick’s

Total Abstinence Assoc., 1908, 4) Political Rallies, 1950’s, 5) Tony Lavelle,

Photographs;

1) Monastery Building, Chapel Street, ( Front Cover )

2) John Donegan with his Ford Car. ( Back Cover )

3) Pupils from Crimlin N.S., in the late 1950’s.

4) Confirmation Class, St. Angela’s N.S., in 1982.

5) Members of Castlebar Macra na Feirme on an Outing, 1940’s.

6) Eucharistic Procession coming down Ludden’s Hill in the 1950’s.

7) First Holy Communion Class, St. Patrick’s N.S. in the 1980’s.

8) Arch.of Tuam,Dr. Walsh blessing the 1798 Monument, Mall, 1953.

9) Members of Castlebar F.C.A., St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Castlebar.

10) Sisters of Mercy Community in 1978, to mark 125 years in Castlebar.

11) Sisters of Mercy Community in 2003, after Mass to mark 150 years.

12) Students of St. Joseph’s Secondary at Mass, 2003 to mark Anniversary

13) Castlebar I.C.A. Ladies at a Function in the Welcome Inn Hotel, 1978

14) Castlebar Boxing Club making arrangements for a trip to London.

15) Bringing home the turf at Norrie’s Pub, New Antrim Street.

16) Castlebar Order of Malta Members.

17) Group of Girls from McHale Road in the late 1950’s.

18) First Holy Communion Class, St. Angela’s N.S. in 1982.

19) Group of Castlebar Children in 1939.

20) Aerial view of County Hospital, Castlebar.

21) Students of St. Joseph’s Secondary School, 1940’s

22) The Royal Chords & Crystals Showbands.

23) Castlebar Bacon Factory Workers, St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 1950’s

24) Organising Committee of Castlebar Four Day’s Walks in the 1980’s.

25) Staff of Castlebar Post Office – 11th May 1911.

26) Participants in Castlebar Four Day’s Walks, Ellison Street

27) Castle Street, Castlebar

28) Errew Monastery Pupils c. 1930

29) McHale Under-11 Team, McHale Park on June 23rd 1955.

30) Castlebar Celtic U-15 Team Winners of 1989 Mayo Cup Replay.

31) Group of Castlebar Athletes in 1981.

32) Presentation to Hilda Clinton, Principal, St. Anthony’s Special School.

33) Ladies Basketball Team from Parke in the 1980’s.

34) Various photos of the Town River.

35) Barcastle Soccer Team in the 1980’s.

36) Mrs. John Hume, at a Chamber of Commerce Dinner

37) Castlebar Mitchels Dancers Winners of West Mayo Scor, 1979.

38) Minister Brendan Corish opening new Sacred Heart Hospital, 1973

39) Red Cross Volunteers on Parade in Main Street, during the Emergency.

40) Retirement of Jimmy Prendergast from St. Mary’s Hospital, 1988

41) Crimlin N.S. pupils, mid 1950’s & Mass Servers, Crimlin, 1958.

42) Members of the Legion of Mercy, Castlebar in September, 1973.

43) Group at the Homemakers Shopping Arcade Anniversary in Castlebar.

44) Members of Castlebar Junior Chamber Function in the 1980’s.

45) Group at Kilimanjaro Charity Climb.

46) St. Brigid’s Ceili Band, 2nd July 1979.

47) Group of Prizewinners at Squash Finals at An Sportlann in the 1980’s

48) Crowd watching Re-enactment of the Passion outside Catholic Church.

49) Legion of Mary Party in 1961 & Outing in 1959 to Enniscrone.

50) Castlebar Celtic Team in Westport Sports Park in the 1950’s.

51) Castlebar Pioneer Centre members about to visit Coventry, 1974

52) Winners of a Poster Competition in the 1980’s.

53) Group pictured on an Outing to Achill in 1953.

54) Western Hats Function in the Travellers Friend Hotel.

55) Locals visiting Kylemore Abbey in 1960 & Salthill in 1950’s.

56) Tommy Cresham, McHale Road & Larry Burke, Springfield, 1930’s

57) Carnival – Military Barracks in 1960.

58) Group pictured at the Bazaar in the Mall.

59) Various photos of locals in Castlebar in 1930’s & 1940’s.

60) Three Girls at the Errew Farewell Function for Errew Monastery.

61) Go-Karting Race in Breaffy in the 1960’s.

62) Team from St. Bridget’s Crescent at St. Mary’s Sports Ground, 1980.

63) Breaffy Under-12 Boys Rounders Team – All-Ireland Winners, 1985.




2. My Everest Trek Evan Burke

3. Memories of my Mother John Healy

4. Fire at The F.C.A. Hall, 1947 Hubert Glynn

5. Marbles, Bogles, Bee Keeping...- Childhood Memories Jackie Mellett

6. All Things Change – Reflections Michael Mullen

7. We Travelled Everywhere for the music & Craic – Memories Michael Baynes

8. Going to School in the Thirties – Childhood Memories Jimmy McEvilly

9. “Wild Honey - In Memory of my Father Jack McHale” - Poem Des MacHale

10. “ The Grove” – History Brian Hoban

11. On Parade with F.C.A. ( 1946 ) – Memories Hubert Glynn

12. Tops of the Town – History Stephen Burns

13. Johnny Lyons – Father of Breaffy Football Toni Bourke

14. “Truth is a Loner” – Poem B. Hughes

15. The Real Oul’ Stock – Families on McHale Road Bernie Murphy

16. In the Footsteps of a 30 Year Journey – John B.Keane’s Pub. Ernie Sweeney

17. The Sponsors – Sport - Horkan Family Seamus Horkan

18. “Carnival Rag” – McHale Park Development Committee Newspaper, 1951

19. Developing Partnership between Parishes.

20. The Green Fields round Rehins - History

21. Making the News - Back in 1904, 1954 & 1974

22. Christmas Long Ago – Memories.

23. Christ Church : An Integral part of Castlebar – History

24. St. Angela’s N.S. Entertainment, Town Hall in 1953.

Short Articles:

1) Castlebar Radio Eireann Brass Band, 2) Castlebar Pantomimes,

3) Mercy Sisters Centenary Celebrations, 1953,

4) Knock Shrine Anniversaries, 5) Liam Durkan

Photographs;

1) The Mall covered in snow ( Front Cover )

2) Pat Jordan & Ml. Mullen, Peter McDonnell at an Art Exhibition &

Reunion of the Rainsford Family, McHale Road ( Back Cover )

3) An aerial view of the Hat Factory, Newport Road in the 1940’s.

