Liam Regan and Jack Graves and the easter rising

Nioclás Ó Fhailaín & Group photo from Ring County waterford

A group of Ring people, they may be a theatrical group..so far identified are ; Back l to r. Mrs Foley Danny Murphy and Seamus Ó Brien between the two ladies.

front Caitn Ní Fhailaín,molly Droma, Nellie Currrín Ebhlin Ní Donnacha

Nioclás Ó Fhailaín and his son Tomás. Click on the photos for larger image

Piltown Ambush 90th Annerversity

Not a great turnout for the 90th Anniversary of the Piltown Ambush...it was a cold day. The speakers were JJ and Brendan Mansfield

Naomh Garbhan, Blown up by mine

My thanks to  Bridget McCarthy for sending me this photo which is of great interest. Bridget’s daughter took the photo at the National Memorial Arboretum , Alrewas, Staffordshire. It’s a year round centre of remembrance for all those people who lost their lives since WW2.

The photo will be of interest to people in Ring... three local men died when a mine was picked up in the trawl of their boat, the Naomh Garbhan. Two of the men were father and son; John Griffin,(Senior) from Helvick and John (Junior) also from Helvick.The third man was named Nicholas Cuddihy, also from Helvick. 

The Arboretum was started about 12 years ago, and it now covers 150 acres. There are   more than 150 memorials, and over 50,000 trees and sculptures. It is being added to continuously.

Bridget has also planted a tree there in memory to her late Husband.

Visitors from all walks of life number around 300,000 per year, including Service personnel, veterans, and students of all ages, groups and individuals. Over 200 special events are held annually. The Act of Remembrance, including a Silence, is observed daily in the Millennium Chapel.

You can visit the website by clicking on ; http://www.thenma.org.uk

Liam & Seán Ó Regaín at Ring County Waterford...(A few years ago!) Thats Seán with the gun!!

This excellent picture is of Ring - Man, Batty Walsh. he is bringing stones from Ballinagoul in 1955. The child in the picture is Seán Walsh.note the turned down wellington boots, a common practice...and the fisherman jumper

An Linn Bhui launch at ring County waterford

Tommy Mooney chats with American Visitors who have Ring Connections with Carey &Fitzgerald's

Eibhlin Uí Dhonnachadha chats with Mart. T. O'Connor

Dancing at the College Halla

Set dancing.....