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St Joseph's Church altar boys

By Anthony Daly

This mischevious bunch of little terrors were all altar boys at St. Joseph's church.

The photo was taken in the garden at St. Joseph's church in 1948.

Some of the boys in the photo are Barry Sullivan, Barry Daly, Michael Harris and Michael Mansbridge.

Does anyone know the identity of the other boys? If you recognise anyone, or even yourself, let us know by making a comment below here.

Altar boys from St. Joseph's Church 1948

From the private collection of Anthony Daly

This page was added on 25/07/2009.

Comments about this page

This picture brought back some wonderful memories. I have lived in Canada since 1966, but go to this site often. I can't remember the other people's names, but I think it's Finbar Daley and not Barry Daly.

By Barry Sullivan (27/07/2009)

That's my Dad on the far right - Eddie Waller.

By Anne Waller (05/08/2009)

Hi Barry. Yes you are correct. My brother was christened Finbar but no one in our family has ever called him that. He has always been called Barry.

By Anthony Daly (10/08/2009)

Altar boy, second from the right is my brother Tommy Gillespie. Oh happy days.

By Mary Smith nee Gillespie (04/02/2010)

Hello Barry Sullivan, are you the Barry Sullivan who lived in Arnold Street, and who I nearly joined the army with? I lived next door in Lynton Street, and went to St. Joseph's and then St. John the Baptist School, first at Bedford Street, then the Annexe in Warwick Street then finally to Woodingdean. I knew Eddie (then 'Teddy') Waller whose family lived in Elm Grove, my sister Margaret is a close friend of Kathy Daly, whose mum (sadly) recently passed away. Some other names (in no particular order): Vic Sambucci, Dennis Crook, John Blunden, Sean O'Grady, Patrick Dunkliffe, Peter Heffernen, Dennis Moyces, Eddie Chapman, Mickey Toner, Pat Wells, Paddy May. Teachers: Mr 'Kong' O'Hara (Head Master), Mr. Goodman, Mr. Liddel, Mr. Crowley, Miss. DeMohun, Miss Grounsell, Sister Augustine, 'Bob' Watterton, Mr. Carolyn (?) Best wishes to all.

By James Jeffery (18/04/2010)

Many thanks to you Mary and you James. Yes I did live on Arnold Street. This reminds me of so many happy days in England - I did spend quite a lot of time with the Gillespie family and their parents were very good to me and I wondered how everyone is doing? God bless.

By Barry Sullivan (25/03/2012)

HI, I HAD GRANDPARENTS WHO LIVED AT NUM 10 ARNOLD STREET EITHER THE ATTRELLS OR THE STEEDMANS.

By nicola cahill (23/04/2012)