Huge crowd expected for ‘Joe Dolan’ show this Saturday night!

Angela Shine, Monroe, Fethard, photographed with the late Joe Dolan, who will be remembered this Saturday night, May 4, when members of the original Joe Dolan band perform their ‘Remembering Joe’ show at Fethard Ballroom, starting at 8pm. Tickets available from Fethard Post Office (052 6131217) and Marian's Bookshop, 42 O’Connell Street, Clonmel (052 612 3813) .

Fethard Ballroom will return to its former dance-hall glory on Saturday night next, May 4, with the return of the original Joe Dolan band and their touring show ‘Remembering Joe’, starting at 8pm. A number of tickets at €25 each, are still available from Fethard Post Office (052 6131217) and Marian's Bookshop, 42 O’Connell Street, Clonmel (052 612 3813) but are not expected to last long as Saturday night fast approaches. The show, commencing at 8pm with full bar, is a seated event and will be followed by a disco.


Fethard Ballroom originally opened as a ballroom in 1967 and still going strong today.

In Fethard Ballroom’s heyday back in the 1970s, Joe Dolan always pulled huge crowds. Joe’s brother, Ben Dolan, fondly remembers Paddy Lonergan, manager of The Country Club Ballroom, as it was known then, and the many late nights Joe and the band spent playing cards after their packed to capacity dances in Fethard. Next Saturday night promises to be a memorable night, also for the band, as the play again on the same stage again, as they did with Joe Dolan for many years. Echoes from Fethard’s ‘Ballroom of Romance’ will bounce once again to the beat of the late Joe Dolan.

The late Joe Dolan was loved throughout Ireland and broke many hearts when he died suddenly on December 26, 2007. His family and band members have continued to play music and their ‘Remembering Joe’ show continues to grow in popularity. Fethard Ballroom is again the place to be this Saturday night, May 4.

Proceeds of this event will go towards the Ballroom Committee’s maintenance of the roof, leading to many more years’ dancing in our very unique ‘Ballroom of Romance’.


The Drifters showband, featuring Joe Dolan and his brother Ben Dolan, as they appeared in the New Spotlight Annual 1967. Fethard Ballroom welcomes back Joe Dolan’s family and his original band to take the stage again in Fethard on Saturday, May 4, at 8pm, when they proudly present ‘Remembering Joe’ The Joe Dolan Show - As it Was!

Died Recently
The death has occurred on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, of Tom Coen, Fr Tirry Park, Fethard. Tom, deeply regretted by his daughters Tracey and Mary, sons-in-law, brothers Mick and Pat, sister Annette, grandchildren Sean, Conor, Daniel, Anthony, Joseph, Madeline and Alex, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Reposing at McCarthy's Funeral Home, Fethard, on Friday, May 3, from 5pm with removal to the Holy Trinity Parish Church, Fethard, at 7pm. Funeral Mass on Saturday at 11am, followed by burial in Calvary Cemetery. May He Rest in Peace.

Died Recently
The death has occurred on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, of Anthony (Tony) Slattery, Friarsgrange, Fethard. Anthony (Tony), deeply regretted by his mother Eileen (Needham), sisters Anne, Helen, Geraldine, Majella, Kathleen and Sally, brothers Joe, Jim, Val, Gabriel and William, his uncle John, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Reposing at McCarthy's Funeral Home, Fethard on Thursday, May 2, from 5pm with removal to the Holy Trinity Parish Church, Fethard, at 7pm. Funeral Mass on Friday at 11am followed by burial in Red City Cemetery. Family flowers only please. May he rest in peace.

Senior Citizens’ Club meeting
Fethard Senior Citizens’ Club will meet on Tuesday, May 7, at 7.30pm in The Tirry Community Centre, Barrick Street. Our May meeting commences with Mass in memory of our deceased members. New members are always welcome to join.

