A deceptively angelic Pat Mooney
s we took another dive through Derek Paine‘s towering eight volumes on Greystones of old, we realised that the pictures that made us smile the most are those of the town’s young ‘uns.
s we took another dive through 
The Flynnstones 1979
Especially when the young ‘un in question grew up to be somebody you know.
Take, for example, that angelic young man above. Look at that face. The perfectly pressed clothes, gleaming white. The prayer book, clutched tightly. The gentle smile, aiming high, to the man upstairs.
Pat Mooney at 4am this morning
The mind races as to where such a bright, loving and clearly caring young man might end up in life.
A priest in Africa? A social worker, helping those less unfortunate find a path in life? Maybe even a man of the cloth, fighting the growing darkness of this world with His guiding light?
Sister Anto & Jen on the pull
Or, he could grow up to be Pat Mooney.
Just goes to show, you never can tell when it comes to kids what sort of person is eventually going to come out at the other end. But, right there, deep in childhood, you can always find joy and wonder. Agus laughter.
Arctic Mural May 1985
Below, feast your eyes upon Greystones’ young guns, from little Joe Sweeney already living it large down by the harbour to Derek’s own beautiful children, Gary, Dave and Linda.
We’ll be adding plenty more over the coming months and years, so, if you have any shots of your loved ones back when they were truly loveable, email them right about here.
Just make sure that, you know, you’re not just seeing your kid through a parent’s loving eye.
We don’t want any ugly sprogs messing up our beautiful gallery.
Holy Faith Convent Kids May 1960
Holy Faith Convent kids with a little colour…
Greystones National School with Elizabeth McFarland, Brian and Trevor Storey, John Whitton, Telford Evans, Morgan Evans, the Bolton sisters, Hazel Griffin & friends
Greystones National School kids in living colour
Greystones CBS 5th Class 1966/’67. Source Louis O’Meara
St Kevin’s CBS 1954 with Patsy Salmon, Eamonn Ledwidge, Eugene Gammell, Michael Kirwan, Dave Carroll, Eugene Barry, Lar/Ger Gilmore, Jimmy Clarke, Pat Hempenstall, Eddie Mc Kenzie, John Sweeney, Vincent Keddy, Peter Mooney, Tommy Allen, Charlie/Aidan O Toole, Jim Arnold, Reggie Flynn, Brendan Lynch, Austin Ennis, Billy Mundow, Vincent Gorman.
CBS Greystones Flageolet Band 1950s with Brother ‘Daisy’ Donovan and Brother O’Callaghan with Bernard Rogan, Eugene Barry, Caimon… Pic James Clarke
Holy Faith Convent boys First Communion 1951. PIC: James Clarke
Greystones Swimming Club’s prize giving in La Touche Hotel circa 1975 included are Niall and Ciaran Hayden, Aine Carson, Paul Hayden, Marie Gildea, Michael Nolan and Rowena Burke. Source Ciaran Hayden
Swimming Club in colour
St David’s Class of ’82, featuring Helene Fallon, Jenny Kuntz, Paul Hayden, Ian Gunning, etc. Source: Jackie O’Brien
St David’s Class Of ’82 #2. Source: Dara Kelly. Fiona Dowling, Stephen Fitzpartrick, Eily Rowe, Gavin McNiff, Maeve Shanley, Adrian Byrne, Helen Magee, etc
St David’s Class of ’84. If you know ’em, you know ’em.
