Our Lady of the Assumption Church

Eamonn Mac Thomais the Dublin historian and author who died in 2002 wrote in the Irish Press on 2 June 1986 about his input in helping Ballyfermot get its new church. His parish church was St Michaels in Inchicore and one Sunday at mass Father Donal O Scannaill who was one of the curate’s in St Michaels and was also assigned to help start up the new parish of Ballyfermot appealed over the alter for door to door collectors to help build a church in Ballyfermot. Eamonn gave in his name as one of the volunteers. He received his collector’s book and he was off the next Sunday to collect on what were known as the newly wed houses on Muskerry Road.

. There were many other events organised by Father Donal and the community to raise funds for the new church. Such as social evenings which included, dances,
‘Take your Pick’ called after a popular television show at that time, this was a game where the person playing had the choice to take money that was offered or open a box, and may win nothing. The biggest fundraiser was the ‘Buy a block’ for the building of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Each block cost £1 and they sold 3,300. Some people paid 6d. a week until the block was paid for, and when they had paid in full, they received a souvenir receipt to say, they that they owned one cement block in Our Lady of the Assumption Church.

Notes taken from Ballyfermot Building a Community 1948 - 2006 Ken Larkin

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Our Lady of the Assumption Church

Eamonn Mac Thomais the Dublin historian and author who died in 2002 wrote in the Irish Press on 2 June 1986 about his input in helping Ballyfermot get its new church. His parish church was St Michaels in Inchicore and one Sunday at mass Father Donal O Scannaill who was one of the curate’s in St Michaels and was also assigned to help start up the new parish of Ballyfermot appealed over the alter for door to door collectors to help build a church in Ballyfermot. Eamonn gave in his name as one of the volunteers. He received his collector’s book and he was off the next Sunday to collect on what were known as the newly wed houses on Muskerry Road.

. There were many other events organised by Father Donal and the community to raise funds for the new church. Such as social evenings which included, dances,
‘Take your Pick’ called after a popular television show at that time, this was a game where the person playing had the choice to take money that was offered or open a box, and may win nothing. The biggest fundraiser was the ‘Buy a block’ for the building of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Each block cost £1 and they sold 3,300. Some people paid 6d. a week until the block was paid for, and when they had paid in full, they received a souvenir receipt to say, they that they owned one cement block in Our Lady of the Assumption Church.

Notes taken from Ballyfermot Building a Community 1948 - 2006 Ken Larkin

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Our Lady of the Assumption Church

Eamonn Mac Thomais the Dublin historian and author who died in 2002 wrote in the Irish Press on 2 June 1986 about his input in helping Ballyfermot get its new church. His parish church was St Michaels in Inchicore and one Sunday at mass Father Donal O Scannaill who was one of the curate’s in St Michaels and was also assigned to help start up the new parish of Ballyfermot appealed over the alter for door to door collectors to help build a church in Ballyfermot. Eamonn gave in his name as one of the volunteers. He received his collector’s book and he was off the next Sunday to collect on what were known as the newly wed houses on Muskerry Road.

. There were many other events organised by Father Donal and the community to raise funds for the new church. Such as social evenings which included, dances,
‘Take your Pick’ called after a popular television show at that time, this was a game where the person playing had the choice to take money that was offered or open a box, and may win nothing. The biggest fundraiser was the ‘Buy a block’ for the building of Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Each block cost £1 and they sold 3,300. Some people paid 6d. a week until the block was paid for, and when they had paid in full, they received a souvenir receipt to say, they that they owned one cement block in Our Lady of the Assumption Church.

Notes taken from Ballyfermot Building a Community 1948 - 2006 Ken Larkin

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Teacher Mr Leonard

Front Row L-R

2 Row 6 Damien Lawless Garryowen Rd,

3 Row 7 Frances Thornly Landen Rd 8 Paul McManus Ballyfermot Road,

5 Row Thomas Geraghty Ballyfermot Rd,

Back row L-R 1 Patsy Knowd, 2 Martin McHugh Claddagh Rd, 3 Martin Beringham Decies Rd, 4 Martin Lynch, 5 Martin Costello Claddagh Road, 8 Dave Whelan Ballyfermot Avenue

Thanks to Paul and Angie McManus for these names - Martin Lawlor, Gerard Wren, Brian Coogan, John Dunne Oranmore Road, Edward Byrne Oranmore Road, Brian Cunningham Le Fanu Road, Damien Lawlor, Paul Moran Cloiginn Road, Patrick Hanna, David Cooney, Derek Toner Blackditch Road, Derek Byrne Spiddal Road, Luke Ward, Larry Burtonshaw Cloiginn Road, Brendan Welsh claddagh green and Christopher Carey claddagh rd
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Malachi Lawless - 1961 Brian Keogh, Joe Geoghegan, Malachi Lawless , 5th year ,Leaving Cert Class , St Benildus De La Salle College, Le Fanu Road, Ballyfefmot on a class visit to Kinsale,

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