Poetry Day 2019


The FHC Experience will celebrate their third annual Poetry Day on Thursday, May 2, with a poetry reading. Come along and share your favourite poem, or just listen to some new ones, from 4pm at Fethard Town Hall. Tea and good company guaranteed. All are welcome.

Social dancing at Fethard Ballroom
Fethard Ballroom continues its social dancing on Sunday, May 5, to the music of ‘Declan Aungier’. All are welcome to come along and enjoy a great night’s entertainment and social dancing from 9pm to midnight. Admission is €9, which includes tea and cakes. For further information or for booking the ballroom, contact Eileen Coady, Tel: 086 0776420 Email: eileencoady@hotmail.com

Free entrance to FHC Experience on May 4


The ‘Big Hello’ - free entrance to FHC Experience on Saturday, May 4
On Saturday, May 4, there will be free entrance for all to the Fethard Horse Country Experience, as part of the ‘Big Hello’ National Community Weekend. The Big Hello is a new initiative by the Department of Rural & Community Development to help people come together, get to know each other and deepen the sense of community in their area. Free refreshments and snacks will also be provided.

Coffee & Tea Morning for Alzheimer Society of Ireland

All are invited to a Coffee & Tea Morning in aid of the Alzheimer Society of Ireland, taking place from 9.30am to 1pm at Fethard Horse Country Experience on Friday, May 3.

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland is the leading dementia specific service provider in Ireland. Almost 48,000 people in Ireland live with dementia and it touches the lives of 50,000 carers and hundreds of thousands of family members. We hope you can attend and support this great cause. Please come along and bring a friend!

Jimmy Crowley in concert at Crocanoir
Jimmy Crowley one of the most renowned figures in Irish Folk music makes his way to the end of the boreen at Crocanoir on Saturday, May 4, at 8.30pm. The status of legend is not bestowed lightly but it's a mantle befitting to one of our favourite performers. Jimmy has been on the go for many's the year and yet still delivers his songs and stories with passion and enthusiasm. He has devoted much of his time to collecting old ballads and researching the story behind them and blends these ballads with original songs and humorous tales of life on the road into a captivating show.

These concerts are treasured moments in time and we thank everyone whose enthusiastic support helps us to bring the best of music to Crocanoir. For further information or tickets contact John Bermingham at Tel: 086 8907329.

Community Games Soccer

Fethard Community Games Boys’ U12 Soccer Team that beat Mullinahone 4-0 last weekend. Back L to R: Michael Cuddihy, Zach Smith, Jack Tobin, Rory O Mahoney, Noah O Flynn (captain), Daniel Barry. Gavin Neville. Front L to R: Micheál O’Rahilly, Sam Coen, Críostóir Sheehy, Alec Knightly, Lee Delaney, Troy Delaney and Kelvin Ryan. Missing from photo is Sam Wyse.

Fethard Bridge Club results
The Fethard Bridge Club results for Wednesday, April 10, when we played for Easter Prizes were: 1st Gross, Monica Anglim and Betty Walsh; 2nd Gross, Carmel Condon and Brendan Kenny; 3rd Gross, Nora Ryan and Gabrielle Schofield; 1st Nett, Mike Burke and David O'Meara; 2nd Nett, Tony Hanrahan and Keith Woodlock; 3rd Nett, Marie Delaney and Ann O'Dea.

The results of our game on Wednesday, April 17, were: 1st Gross, Tony Hanrahan and Keith Woodlock; 2nd Gross, Margaret Slattery and Mike Burke; 3rd Gross, Monica Anglim and Betty Walsh; 1st Nett, Mary Nolan and Teresa O'Brien: 2nd Nett, Rita Holohan and Ellen Rochford; 3rd Nett, Carol Kenny and Alice Quinn.

This Wednesday, May 1, we play for the Kevin O’Dwyer Memorial Trophy and next Wednesday, May 8 we play for the President’s Prize. Bridge starts at 7.15pm each Wednesday. Anyone looking for a partner contact Gemma Burke 086-6064148.

