Barnaderg Brigade

The following information on the above photo was provided to us by Sr. Damien Conroy from an old cutting of the Tuam Herald.

“… another reader in that area, who wishes to remain anonymous, has sent me a very fine picture of an L.D.F. group photographed by Mr. Miko McNamara in 1943 at the rear of Shop Street, now the car park behind the A.C.C. building and facing the former D. H. Burke Supermarket, now a furniture store.

I am informed that group, many of whom have passed away, were mostly from Barndrg, Brierfield, Cooloo and Abbeyknockmoy who carried out their drill exercises under the expert eye of the late Captain Kevin Costello. The reason the picture was taken in Tuam was that they had formed a Guard of Honour at a ceremony in the Cathedral and went from there to Mr. McNamara’s house to line up for the camera.

Back row from left: Mike Kelly, Martin Nicholson, ….., Ned Moylan, Joe Farrington, Joe Furey, John Hynes, Tommy Mullery, ….., Paddy Donnellan, Martin Curley (with flag), Frank ‘Sonny’ Burke, ….., .. Dempsey, Joe Donoghue, Denis Higgins, Joe Geraghty, Vincent Hanrahan, Joe Boyle, John Keane, Tom Dolly, Willie Potter, Willie Hanrahan.

Front row from left: Tadgh Fahy, Tommy Fahy, Clogherboy, ….., ….., Pake Kelly, Fursey Whyte, Jackie King, Paddy Gannon.

Third row from left: Ger Melia, ….., Willie Fahy, John ‘Tuff’ Donnellan, ….., Tommy Fahy, Derreen; Patsy McHugh, Jim Conroy, Peter Lane, Mick Comer.

Second row from left: (group of four) Greg McStay, Kevin McStay, Jackie Healy and Paddy Fahy