4) Main Street during 1798 Commemoration Celebrations in 1948.

5) Horse Fair in the Military Barracks in the 1950’s.

6) Town Foreman, Pat Healy & Leo O’Shaughnessy, with retired

members of Castlebar Town Council.

7) Interior View of the Church of the Holy Rosary, Castlebar.

8) Cast of “Once Aboard the Lugger” in Castlebar Town Hall, 1949.

9) Members of Castlebar Athletics in 1974.

10) Group at a Squash Tournament in St. Gerald’s Social Club.

11) Communion Classes, St. Patrick’s N.S. & St. Angela’s N.S., 1977.

12) Castlebar Pantomime “Cinderella” 1987.

13) Tom Prendergast (Harp Bar) & John McHugh, Station Road outside

Military Barracks on St. Patrick’s Day in 1966.

14) L.D.F. Training Camp in 1941.

15) Group in 1932 taking part in a Procession passing Christ Church.

16) Main Street on Heritage Day in the late 1990’s.

17) Major Demolition work in progress at Cavendish Lane.

18) Ladies at an I.C.A. Dinner Dance in 1966.

19) F.C.A. Recruits at Renmore Barracks, Galway in 1946.

20) Joyce’s Halfway House, Islandeady & Rehins Mansion

21) Castlebar Ladies in Nan Sweeney’s Shop, Spencer Street in 1950’s.

22) Pupils of St. Patrick’s N.S., Basketball Senior League Winners, 1983.

23) Castlebar Troop of Catholic Boy Scouts marching in Ellison Street

24) Ireland’s Youngest Showband – “The Leaders”

25) Celebrating Mass in Turlough Cemetery.

26) Group of Castlebar Boys in 1951 & 1967.

27) Paddy Horkan & his Sons, with Boxing Silverware.

28) 5th Motor Squadron – Annual FCA Camp, Renmore Barracks, 1970’s

29) St. Mary’s Hospital, with high boundary wall & Gate Lodge, 1940’s.

30) Beckett’s Mills in Ballynew, on the site of N5 Tyre Depot.

31) Group of workers employed at Windsor Sawmills in 1919.

32) Una, John & Kathleen Jordan, Ballynew, early 1960’s.

33) Group of Young Castlebar Boxers

34) Staff of the Mayo Examiner pictured in 1904.

35) Children in Mary & John Dunne’s House, St. Patrick’s Avenue in 1975

36) Sean Murphy, Parade Marshal, St. Patrick’s Day with Band.

37) Various photos of groups at the Hat Factory in Castlebar.

38) President Sean T.O’Kelly inspecting FCA Guard of Honour, 1948.

39) Haymaking at Kilkenny, Beaffy Road, Castlebar.

40) Silver Jubilee Reunion of the Lough Carra Trout Anglers Association

41) Two Groups of Communion Classes from St. Patrick’s N.S.

42) Fr. Shannon & Fr.O’Malley with Kevin Heraty & Pete Ludden, 1960

43) Pupils of St. Patrick’s N.S., Corpus Christi Procession, 1950’s.

44) Lily Fitzpatrick &Leisha Murphy, Moneen.

45) Three local girls, Old Gaol Tennis Court (Mayo General Hospital)

46) Pupils of St. Patrick’s N.S. in a School Play, 1966.

47) Margaret Roach, Mrs.T.Grier, Tommy Grier, Peggy O’Connor & M.

Langan pictured in Dublin in the early 1950’s.

48) First Holy Communion, 2003 – Three Grandfathers & Grandsons

49) Group of Castlebar Locals on a Trip to Lourdes in 1967.

50) St. Gerald’s College, Charity Bed-Push from Westport to Castlebar

51) Class of Leaving Cert 1984, St. Gerald’s College – Then & Now.

52) Civic Reception to Castlebar Mitchels, to mark their Centenary.

53) Group pictured at St. Bridget’s Crescent in 1961.

54) Margaret Noonan, Josephine McCann, Josie Mongan, Mary Moore &

Mary McGolderick at a Fashion Show in Castlebar.

55) Minister Micheal O’Morain. T.D. & Joe Chambers at C/bar Airport

56) Gils from Junior P.T.A.A. in the Tops of the Town Competitions

57) McHale Road, 2004 & Relocation of Marian Year Statue.

58) John Hanley, Mary Hamrock, Paddy Kilgannon, Athletic Event 1950’s

59) Michael John & Margo Byrne with Alfie Keegan in Dublin.




2. William Rooney – Patriot & Poet Alan King

3. Greeting from the Golan Heights Capt. Kevin McDonald

4. The Three C’s – Castlebar Rambler’s Club. Ernie Sweeney

5. Didn’t we have Fun – Childhood Memories. Bernie Murphy

6. Musical Memories in Castlebar Hubert Glynn

7. Ireland v England, 1957 – Memories Joe (Ecy) Redmond

8. “So you are a County Councillor” –Light hearted Piece P.W.Leamy

9. Historic 1st for 5th Cavalry Squadron (FCA) Lt. John D. Clark

10. Mayo Male Voice Choir Eamonn Horkan

11. Cycling – 50 Years down the Road. Michael Kilcourse

12. Tomas Langan : A Sense of Fair Play for Everyone. Toni Bourke

13. Stray Dogs & the Christmas Goose – Memories Jackie Mellett

14. Changed Times – Story Michael Mullen

15. A Weekend of Memories for McHale Road – 70th Anniversary. Joe Redmond

16. “Falling Leaves” – Poem R. C. Gillespie

17. “Body Language for Fr. John Drury” – Poem Iarla Mongey

18. “A Wonderful Thing” – Poem B.Hughes

19. Christmas in the Old Post Office – Childhood Memories.

20. Mayo Garda Siochana Divisional Dance, Town Hall, 1927.

21. Steeplechasing in Castlebar – 1890’s

22. My Friend – The Ghost of Norfolk- Dick Condon

23. Cologne Trip – World Youth Day Celebrations.

24. Castlebar Pantomime – 21st Anniversary

25. A Great Day’s Sport – De La Salle Sports of the 1940’s & ’50’s.

26. Steeplechasing in Castlebar – 1890’s

27. Making the News in 1905 & 1955 & 1975.

28. Jimmy Garvey – A Man of many Talents

29. Overseas Welcome Evening

30. Sister Consilio M. Coyne - Tribute

31. Mayo Emigrants Liaison Committee, Castlebar

Photographs;

1) Castlebar Courthouse ( Front Cover )

2) Various photos of locals in Castlebar ( Back Cover )

3) Students of St. Joseph’s Secondary School in 1960.