Students visit Notre Dame Cathedral days before big fire

Students from Patrician Presentation Secondary School, Fethard, photographed outside Notre-Dame Cathedral, two days before a structure fire broke out beneath the roof of the Cathedral in Paris on April 15, 2019, causing extensive damage to the 12th century Gothic building.

A group of senior students from Patrician Presentation Secondary School in Fethard, along with staff members, visited Paris as part of their recent school trip to France. One of the sites visited while in Paris was the 856-year-old Notre Dame Cathedral on Île de la Cité, two days before a major fire engulfed the medieval cathedral on Monday, April 15, 2019.

Notre-Dame in Paris is one of France's most famous landmarks and French President, Emmanuel Macron, said that the cathedral would be restored and launched a fundraising campaign which brought in pledges of over €1 billion in the first week after the fire. It has been estimated that restoration could require twenty years or more to complete.

Patrician Presentation Secondary School news

Best wishes to both Junk Kouture teams in the final
Best wishes on behalf of the whole school community to art teacher, Ms Pat Looby, and her two teams of ‘Athena’ and ‘EleMental’, who will represent us in the National ‘Grand Final’ of Junk Kouture competition in the 3 Arena in Dublin on Thursday next, May 2.
Eighty costumes from all over Ireland will take to the catwalk in the 3 Arena. The school is very proud of the teams’ achievements to date and we know the two models, Alison Connolly and Michelle Cronin, will give outstanding performances on the night. A large contingent of supporters from the school and the community will travel to Dublin to encourage the teams as they impress the judges for sixty-seconds through their outfits, music and performance.

Lourdes Easter Raffle
Congratulations to First Year, Matt Coen who was the lucky winner of the giant Easter Egg in aid of the school’s Lourdes Fund. Thanks very much to school secretary, Ms. Gwen Cronin, who very kindly donates this generous prize annually to the Lourdes Fund. The two Fifth Year students who have been chosen to represent the school on the diocesan pilgrimage this year are Carrie Davey and Leah Coen.

Million Step Challenge
On Tuesday, April 11, last our students took part in a sponsored ‘Million Sep Challenge’ to raise funds for the school, heighten awareness regarding day-to-day activity levels, and to promote positive well-being among the school community. The aim was to take a combined total of a million steps during the school day. A grand total of 1,378,454 steps were taken on the day. Well done to our maths teacher, Mr Billy Walsh, for organising this event which created great excitement in the school on the day.

Sports Achievement Nominations for April award
The following nominations were received for the Butler’s Bar, Fethard Sports Achievement Award for April:

• (1) Andrew Phelan – a good winner for Andrew at Dromahane Point-to-Point when riding ‘Blacklough’ for local trainer Harry Kelly.
  
• (2) Robert Hackett – young Fethard and Killusty angler was winner of the Juvenile All Ireland River Fly Fishing title on the Clare River in Co. Galway.
  
• (3) Conor Cagney – a very creditable 4th place finish at the Juvenile All Ireland River Fly Fishing on the Clare River in Co. Galway.
  
• (4) Sean Mc Garry Thompson – Sean continues his winning ways in the world of Archery with a good win at Ashgrove Co Cork.
  
• (5) Killusty National School – this small local school with a huge sporting history achieved on four different fronts during the month: Boys Spike Ball, Mixed Spike Ball, Boys’ Soccer and Girls’ Soccer.
  
• (6) Ben Coen – two winners for Ben during April – one in Dundalk and one in Clonmel. The Clonmel winner ‘Kastana’ was in the colours of the Agha Khan, for trainer Dermot Weld.
  
• (7) Patrician Presentation Secondary School Ladies Football – winners of the inaugural Rachel Kennedy Cup for schools’ senior football, by beating St. Anne’s from Tipperary town in the final.
  
