ballyhale

Three priests - is that usual ?

beachcomber australia Rectors and curates, more likely. Heaslips generally are COI. There was a Jack Heaslip who was the curate in Malahide for a while, but he'd have been a generation later than this. Coincidentally, he was followed by a Mr Long (I can't remember his christian name). Edit: Kingsley Long - that was his name.

There is also a studio shot of the central four, if that is any help - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000595315

Mind you, in 1911, all the Kilkenny Longs and the only two Kilkenny Heaslips were RC, so maybe they're priests after all.

Narrowing the date very slightly, familysearch.org shows Jack John Heaslip marrying Eilis Long in the 4th quarter of 1952 in Thomastown registration district.

I'd hazard 1940s from the fashion, and the cool dude up the back with a zipper jacket.

Same location Bride was also from Ballyhale, Co. Kilkenny, so where’s the backdrop? Morton could be grooms name, possibly

The very next shot in the Poole catalogue is the one below from 1952, Which would explain why I don't see today's in the online marriage records

Paging back in the catalogue, the first dated one I find is also 1952:


The later-in-the-catalogue one is Sept 1952, the before one unknown 1952.

I don't have newspaper access, but Tuesday September 23, 1952 WEDDING BELLS in the Irish Independent might be interesting Hmm, maybe not. At least one Morton mentioned, but looks like a Connor/St. John wedding.