4) Group pictured in the Traveller’s friend Hotel in 1965.

5) St. Gerald’s College Leaving Cert Class of 1985.

6) The Fallon & O’Callaghan Families, Castlebar in the 1970’s.

7) Class photo of St. Patrick’s N.S., sixth class, 1979/80.

8) FCA Personnel on Parade in the Military Barracks in 1950’s.

9) Castlebar Town River with Military Barracks in Background.

10) Order of Malta Pilgrimage to Lourdes in the 1980’s.

11) Chamber of Commerce visit to Twin Town Ballymena,1967

12) Group pictured at Lough Lannagh around 1958.

13) Group at County Hospital Function in 1973.

14) The Old National School at Crimlin

15) Various photos of Locals in Eddie Cannon’s Pub, Market Square

16) Cast of the Pantomime “Cinderella” in the Town Hall, 1952.

17) Class photo of St. Patrick’s N.S., circa. 1924.

18) Cast of “Joseph & Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat” Musical, 1986.

19) Ladies Indoor Football Team in the 1960’s.

20) Staff of Thomas Moran & Sons, Linenhall Street.

21) Casts of the Pantomimes “Sinbad the Sailor” in the Town Hall, 1965 &

“Sinbad & the Vampire” 1996.

22) Group pictured in the Bronx Bar in Linenhall Street in the 1950’s

23) Presentation of Basketball League Awards in 1982.

24) Group of Locals outside the Bank of Ireland, The Mall in 1959.

25) Mary Coughlan, Patsy McDonnell & Eileen Clarke,Outing in 1950’s

26) Castlebar Sports Day on Lord Lucan’s Lawn, in early 1900’s.

27) Confirmation Class photos of St. Angela’s N.S., 1978.

28) First Holy Communion Class photo of St. Patrick’s N.S., 1960

29) Class photo of St. Patrick’s N.S., fifth class, 1967

30) Breaffy Athletic Club at Mayo Athletic Championships, 1980’s

31) Pupils of Scoil Raifteiri on a visit to Castlebar Garda Station in 1985.

32) Members of Mayo Emigrants Liaison Committee, Castlebar

33) Confirmation Class photos of St. Patrick’s N.S., 1978.

34) Michael Hopkins, Wrought Iron Specialist.

35) Group of locals in Spencer Street & McHale Road

36) Building the New Bridge over the Town River.

37) Staball Hill ( Thomas Street ) circa 1900’s.

38) Two Castlebar Troopers on Camp at Renmore Barracks, Galway, 1978

39) Racecourse at Aughadrina, circa 1900’s

40) Various Pantomime photos

41) Various photos of “New-Irish” Families in Castlebar.

42) St. Angela’s N.S. Marching Band, All-Ireland Winners, 1970.

43) Pupils of St. Patrick’s N.S. – Basketball Competition Winners, 1980’s

44) Children & Supervisors in Summer Camp, McHale Park, 1980’s.

45) Breaffy Scor Novelty Act Team in 1978.

46) 5th Cavalry Squadron ( FCA ) in the Glen of Imaal.

47) Members of the Mayo Male Voice Choir

48) Pennyfarthing Bicycles & Horse & Pony Trap in 1900’s

49) Presentation of ‘Barcastle Cup’ to St. Mary’s Cycling Club, c.1955

50) Group in Cologne for World Youth Day Festival.

51) Members of the O’Callaghan Family,McHale Road in the 1950’s.

52) Tomas Langan, Castlebar with President Mary McAleese.

53) Healy Family, Mount Gordon, All-Ireland Music Champions

54) Thomas Street in the Winter of 2000.

55) 70th Birthday Party for Kevin O’Malley, McHale Rd., in Coady’s Pub

56) Tom Ketterick & Dessie Ainsworth in Milebush Park

57) Paddy Conway, Islandeady & Malachy Tuohy, Davitts Terrace, 1938

58) Dick Condon, Castlebar.




2. The Gasworks in Castlebar – History Alan King

3. 50 Years of Friendship – Fr. Thomas Shannon Ernie Sweeney

4. Meanderings of an Ol’ Codger! – Reflections. Bernie Murphy

5. The Emigrant in London – Story Donal Kennelly

6. A Walk for Old Times Sake – Roundabouts B.Hughes

7. Battles Long ago – History Michael Mullen

8. Joe Langan & Johnny Mulvey – Two Leaders of Distinction. Sean Rice

9. Odds Ends from another Era – Childhood Memories Johnny Mee

10. Humbert‘s March to Castlebar, 1798 – History Hubert Glynn

11. Lest we Forget – Mayo’s War Dead & Mayo Peace Park. Michael Feeney

12. A Nightmare – Story Bro. Malachy Buckley

13. Historic Event in Ballyheane – Stations in Thatched Cottage. Ann Bourke

14. Greetings from South Lebanon Capt. Kevin McDonald

15. The Right Time – Original Story in Connaught Telegraph, 1956 J Redmond

16. Plans for Road Around Castlebar in 1946

17. Preparations for Castlebar Pantomime “Little Red Riding Hood”, 2007

18. Tuam Diocesan Pastoral Assembly

19. Poems – “Animal Rite” by Iarla Mongey & “The Secret of Success” -1906

20. Vanishing Pubs of Main Street.

21. Mons Terrace – History

22. Dancing & Singing on the Green – Feis, 1946

23. Corpus Christi Pocession, 1925.

24. Making the News in 1906 & 1956

Short Articles:

1) Eugene Giblin, 2) Ex-Servicemen in Military Barracks, Castlebar,1946.