• (8) Nicole Delaney & Aoibheann Collum – two U14 Fethard ladies footballers who were part of the Tipperary team that won the Munster B title against Clare.

The April winner will be announced oat a special presentation function in Butler’s Bar on this Friday night, May 3, and all are welcome.

Fethard Pedallers annual ‘Pink Cycle’ preparations going well
Fethard Pedallers Cycling Club will hold their annual ‘Pink Cycle’ on Sunday, June 9, covering two beautiful scenic routes, commencing from Fethard Rugby Club at 9.30am. This year’s event will support two very deserving charities, Fethard & District Day Care Centre and C.A.R.E. (Cancer Aftercare Relaxation Education) based in Clonmel.
Entry fees for the ‘Pink Cycle’ are €20 for the longer 55K Scenic Route; and €15 for the shorter 20K Scenic Route. An extra charge of €5 for one-day Cycling Ireland membership is required if you are not already a member. Helmets and ‘Pink’ must be worn (not just for girls).

Bicycles and cyclists must be fit for the journey as this is a Cycling Ireland approved open rode event. Registration opens at Fethard Rugby Club at 8.30am and closes 15 minutes before starting time at 9.30am. Refreshments provided. Contact Biddy O’Dwyer at Tel: 087 6410352 for further information.

Beginners well on target for 55K
Well done to the beginner’s group who are progressing nicely and well on target for the longer 55K ‘Pink Cycle’ on June 9. The feedback has been very positive as the new members are learning from the very helpful existing members. It’s not too late as there's still time to join and prepare for this great annual event.

Fethard & Killusty Community Lotto
The numbers drawn on Wednesday, April 24, were: 3, 10, 18 and 21. There was no jackpot winner and one ‘Match Three’ winner who received €150: Margaret Grant, Barrack Street, Fethard. The following three ‘Lucky Dip’ winners also received €50 each: Carmel Gahan, Cloneen, Clonmel; Breda Conway, St. Patricks Place, Fethard; and Yvonne Purcell, c/o Tom Purcell.

Next week’s draw takes place on Wednesday, May 1. The Jackpot is €10,000 and the Jackpot seller’s prize is €1,000. All proceeds go towards community projects in Fethard, and we thank you for your on-going support.

GAA Sports Development Lotto
The numbers drawn on Friday, April 26, were: 25, 29, 31 and 32. There was no jackpot winner and no ‘match three’ winner. One lucky dip winner received €50: Danny McGuire, Coolmore. Two lucky dip winners received €25 each: Maureen Meaney, The Valley, Fethard; and Sinead O’Brien, Powerstown.

The next draw takes place on Friday, May 3 in Burke’s Bar at 7.30pm, when the jackpot is €21,200 and the seller's prize is €1,000.
The committee of Fethard GAA/Sports Centre Development Lotto would like to thank all our supporters near and far who participate in our weekly lotto draw. The funds raised are used to promote sport in the local community.

Died Recently
The death has occurred on Sunday, April 28, 2019, of Chrissie Murphy (née Maher), Burke Street, Fethard. Chrissie, wife of the late Paddy, died peacefully in the loving care of the nurses and staff of Melview Nursing Home, Clonmel. She will be sadly missed by her daughter Marie, her son Donal, grandchildren Aine, Sean, Cahal, and Dara, daughter-in-law Deirdre, relatives and friends.

Reposing at McCarthy's Funeral Home, Fethard, on Monday, April 29, from 5.30pm with removal to the Holy Trinity Parish Church, Fethard, at 7pm. Funeral Mass on Tuesday at 11am followed by burial in Calvary Cemetery. May she rest in peace.

Fethard, one of five Ballybrilliant towns in Ireland

Fethard Town Hall and Horse Country Experience featuring in The Heritage Council’s booklet ‘Ballybrilliant: Heritage-led Regeneration in 5 Irish Towns’.

