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Post by joemcguire on Nov 24, 2010 20:12:13 GMT
Howya doin John, Its just the King here ,nice photo of the old man, will post again soon. Regards to all Joe
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Post by john Mc Guire on Nov 25, 2010 21:48:09 GMT
Bloody hell fancy us all ending up here on the curragh forum :-) Hope all is well with you and paula :-) long live the KING . :-) :-)
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Post by anncu7hane on Nov 26, 2010 23:42:00 GMT
Hi John, yes i am his sister sometime's he is called mandy, man or del. I dont know how to correct a spelling on the forum either, i had a few wrong spelling's myself it's easy to do Ann C
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Post by sheamus on Dec 30, 2010 19:24:59 GMT
Hello everyone. My name is Sheamus Kelly. I attended the Curragh National School from 1950 to 1958. We were known as "The Kellys from the Racecourse" There is a lot of information about the teachers and students which I recall from my time there. Mr Breen was the head teacher and Bob Ford was my teacher for a few years. Bob had some very bad habits, like spitting on the mat as soon as he walked into the classroom. Another cruel deed he performed was when he came up behind you and gripped a piece of the hair on the back of your neck and lift you up from your seat which was very painful, and finally take your hand and bend at the knuckles until they four fingers cracked. This is my first time and I hope it wont be the last. Sheamus Kelly.
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Post by johnnykelly on Dec 30, 2010 21:14:10 GMT
Re:Boys National School Hi Seamus and welcome to the forum iremember your brothers and sister well it is years since i have seen the lads if memory serves me right was their names Matt and Luke,Bobby Breen and Bob Ford as well as Butt McCormack 3 terrorists they were and always took it out on us poor pupils whenever they were in bad form, bordered on crulety and assault some of the things that they got away with. but not all the days were that bad as some good times were had as well, i hope you and your family are keeping well and i wish you all a very Happy New Year. keep posting and if you have any comments or require any assistance on any topic dont hesitate to ask as there is a hive of information from all of the members on line, by for now. Johnny Kelly from Pearse
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Post by jjcurran on Feb 15, 2011 23:38:43 GMT
Hi all...JJ here. This story could go under ‘Do you remember’ but as it relates to the school , here goes. I remember skinning my knee in the school yard while playing tig with Liam Heffernan (McDonnagh) who also incurred a blood injury. We were both dispatched to Mrs O’Brien who was the first aid ‘paramedic’. She cleaned our wounds and then opened a press to reveal her stockpile of bandages etc. She took a bottle of iodine from the press and turned it upside down to wet the cork stopper with the iodine. She then removed the cork and dabbed it on my bleeding wound. I remember it stung like hell. She then placed the blooded cork back in the bottle, and again turned the bottle upside down and removed the cork and proceeded to pat Liam Heffernan’s wound with it. The concept of cross contamination, blood groups or infection was not deemed to be an issue in those far off days. I must say it didn’t do us any harm. Whenever I see a bottle of iodine, the memory of this episode flashes back into my memory, and I can smell the marla and chalk from the duster. In those days I’m sure you can remember your parents saying “your school days are the best days of your life”. Everytime my mam said it I thought to myself ‘she has a hole in her head, how could she think such a thing’. Looking back now I would have to say , maybe there was some wisdom in it. Regards JJ
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Post by andybrennan on Feb 15, 2011 23:56:28 GMT
JJ.
good story, have to say Liam is looking well on the mixed blood,
did you ever practice the pricking of the thumb with another and becoming blood brothers I remember the practice especially after a matinee in the picture house showing the Lone Ranger or some such.
Andy
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Post by andybrennan on Feb 15, 2011 23:59:07 GMT
Rose
The fact of life or the birds and the bees, God what an embarrassing time and the lies of ones peers.
Andy
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Post by jjcurran on Feb 16, 2011 14:08:38 GMT
Hello Andy, Glad to hear Liam Heffernan is doing well on my ‘O Neg’ blood. Well I remember the blood brother procedure initiated by Geronimo, Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse and Cochise. As I recall Liam Heffernan, David Bolger and John Joe Nenan joined the army band. I remember meeting them circa 1964 in Cathal Brugha while I was engaged making the film ‘The Blue Max’. To my consternation I was overlooked in the Oscars that year.I thought my portrayal of a German army sergeant was exemplary. Especially the part where I ordered all my men out of the trenches in front of me. If you see any of the afore mentioned give them my regards. If they have trouble remembering me, tell them I was the good looking fellow with the big ears. Regards JJ
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Post by andybrennan on Feb 16, 2011 20:42:03 GMT
HI JJ.
Will pass your regards on to Liam .
As for the Blue Max where else would a Sgt lead from only the rear, you must have being a potential officer.
As for the Heff remembering you, no bother there all that were born East of the Tower have excellent memories as is attested to by the postings. As a matter of interest did you have many blood brothers and do you still practise that fine art??? Andy
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Post by jjcurran on Feb 16, 2011 23:52:28 GMT
Hi Andy, Andy when I left the Curragh school I was sentenced to attend the ‘Christian’ Brothers school. These were a special breed of men Hitler would have been proud of and I’m sure they were trained by the Waffen SS. The practice of the blood brother custom was strictly verboten and any infringement would warrant a clatter on the back of the neck with the leg of a chair as a preliminary warm up for twelve wallops of the standard issue leather. If you thought Bobby Breen or Butt McCormack were tough men, believe me they would not qualify as even an apprentice to the ‘Christian’ Brothers. Mind you I do remember Bobby Breen going on a rampage looking for boys who had the cheek to draw tattoos on their arms. I had a fine reproduction of a dagger which would have taxed Leonardo Da vinci’s skills. This artwork was not appreciated by Bobby Breen who walloped the hell out of me with such enthusiasm that I’m sure he was getting green shield stamps for each wallop. This ‘scurrilous’ practice was nipped in the bud as was the practice of reading 64 page war comics. I can look back now with some amusement on the warped practices which we had to endure at school but I must say I’m glad my children did not have to endure such wrath. Kind regards JJ
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Post by andybrennan on Feb 17, 2011 0:04:04 GMT
JJ, I doubt not your recollection of our esteemed brethern The Christian Brothers love of discipline, tis no loss that corporal punishment (as you say) nipped in the bud .
Have to say when teacher mentioned by you was giving me a trimming I am sure that to me it hurt as much as the brothers christian or not. The film Tale for a Raggy Boy , brings home the cruelty of that sect
Good news though the reading of the 64 pager war comics still practised on a daily basis by none other then me old comrade Froggy ( Thomas ) Doyle.
Andy
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Post by Matt McNamara on Feb 20, 2011 20:02:13 GMT
HI All This photograph is of John & Jude Curran and it was taken in The Curragh Camp in 1956. Matt
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Post by annemcnamara on Feb 20, 2011 22:00:14 GMT
Great photo of the Curran boys, thank you J.J. Anne.
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Post by Ned Costello on Apr 1, 2011 21:36:44 GMT
Ann, Thanks for that, I had a small chat with Liz to day and she filled me in and also on your effort to update me as to Ann Kelly and family. Again thanks, You must be busy blowing out all them candles do enjoy your anniversary Andy
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