3) Hey Days & Auld Stocks – Radio Programmes,

Photographs;

1) Thomas Street & Rush Street ( Front Cover )

2) Various photos including Anton Heneghan, Heritage Day; Paddy

Rafferty & Margaret Grogan in Sunflower Lounge, Pat & Liam

Cannon with Jimmy Rowland; Padraig Flynn, Pat Jordan & Jackie

Loftus; Jimmy Ryan, Dessie Ainsworth & Tom Ketterick; Jas Conway

in Dernadiva. ( Back Cover )

3) Various photos including Florina Doyle, All-Ireland Champion

Musician, Anton Condon, Tommy Moran, Railway Terrace, Maurice

Dowling & Fr. Brendan Hoban with Friends.

4) Mayo County Council Staff, 1950.

5) Majella McTigue, Redmond School Of Dancing,U-5 Champion,1982

6) Tommie Forde, Milebush with his Donkey & Cart, 2006.

7) Pat Lavelle, Castle Street with his Greyhound, Tansey’s Mile.

8) Pupils in St. Patrick’s N.S. in the 1930’s.

9) Locals from McHale Road & Thomas Street.

10) Miksey & Paddy Gannon with Commandant of the Band of the

Western Command at official Opening of the Four Day’s Walk.

11) Padraig Flynn, TD return to St. Patrick’s N.S. in 1977.

12) James & Margaret Bayne’s Drapery Warehouse, Main Street in 1906.

13) Legion of Mary Social in the Parochial Centre in the 1960’s.

14) Members of Castlebar ICA Guild in 1956.

15) Archbishop Neary presenting Scroll containing Pastoral Plan to Sr.

Mary Corr.

16) Jim McGowan, Rathbawn in Tony Flynn’s Pub, Linenhall Street

17) Ger McGreal & John Clarke pictured in Marsh House.

18) Group of Children at a Party in Main Street in 1954.

19) Castlebar Pantomime Junior Chorus “Little Red Riding Hood”,1989.

20) Group of the original Barney Set & Question Time in Barney, 1970’s.

21) Sgt. Jim Connor & Oliver Kellegher at St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 2006.

22) Students at their Graduation Dinner in 1981.

23) Launch of Book ‘Comrades of the Great War’ in Ballina Library, 2006

24) Michael Cannon & Sean McCann in Cannon’s Pub, Market Square.

25) Tossie Kelly, Spencer Street, with the Neary Family in the Mall.

26) Castlebar Branch O.N.E. presenting a Plaque to Convent of Mercy

27) Confirmation & Communion Classes from St. Angela’s N.S., 1981.

28) Castlebar Ladies : Peggy Concannon & Marita Redmond.

29) Class photo of St. Patrick’s N.S., sixth class in 1981.

30) Various photos of locals in Town Hall Stage Shows & Musicals.

31) Children in Neary’s Garden, McHale Road in the early 1950’s.

32) St. Patrick’s N.S., Football Team in the 1966.

33) St. Patrick’s Day Parade Prize-Winners at a Presentation Ceremony.

34) Snugboro Foroige members with Actor, Mick Lally in Tourmakeady.

35) The Gasworks, Newtown, Castlebar c.1900.

36) Erection of the new Road over the River, near Barrack Bridge.

37) Group of locals at an Outing in Lourdes in 1967.

38) Joe Daly & Ger Deane in Lightning Jacks Pub, Spencer Street.

39) Mr & Mrs. Keaveney, Ballyglass with Mr. & Mrs. F. McDonald, C/bar

40) Darts Champion, Phil Taylor with Paddy Gannon & Ml. Corcoran

41) Group at a St. Mary’s Hospital Dinner Dance.

42) Rehab, Castlebar & Warrington (UK) Group at a Bowling Competition

in Castlebar.

43) Group at an Address of Welcome to Ex-Servicemen in 1983.

44) Maurice Dunne, McHale Road with Jo Kilcourse, McHale Road

45) Various photos of Western Hats Social in the T.F. in the 1960’s.

46) Group of Children who modelled fashions at a Fashion Show.

47) Joe Egan leading the Grand Parade in Four Days Walks, 1980’s.

48) Group of locals playing cards in St.Gerald’s Social Club, 1970’s

49) Group from Order of Malta in the T.F. Hotel on May,3rd 1977.

50) Various photos including Bernie Gillespie & Kevin McAleese &

Davey Brinklow & Pat Hynes, Kingsbridge Inn, 1980’s.

51) Redmond School of Dancing, St. Patrick’s Day Parade, 1960s.

52) St. Gerald’s College School Debating Championship Winners.

53) Michael Davitt’s son with Mary Jennings, Imperial Hotel in 1979.

54) Prize Winners of the Under-10 Four Hand Reel at a Feis in Castlebar.

55) McAleese Family in the Galtimore, Cricklewood, London in 1970.




2. Castlebar Breweries – History Alan King

3. Castlebar Courthouse – History Brian Hoban

4. Memories of Spencer Street & Station Road Mary Billings (Igoe)

5. The Travelling Show, known as “The Fit Ups” Eamonn Horkan

6. The Voyage of the Ricjak. James Cahill

7. Rebel Friar welcomed Humbert to Castlebar – Fr. Prendergast

8. Mrs. Dot Redmond – Irish Dance Teacher Michael Corcoran

9. The Toboggan ( A Childhood Story ) Columba A.McHale

10. From Wooden Shack…Castlebar Tennis Club – History Adrian Gavin

11. The Church Spire – Future Plans.

12. Pongo Signs Up – Story B.Hughes

13. A Sense of Community – Mayo Cancer Services March Sean Lyons

14. The Autographs Book in the Cupboard. Sean Rice

15. “Donegal Child” – Poem B. Hughes

16. Suffer the Little Children – Children in Church Michael Mullen

17. The Legendary Private John “Bata” Roach. Michael Feeney

18. Fighting Fitzgerald of Turlough H. Glynn

19. “Getting There” – Poem Iarla Mongey

20. “Auld Stock” – Castlebar Characters

21. Harrowing Experiences of a Castlebar Prisoner of War – Sean McFadden

22. From Castlebar to the Battlefields of Korea – Joe Igoe & Paddy Bourke

23. Castlebar Lions Club – 30 Years of Service

24. Castlebar Trailblazer – George Foy, Main Street

25. Making the News – Back in 1907 & 1957.

26. Castlebar’s Contribution to Chernobyl

Short Articles:

1) Castlebar Active Retirement assoc, 2) Mike Sweeney, 3) John Fallon,

Stars of ’42 Concert, 4) Willie Deane, 5) Seamus Chambers, 6) Mayo

Peace Park, 7) Ballyheane Community Centre, 8) The Bungalow, Bridge

St., 9) Munster & Leinster Bank, 10) Ward Family, Spencer Street.