In a new colourful fifty-page booklet entitled, ‘Ballybrilliant: Heritage-led Regeneration in 5 Irish Towns’, Fethard has featured as one of five towns in Ireland chosen as case-studies of heritage-led regeneration. The imaginary name ‘Ballybrilliant’ was created to celebrate the efforts of local communities, often in the face of adversity, to promote heritage-led regeneration in their towns.

The ‘Ballybrilliant’ booklet was published by The Heritage Council as their contribution to ‘European Year of Culture 2018’. The five towns included are Fethard, Youghal, Westport, Tramore and Carlingford. The publication is both an acknowledgement of the actual real-life contribution that ‘heritage’ has in these five towns, and also looks at the great possibilities for the future, if done right. Westport, Co. Mayo, is the shining light as how a small town can become a major ‘tourism hot-spot’ through the aegis of good planning, focusing on preserving what is good and revamping or eliminating what is bad.

Talk in the Abymill on Tuesday, April 30
Liam Mannix of the Heritage Council is coming to the Abymill Theatre in Fethard, on Tuesday, April 30, at 8.30pm to give a talk and to have a discussion on the whole topic of ‘Urban regeneration in Irish Towns’. Anyone with an interest in life, business and recreation in Fethard is encouraged to come and hear what the Heritage Council has to say, and in turn, inform and enlighten the Heritage Council as to what Fethard people think are the real issues at ground level in a small Irish town.

Liam Mannix is Project Manager of the Irish Walled Towns Network (IWTN), also part of The Heritage Council. Fethard Historical Society, as local contact for the IWTN, are hosting the evening, to continue the discussion as to what is best for the town of Fethard in terms of business, tourism and most importantly ‘life in general’ for the people of the town and area.

Common Mistakes in Urban Planning
The title of Liam Mannix’s talk is ‘Common Mistakes in Urban Planning’, and having travelled widely in Ireland and Europe in his role as manager of Irish Walled Towns Network, he is very well placed to have seen what has worked and what is to be avoided.

Fethard, over recent decades, has seen all sides of ‘the good, the bad and the ugly’ but most would agree that Fethard is now in better shape than it was thirty or more years ago.

Apart from the physical appearance of the town there is one really big question, “Is Fethard now a better place to live for the young and old, than it was 30 years ago?” This question and other important issues can also be discussed on the night.

Tourism and Business
Tourism has been a ‘slow burner’ since the Historical Society first began to promote heritage and tourism at its founding in 1988. Since then we most acknowledge the many great achievements though the hard work of many organisations in the town. The list includes Town Wall renovations, the Valley Park and Footbridge, Abymill Theatre, the Ballroom, Convent Youth Centre, Fethard Playground and Park, sport facilities, river walks and more recently, the restoration of the Town Hall and the instillation of the Fethard Horse Country Experience. As we speak, the East Gate Park in Burke Street is taking shape and is exposing another hidden section of the Town Wall – one step further to completing ‘The Round the Wall Walk’, that may become a great new amenity in the town.

All invited and welcome
The Heritage Council is the national body that advises the Government on all things to do with the natural and man-made Heritage of Ireland, so this is a great opportunity for Fethard people to hear first-hand what the current thinking is on people, place and planning.

All are invited and more than welcome to come along to the Abymill Theatre at 8.30pm on Tuesday 30, to this free event. Refreshments served. For further information contact: history@fethard.com or Tel: 087 9305232

A warm welcome for Fethard Visitors

Catherine Tiljak (née Roberts) photographed with her husband George Tiljak and her brother Jim Roberts (right) photographed on a visit home to Fethard from South Australia. Catherine and Jim's mother was the late Alice Roberts (née O'Flynn), daughter of Kitty and Mick O'Flynn from The Green Fethard.

Members of the Morris family photographed with neighbours from The Green, Fethard, when they were children. They were home to visit their Fethard friends and call to their mother, Molly Morris's grave in Calvary Cemetery, Fethard. Back L to R: Michael McCarthy, Gemma Burke, Tony McCarthy, Joe Kenny, Margaret O'Donnell, Brendan Kenny. Front L to R: Michael Morris, Edel Morris and Kathleen Lambadis (née Morris).

