Taken 5/10/02 following repainting with Mick enjoying the sun.
Situated at the
main cross in the village and run by Mick & Attracta (R.I.P.) Kavanagh
Tel: (059) 9159205
Mick's father Tom married May Morris whose family originally owned the
premises.
The building was erected c. 1850.
(This is the year that Levi Jeans were first made for Californian gold
miners)
At that time it was the small corner shop trading as a pub, drapery
and small groceries. In c. 1985 the stores and bottling room were demolished
and the new lounge area was added.
In the photograph, left to right, are Pat Morris, Garda Michael Lynch and his son John Lynch.
John sent the photograph and now lives in Wexford.
From notes by Nancy Abbey, Ballon Hill, there was a soup kitchen set up in the yard of the pub during the war.
(Dates for this are uncertain but if anyone has more info. please tell the Webmaster)
(In 1928 Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming and Micky Mouse was first introduced by Walt Disney).
This is the same photo having been cleaned up by the resourceful Bozi
At the wheel is Attracta's grandad, Pat Fenelon (1874 to 1934), by which we approximate the date to about 1914. On his left is the grandad of Mick and Seamus McGrath of Ballon. We are looking for an owner of the third man - any offers? - no reward !. Where was the photo taken?
Bozi
writes (18/3/02):
Slight question on the Grandad photo. I thought it was a De Dion Bouton
Populaire of approx 1904 but seems to have wrong steering wheel and
running board. I am advised by wiser people than me that it is probably
a 1903ish Darracq. Body and bonnet are very similar on both but the
front dumb irons and the steering wheel, mainly the manual control levers
apparently suggest the Darracq. Darracq had that type of bonnet for
a very short time. Not a positive identification although the info on
the Darracq is from a senior bod in the VCC dating Committee. The car
registration is from Liverpool.
