Clarke

[anncu7hane]

Hi Johnny,
Iremember your family we lived in O'Higgin,s Terrace to,Imeet your Mum often
Ann Delahunt Culhane

[breede conway nee fennell]

Hi Johnny, just logged on for the first time. Clarke caught my attention. How are all the family.

breede fennell

[johnnykelly]

Re: Clarke
Hi Breede
welcome to the Curragh Forum, all in the family are thriving and well tg. if you have any photos of Growing up in the Curragh you can post them on the forum, or any stories of life growing up in the Camp it would be welcome as it is great to hear all the different stories of the wonderful times of life being reared in the Curragh. all the best hope to meet up with you some day soon, bye for now Johnny

[Michele O Brien Power]

Hi Johnny

You wont remember me but i new Robby very well im Tony O Briens sister Michele. I remember we all went to the rising sun bar one night this was the first time i met you . Your sister and her 2 sons were back home i didnt tell tony i was going because he wouldnt have left me go
when he discovered where i was he marched me home to waterford
ah happy days

[johnnycoughlan]

hi johnny so good to hear from you we had so many good times growing up

[limerick]

Mary Keane,

I understand your late Dad was Paddy Keane and your family lived at Clarke M.Qrs.
The Glenila Ceili Band was part of your lives and mine with Frank Brennan and Mick McCoy.

Hope I am correct?

Con

[cyril henry]

:Phi to everyone i used to live in clarke too right behind you mary does anyone remember me

[rose5mcdonaghtce]

Hi Cyril,

Welcome to the forum, yes I remember you, bump into your Mam, brother and sister now and again, hope you are keeping well.

Rose Smith.

[andybrennan]

Hi Cyril.

Andy ex Clarke, welcome to the forum

Andy

[Mary Edgar]

Hi Johnny, it's Mary Edgar from Australia. Only new to this and not sure what I am doing or how I am doing it. I knew all the families you mentioned plus Mary Murphy, my friend her brothers Thomas and Jerry. Hate to admit but I'v forgotten loads of people but then I have left the Curragh for nearly 50 years.

Say hello to you Ma and the rest of the family.

Bye. Mary.

[charlie004]

Hi Mary Edgar, welcome to the post.As a former Aussie I welcome you on board.Hi, Isn't the world getting smaller?Your doing good,keep it comming.
Regards. Charlie.

[johnnykelly]

Re:Clarke
Hi Mary EDGAR Welcome to the forum, keep in touch as you never know whom you will hear from on the site as the word is spreading around the world, you are keeping well at this moment in time,if you need any help in tracing iold pals from school just post the names and somone may have information for you, bye for now , Johnny Kelly xPearse

[andybrennan]

Hi Mary Edgar,,

Welcome to the site, you are doing just fine.

Andy Brennan ex Clarke Qtrs.

Andy

[rose5mcdonaghtce]

I see our newest member is Eithne Hynes, I am taking it that it's Eithne that used to live in Clarke, and which I only discovered in the last year or two from Larry Houlihan that she is his sister.

Welcome to the forum Eithne, I remember you and your family well, from days spent in Clarke with Gertie and Tom Coyle.

Rose Smith (Up McDonagh)

[marykeaneclarke]

hi here I am only answering now yes my sister is Liz and my brother was Liam who sadly passed away 30 odd years ago.

I remember growing up on the Curragh - we lived only in Clarke in all of the blocks = first memory was downstairs (as we referred to in those days) in the middlle block, we lived beside Murphy's (one side) and Martins (the otherside). There were the Farrells, Fennells, Coughlans, O'Neills and each and everyone of them were terrific neighbours. I have never experienced anyone like them and I doubt if I ever will not in my lifetime anyway....... New People moved in and people you had grown up with moved to another location on the Camp or elsewhere but there was always that special connection. From one Curragh resident to another.

When I think of the size of the house we all fitted into and the toilets down the end of the block, the ashbins (as they were called) that served and facilitated about 10 families. The privilege of having not one but two cinemas (picture houses) the largest swimming pool in Ireland (at the time) a Gym. We were certainly unique.

A few of us met up recently and the craic was mighty, the memories just flowed - I met a girl I went to school with nearly 50 years ago and had not seen her in 47 years and it was super.

Where would you get that instant connection anyway hopefully there will be more to come.

Mary K.