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Fergal and Maureen's Wedding Could it be? I have redacted the surnames to protect the couple. The marriage between Fergal McXxxx, of Ardmalin, Donegal, and Maureen O'Xxxxx , eldest daughter of Sir.Cookie O'Xxxxx, of Swords, Co. Dublin, took place on Thursday, the 29th of February 1997, in the pretty parish church of the Star of the Sea, Malin Head, Clonca, Co Donegal. The service was performed by the Rev. Richard M. Lloyd, M.A., assisted by Canon Marconi and the Rev. J. Spooner. The bride, who was given away by her father Sir Cookie O'Xxxxx, was attired in a gown of Louisine satin, the skirt being trimmed with bandigued frills of accordion-pleated chiffon. Mr Lawrence French (Adelphi Quay, Waterford) was the best man and Miss Carol Spears (Kildare Street, Dublin) the Chief Bridesmaid. A Mr O'Dea ably assisted by the young Mr Poole took a few snaps of the happy couple on the day. The wedding was followed by an enormous reception at the The Seaview Tavern to which all the residents of the Townland of Ardmalin were invited. The loving and happily married couple are still living nearby with their three children Niall, John and Mogey and their stuffed dog NeLI !!!! :)

Jeez,wheres me hankie.

That doesn't really count as a photo taken during the "Emergency" Carol...

oaktree_brian_1976 Honestly, you're sooooo picky! It shows a structure erected during the Emergency - doing my best here... :D

DannyM8 You're a complete Looper! And I'm saying that affectionately. Arrived back from a day at me conference so rushed that it wasn't until I got to Sir Cookie O'Xxxxx that I realised you hadn't actually uncovered a complete family history just from two grafittied words on a wall in Malin Head... :D As blackpoolbeach would say: "I'm off for a long lie down in a darkened room!"

"John Lionel Cooper-Chadwick [the groom] was born on 16 February 1899.1 He was the son of John Cooper-Chadwick and Wilhelmina Heuston.2 He married Beatrix Willie Penrose [the bride], daughter of Captain William Robert Penrose, on 8 August 1931 at Abbeyleix, County Laois, IrelandG.1,3 He died on 2 May 1968 at age 69.1 He was educated at Royal School Armagh, Armagh, County Armagh, IrelandG.1 He gained the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in 1917.1 He gained the rank of Lieutenant in 1918 in the Indian Army.1 In 1919 he served on the Afghan Frontier.1 He fought in the Second World War, where he was wounded.1 He lived at Broad Acres, Charlton Adam, Somerset, England" ... ... From - www.thepeerage.com/p37434.htm#i374331

8 August 1931 was a Saturday ...

Come along beachcomber australia, that's People Identified, Date Established. Can you achieve the hat trick with Location Identified?!

Isn't that too late for the photographer to have been Arthur Henri himself?

When the marriage was announced in the Waterford Standard on Saturday 30 May 1931 the Cooper-Chadwick seniors' address was Waverley Drive, Bangor, and the Penroses lived at Seaville, Tramore.

Looks like the statue of Her Majesty in Macquarie Street, near Hyde Park. I'll have to check on that one.

Yes it is - www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/2363479550/ Centennial celebrations a couple of days early on 24 January 1888 ?

No, it was the unveiling of the new statue of Queen Victoria in the renamed Chancery Square, with a crowd of 60,000. See the Sydney Morning Herald for 25/01/1888 (the following day) page 5. trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/page/1391390?zoomLevel=5

It is interesting to read in the newspaper above that the original intention was to move the statue of Queen Victoria from the Garden Palace ( www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/4067538364/ ) to this position, but it was unfortunately destroyed in the great fire of 1882.

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