Book
Collection object
2002.0437
H. 21.0 W. 14.9 T. 0.8
Book, A Spot So Fair, Tales from St Marys, by Denis O'Shaughnessy. 2nd ed 2001. Publisher: Margo Press, Limerick. Printer: Ger Brown Print & Design. 144pp plus soft card covers. Glossy paper.
Photographs: Front cover: four children on Glue Yard Lane 1973. Back cover: Whitewashing on Glue Yard Lane, nd, under text. In text: Cumann Gaelach Muire, An Tostal pageant 1953; Members of Mullane family; Old St Marys church; Martin Clancy scores Shannon try; Alabama Minstrels setting off for Abbey Regatta early 1950s; ditto in boats at Kings Island festival 1976; Dutch gables on Mary St; Sean Moylan as Montys batman and recent wearing service medals; Angela Conway behind bar; group outside Mall Bar, early 1950s; House, Sunnyside, former RIC barracks; Joe Hayes outside ruin of house in Flag Lane; Pa Joe Rea outside Hadah Sweeneys house in Glue Yard Lane; O'Shaughnessy family 1952, incl author; Park Bridge being demolished in 1931; Sr Felicitas and communicants; Noel Healt and Gustine Hayes in Shannon rugby shirts; Sir Harrys Mall (poor); 1970 sing song in Conways; St Marys scouts 2nd troop with mayor Kevin Bradshaw, 1951; Treacys Packet & Tripe shop, Squeezegut Lane; John 'The Man' Frawley; Freeze up at Corbally baths, 1963; Athlunkard Bridge and Lax Weir, ditto; Children Nellie & Peggy Lahiff; Willie & Gerry Lahiff; James Lahiff from Night Watch photo 1902; drawing of Athlunkard Toll Bridge after Lawrence; Athlunkard Bridge from Lanahrone, toll house at l.; Foncie O'Mahony; Athlunkard boat club; Archconfraterenity diamond jubilee procession on O'Connell St, 1928; Jeremiah Frawley in bow of sand cot on canal; 3 teenagers, incl author, playing snooker, early 1950s; O'Malley house, River View, Mill Road; large group posed outside Mill Bar, 1950s; Pa Healy as boxer, oarsman & rugby player; do at butchers stall, Roches St; Mary Byrnes; Fr P J Lee speaking at opening of Bishop St playground, 1946, incl Michael Keyes and Mossie Reidy; two Athlunkard St houses; Sandmall floods, 1991; Athlunkard St c.1960; first Shannon senior team, 1953-4; Sean South; O'Shaughnessy children, incl author, on Thomas's Island 1939; group of men, Paddy O'Connor, Charlie Flood, Paddy O'Mara, J B Neiland, Eddie Fitzgerald; two paintings by Bobby Duhig; two Abbey Fishermen brecauns at Corbally 1932; Athlunkard Boat Club members 1952; Nellie Long's shop, Keyes Row; Paddy Sheehy, tank commander, Korean war; St Marys cub scouts, 1965; Michael Noel Tyan, Shannon captain, with Munster cup.
Photographs: Front cover: four children on Glue Yard Lane 1973. Back cover: Whitewashing on Glue Yard Lane, nd, under text. In text: Cumann Gaelach Muire, An Tostal pageant 1953; Members of Mullane family; Old St Marys church; Martin Clancy scores Shannon try; Alabama Minstrels setting off for Abbey Regatta early 1950s; ditto in boats at Kings Island festival 1976; Dutch gables on Mary St; Sean Moylan as Montys batman and recent wearing service medals; Angela Conway behind bar; group outside Mall Bar, early 1950s; House, Sunnyside, former RIC barracks; Joe Hayes outside ruin of house in Flag Lane; Pa Joe Rea outside Hadah Sweeneys house in Glue Yard Lane; O'Shaughnessy family 1952, incl author; Park Bridge being demolished in 1931; Sr Felicitas and communicants; Noel Healt and Gustine Hayes in Shannon rugby shirts; Sir Harrys Mall (poor); 1970 sing song in Conways; St Marys scouts 2nd troop with mayor Kevin Bradshaw, 1951; Treacys Packet & Tripe shop, Squeezegut Lane; John 'The Man' Frawley; Freeze up at Corbally baths, 1963; Athlunkard Bridge and Lax Weir, ditto; Children Nellie & Peggy Lahiff; Willie & Gerry Lahiff; James Lahiff from Night Watch photo 1902; drawing of Athlunkard Toll Bridge after Lawrence; Athlunkard Bridge from Lanahrone, toll house at l.; Foncie O'Mahony; Athlunkard boat club; Archconfraterenity diamond jubilee procession on O'Connell St, 1928; Jeremiah Frawley in bow of sand cot on canal; 3 teenagers, incl author, playing snooker, early 1950s; O'Malley house, River View, Mill Road; large group posed outside Mill Bar, 1950s; Pa Healy as boxer, oarsman & rugby player; do at butchers stall, Roches St; Mary Byrnes; Fr P J Lee speaking at opening of Bishop St playground, 1946, incl Michael Keyes and Mossie Reidy; two Athlunkard St houses; Sandmall floods, 1991; Athlunkard St c.1960; first Shannon senior team, 1953-4; Sean South; O'Shaughnessy children, incl author, on Thomas's Island 1939; group of men, Paddy O'Connor, Charlie Flood, Paddy O'Mara, J B Neiland, Eddie Fitzgerald; two paintings by Bobby Duhig; two Abbey Fishermen brecauns at Corbally 1932; Athlunkard Boat Club members 1952; Nellie Long's shop, Keyes Row; Paddy Sheehy, tank commander, Korean war; St Marys cub scouts, 1965; Michael Noel Tyan, Shannon captain, with Munster cup.
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