Social dancing at Fethard Ballroom
Fethard Ballroom continues its social dancing on Sunday, April 28, to the music of ‘Finbar Dennehy’. All are welcome to come along and enjoy a great night’s entertainment and social dancing from 9pm to midnight. Admission is €9, which includes tea and cakes. For further information or for booking the ballroom, contact Eileen Coady, Tel: 086 0776420 Email: eileencoady@hotmail.com

Senior Day at Fethard Day Care Centre
The Fethard & District Day Care Centre are holding a Senior Day on Friday, April 26, from 10am. The chiropodist is in attendance. All seniors welcome.

Fethard Historical Society AGM
The Annual General Meeting, 2019, of the Fethard Historical Society takes place next Tuesday, April 30, at 7.30pm, Abymill Theatre (upstairs). New members are very welcome to attend the AGM.

Membership Fees are: Individual €7 and Family €10. This will be a short AGM, finishing at 8.15pm and followed at 8.30pm by a public talk by Liam Mannix of the Heritage Council on the subject of ‘Planning and Urban Regeneration’. Refreshments will be served. For further information contact: email: history@fethard.com or Tel: 087 9009722.

The Lenten Fire

Candle flickering gently in a tomb recess in the ruined chancel of Holy Trinity, (Church of Ireland) Fethard on Good Friday.

We all know that strange things happen in graveyards – not least Protestant graveyards – and particularly around medieval churches at night. And so it was only a little strange for a local photographer to come upon a candle flickering gently in a tomb recess in the ruined chancel of Holy Trinity, (Church of Ireland) Fethard on Good Friday.

The chancel in Fethard is no longer in use and has been without a roof for some 200 years and so Church of Ireland services take place in the medieval nave. But the chancel was originally the holiest part of this former Roman Catholic church, blocked off (before the time of Henry VIII) by a wooden ‘rood screen’ and only accessible to the clergy for the purpose of performing the holy offices. As the photograph shows, someone in our own time has lit a candle and taken the trouble to place this candle within the thirteenth century tomb niche at the north side of the site of the medieval altar.

Might this candle be a reference to the mysterious ritual of the three seekers and the angel that celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ on Easter Day? Might this forgotten niche turn out to be an ‘Easter Sepulchre’ – the empty tomb into which the host was wrapped in cloth and ‘buried’ on Holy Thursday? Candles would have been lit and an unbroken vigil undertaken until the Lamb of God was revealed at the dawn service on Easter Day as proof of Christ’s sacrifice and rebirth.

Easter was the holiest time in the medieval calendar and the cult of the sepulchre is thought to have arrived in Ireland from the great Norman capital of Rouen by way of Salisbury in the last decade of the twelfth century. There is only one known Easter Sepulchre in Ireland and that is at St Multose’s (1190 A.D.) in the Norman town of Kinsale. But could this unassuming niche be another unknown treasure of the walled town?

St. Vincent de Paul
Families that may need help with this year’s First Communion expenses are asked to contact any committee member of the Fethard St. Vincent de Paul or Denis Burke at Tel: 085 8086099.

Bicentennial of Holy Trinity Parish Church
This is a very special year for Fethard as we celebrate the Bicentennial of Holy Trinity Parish Church.

In 1802, Fr. John Ryan came to Fethard and undertook the building of a new church within the walls of the town. The site for the new church was donated by Mr William Barton of Grove, who also donated one hundred guineas towards the building costs. The building work began on April 2, 1818, and Mr William Barton was invited to lay the foundation stone of the new church on April 26. The Church opened with the celebration of the first Mass on Trinity Sunday 1819. Although the church had officially opened on Trinity Sunday 1819, it was far from fully finished. When Fr. Michael Laffan succeeded Fr. Ryan as Parish Priest in 1823, he undertook the completion of Holy Trinity Church. The floor was paved with stone flags, the front gallery was erected, and the church was painted and decorated. Towards the end of the century, a number of parishioners became benefactors of the church.