Photographs;

1) The Mall on a Summer’s Day ( Front Cover )

2) Various: Peter Killeen, CRCfm, Jack Loftus, Nat Ruane & Joe Byrne

in Market Square, Martin & Johnny Maughan, Bernie Brophy & Vinny

O’Donnell, Heritage Day, John Connor,Pat Halligan & Mary Togher in

Connor’s Store, Knockthomas, Johnny Mee with Fr. Chas Guthrie,

Paddy Gannon, Ivan Browne, Margaret Gannon & Tommy Deveraux

beside the Town River. ( Back Cover )

3) Confirmation Class, St. Angela’s N.S. in 1982.

4) First Holy Communion Classes, St. Angela’s N.S. in 1983.

5) Group of locals in Newantrim Street in 1930.

6) Various ; Ernie & Eddie Sweeney on Communion Day, Martin Cleary,

McHale Road in the 1940’s & Mary Coughlan, Patsy McDonnell &

Imelda and Angela Colgan on a Picnic Outing.

7) Group, which took part in Crimlin Variety Concert in 1971.

8) Redmond School of Dancers,Winners of All-Ireland Coca Cola Cup

9) 5TH Motor Squadron FCA All-Ireland Army Championships, 1976

10) Sixth Year, Davitt College Students on their Debs Night

11) Group of locals in Corheens, Breaffy in the late 1950’s.

12) First Holy Communion Classes, St. Patrick’s N.S. in 1983.

13) The Ricjak entering Westport Harbour after its voyage.

14) The Davitts Team which won the Street League in June 1952.

15) Prize-winners in the Annual Sports Day, St. Angela’s N.S.

16) Group of Irish Dancers from Castlebar, taken in the 1940’s.

17) Group of Castlebar Bacon Factory Workers in 1951.

18) Group of Castlebar Men at a Golf Am Competition.

19) Mary Morgan, St. Bridget’s Crescent with friends.

20) Healy Family, Westport Rd. – World & All-Ireland Music Champions

21) Team Photo of Davitts U-13 Hurling Team in 1967.

22) Mons. Tom Shannon celebrating Golden Jubilee of his Ordination.

23) Group of Children at a Party in Lucan Street in the early 1950’s.

24) John Finnerty & Jim McLoughlin, Mayo Fire Services

25) Josephine Campbell, Winner of All-Ireland BLE Gold Medal, 1988

26) Four Castlebar Boys at Springfield Terrace in the 1940’s.

27) Mary Barrett, Closing the Railway Gates at Islandeady after 36 years.

28) Members & Committee of Castlebar Tennis Club, 1958.

29) Castlebar Celtic FAI Youths (U-18 ) Cup Wnners, 2007.

30) Castlebar Mitchels (U-16 Hurling) & Minor & U-21 Football Winners

31) Greg & Mary McDonnell, Winners of a Golf Prize at C/bar Golf Club

32) Group of Girls from the Convent of Mercy in 1963.

33) Turlough House, Castlebar & Old Fitzgerald Family Home.

34) Group of pupils of St. Angela’s N.S. Cycling Training Course, 1982.

35) Various photos of Locals in McHale Road in the 1940’s & ‘50’s.

36) Various ; Katy Daly, Newport Road, Marie Beirne in 1997, Terry

O’Donoghue, Stan Hynes & Greg McDonnell, Dara Dunne, Maryland,

Vivian Quinn, Florina Doyle, Eamonn Horkan & Ml. Mullahy, C/bar

Lyons Club and Agnes McHale & Bernard Egan, Market Square.

37) Cast of “That Family Feeling” by St. Mary’s Dramatic Society, 1971

38) Members of Irish American Society with President Mary McAleese.

39) Three Local Boys at McDermott’s Furniture Store, Spencer St. in 1970

40) Donnacha O’Duailing at Burren Bridge, in C/bar Four Days Walks

41) Castlebar Boys, All-Ireland Football Community Games Winners, ’07.

42) Various ; Tom Coucill giving a Painting to Big Tom McBride,

Photographer, Gussie Wynne, Cyclist Jim Heneghan in 1960, Ml’ &

Nancy Jennings at C/bar & District Assoc., Des Ainsworth & Tom

Guthrie, Dublin in 1958, Kate & Ml. Scriney, McHale Road, Rita

Neary & Tommy Durcan in Moneen & Mickey Fallon in the 1960’s.

43) Group of P & T Officials & Staff with Mark Killilea, Minister of State,

during a visit to the Telephone Exchange in Castlebar.




