Thank you to the Principal Sean O Shea, all the staff and pupils of Mary Queen of Angels who gave a huge welcome to Sergeant Major Noel O'Callaghan who was from Oranmore Road, on his return to the school he left in 1971. After a period in the Tech (Kylemore College), which he left to work in Quinnsworth Supermarket, he then joined the Defence Forces at 17 years of age. Noel spoke to the 5th and 6th classes about his life and times in the school and the Defence Forces. He showed the pupils slides of his eight missions overseas his first being as a Corporal in 1978 to the Lebanon. When asked about his proudest moment he said there were many, one being, Noel showed a photo of his granddaughter and himself walking in uniform, but he mentioned that another proud moment was today talking to the pupils of a school that he once attended. Noel praised his wife Brenda and his two children, Rebecca and David and his Grandchildren. Noel has rose from Private to the highest rank of Sergeant Major in his 43 years’ service and is due to retire on the 25th of December 2017.

Thank you to Sean Brennan for his Vidio Link which captures the days events www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv1FzwU4esI

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Thank you to the Principal Sean O Shea, all the staff and pupils of Mary Queen of Angels who gave a huge welcome to Sergeant Major Noel O'Callaghan who was from Oranmore Road, on his return to the school he left in 1971. After a period in the Tech (Kylemore College), which he left to work in Quinnsworth Supermarket, he then joined the Defence Forces at 17 years of age. Noel spoke to the 5th and 6th classes about his life and times in the school and the Defence Forces. He showed the pupils slides of his eight missions overseas his first being as a Corporal in 1978 to the Lebanon. When asked about his proudest moment he said there were many, one being, Noel showed a photo of his granddaughter and himself walking in uniform, but he mentioned that another proud moment was today talking to the pupils of a school that he once attended. Noel praised his wife Brenda and his two children, Rebecca and David and his Grandchildren. Noel has rose from Private to the highest rank of Sergeant Major in his 43 years’ service and is due to retire on the 25th of December 2017.

Thank you to Sean Brennan for his Vidio Link which captures the days events www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv1FzwU4esI

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Thank you to the Principal Sean O Shea, all the staff and pupils of Mary Queen of Angels who gave a huge welcome to Sergeant Major Noel O'Callaghan who was from Oranmore Road, on his return to the school he left in 1971. After a period in the Tech (Kylemore College), which he left to work in Quinnsworth Supermarket, he then joined the Defence Forces at 17 years of age. Noel spoke to the 5th and 6th classes about his life and times in the school and the Defence Forces. He showed the pupils slides of his eight missions overseas his first being as a Corporal in 1978 to the Lebanon. When asked about his proudest moment he said there were many, one being, Noel showed a photo of his granddaughter and himself walking in uniform, but he mentioned that another proud moment was today talking to the pupils of a school that he once attended. Noel praised his wife Brenda and his two children, Rebecca and David and his Grandchildren. Noel has rose from Private to the highest rank of Sergeant Major in his 43 years’ service and is due to retire on the 25th of December 2017.

Thank you to Sean Brennan for his Vidio Link which captures the days events www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv1FzwU4esI

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Thank you to Sean Brennan for his Vidio Link which captures the days events www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv1FzwU4esI

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Noel O Callaghan from Oranmore Road Ballyfermot returning to his old School Mary Queen of Angels which he left in 1971

Thank you to Sean Brennan for his Vidio Link which captures the days events www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv1FzwU4esI

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