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Wexford / Re: Wexford Town - connections & tales
« on: Friday 09 October 09 17:55 BST (UK)  »
My memory definitely failed me on that old cinema. Thanks for the picture of the Abbey. I was last in Wexford town for a day in 1985, showing my wife my old haunts.
My dad usually taught 5th class at the CBS, from 1956 to 1962. I had him as my teacher during 1956-1957 school year. The next year the teacher was Br. Mcgrath. I think the Principal was Br. Gleason. ? My brother is 59 and had a Mr. O' Gara as teacher 56-57. Mr. O'Gara impressed his students by "breaking" 6 inch nails with his teeth.? I think he did this with every new class. In the secondary school the Principal was Br. Keleher. The other teachers I remember were Br. Flaherty, Mr Cullen(science), Mr. Redmond(Irish), Mr Corish(History and Art). a new English teacher Mylie Wickham came for the year 1961-62. He would read Jack Banville's essays to the class, which was when we became aware of his great talent.
My brother has been in Melbourne,Australia since 1971 with his wife and three sons. My sister still lves in Dublin with her husband and three children.

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Wexford / Re: Wexford Town - connections & tales
« on: Friday 09 October 09 12:53 BST (UK)  »
nickr90,
Thanks for the quick reply. Looking at your profile on this site i see you younger than me, sorry.
  I see that you a have done much research and written much about Wexford. One of my favorite memories is of the three cinemas in town, the Abbey(First run)  then the Capitol and the Royal. Because the last two showed older movies  i became familiar with the stars of the 30's. 40's and 50's. With the arrival of television in 1961 did the Capitol or the Royal survive for long.
   I think the royal was on Cinema lane(I see on another post that you identified thid as Harpurs Lane) , a small side street running from South Main street to Crescent Key. Was the Capitol nearby, on South Main street. The Abbey on Lower Georges street ? seemed magnificent by comparison and having arrived from Kilmyshall(near Bunclody) and before that Terelton, Co. Cork. I am very glad to discover this site, keep up the good work.
                                                                     Barry Twomey

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Wexford / Re: Wexford Town - connections & tales
« on: Tuesday 06 October 09 18:12 BST (UK)  »
nickr90,
My name is BarryT and I lived in Wexford town from January 1956 to the summer of 1962 when I turned 16. My family moved to Dublin and i moved to the Chicago area in 1970 where I still live. I have very fond memories of Wexford town. My father was a lay teacher at CBS where i went to school. One of my fellow students was Nicky Rossiter and I do remember other students as well as students at all the other schools.
We lived at 1 Saint Ibars Terrace on the Newtown Rd.

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