Some names that went to Whitefriar School

Margaret Lattimore R.I.P. Landen Road - Whitefriar Street
1950s

Alice Fallon - Lived on Landen and my sister Kathleen ( Kay ) who was 6 years old and myself 7 years old got the bus on Garryowen Road to go to Whitefriar street until the Dominican Convent was built, approx 1952 or 1953. We were the first into the new school, and the first class for first Communion. We both made our Communion together in the new School. When I get the smell of tar or bitumen it brings me right back. We lived in 250 Landen and we were early residents of Ballyfermot.

Collette Sheppard Keane and her Brother Les from Seven Street Dublin attended Whitefriar Street School

Martin Green - Ì went went to Whitefriar St 1957 i am Kylemore Avenue

Christine Belmont Cahill Claddagh Green - I made my communion in Whitefriar street school in 1967/68 I was born June 61 lived on Claddagh Green , but think I may have lived in Keoghs Square at the time ,to this day I have only one really bad faded photo , anyone know where I could get my hands on the school class photo done in all schools

Caroline Cooling Snr - Ballyfermot parade born in 1952

Monica Griffin O' Reilly - 175 Oranmore road I went to Whitefriar school 1964

Brenda Kearns - Kylemore Rd I went to Whitefriar St School.

Frances Fitzgerald Johnson - Frances Johnson Oranmore road 1957 the buses

Pauline O' Toole Coghill - Me and my sister Annette and Barbara, went to Holy Faith school in Coombe then Barbara, and me were taken out of convent and sent to Whitefriar Street, and so did our younger sisters Carol and Geraldine
I don’t have photo but will ask if they have photo. My brothers Ronnie, Brian, and Patsy O’Toole went to Whitefriar Street in 1950s

Jean Tracey - I attended Whitefriar st about 1952 from O' Moore Road

Stephen Hanlon Lough Conn Terrace. Whitefriar Street 1956

Rita Timmons Maguire Colepark Avenue - My family Timmons went to Whitefriar Street

Ann Timmons Ronayne Colepark Ave - Hi Ken I'll have a root about see can I find some.. Collette Sheppard..Bridget Cleary, Mary May ..Patricia Carr..Martina Maguire, Catherine Roche..Esther Honer, Theresa Flynn..
I know councilor Mannix Flynn went there he would be my brothers age group , Sean Timmons, Anthony Timmons, Eddie
Timmons.

Carol Timmons Colepark Avenue - Whitefriar st remember getting the bus at the church to school and my brothers getting of the bus at sinews shop

Paul Timmons Colepark Avenue - Went to Whitefriar Street School

Martina McGrane, Lulu Cleary Drumfinn Ave Whitefriar Street 1970

Bill Healy - My 2 Brothers went to Whitefriar Street 1950s

Frank and jimmy Healy 237 Kylemore Road Went to Whitefriar Street School

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Some Names that went to the Convent of Mercy Baggot Street

Helen Byrne - My mother went to that school. She lived in Erne St so that was the nearest school. She had a teacher called Sr. Boramayo.(can't spell that). She was a brilliant teacher. They even did science and she was in primary school.

Eileen Deering Kylemore Avenue 1950s Sisters of Mercy Baggot Street

Mary French Le Fanu Road - Went to Baggot St School late 50s till I was 13 love to see photos

Terry Teresa Hopkins McGeough - Hi Ken I went to Baggot St school Ken . I don’t have a communion group photo but I do have a big class photo . I also played violin the Sisters taught us I have a few photos of some of us playing at a
concert.

Denis Kelleher Claddagh Rd - I went to the sisters of mercy 1960s, no group photo , but my communion ceremony in a church in the city centre was beautiful and still a vivid memory , can’t remember which church though and I’d love too, as I’ve been into a few in recent years chasing that particular memory, if anyone here would know please let me know
This was a fairly big church Ken if memory serves with kids from Other schools , the boys walked from the side aisle and met with a girl from the opposite aisle, and then both turned and walked towards the alter the boys sitting on the left and the girls in the right

William O' Neill - Lived on Thomond road went to Baggot St. Three sisters went also. Elizabeth Ann and Deirdre, I was born in 1955, so started 1959, made my communion 1962, Westland Row then started in the De La Salle

Jim O' Brien, Martin Norton, ? Scully 1960s Convent of Mercy Baggot 1960s

Sean Walsh Cremona Rd , Anne Percival Clifton Road. 1950s,

Veronica, Joan, Peter, Bernard, Geraldine Hallahan Drumfinn
Ave

Pauline Spierin O' Neill - All of my family Went to Sisters of Mercy Spierin Drumfinn Ave 1963

Maura Phelan Mullins - I grew up in Ringsend from early 60s til 70s roughly 10 yrs primary and secondary. I can remember 2 names Deirdre O'Neil and Geraldine Bruce

Maura Dillon Harmon 1955 - 1959 - I went to Baggot Street School Ken. Maura Dillon from Thomond Road and Blackditch Rd. My memory is Miss Wall. A very stern teacher also Sr. Xavier had a few run ins with her.

Maura Dillon Harmon 1955 - 1959 - Ken I was on the School around the Corner with Paddy Crosby in Baggot St. Can't remember the year but it was on the radio and it was so exciting. My photo was in the Herald. Got 10shillings and sweets. Must try find the photo. It was like Irelands Got Talent. We had to sing. My song was....How much is that doggie in the Window.

Patrick Plunkett - We (self, 4 brothers and sister) all went by bus from Drumfinn Rd to Baggot St.
Siblings names were Ollie, Kevin (r.i.p.) with Eileen and Aidan with Colm (two sets of twins)
I made my Communion in St Andrew’s, Westland Row, (1962, I think) where, only last month, I sang “Messiah” by Handel, with the Dublin Bach Singers.
I don’t think I have pictures, but will check in my attic.

Louise Byrne - From 1961 until I was fourteen I lived on lally Road I always remember the ecer as we all called him a lovely man. My first teacher was old but before class we had to recite the proclamation and stand, Mrs Woods was my hero she understood everything child ,my older siblings also went there from the fifties

Louise Byrne - Martha Deans Mullen Donnybrook - I went there age 4 in 1959 to 1968 made my communion in 1962 don’t have group photo only mine

Margaret O' Connor - Started school in Baggot Street aged 4 before Dominican Convent was built remember getting school bus at end of Ballyfermot parade 1950s

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Delighted that Bob and Margaret Lattimore called in to say hello and share their memories of Ballyfermot in 1948 while home on a holiday from the UK this afternoon . Bob family moved in to number 63 Decies Road from Lad Lane in 1948. and Margaret family moved from Pembroke Road to Landen Road in 1948. Bob went to St Michaels School Inchicore and Margaret got the Bus into Whitefriar Street School. Bob and Margaret met while Margaret was helping her mother with the Buy a Brick for Our Lady of the Assumption Church. Margaret Family emigrated to the UK in 1958 soon to be followed by Bob in 1959.

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Convent of Mercy , Baggott st . Before schools in ballyfermot so a lot of these kids are from Ballyfermot early 1950s .

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