Is That Grandad..? page 2

Photo taken outside the Fire Station in Bowling Green Galway . Station Closed in 1952.

Carrick on Shannon Fire Brigade

St. Patrick's Day 1965
JIZ 389 (Claremorris) MIZ 124 (Ballina) MIZ 123 (Castlebar)

Training course for retained Fire Brigades 1970

Leitrim 1960's

Killybegs 1960's

Sligo 1970's

Tullow Fire Brigade 1950's with Capt. John Creed Chief Fire Officer for Kildare/Carlow

Recurit class at Leixlip 1986.
S/O Pauric Cullen Leixlip, ACFO Kildare Noel Murphy,
CFO Kildare Michael Fitzsimons, ACFO Carlow Fintain O'Neill,S/O Anthony Doyle Naas, S/O Paddy Mockler Newbridge . standing behind Fintan O'Neill is Brendan Kelly who is now w.t. S/O for North Kildare ( Maynooth & Leixlip Stations) Appliances in the bays are BZW 758 new to Maynooth and HZW 475 new to Naas.

S/O Pauric Cullen and crew at Leixlip 1986

Gerry Daune sent me this photo of Loughrea Fire Brigade 1954 . Gerrys father Frank is on the front right .

Andrew Quinn gave us the following information on the above photo.Front l-r Joe Foley,Billy Harrington,Miah Leary,Paddy Courtney, Christy MaCarty.Back l-r Dan Barry, Mannix Desmond, Gerry Harrington, Jimmy Ronayan, Noel Casy, Frank McGeoy, John Graffney.
Miah Leary went on to become 1ST CFO of Shannon Airport .Paddy Courtney served with London Fire Brigade during the Blitz. Joe Foley was 100 years old in Feb.