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St Joseph's School, Wallgate

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St Joseph's 1949
St Joseph's 1949
Photo: ken
Views: 7,655
Item #: 15537
Back row. L to R. J McCann A Smith J Fitzgerald E Hasssett D Dale G Gallagher G Howard
Second row.L Gaskell R Simpson H McNamara T O'Brien J Downing F Nichols G Higham
Third Row M O'Neil D Gormally E McCann H McNamarra M Hickey E Whalley W Williams
Front row A Hill V Chatterley C Kenney D Murphy J Mitchall T McIntyre

Comment by: ken on 15th August 2010 at 21:03

The teacher on left Mr Parks. Headmaster Mr McGuire on right

Comment by: Marie on 26th November 2010 at 15:28

Joe Fitzgerald on the top row was my mums cousin, she was very happy to see this photograph , he died in his 20's .

Comment by: BRAVO on 4th January 2011 at 18:51

HI MARIE
THE FITZGERALD,THEIR MUM AND MINE WHERE SISTERS,JOE,MICHAEL
I THINK KENNY NOT SURE ALL DIED YOUNG.KENNY LIVED NEXT DOOR TO ME IN MASON ST,MOTHER BURIED HER THREE SONS,I WILL NEVER FORGET

Comment by: bravo on 5th January 2011 at 18:38

hi marie
a correction on my post,joseph fitzgeralds mum,her husband
was brother to my mum,the son was eddy and not kenny,the other brother michael lived next door to eddy No 15 mason st
eddy No 13 myself no 11 hope that clears my mistake

Comment by: molly on 22nd May 2011 at 08:18

Paddy and Elsie Fitzgerald had 4 sons and 1 dau. Joe Mick.Johnny. Edward. and Patricia

Comment by: Terry O'Brien on 1st June 2014 at 15:32

I think I submitted this photo a few years ago. I named the class and think it was almost 100%. Still see Alan Smith

Comment by: tony berry on 4th March 2017 at 18:20

i mated with eddie fitzgerald when i was 12 13 years old , the nicest lad you coud ever meet, we had some good time,s together.

Comment by: Me About Two Years----if Lucky on 11th April 2017 at 19:33

Mr.Parks, a true gentleman, lwon't comment on the man to his left. You shouldn't speak ill of the dead!
Joe Fitz- a great forward!
Johnie Downing- hardest man in the school!
Frank Nichols- fromThe Old Kent Road!
Derek Gormley - sadly killed, on a foul night, in a motor bike accident
Billy Williams" The man in a velvet suit", quote from Owd Jack!
Alfred Hill and Kenneth Dale " Up Hill And Down Dale" ( Owd Jack) .
Vince Chatterley--- Poolstock Chatterley clan!
Derek Murphy -- best mathematician
" Block Mitchell--- I think he would agree, not good at maths but lotta
bottle--- gaining wings with paras!

Comment by: John Hedley on 12th April 2017 at 09:27

Missing-- Joseph shepherd, Joseph Lynskey,Ronald Galvin, Billy Chambers( later a minder in a popular Wigan nightspot), and
John Fish( whose father had a news- stand outside the station)

Comment by: alison fitzgerald on 18th July 2019 at 09:39

wot a great pik michael fitzgerald was my dad we lived in mason street eddie and joseph died young but aunty pat and uncle johnny are still alive my dad died in 87

Comment by: Jayne Higgins on 10th January 2021 at 14:20

Vince Chatterley, my dad, sadly passed away in 1988.

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