2. Castlebar Library, Mountain View – History Alan King

3. Rev. Dean Jackson – Pastor ….Memories of Castlebar.

4. Fr. Patrick J.Gallagher – Sad Homecoming P.J. Clarke

5. Monsignor Tom Shannon – Tribute Sean Lyons

6. Making the News – Back in 1908 & 1958

7. Castlebar in 1824 & Memories of St. Mary’s Sports Johnny Mee

8. Vanishing Landmarks in Castlebar Ernie Sweeney

9. The Homes we loved so well – Memories of Kilkenny, Mayo. Jimmy McEvilly

10. Mayo Peace Park - A Childhood Dream Fulfilled Michael Feeney

11. John McCormack – The Fenian Sean Rice

12. First Mayo Olympian – Sean Lavan Stephen Burns

13. The Old Cemetery & Burial Customs in Olden Days.

14. The Great Fire - Childhood Memories of a Fire in the Lawn Bernard Halligan

15. Where Old Ghosts Meet – Memories & Changes in Castlebar Michael Mullen

16. Radio Ga Ga – Memories of South Lebanon 1984 Noel Loftus

17. Phil Heenan – Master Musician – Tribute Bernie Murphy

18. Connections to 17th Light Dragoons - Ballinacorriga to Balaclava T. McDonald

19. Dreams of Long Ago – Poem (Written early part of last Century) William Bourke

20. Joe Moran, former CEO of ESB – Tribute Dan O’Neill

21. The Last Hop – Last Dance – Memories

22. Castlebar Pantomimes Roots Karen Conway

23. Church Gate Collecting – Difficulties John Healy

24. “Dom’s Way” – Story Donal Kennelly

25. The Pubs with No Beer & New Town Hall – Castlebar 1945.

26. “Big Jack” Tierney – Mayo Co Council Steam Engines – Tribute

27. Minstrel Show “Dixieland” in Town Hall, 1952 – Memories

28. Tributes to Cannon’s Paddy Curran, Stephen Ludden & William Walsh.

Short Articles:

1) Ballyheane News 2) Freak “Fairy Wind” in Turlough, 1958, 3) Poems – ‘The

Passing’ by Bernard Hughes & ‘Heidi’ by Ciara Ni Lochnain, Rang 4, Scoil

Raifteiri, 4) Castlebar Cycling Club, 5) Castlebar Branch of the P.T.A.A. –

History.

Photographs;

1) Canon Paddy Curran, P.P. ( Front Cover )

2) Back Cover : Various including : The Genesian Players who staged “The

Bugle & the Blood” in the Town Hall in 1958 : Group of Castlebar Ladies

pictured in Chicago in 1967 ; Katie Deacy, McHale Road ; Michael

Heverin & Garda Donal Fitzmaurice ; Local girls Niamh & Ciara Whyte,

Emma Rogan with Liam Whyte pictured after a Mayo Match.

3) Photo of Market Square – possibly 1980’s by Joy Heverin

4) Pupils from 3rd & 4th Class, St. Angela’s N.S. “Golden Goose” in 1982.

5) National Foresters’ Friendly Society & Temperance Band, mid 1920’s

6) Class photo of St. Gerald’s College Inter Cert Class, 1950.

7) George Foy Monument, Toronto, Canada

8) Staff of Castlebar Urban District Council at a local Function – 1980’s

9) Presentation to Kathleen Walsh on her retirement from the Library, 1973.

10) Presentation to the County Librarian Maurice Flynn on his transfer, 1974.

11) First Holy Communion Class, St. Patrick’s N.S. in 1978.

12) St. Gerald’s College Junior Team, Colleran Cup Winners, 1984.

13) Group of Pupils that painted the Mural at St. Angela’s N.S. in 1980’s.

14) Horse Drawn Hearse owned by the McGarry Family, Castlebar.

15) Group at Ballymacragh Residents Association Dinner in 1972.

16) Group pictured at a Senior Citizens Party in the late 1970’s.

17) Presentation to Walking Enthusiast, Peter Braaksma at local Function.

18) Photo of the first Ban Gardai in the Town.

19) First Communion Classes, St. Patrick’s N.S. & St. Angela’s N.S – No date

20) Group of locals involved with Castlebar Pantomime.

21) Class Photo of St. Patricks N.S. – Early 1940’s

22) St. Patricks N.S., Prize-winners with Teacher, Adrian Keena, in the 1980’s

23) Photo of the Mall, taken from Christ Church & Castle Street c1900’s

24) Corpus Christi Procession at St. Patrick’s Avenue, June 1973.

25) Aerial view of the Town in the late 1950’s.

26) Group at a Post Office Dinner held in Breaffy House, c1970’s.

27) Staff of Castlebar Bacon Factory in the 1950’s.

28) Group photo of the Fitzpatrick family from Moneen.

29) President McAleese, with Ml. Feeney at the opening of Mayo Peace Park.

30) Opening of Castlebar Tennis Club Courts in the late 1930’s.

31) Mollie Ketterick, C/bar ICA planting a tree in the Mall in late 1950’s.

32) Castlebar Mass Servers on an Outing to Inniscrone, June 1958.

33) Girls First Communion Class, Errew National School – No date given.

34) Group of local Hurlers on the Mall, 1950’s.

35) Photos of the Brady Family, Newtown & Joyce Twins, Ballyheane.

36) Christine Martin, Teresa Kilcourse, Patsy Gannon,Julie Cresham – 1970’s.

37) Photo of Rev. Dean Joseph Jackson & his wife Ray (nee Heaney)

38) C/bar Celtic Youths “Ball Boys” Ireland V Malta, Lansdowne Road,1989

39) Photos of Roadwork’s at Springfield in 1930’s/’40’s & how it looks today.

40) Group photo of Castlebar School League under-10 winners, 1978.

41) Castlebar Bacon Company new fleet of Vans & Drivers, 1950’s.

42) Photo of Castlebar Airport on Breaffy Road.

43) Group of participants on the Castlebar Milk Run, c1980’s.

44) Staff of Dunnes Stores, fundraising for Telethon “People in Need” -1980’s

45) Confirmation Classes, St. Patrick’s N.S. & St. Angela’s N.S – 1980’s

46) Presentation from C/bar Salmon Anglers Club to St. Vincent De Paul

47) Retirement of Martin Sheridan, Turlough Rd. from St. Mary’s Hospital

48) Official Sod Turning Ceremony on site of Ballyheane Parish Church.

49) Kilkenny Family Trad. Group playing in Humbert Inn, Main St. – 1980’s

50) The late Canons Paddy Curran, Stephen Ludden & William Walsh.

51) Various Photos : John McCormack, Fenian / Madam Bourke / Joe Moran /

Phil Heenan / May Leonard’s Shop / Bridge St. Junction / Jack Tierney /

Anne Walsh, Davitt’s Terrace / Sean Lavan – Olympian / Fr. Patrick

J.Gallagher / Dermott Lally & Pat Ludden.

52) Photo of Liam Gavin’s Buses, Charles Street, in the 1970’s.

53) Healy Family, Westport Rd., All-Ireland Music Champions, Fleadh Cheoil

54) Members of Foy Family, at Dog Show at Castlebar Horse Show- 1980’s

55) Brendan Heneghan & President Nelson Mandela in Cape Town, 1996.