A booklet will be produced later this year to commemorate the Bicentennial of Holy Trinity Parish Church and the organising committee are very interested in receiving any information or photographs that can be used in this publication.

Fethard Festival date set for Sunday, June 16
This year’s Fethard Festival Family Fun Day has now been set and will take place on Sunday, June 16, with the usual fun of the fair by the Town Wall park beside the river Clashawley, with live music and lots of stalls! Other events over the weekend will be announced closer to the date.

For those living away from Fethard, this may be the opportunity to plan your holiday around June 16, when you will see Fethard at its best along with the thousands who attend the Fethard Festival and associated events every year. Mark the date in your diary!

Faces and Places from the Past
The following are a selection of photographs of faces and places taken in our locality that may bring back memories to many of our readers and visitors to fethard.com Please send any comments or photo information, names and event, to fethardnews@gmail.com

For Facebook members, many of these photos are also published on Fethard Faces and Places from the Past page. This Facebook page is used for sharing old Fethard photographs with members of the group and is open to anyone interested in joining.


'Fethard Enterprises' the group of Fethard business people who converted the Capitol Cinema to reopen as the Capitol Ballroom in 1967. The ballroom was later taken over by dance hall promoter, Danny Doyle of Adamstown, County Wexford. and reopened as ‘The Country Club’ on Sunday, May 20, 1973. Photographed above on Grand Opening Night back in 1967 are the original owners and guests L to R: Sean Ward, Paddy Martin, Austy O’Flynn, Paddy Maher, Mick Delahunty (band), Donal O’Sullivan, Paddy O’Flynn, Canon Lee P.P., Fr. Clifford OSA, Fr. Killian O.S.A., and Joe McMahon.


‘Off To The Fashion Show’ was the theme for these Fethard locals at a festive show in the Capitol Ballroom Fethard back in 1968. L to R: Helen O’Connell, Betty Holohan, Anna Henehan, Goldie Newport, Billy O’Flynn, Joan Anglim and Veronica Bulfin.


Patrician Presentation Secondary School Transition Year cast photographed after their performance of 'Grease' in the Abymill Theatre, January 1997.


Nellie Fitzgerald photographed on Gus Murray's motorbike with Kitty Flynn on the back, looking on is May Wall (left) and Nora Burke (right). Taken 15th September 1959.


"Fairyland Frolic' entry in Fethard Carnival Fancy Dress Parade.



Sheila and Michael O'Donnell (Mary Flynn's children) photographed with Brendan Kenny, Don McCarthy, Marie Scanlon, Cathy Trehy and Norma Hanrahan playing in the wooden crates at the back of Mick Trehy's garage, July 1959.

Clonmel Races - Morris Oil Steeplechase winner presentation
of trophy to Patsy O’Keane winning owner of ‘Royal Mountbrowne’, who was ridden by Charlie Swan in the Morris Oil Steeplechase of £20,000 at Clonmel Races on November 7, 1996. L to R: Joseph Crowley, Ann-Marie O’Brien, Patsy O’Keane, Isobel Morris (Morris Oil), Aidan O’Brien (trainer) and his son Joseph in front, and Frances Crowley.


Pictured above at the opening of Dóirín Saurus’s exhibition 'Thrilling Tables & Fabulous Felts' in Clonmel Library on November 9, 1996 are L to R: Dóirín Saurus, Úna Ní Shé and Theresia Guschlbauer, who officially opened the exhibition.

Fethard News
Items for inclusion on this website and on the weekly Fethard News page on The Nationalist can be emailed before noon on Mondays to fethardnews@gmail.com or delivered by hand to Joe Kenny, Rocklow Road, Fethard.

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