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.
AlexCarwood                                     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*
(CassellsAmusements)                            Kilmainham   
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.