56) House in Ellison Street where the Heaney & Dwyer Families once lived.

57) Photo of Frank Kelly, Bernie Smyth & Mary Ellen Melia – No date.

58) Local lads: Joey Burke, Joe Lyons, Padraic Minogue, Noel Feeney , Sean

Gavin, Bernie Hughes & Tom Bourke – Taken in 1964.

59) Christina Murray, St. Patrick’s Ave., instructing a number of ladies on

how to paddle a Canoe down Castlebar River.

60) Hackney Driver, Tommy Leonard, Castle St., at Old Head in the 1960’s.

61) Padraic Cloherty, Peter Reilly & Tom Heneghan on a PTAA Outing

62) P.W. Leamy & Bernie Gillespie, Journalists in Claremorris in early 1940’s

63) Retired Town Manager, Ray Norton with Bernie Moran, Rush Street

64) Dominica Moran, Dee McCarthy, Aine Kilgannon & Anne Tuohy on a

School Tour in Dublin in 1988.

65) Group of Locals: Pat & Nancy Moylette, Nellie Dunne & Margo Gilligan.

66) Michael Baynes, Therese Heneghan & Gerard Staunton outside Bayne’s

Store on Main Street.

67) Photo of the ‘Old’ Castlebar Library in Mountain View.

68) Joe (Ecy) Redmond with former Staff Colleagues of the Connaught

Telegraph: Anne Collins (nee McHale) and Mary Silke (nee Freyne).

69) Members of the Ballyheane ‘55’ Club on an Outing this year.




2. Freemasons in Castlebar – History Alan King

3. Making the News – Back in 1909 & 1959.

4. Lights, curtains, – Memories of St. Mary’s Dramatic Society Paddy O’Meara

5. Perfect Folk Historian – Remembering the late Nora Lyons Sean Lyons

6. An Enchanted Christmas Trip – Childhood Memories Peter Killeen

7. Castlebar Bacon Factory Staff Dance 1953 – Reminisces

8. Spencer Street Wit – Memories (Barrett Bros. & Storytelling) Ken Lyons

9. “The Fire Extinguisher that set her heart on fire” – Story Donal Kennelly

10. Meandering Again! – Childhood Memories Bernie Murphy

11. Fr. Des Fahey – Tribute Stephen Burns

12. Let’s hear it for Castlebar – Looking back & forward Johnny Mee

13. Ancestors, Roots & the Crealaim Navy – History Paddy Kilroy

14. The way we were – Childhood Memories Paddy Kilroy

15. Possible location of Louis Brennan’s Grave in London?

16. Wild Flowers – Gift of Nature – Story Kathleen Cunniffe

17. Birdman of Main Street – Tom Coucill – Tribute

18. From the Fairgreen to – Childhood Memories of Springfield Noel Behan

19. Castlebar Pantomime – A Quarter Century Karen Conway

20. The last of the Lydon Family of Thomas Street Michael Feeney

21. Big, Small & Bells – Childhood Memories (Serving Mass) John Healy

22. My one (and only) brush with the Law – Childhood Memories Pat Flanagan

23. Memories of Seamie Gavin & the Old Spice Band Padraic McDonald

24. The Nijmegen Four Day Walks in 1969 Ernie Sweeney

25. Lough Lannagh – Down Memory Lane Brian Hoban

26. Where’s the time gone? – Childhood Memories (Ballynew) Mary MacAleese

27. Growing up in Blackfort – Childhood Memories Colum MacDonnell

28. Golden Era for the town – Developments at Knockacrogery Tom Kelly

29. If cows could talk – Memories of returning home at Xmas. Triona McHale

30. Garda Supt. Ptk. Mooney –Tribute & Poem. Mary Muldoon (Mooney) USA

Short Articles:

1) Probos Club of Castlebar 2) John Naughton, Ballinacorriga - Tribute

3) Friends of the Mayo Peace Park 4) Garda Supt. Patrick Mooney – Tribute

5) Plant – Poem by Iarla Mongey 5) Ceiliuradh Choláiste – Poem by Paddy

Devaney 6) Christmas – Past & Present – Poem by RC Gillespie (1909)

7) John Cunningham – Tribute 8) St.Gerald’s College – Centenary

8) Who fears of 1798 – Celebrations in 1898 in Castlebar

9) Visit to Castlebar of John Joseph Murphy,Rock Square in 1959 after 46

years 10) To the Evicted Ones – Poem by T.D. Sullivan, 1876

Photographs;

1) Mayo Peace Park ( Front Cover )

2) Johnny Mee – 1st Freeman of Castlebar ( Back Cover )

3) Durcan’s Shop, Main Street circa 1902/1903

4) Castlebar A.O.H. Sports 1913, Michael Davitt Division Tug-O-War

winners.

5) First De la Salle Reunion Committee, 1963.

6) Wynne’s Shop, Main Street, 1893

7) Various FCA Photos : Finner Camp 1961, Curragh Camp 1963 &

1972, TF Christmas Party 1959 and Military Barracks, Castlebar 1973.

8) Bourke’s Garage, Market Square, 1909

9) Photo taken at Castlebar & District Association Function, in London

(no date)

10) Civic Reception to Andy Leonard, All Ireland Debating Champion,

1980’s

11) Photo of Boys Choir with their Conductor, Fr Tommy Shannon (no

date)

12) Johnny & Bridie McDonnell, St. Bridget’s Crescent, with daughter

Ashling.

13) Confirmation Class, St Patrick’s NS with teacher, Br. Richard (no

date)

14) Breaffy National School, 1961/62 with Andy McTigue, Principal

15) Tony Cawley, Frank Ahearne & Paddy McGuinness at a Post Office

Function

16) Group pictured at teacher’s retirement function in Castlebar in 1970’s.

17) Match photo of 1953 Minor All-Ireland Final, including Colum Mac

Donnell,

18) Frank Durcan, Vincent Moran & Cyril McDonald in the Mall, late

1950’s.

19) Anne McGough, Breege McCarthy-Ruane & Paddy Kilgallon at a

Function.

20) John Jennings, Joe Mulroy, Gerry Feeney & John Farragher at

opening of ESB Castlebar Branch Headquarters in 1980.

