sunday

21 June 1925 was a Sunday ...
It was also the summer solstice.

J. P. wasn't the only one to enter the church. Irish Independent - Saturday 06 April 1935

The death took place suddenly at his residence, Coolbawn, Midleton, of Mr. Richard J. Callaghan. chief accountant, Midleton branch Cork Distiieries Co., Ltd He was the father of Rev. J, P, Callaghan, P.P, Lynwood, California; Mr. D. Callaghan, V.S, Boston, Lincolnshire; Rev. Mother Xavier, Ursuline Convent, Westgate, Kent: Sister Angela Callaghan, Ursuline Convent, Forest Gate, London, and the late Sister Claver, Ursuline Convent, Blackrock,

Perhaps the photo was commissioned to mark a visit home by J.P. hence his position in the place of honour front centre, rather than his parents.

Off to the passenger lists I go.

In the 1940 US census, John P Callaghan, born c. 1901, clergyman, 3524 Verdugo Rd, Los Angeles, naturalized citizen, income: 1000, hours worked per week: 60.

Richard J. Callaghan at home in the 1926 Census with wife Annie and daughter Charlotte.

Married 29 years, 7 children

In 1911 with wife Anne, children John, Richard, Annie, Eleanor, Charlotte and Matthias.

7 Children in 1911, too, so one is away in 1911, and there is a spare in the photo

Streetview: www.google.ie/maps/@52.8365952,-6.9403422,3a,75y,217.63h,... OSI 25" map: maps.osi.ie/publicviewer/#V2,671399,676642,12,9

Streetview shows that a large church has been built at left since this photo.

Actually, a large church was moved here in 1929, according to the DIA. The Church of Ireland Bruen Testimonial was bought and moved! Here it is on the 25", in its previous life as St. Anne's CI church.

From a page with the full story, this relevant detail: In 1893, the enclosed order of the Poor Clares came to Carlow, and moved into a house built on the Wellington Bridge spanning the River Barrow. In 1900, they moved to a purpose-built monastery on a site beside the land where Saint Anne’s would be relocated, and so Saint Clare’s seemed to be an appropriate name for the rebuilt church. So we are in or after 1900.

Whoever wrote that heading, must have gotten a lot of stars in English class.

The Glasnevin Trust has a numbered version available, with some of the names already filled in.

Sharon Corbet That cuts out most of the fun of the shot Sharon but it is interesting how many major players were present!

There are more names available in this Examiner article.

Swordscookie The numbering is helpful, though :-)

Keogh had to have taken the photograph from the roof of the Boland Chapel. Streetview The grave to bottom right is that of William Dargan another nation "builder". James O Dea's photographs are mostly of his work. "St. James’s Brass and Reed Band, Mount Brown, Dublin 8, is by far Ireland’s oldest band. It was established in 1800 but early records trace back as far as 1737."