Thanks to Noel Carroll & Jim Carwood for the photo.

St James's CBS - Intermediate Class 1945
Front Row - Sean Gahan - 3rd from right

(Thanks to Laura Gahan for this photo)

Basin Lane Communion Class 1947

Back   row from left     …    S. Condron,  ?.  O’Driscoll,  ?.  Morrisey, D. Dempsey, N.Dowling, ?. ?, ?.?.
Second    “       “      “    …    P.O’Conner, ?. ?,  ?. ?, ?. ?, ?. ?,  ?. Moran. Gerry Monks.
Front      “      “      “     …    ? .?.   ?. Cullen.  ?. ?.  P.Manning.  ?. ?.  P.Fortune.  L.Harmon.

(Apologies to anyone looking  in at my forgetting some of the names)

(Thanks to Gerry Monks for the photo & info)

Basin Lane Communion Photo - Year Unknown

Back row 4th from left B.Lawless ?
Same row, 2nd from right, Jackie Davis

(Thank to Gerry Monks for the photo)

St. James's CBS - 1st Class Photo 1945

Back Row : ---- Johnny Stanford ---- Sean Stallard -  Francis Foran ---- ---- George Walters ----Billy James - Tony Yeates

Third Row : ---- ---- ---- Paddy Byrne - Val Curran ---- ---- ? Ryan - Louie  Purton - George Carr ----

Second Row : ---- Hugie O'Neill ---- ? Brunkart ---- Joe Millar - John Dillon - Richie Lennon ---- Brendan Doyle

Front Row : ---- Tony Kenny - John McCormack ---- Donal Madigan - Fran Ray - ? McInerney - Brian Spain - Brian Ward.

Other names that may be in the photo

Paddy O'Neill - Eamon Burgess - Niall Staunton - Paddy Blessing
Camillus Mountaine - Bernard Keogh - Denis Keegan - Paul Dowling - Jim Robinson - Raymond English
Gerry Roche - John Glynn - Tony Curran - Leslie Johnston - Jack Ennis.

Can anyone put names to faces here ?

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Teachers                 
Bro. Brick (Headmaster)     
Bro. Ronan
Bro.McCormack
Bro. Ryan
Bro.Russell
Mr Fitzgerald

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(Thanks To Brian Spain For This Photo & Information)

St. James's CBS Confirmation Photo 1948

Other Information From This Period

Secondary School Teachers                       Nicknames
Mr. Breen                                                 The Borr
Mr. Murtagh                                             Spanky
Mr. Scanlon                                              Squeaky
Bro.Barrett                                                Snuffy

There was also a Primary School teacher named Ned Daly who won an All Ireland Hurling medal with Waterford in 1948.


(Thanks To Brian Spain For The Photo & Information)

St. James's C.B.S. Confirmation Class 1947

From Left :
Back Row : -----, -----, -----, Tisdill, Nolan, Sean Jordan, Alex Carwood, P.Harte, -----, -----,
-----, -----. 

Third  Row : Geoffrey ORourke, Andy McGuire,Willie Gahan, Kilbride, S.Kearney, G.Ward, Kevin Sheldrick, Tom O'Neill, Seamus Garland, Anthony Goucher, Larry Dempsey,

Second Row : -----, Malachy Quinn, Mickie Wilson, Derek Farrell, M.Keavney, Seanie Burgess, Frank Vallelly, Cassells, Willie Ardiff, Tisdill, Scully, -----.

Front Row : Seamus Kearns, Frank McGrath, Syl Gamble, Cassels, Frank Cooney, Joe Quinn, Frank Darcy, T O'Carroll, T.O'Neill, -----, Paddy Lawless.


(Thanks to Alex Carwood for this photo & information)

Additional Information On The
1947  Confirmation Class

Tisdill                                                   Drimnagh
Sean Jordan                    Donegal & Old County Rd.
Alex Carwood                                     Kilmainham
P.Harte                                                Clondalkin
Geoffrey O'Rourke                       Old Kilmainham
Andy McGuire                                    Bow Bridge
Willie Gahan                                       Drimnagh
Kilbride                            Lady Lane, Kilmainham
S.Kearney                                        James's St.
G.Ward                                            Drimnagh
Kevin Sheldrick                              Mount Brown
Tom O'Neill                                      James's St.
Seamus Garland                                Echlin St.
Anthony Goucher                              Maryland
Dempsey                                  Thomas St/High St
Malachy Quinn                                Bow Bridge
Mickie Wilson                               North Crumlin
Derek Farrell                                      Kilmainham
M.Keavney                                    North Cir. Rd.
Seanie Burgess                              Mount Brown 
Frank Vallelly                                  Meath St.

Willie Ardiff                     LadyLane,Kilmainham
Tisdill                                            Drimnagh
Scully                                          Mount Brown
Seamus Kearns                                Pimlico
Frank McGrath
(Irish Press Photographer)            Irwin St.                
Syl Gamble                                Mount Brown
Cassels*                                     Kilmainham   
(CassellsAmusements)                           
Frank Cooney                                 Cabra
Joe Quinn,                                  Bow Bridge
Frank Darcy                              Mount Brown
T. O'Carroll                                  James's St.
T.O'Neill,                                     James's St.
Paddy Lawless              The Harbour,James's St.

* The Cassell family ran the Amusements in the field known as "Gypsy Lee's" next to Lady Lane in Kilmainham for 6 months of the year and then travelled around the country.
The two brothers in the Confirmation photo attended Jambo while the family lived in Kilmainham.