Sister Diane’s art class 6th Year 1984 Raymond Davis, Michelle Padley, Aine Markham, Deirdre Whelan, Siobhan Sweeney, Ursula Carey, Emmet Brennan, Ciara Sculley, Rachel Kerrigan
6th Year 1984 Simon Howard, Valerie Hatton, Louise Gaskin, Rachel Kerrigan, Miriam Savage, Andrew Priestly, Craig Thompson, George Pegman, Mick Dempsey, Liam Scanlon, Jonny McGrane, Christoper Purcell, Debbie McCormack, Elizabeth Dowd, Susan Bermingham, Sheila O’Reilly
Heading to France from Rosslare April 1983 Michelle Padley, Ciara Mooney, Claire Hanley, Siobhan Sweeney, Jackie Sweeney, Eilish Keegan, Kiera O’Reilly, Mary Creed, Rachel Kerrigan
Versailles April 1983 Susan Bermingham, Rachel Kerrigan, Michelle Padley, Sandra Purcell, Catriona O’Brien, Debbie Thompson
Graduation Night 1984 Sr Antoinette, Valerie Hatton, Bernie Doyle, Michelle Padley, Rachel Kerrigan, Ciara Mooney, Sandra Purcell, Claire Hanley, Margaret Byrne
Graduation 1984 Mary Gammel, Eilish Keegan, Debbie Thompson, Rachel Kerrigan, Carmel Smith, Bernie Doyle, Valerie Hatton, Sandra Purcell, Michelle Padley, Margaret Byrne, Anne O’Toole, Gabriel Sinnott, Claire Hanley, Anne Dempsey
St David’s 1984 Basketball Champs – Sinead Casey, Paula Wood, Dearbhla Casey, Yvonne Donnelly, Ruth Murray. FR Roisin Gahan, Geraldine Fitzpatrick, Brona O’Driscoll, Fiona O’Riordan
St David’s Hockey champs 1962. Back: Sally Buckley, Finola Dunne, Maura Lane, Shelagh Kelly, Anne Maloney. Front: Marie Buckley, Eileen Herlihy, Carmel Kiernan. Source: Gay Conroy
Senior County & Leinster Champions All-Ireland Runners-Up 1986 St David’s Manager J. Clancy Principal St Anna
St David’s Class of ’95 Ronan Lupton
Eire Og Greystones 1980s. Source John Wynne
St David’s Graduation Night 1988 with Declan Kiernan, Alan Hayden, Johnny Morrison, Ger Brady and Fergal Hennerty. Pic Shenda Burchell
James Sweeney, Mervin Nolan, John Galvin, Nicky Smyth St David’s 1987. Source: James Sweeney
Louis O’Meara, Billy Kinsella, Terry Conlon and assorted ruffians c1970. Source Edel O’Meara
Caroline Nolan, Elizabeth Nolan, Liz Ackroyd (nee Middleton), Emma Louise Bannerman (Nee Glipin) Maeve Hen, Jennifer Hadden, Hellen McConnell (nee Middleton) c1981. Source Emma Louise Bannerman.
St Kevin’s CBS, Greystones, Class of 1945
St David’s Youth Club including Johnny Morrison, David Lang, Jossie Redmond, John Scully, John Moran, Declan Finnerty, Jos Kujovic, Denise O’Moore March 1983. Source: Bray People
Greystones kids get their Community Games art competition prizes 1997 Bray People
The Greystones U11s after beating Arklow Town for the Chadwicks Cup
CBS Greystones Concert Drill Band 1967
CBS Greystones Na Fianna 1964
CBS Greystones U13 Football 1963
St Kevin’s Football Team 1970s. Brother Horgan with BR Liam Drumgoole, Justin Hayden, Kevin Burke, Garbhán Ó Nualáinn, David Moody, Philip Quinn, Declan, Michael Foley, Kevin Ryan, Ciaran Ryle, Brian O’Reilly. MR Nigel Condron, Peter Brady, Padraig Brady, Brendan Madden, Alan Condron, Rory Murphy, Mark Ryder. FR Criostoir Begley, Paul Scully. Maybe. Pic Criostoir Begley
CBS GAA team 1976. Paddy Broughan, Paul Hayden, Glen Jordan, Colm Martin, Mark Temple, Karl Davis, Declan Kelly, Kevin Keyes, Wally Bealin, Ian McIntaggert, Keith O’Donnell. Pic Paddy Broughan
Greystones Confirmation 1954 Back Michael McGowan, Brendan Lynch, Brian Mooney, Joe Mooney, Joey Diettrich, Tony Kelly. Front Eddie Barry, Brendan Hayden, Austin Gaskin, Vincent Ovington. Pic Bernie Hayden
Holy Communion 1977 with Greg OShea, Emma Gray, David Harmon, Sylvia Harmon, Robert Mooney Pic Aisling Kemp
Edith, Peter and Gerald Lavelle First Holy Communion
Peter Robbie & Dermot Hackett 1970s. We reckon.
