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Post by Ned Costello on Apr 1, 2011 21:47:02 GMT
john McGuire - I just came across this forum now. Thanks for the kind words about my father and mother. You probably know that my father "bushy Costello"passed away quite young in 1979. My mother is still going strong and still living in Kildare. I have very happy memories of my time in the school and all the people you mention. Paddy Griffin I remember as well was in our class and Shane O'Donnell. Do your remember Jimmy Duggan who taught us before my father? Best regards, Ned
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Post by tommysweeney1 on Apr 2, 2011 15:48:11 GMT
Hi Ned,
I remember your dad well, for I was one of the lads he would send down to the shop for the cigarettes. I enjoyed his classes, even if you got the odd duster in the back of the neck if you were caught day dreaming, which I did a lot in school. I remember yourself in the short trousers waiting in line to get into the school after the break, I hope all is well with you, did you ever come across John Royal in your travels, I often wondered what happened to him, Mick Gleason is another one. Iam glad to hear your mum is keeping well.
Regards
Tommy Sweeney
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Post by joemurray on Apr 5, 2011 9:25:01 GMT
I was taught by both your mother and father during my time in the Curragh.Both have happy memories for me.I remember your mother dressing up as Santa for a Christmas party.We all brought in our own orange and biscuits.Your dad was also a very fair man.I think he also taught my brother Ronan.Sorry to hear he passed away at such a young age.
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Post by andybrennan on Apr 6, 2011 21:17:26 GMT
Hi Ned ,
Welcome to this forum,
I remember both of your parents from my school days, good people.
Andy
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Post by dom on Sept 22, 2011 23:12:18 GMT
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Post by peter kearney on Nov 16, 2011 15:28:37 GMT
Hi Sean,
Another thought about the Curragh. I do volunteer work in some of prisons here in NY where some of the most notorious criminals reside from murderers to robbers. During group sessions they hear my accent and ask me where I come from. Ireland is a mere dot on the map to most of these guys. I then ask them if they ever saw the movie, Braveheart starring Mel Gibson. They all say YES with a smile.
Then I tell them about the location where the battles occurred. They are quickly riveted. I tell them about growing up in the Curragh and about the plains and gallops, the sheep and horses. I’m old enough now to realize that we had a wonderful upbringing. Was it perfect? Absolutely not! But I gain solace speaking with these young, because I too, can only visualize what they have come from. They are a product of their environment - no family structure, living in poverty and doing drugs. They got caught up in the dog-eat-dog world of crime and violence. As one young man serving life without parole told me. “I’m not the only one serving a life sentence; my family is serving it with me.”
Telling them about the Curragh brings a visual freshness to their predicament, however brief that may be, and by God that feels good.
Regards,
Brendan
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Post by peter kearney on Nov 16, 2011 15:31:07 GMT
Hi Sean,
Another thought about the Curragh. I do volunteer work in some of prisons here in NY where some of the most notorious criminals reside from murderers to robbers. During group sessions they hear my accent and ask me where I come from. Ireland is a mere dot on the map to most of these guys. I then ask them if they ever saw the movie, Braveheart starring Mel Gibson. They all say YES with a smile.
Then I tell them about the location where the battles occurred. They are quickly riveted. I tell them about growing up in the Curragh and about the plains and gallops, the sheep and horses. I’m old enough now to realize that we had a wonderful upbringing. Was it perfect? Absolutely not! But I gain solace speaking with these young, because I too, can only visualize what they have come from. They are a product of their environment - no family structure, living in poverty and doing drugs. They got caught up in the dog-eat-dog world of crime and violence. As one young man serving life without parole told me. “I’m not the only one serving a life sentence; my family is serving it with me.”
Telling them about the Curragh brings a visual freshness to their predicament, however brief that may be, and by God that feels good.
Regards,
Brendan
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Post by peter kearney on Nov 16, 2011 15:38:09 GMT
Hi Sean,
Another thought about the Curragh. I do volunteer work in some of prisons here in NY where some of the most notorious criminals reside from murderers to robbers. During group sessions they hear my accent and ask me where I come from. Ireland is a mere dot on the map to most of these guys. I then ask them if they ever saw the movie, Braveheart starring Mel Gibson. They all say YES with a smile.
Then I tell them about the location where the battles occurred. They are quickly riveted. I tell them about growing up in the Curragh and about the plains and gallops, the sheep and horses. I’m old enough now to realize that we had a wonderful upbringing. Was it perfect? Absolutely not! But I gain solace speaking with these young, because I too, can only visualize what they have come from. They are a product of their environment - no family structure, living in poverty and doing drugs. They got caught up in the dog-eat-dog world of crime and violence. As one young man serving life without parole told me. “I’m not the only one serving a life sentence; my family is serving it with me.”
Telling them about the Curragh brings a visual freshness to their predicament, however brief that may be, and by God that feels good.
Regards,
Brendan
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