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Marconi Wireless Telegraph Station, Malin Head, Co. Donegal, 1990

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • DannyM8 said:
    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 !!!! :)
  • philip ward said:
    Jeez,wheres me hankie.
  • oaktree_brian_1976 said:
    That doesn't really count as a photo taken during the "Emergency" Carol...
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    oaktree_brian_1976 Honestly, you're sooooo picky! It shows a structure erected during the Emergency - doing my best here... :D
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    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!"

Hugo McNeill, head and shoulders portrait

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • Niall McAuley said:
    Per wikipedia, MacNeill was promoted to Colonel in 1923.
  • O Mac said:
    In that Wikipedia bio it says he was "Anti-British and a heavy drinker, he was academically very bright but lacked common sense"....
  • oaktree_brian_1976 said:
    stern looking fellow.
  • guliolopez said:
    MacNeill was also the first president of the Organisation of National Ex-Servicemen and Women. I've added that detail to the Wikipedia article that Niall McAuley references. In the same article I've tagged the text that O Mac has quoted (seems unsettlingly like someone's opinion for an encyclopedic entry....) [PS: Sorry to hear about A&E visit Mary - hope all's well today!]
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Thanks guys! Given that the Wikipedia article suggests a date of birth c.1900, one imagines this is (at least) in the latter-half of our 1914-1923 range. (Certainly the moustache would seem to rule out the first-half of the range - on the basis that his luxurious moustache is beyond a typical 13 or 14 year-old :) ) So as Niall McAuley implies, it could very well be around the time of a promotion in his mid-20s. Any military buffs our there today who might be able to interpret the rank insignia on display?