Another historic Mayo reunion of the class of ’63
UP to 70 people have attended an historic Castlebar class reunion in the Travellers Friend Hotel in the county town.
It marked 60 years since the class of 1963 completed their education in St. Patrick’s National School and entered second level in St. Gerald’s College.
The first reunion of the former students took place in November 1986, a second in April 2000 and a third one later in the Welcome Inn Hotel.
This weekend of events kicked off with a casual night in Toaster’s Bar on Spencer Street and, yesterday, the group went golfing aheaf of the reunion celebrations.
Ernie Sweeney, a renowned local historical, brought his colleagues on a guided historical tour of Castlebar today.
Those who were in the class of ’63 in St. Patrick’s national school were: Patrick Duffy, Michael Minogue, Patrick O’Malley, Dermot Phelan, John Reynolds, Kieran McLoughlin, John Gannon, Martin Rice, Joseph Hamrock, Gerard Munnelly, Frank Cresham, Tom Gillespie, Michael Dolan, Michael McGarry, Joseph Gavin, Padraic Murphy, Gregory Earls, Christopher Keane, Peter Vahey, John Walsh, John Mitchell, Kieran Murphy, Joseph Lavelle, Cyril Killeen, Seamus Lohan, Bernie Roche, P.J. Quinn, Tom Fitzpatrick, Frank Bourke, Padraic Lyons, Paul Carney, Billy Mongan, John McCormack, James O’Malley, Patrick Martin, Padraic Corcoran, Paul Gavin, Conor McDonagh, Bob Madden, John Brinklow, Noel Hynes, Brendan Deane, Anthony Kelly, William Ralph, Niall Joyce, Michael Heverin, Leo Coyne, Ernie Sweeney, Eddie Sweeney, Desmond Dinan, Eddie Molloy, Eddie Burke, Tom Hunt, Vincent McGrath, Jim Ryan, Cathal Coleman, Brendan McDonagh, Joseph Egan, Noel McGreal, Joe Halligan, Dermot Foy, Padraic Walsh, Gussie Barkley, Seamus Mac Parthalain, Richard Reynolds and Michael Bennett.
The first year class of ’63 in St. Gerald’s College were: Edward P. Bourke, Edward F. Bourke, William Bourke, Paul Carney, Cathal Colemen, William Cosgrove, Anthony Dempsey, Desmond Dinan, Michael Dolan, Patrick Duffy, Gregory Earls, James Evans, William Fitzgerald, Francis Foy, Desmond Foy, Paul Gavin, John Gannon, Thomas Gillespie, Charles Guthrie, Joseph Hamrock, Brendan Heneghan, Martin Heneghan, James Higgins, Thomas Hunt, Noel Hynes, Peter Jennings, Anthony Kelly, Enda Kenny, Cyril Killeen, Patrick Killian, Patrick Kilroy, Joseph Lavelle, Seamus Lohan, Padraic Lyons, Michael Minogue, Edward Molloy, William Mongan, James Mooney, Gerard Munnelly, Patrick Murphy, Kieran Murphy, Stephen McDonnell, Michael McDonnell, Michael McGarry, Noel McGreal, Patrick McHale, Oliver McNicholas, James O’Brien, Noel Connor, Patrick J. O’Malley, Patrick T. O’Malley, John Reynolds, Martin Rice, Valentine Rooney, Michael Sweeney, Joseph Tierney, John Walsh, John J. Walsh, Patrick Walsh, Vincent McGrath, Thomas Ryan and Gerard McDaniels.