It is time for another post and this picture definitely deserves to be that post! The photo was sent to us by Marina Carew Aita and it is from 1951. It was obviously a special event because the girls are all wearing tams, etc, which was usual for parades and special occasions. Although Marina remembers being on parade, she can't quite remember what the occasion was (a visit by the Queen or Pope perhaps?) Definitely not the Pope because the only Pope to visit was John Paul II and that was sometime in the 1980s. So come on, everybody, search your brain and see if you can help us out with this please.
Marina has also been able to supply all the names for the girls in the photo. That is really helpful and, if you aren't one of them, then perhaps your Mother or Aunt or even your Grandmother, is one of those girls. Have a look, enjoy the amazing picture, and let us know if you can come up with the event.
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| Marina and Classmates, 1951 |
FRONT:
Shirley Gardner, Joan Fitzgerald, Maureen Molloy, Betty Croke, Mollie Power, Mary Mansfield,
CENTRE:
Maureen Doyle, Eileen Penney, Patricia O'Brien, Patricia Dunne, Marina Carew, Claudine Horan, Helen Antle, Mercedes Hearn, Shirley Fitzpatrick, Nellie Power,
BACK:
Edith Byrne, Patricia Whittle, Eleanor Whelan, Betty Fitzgerald, Betty Kean, Helen Molloy, Maureen Squires, Mary Malone, Shirley Ring
Thank you Marina. This will take many of us on a great little walk down Memory Lane. I just love the picture and, hopefully, you will come across some more like this one.