Old photos of unknown grandfather Leech cousin from Cabra West in Dublin

[Twistiefries]

This is a photo taken in 1945/6 of my grandmother on the right and my grandfather's cousin on the left.She lived in Cabra West in Dublin.
My grandfather was James Leech.
Does anyone recognise her.

[Ray T]

Unlikely but why might they be dressed identically? (...and how about the woman in the hat in the background between their heads?)

[oldfashionedgirl]

Also the lady on the right has a lapel badge. Maybe you could post a close up of it as it may give some clues.

[Karen McDonald]

Also the lady on the right has a lapel badge. Maybe you could post a close up of it as it may give some clues.

The badge has quite an unusual shape. I was wondering if it might be a Women's Institute learner's badge? Difficult to say without seeing a better image, though. And I'm not sure the lady might not be a little too old to have been collecting learner's bars on her badge, but you never know.  We are never too old to learn...

Here is a link to a website which sells badges. Scroll down to No. 10.

https://www.sallybosleysbadgeshop.com/shop.php?c=263#prettyPhoto

Best regards,
Karen

P.S. Can someone tell me how I can insert a hyperlink so that readers have to click on e.g. "click here" and the actual web address is not shown in the thread? I am obviously being a wee bit thick today... 

[Ray T]

Not sure that the “Maffia”, as a recently deceased friend of mine always referred to them (she was a member!), had a uniform.

[Twistiefries]

Also, the lady on the right has a lapel badge. Maybe you could post a close up of it as it may give some clues.

Photo becomes too blurred when I tried to enlarge it. The lady is my grandmother Catherine Leach nee Dowdle and was born in Manchester.
The lady on the left is my grandfather's ( James Leech) cousin whom I am trying to trace. She lived in Cabra West around 1945. I have added a couple of extra photos.

[bbart]

P.S. Can someone tell me how I can insert a hyperlink so that readers have to click on e.g. "click here" and the actual web address is not shown in the thread?

Karen:

[ url=the actual web address] now the the words you want to actually post[/url]

There is NO SPACE between the first [ and url.  It's the only way to show you without it turning into a link. Don't forget the = sign!

So your above link would be, with the space :
[ url=https://www.sallybosleysbadgeshop.com/shop.php?c=263#prettyPhoto] Karen's Link[/url]
Taking out the space gives:
Karen's Link

[heywood]

You can also go to ‘Shrink Link’ at the bottom of this page - insert the url, shrink the link and copy the new one.

With reference to the lady, have you traced your grandfather’s cousins and tried to find her that way.

[dublin1850]

There are local Cabra groups on Facebook.