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The second daughter or Mr & Mrs Frank Power of "Suir View Ville", * Waterford, was Noreen. In 1943 she got engaged to Cyril Lewis, son of the late Wm Lewis of Fermoy and Mrs Lewis of Llandudno.
(Waterford Standard - Saturday 12 June 1943)

*The paper actually says "Suir Ville".

Was Frank Power the Waterford seed merchant who took over his father William's business at 25 King Street in 1895 ? (Waterford Star - Saturday 14 December 1895)

Something here about Suir View.

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Mike Grimes I'm coming to the conclusion (tentative) that Suir View Waterford is the Krazy Kataloger at work, the Powers of Suir View, Clonmel are red herrings, and 'our' Powers lived at Suir Ville, as in Noreen's engagement announcement.

A few mentions of "Miss Power" of Suir Ville in Waterford papers in the 1920s.

The photograph was taken at the rear of Suir Ville on the Newtown Rd Waterford . Those two narrow windows can be seen on the porch in this NIAH photo.
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Waterford Standard - Saturday 05 January 1929 reported the prizewinners of the Children's Fancy Dress Ball, but I'm a little confused by the 'Most original boy's and girl's costume' winners.


A boy named Dorothy? Who identifies as a pillar box?

Ah, Mr Poole's indoor sundial again ...

I think it could be a fob watch, with a very twisted cord.

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A Miss J Doyle is mentioned as present at meetings of the Enniscorthy National Teachers Association in 1917-1920, and before that the name occurs in list of donations to worthy causes: - e.g. 5s to the Enniscorthy Clothing Society in 1898, and 2 bottles of old wine as prizes at the Athenaeum Bazaar in 1902.

From the lists of donors it's clear that Doyle is a very common name in Enniscorthy, so I'm not saying today's Miss J. Doyle is definitely a teacher, but as soon as I saw her expression I thought 'teacher'.

In Britain until 1920, women teachers were not allowed to marry (or if they did they had to give up teaching). Was it the same in Ireland?

Here she is, a farmer’s daughter, circa 21 in this photo

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To answer my own question, it seems not. James Doyle, of Marshalstown, died in 1910 aged 30, the son of Michael Doyle of Clonjordan, "and husband of Mrs. Doyle, the courteous teacher of Marshalstown schools." Not our Miss J. Doyle, but women teachers could marry without losing their job, it seems.

In the 1926 census, William Patrick O'Shea, Boot Merchant and family, 16 George's street

Waterford Standard - Saturday 08 May 1926:


16 George's St and 78 Quay in other adverts.

“The Brand: Nil Simile (Latin for "Like Nothing Else" or "Without Equal") was a popular historical brand specializing in narrow-fitting footwear for ladies”

Miss Kitty O'Shea, daughter William P. O'Shea, boot merchant, of George's St and Quay, obtained her Teaching Certificate in music in 1935 (reported in Waterford Standard - Saturday 24 August 1935)

POOLEWP 3250 is a similar shopfront commissioned by Mr. O'Shea of George's St., presumably his shop on the Quay.