Paddy Condron raises a birthday glass No.8 Grattan Park with Jimmy Brady, Anthony Green, David McDonald, Fergus Ryan, Stephen Fitzpatrick, Ralph Lennon. Source: Padraigin Conarain
Davis, Brady, McDonald and Smith kids Willow Grove. Source Maura Davis
Greystones wins the Popplewell Cup Feb 1994
The Greystones Under-10 A Team after beating Fassaroe Celtic 1995
Greystones Under-9s Sheld Champions 1995
Greystones Under-8 champs 1995
Members of the Barbara Donnelly School of Dance 1995
St David’s Class of ’97
Young Delgany ladies – including Kim Gahan, Enid Talbot, Suzanne Halligan & Nicola Barry – learn homebaking from Tess Byrne & daughter-in-law Dee August 1983
Declan Byrne: The Innocence Years
Delgany’s Declan Byrne, the less innocent years
Kindlestown Upper kids Bert and Peter Hempenstall bookend John and Liz Joyce 1972 or ’73
Bellevue Hill kids 1968 Back Bridie Murphy, Katherine Murphy, Laurence White, Joseph Darcy, Middle Linda Barry, Deirdre Murphy, Vincent Barry, Front Patricia Murphy, Elaine Murphy, Stephen White. Source: Maura Davis
Maeve & Grace Shanley in full Miami Vice mode
Grace Shanley Before Iggy Pop
The Notorious Hackett Sisters 1960s. Pic Suzanne Hackett Cox
Young Ossie Spurling with his dad John on O’Connell Street c1939
Graham Spurling soaking up the clouds 1959
Ronnie, Phelim & Cliona hit the town
Ciarán & Niall Hayden at St Brigid’s circa 1971
The La Touche Close kids at Orla’s birthday party late 1970s
Alan Hayden, Castle Villas 1951
Killincarrig’s Brendan Hayden
A young Derek Ferns gets around the beach ban on dogs
Derek Paine, Neville Spurling, Leslie Acheson & Freddie Parkinson 1952
Linda Paine 1966. Source Derek Paine
Mrs Emily Paine and Mrs Flo Thompson with Joan Paine (pram), Stan Paine, Bob Thompson, Derek Paine & Doreen Thompson, 1939 Colourised
CBS 1949 Blacklion feat Andy & John Byrne, Freddie Maher, Miklos Kos, Paul Spellman and Sean Farrell
Christian Brothers’ Class of ’49. Source Danny Hatton
CBS Football Team 1964. Colourised by GG.
St Brigid’s National School Choir, Feis Ceoil runners-up, March 1984
St David’s Rugby Team winners Dec 1984
Greystones first-ever scouts circa 1920, with Willie Redmond and John McKenzie.
Greystones Brownies party on down. 1984
Joe Sweeney, Larry Ryan, Jimmy Redmond & friends
Catherine Ward & her 3 grandchildren Hilary, Eithne & Aileen c1956. Source: John McGowan
Jean Hatton 1954 outside her uncle Claude’s shop
The Doyle kids – Dot, Nora, Maurice & Robert
Donald Vambeck with his brother, sister & mum 1937. Source: Suzanne Vambeck
Liam Byrne, future owner of The Beach House & The Burnaby. Source Derek Paine
Ronnie Steele (standing) & friends on The Kestrel. Source Derek Paine
Jago & John Hayden, Derek Paine, Pat ‘The Horse’ Kelly, Aleck Tucker. Pic: Liam Hayden
John McKenzie, John Redmond & Leslie Redmond early 1950s Source Jago Hayden (JM’s cousin)
Greystones girls stepping out in 1935
“Eh, mum? Dad….?”
13 comments
At least one photo look off. (Faces all distorted) Was AI used to fix it?
We have a refund in the post winging its way to you right now. Stay in, in case you miss it.
I see you love a bit of banter, Paul It was actually a genuine question, but I’ll be patiently waiting on the refund now
BTW, if you ever need a hand colouring in the pictures, I’ll gladly do it free of charge without our AI friends. Great work as always.
Much love ❤️
If there’s any there you want to work on, that would be great. Always good to get another take… Cheers
Great photos brings back my childhood. I’m visiting my parents at end of month. I’ll dig around for photos. Went to CBS till 84. Took swim lessons and played football all in Greystones
That would be both rock agus roll. Best email is [email protected]. Cheers.
Any photos of st David’s from about 1969/1970
Loads. We just keep them hidden in a vault.
If we had ’em, kiddo, they’d be here. If you source any, let us know…
Paul, a further image that puzzled me until I got the magnifying glass out. The photo captioned St Kevin’s School Class of 45 puzzled me, not so much that I didn’t recognise any of the boys – after all they would have been at least four years older than me – but that I had no memory of any brick walled school with such large windows anywhere in Blacklion or Greystones. The shield in the foreground has the answer: ” Sraith an Iarthair” – Westland Row, where Jim, Conal and Terry Brennan each went to Secondary School after winning Wicklow County Council scholarships. Jim and I won ours in 1948.
In the 1949 pic of Brother Buckley’s class in Blacklion, Miklos Kos was a very accomplished breast stroke swimmer, a member of a Hungarian family who came to Ireland after World War 2, to the best of my knowledge, Miklos became an executive in ICL in Ireland before moving to Europe, also with ICL.
Fabulous photos nostalgic
Great to see those pics Pablo, you certainly dug up a few surprises! Keep up the good work 🙂
Hi Paul the 4th guy in the Newtown Maytime festival is Gerry Davis.
Jennifer