23rd Potential NCO’s Cse Curragh Camp 1949

[Matt McNamara]

Hi All

The following photograph was sent to me from Flt Sgt Noel Daly (Air Corps) . Noel is son of Ex-CQMS Albert Daly who passed away in August 1999. Noel recently opened the back of the photo frame and found the list of names of all personnel on the NCO course, including instructors. Service No: 87542 CQMS Daly retired in 1988 after completing over 40 years service in the Defence Forces.

Ex-CQMS Albert Daly

23rd Potential NCO’s Cse Curragh Camp 1949

Front Row: Sgts Brady, Oleary, CS Sourke, Capt McDwyre, Comdt JJ O Reilly, Lt O’Sullivan, Sgt O’Loughlin, Sgt McGlynn, Pte Hughes

2nd Row: Pte’s Broderick, O’Connoll, McCarney, Mostyn, Dempsey, McDonald, Butler, O’Dwyer, Gallagher, O’Keeffe, Gaffny, Horan

3rd Row: Pte’s Conlon, Finn, Daly, Casey, Torpey, Reilly Keane, Dowling

4th Row: Regan, McCormack, Donohoe, Feane, Campbell, Ellis, O’Donell, Hoey

Also in the photograph is Comdt John Joe O’Reilly. The famous Cavan County footballer who picked up a serious injury during a football match in 1952 from which he never recovered. He died in the General Military Hospital in the Curragh in 21 November 1952 at only 34 years of age. He was named at centre half-back on the Gaelic Athletic Association's "Team of the Millennium" in 1999.

Matt

[andybrennan]

Matt,

That is a super photo especially with the names.

I was wondering is that Sgt McGlynn A father of Martin, who looked in some time ago, Michael Mc Glynn Plunkett retired Breda O Shea, just wondering is he the daddy of those mentioned

Andy

[johnnykelly]

Re:23rd Potential NCO"sCourse
Hi Matt
3rd row thats tom conlonx sgt maj 3bn also in the 4th row is tommy cambell xc/s sigs father of mick cambell and seamus cambell ceannt mqtrs,
keep em coming Johnny

[andybrennan]

Johnny

Tommy Campbell also lived in warrant officers qtrs in Clarke and while there was most helpful to myself , I have only good memories of that family,

Andy

[liamkearney]

Hi Andy, I think the McGlynn family lived in either Connoly or Ceannt, their son Peter went into the Aer Corps Apprentice School in the mid 60s he is currently the PRO for the Roger Casement Branch ONE.

[andybrennan]

Thanks Liam

I do have the odd chat with Michael McGlynn when we are on grandchild collection duty from the schools, will ask him when next we meet.

And the Mc Glynns lived in Connolly that is the last address I remember them at they were in the house down stairs under us

Andy