St Malachy’s CB Primary, Oxford Street

History – Br Maurice Finn
and Br J M Murphy

Past Staff

Br DM (Murt) O’Connell: Principal. Also first Principal of CBS, Glen Road (1962) and of Gort na Móna CBS.

SAMSUNGAn Br Tom Beausang (Wee Beau) RIP: Former Principal and Teacher. A Cork man. Rinne sé an-obair go deo leis an Ghaeilge  a chur chun cinn i gCúige Uladh.  Began teaching in the North in Newry and returned there in retirement. Buried in the cemetery in Newry.
Br Canton
Br Maurice Finn:  Now, 2020,
 an 84 year old religious, retired from teaching after 56 years, still interested in creating happy harmonious relationships in school, caring for older Brothers in need of assistance, counselling people who ask for my help, writing mainly religious articles.
Went to India 1964. Has been involved in education in high schools, villages, with orphans and street children, in vernacular education and informal adult education.

Br Sullivan, Br Lynch

 

 

 

St. Malachy’s [Oxford Street] School – First Holy Communion Class [circa 1955/’56]

Back Row: ———-, ———, V.McKeown, T.Birch, ——–, T. Morrow, ——– ,———, H. McCallum

Third Row:   ?

Second Row: E. Hannratty, Gerry Hadley, ———–, R. Dalziel?   P.Fallon, ———, ———, Frank Kelly

Front Row: Terry Murray, Gerard Milling, ———–, ? McCann, ———, G.Dalton,———-, ? McCann

Any help in identifying the missing names from this photo would be greatly appreciated.

 

PAST PUPILS

1920s (Click for more information)
David Bell, Francis R Bogue,  John D D’Arcy, James de Largy, Kevin J Donaghy,  Thomasthumbnail_oxford-street-front Dugan,
Thomas V Finegan, James F J Bereen, 
Peter McGarry,

1950s/60s
Roy Bates, T Birch, G Dalton, Jim Daly, R Dalziel, P Fallon, Gerry Hadley,
E Hannratty, Frank Kelly, Gabriel McCaffrey,
 H McCallum, Joe McCormack, V McKeown, Gerard Milling,
Barry Mitchell, Robert 
Monaghan,
T Morrow, Terry Murray,  
Michael Timoney

OTHERS
Connolly, James Joseph (Mr): To St Mary’s, Barrack St until 1935.
Fitzsimons, James Alphonses:  He worked as an aviation engineer for the naval yard.

Linden, Paddy (Mr): 1933- 1941. Lived in the Markets. Left school at 13. Was an apprentice with a blacksmith. Became a merchant seaman at 18 years old.

Monaghan, Robert (Mr):  I was there from about 1959 to 1965.

Phoenix, Éamon (Dr): Historian, Senior Lecturer, Writer. Transferred to St Mary’s CBGS, Barrack St.
Charles (Charlie) Smyth (Mr): Went on to St Mary’s, CBGS, Barrack Street. Civil Servant, Scientific Officer, Veterinary Research Laboratory.
Timoney, Michael (Mr): Madrid Street. Left 1965.

FACEBOOK MESSAGES

Patrick McCabe: I was there until 1966 and Brother Beausang was the head. The only other brother was Br Canton.  The rest were civilians, Clark, Shiels and Bradley. I think it closed around 70.