Was there a guard Swan . my sister used to go out with his son Danny Swan back in the late fifties - form the crescent of course. ----- Original Message ----- From: "JJ Woods" <woodsjj@gmail.com> To: <irl-carlow@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 8:17 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] Fr. Paddy King from Brown Street >I now remember. The fourth Guard was John Swan. > > > > On 1 July 2010 19:49, JJ Woods <woodsjj@gmail.com> wrote: > >> There were a number of Guards living close to each other in the Crescent: >> Byrne, Cronin, McHugh and I can't remember the fourth at the moment. Then >> there was O'Donnell whom I think was a detective. He and family lived >> further up the Crescent. John McHugh and family moved out to Tinryland >> but I >> think the rest remained in the Crescent for the rest of their lives. >> >> >> On 1 July 2010 18:07, michael purcell <carlowmike@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Yes PP, I believe that is true regarding Guard Dinny Flynn, he came to >>> Carlow in 1923 and remained here until his retirement in the 1970s, >>> having >>> served in no other station !. >>> >From my youth there was >>> Gaurd Hickey, Montgomery St. >>> Gaurd Foley, Barrow Track. >>> Guard Broughal, Pembroke, >>> Guard Byrne, Killian's Crescent, >>> Guard Kelly, Barrack Street, (he was the school attender guard !). >>> Guard McHugh. >>> Guard Behan. >>> Sergeant Reidy, >>> Sergeant O'Neill (who was in the GPO in 1916, and a terror to the >>> travellers >>> ( tinkers) in his time). >>> Supertendent Feore ? . >>> Everyone knew the guards by name at the time, most of them had lived >>> most >>> of >>> their lives, raised families and owned property in Carlow. >>> Have I forgotten a few !. >>> When a new guard arrived it was the "talk of the town" for a while. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 4:56 AM, CARLOMAN2 <carloman2@eircom.net> wrote: >>> >>> > Michael P >>> > As you mentioned Guard King, do you have any memory of Guard Dinny >>> > Flynn as far as I know he was in his time the only Garda who served in >>> > one Station , Carlow >>> > Anything on Garda Hickey of Montgomery Street I was in National School >>> > with his son John. >>> > >>> > PP >>> > >>> > On 30 June 2010 17:26, michael purcell <carlowmike@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > > during one of his visits home to Carlow, I encouraged Father Paddy >>> > > to >>> > write >>> > > an article for Carlow Past and Present, ( I think you have a copy >>> > Michael, >>> > > the issue with the green cover !) the following year I published the >>> > > obituary reproduced here.. Paddy was the only son of Guard King from >>> > Brown >>> > > Street. >>> > > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 5:02 PM, frances heidel <fradel@comcast.net> >>> > wrote: >>> > > >>> > >> Very inspiring and heart warming story, thanks, Michael. >>> > >> On Jun 29, 2010, at 5:46 PM, Michael Brennan wrote: >>> > >> >>> > >> > This is an article about Fr. Paddy King from Brown Street., he >>> > >> > was >>> > >> > born on >>> > >> > October 25th. 1929. >>> > >> > http://www.igp-web.com/carlow/Paddy_King.htm >>> > >> > >>> > >> > Sourced from Carlow Past & Present 1987-88 Vol.1. 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Sergeant Godfrey , Dublin Street, On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 9:09 PM, glyn <glynhardwick@homechoice.co.uk> wrote: > Was there a guard Swan . my sister used to go out with his son Danny Swan > back in the late fifties - form the crescent of course. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "JJ Woods" <woodsjj@gmail.com> > To: <irl-carlow@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2010 8:17 PM > Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] Fr. Paddy King from Brown Street > > > >I now remember. The fourth Guard was John Swan. > > > > > > > > On 1 July 2010 19:49, JJ Woods <woodsjj@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> There were a number of Guards living close to each other in the > Crescent: > >> Byrne, Cronin, McHugh and I can't remember the fourth at the moment. > Then > >> there was O'Donnell whom I think was a detective. He and family lived > >> further up the Crescent. John McHugh and family moved out to Tinryland > >> but I > >> think the rest remained in the Crescent for the rest of their lives. > >> > >> > >> On 1 July 2010 18:07, michael purcell <carlowmike@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Yes PP, I believe that is true regarding Guard Dinny Flynn, he came to > >>> Carlow in 1923 and remained here until his retirement in the 1970s, > >>> having > >>> served in no other station !. > >>> >From my youth there was > >>> Gaurd Hickey, Montgomery St. > >>> Gaurd Foley, Barrow Track. > >>> Guard Broughal, Pembroke, > >>> Guard Byrne, Killian's Crescent, > >>> Guard Kelly, Barrack Street, (he was the school attender guard !). > >>> Guard McHugh. > >>> Guard Behan. > >>> Sergeant Reidy, > >>> Sergeant O'Neill (who was in the GPO in 1916, and a terror to the > >>> travellers > >>> ( tinkers) in his time). > >>> Supertendent Feore ? . > >>> Everyone knew the guards by name at the time, most of them had lived > >>> most > >>> of > >>> their lives, raised families and owned property in Carlow. > >>> Have I forgotten a few !. > >>> When a new guard arrived it was the "talk of the town" for a while. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 4:56 AM, CARLOMAN2 <carloman2@eircom.net> > wrote: > >>> > >>> > Michael P > >>> > As you mentioned Guard King, do you have any memory of Guard Dinny > >>> > Flynn as far as I know he was in his time the only Garda who served > in > >>> > one Station , Carlow > >>> > Anything on Garda Hickey of Montgomery Street I was in National > School > >>> > with his son John. > >>> > > >>> > PP > >>> > > >>> > On 30 June 2010 17:26, michael purcell <carlowmike@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > > during one of his visits home to Carlow, I encouraged Father Paddy > >>> > > to > >>> > write > >>> > > an article for Carlow Past and Present, ( I think you have a copy > >>> > Michael, > >>> > > the issue with the green cover !) the following year I published > the > >>> > > obituary reproduced here.. Paddy was the only son of Guard King > from > >>> > Brown > >>> > > Street. > >>> > > On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 5:02 PM, frances heidel < > fradel@comcast.net> > >>> > wrote: > >>> > > > >>> > >> Very inspiring and heart warming story, thanks, Michael. > >>> > >> On Jun 29, 2010, at 5:46 PM, Michael Brennan wrote: > >>> > >> > >>> > >> > This is an article about Fr. Paddy King from Brown Street., he > >>> > >> > was > >>> > >> > born on > >>> > >> > October 25th. 1929. > >>> > >> > http://www.igp-web.com/carlow/Paddy_King.htm > >>> > >> > > >>> > >> > Sourced from Carlow Past & Present 1987-88 Vol.1. 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