21) Peter Killeen with his mother Nora & brother Cyril, visiting Dublin in

1955.

22) Class photo of St. Patrick’s N.S. Concert, 1968.

23) Locals including John Feeney & Joe McDonald, Patrician Pageant,

1961.

24) Photo of Staff members at Bacon Factory Staff Dance, 1953 and

others photographed outside the Factory (no date).

25) Confirmation Class, St Patrick’s NS with teacher, Ms. Reilly, 1970’s.

26) Mrs. Josephine McDonagh, N.T. & her husband Tim, N.T. Breaffy

Road.

27) Group of parishioners from Burren / Sarnaught / Sheeaun / Sion Hill

area at a farewell function for Fr. John Kenny. (no date).

28) Ml. Murphy, Newport Rd, & Paddy Murphy, Turlough Rd, Dublin,

c.1930’s

29) Group of locals at Western Hats Socials in 1960 & 1964.

30) Photo of Kathleen Cunniffe with Flowers.

31) Parking lot at Thomas St / Richard St. Junction before major changes.

32) La Salle Folk Group of the 1970’s with musical director, Br. Pius

Gerard.

33) Photo of children praying at Fr. Sean Murphy’s grave in Africa in

1978.

34) Group of Conradh na Gaeilge Committee “Glor na Gael” 1973.

35) Group of Castlebar Choral Society members rehearsing (no date)

36) Group photo of St. Gerald’s College Team, 1971.

37) Team photo of a Castlebar Gaelic Team c.1920’s with Trainer, Br.

Cuthbert.

38) Launch of Air Taxi Service from Castlebar Airport to Dublin, 1969.

39) Group at a Barney quiz competition, Horseshoe Hall, French Hill,

1970’s.

40) Group at an ITGWU Training Course, Welcome Inn Hotel, January,

1980.

41) Various photos of the Quigley family, Crealaim Village, 6 miles from

C/bar.

42) Una & Kathleen Jordan and Mary McAleese, Ballynew, 1959 & 2009.

43) Pupils of St. Angela’s NS, ‘Christmas Cracker’ Entertainment Show,

1982

44) Photo of Canon Patrick Lyons, P.P. Castlebar.

45) Bridget Neary, Newantrim St. with daughters, Mengie, Catherine &

Betty, in 1930’s. Also, Martin Neary, Newantrim St. with grandson,

Alban Gannon.

46) Group of locals at St. Mary’s Cycling Club Social in 1960.

47) Group pictured at Castlebar Garda Function in 1960’s.

48) Larry Scott, Tommy Gillespie, George Coleman & Ml. J Egan in

1960’s.

49) Castlebar Connaught Cup Tennis winning team of the late 1970’s.

50) Probus members at a party in Knockranny House Hotel, Westport,

2007.

51) Photo of Louis Brennan and the possible site of his grave in London.

52) Class photo of Errew National School in the 1970’s.

53) Photo of Tom Coucil with his Cuckoo in the Humbert Inn Pub, Main

Street.

54) Castlebar cyclist David Cawley participating in the 2009 FBD Rás

race.

55) Danno Rainsford, Christy Cresham & Micksie Gannon at a Celtic

Schoolboys’ Blitz Tournament.

56) McHale Road residents: Philip & Jenessa Redmond, Gussie and Eddie

Bartley, Dessie Dunne with his mother Delia (Bessie).

57) Locals including : Johnny Morgan, Josie Munnelly

58) Photo of Noel Behan, Newline & Springfield Terrace on his 1st Holy

Communion Day and his Wedding Day outside the TF Hotel in 1960.

59) Members of Castlebar 5th Motor Squadron in the Curragh, 1960’s.

60) Locals at a Milebush Residents’ Association Dinner (no date)

61) Group of Nurses from St. Mary’s Hospital at a Social, Galway, Feb.

1984.

62) Locals at a Castlebar Choral Society Function. 1980’s

63) Stephen Guthrie & John Gavin in 2004 Pantomime “Beauty & the

Beast”.

64) Various photos of the Lydon family of Thomas Street.

65) Andy Leonard, Seanie O’Malley, Andy Redmond & Johnny Mee.

66) Castlebar boxing twins – Kieran & Michael Staunton.

67) Team photo of Castlebar Celtic team, Connaught Cup Champions,

1955.

68) May, Larry, Tom (with Scutty the dog) & John Burke, New Antrim

St, 1940’s

69) Mickey Guthrie, St Patrick’s Ave. receiving the Castlebar Senior

Citizen of the Year Trophy from Sr. Mary Feeney in the 1980’s.

70) Photo of the old Canning Department of Castlebar Bacon Factory

converted into Industrial units in recent years.

71) Old Spice Band: Seamie Gavin, Padraic McDonald, Dick Gillespie &

Tony Conway.

72) Western Hats employees Nellie Kennedy, Gertie Quinn & Bridie

Craddock.

73) Kevin Heraty, Joe McDonald & Todd McDonald in Castle Street,

1960’s.

74) Ernie Sweeney & Henry Faul in the old Hat Factory chimney in the

1980’s.

75) C/bar Walking Club participating in the Nijmegen Walks, Holland

1969.

76) Castlebar Mitchels Minor Team, winners of 2009 County Football

title.

77) C/bar Celtic Youths Team, Connaught Cup & Quigley Cup Winners,

2009

78) Davitt College Basketball Team, 1985 winners of Divisional B

League.

79) Davitt College Class of 1986 Debs Ball held in Breaffy House Hotel.

80) Erica Forde’s Birthday Party in Ballynew, 1981.

81) Patrick Fahey, Sarnaught outside his Coach building workshop in

Brownville

82) Phil Noonan, Rathbawn Road with restored old Steam Engine.

83) Photo of Councillors & Town Council officials at launch of the Lough

Lannagh Riverside Walks Project, 2009.

84) St. Joseph’s Secondary School, Class of 1974 to 1979 Reunion, TF

Hotel.

85) Colum McDonnell with Newport Road neighbours Dan Hoban & Joe

Daly at St. Gerald’s Centenary Celebrations.

86) Photo of the Ernie O’Malley Monument on the Mall.

87) Various photos of persons that passed away during the year.


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