Arles People

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William (Bill) Muldowney

Source: Bill Muldowney c2006

The Grotto, Arles

The entrance gates to Arles Chapel

Outside Mr. Feeney's shop in Arles in 1956

Me and My dog

Outside the Arles Technical School c.1956

Outside Arles Chapel

Outside Kennedy's Bar, Arles

Arles Graveyard & School


Andy and my father were close friends as teenagers. Both got married 1917, Andy to Miss T, Procter.. They had one son Frank 1923 , The mother died of TB in 1930. Andy married Johnny Moran's sister 1936. Andy's brother Pierce married my aunt, and his sister Bridey married John Cooney and lived in the house at Coolanowl where Dinny Lawlor's son is now living.. All the Nolan's were born there.
Source: Bill Muldowney c.2006


Joe Murphy was our (W. Muldowney) next-door neighbour before he moved to Ned Moran's house at the end of English's lane, now owned by Graham's.
Source: Bill Muldowney c2006


Bill Moran married Martin Redmond's sister. He had a straight leg. The family emigrated to England in 1959. His father worked very hard all his life and gave the farm to Bill in 1950 from then it all went down hill from there on. I called to see old Ned Moran in Luton 1972. He told me, they barely had their fare to come to England but sure there was no need to worry they give you money for nothing here. I have never been so happy in all my life.. He was 86 and (King of the castle) in a posh home.
Source: Bill Muldowney c2006

Johnny Moran b.1914

Johnny Moran moved from Rossmore to Arles in 1924 and lived in an old broken down house where the Technical school was built. Johnny worked as a sugar cook at the beet factory following the 1948 strike.

Josie Moran married Andy Nolen, your Mother (Lily Brennan) was her friend..

Paddy Moran worked for years at Feehans of Ballickmoyler, and later at the Sugar Beet factory. He is still alive and well in Carlow age 91yrs.

Frank Moran the youngest died last year (2005) at the family home in Arles.

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Dear Michael,

Old John Moran was born near the Water-Works in Killeshin 1877, one of five children, and not very far away his wife to be, Elizabeth Connolly was born in 1877, one of eight children. I am not sure when they married, probably about 1904?

Mrs Moran died 1953 and Old John Moran died 1963 and their first three children Josie Paddy and Johnny were born in a mud thatched house, (up a little lane way) off the road that runs from the Rossmore grotto down to Killeshin.

There were four or five families living there. The houses were built into a bank which consisted of a mud wall six feet high at the front, a low one foot at the back. I called there in 1984 to have tea and a chat with Hanna Dunne and her son Martin who were the last family left there, Hanna was 85 yrs old and very interesting. I did not have my camera with me.

P S: Hanna and her son died in 1985.

Joe Wall in 1966 working on the road to Carlow. He was employed by the Leix County Council. Source: Bill Muldowney c2006	Ballyadams Castle c1940 Source: Bill Muldowney c2006	Joe Wall, holding his daughter and an unnamed man plus. Source: Bill Muldowney c2006
1937 -Boy at the Back: Jim Fitzpatrick. From left: Kate (Kitty) O'Rourke, Josie Teehan, - Miss ? Wall, John Brennan, Tom O'Rourke, - May Duffy, Billy O'Rourke, Willie Brennan. Photo #1	1937 - Back Row: Josey Teehan, Miss (?), Miss ? Proctor. Front Row: Tom White, Unknown, John O'Rourke. The two boys are: Martin O'Rourke (brother to John) and unknown Boy. Photo #2	Joe Wall he lived in Castletown. A very well known man. This is a photograph of him, taken at Ballyadams Castle, c1940. Anyone recognise the man on. the left? Source: Bill Muldowney c2006
	(See Killeshin GAA)

The people in the above photos have been identified by Mr Jack Cowley Michigan, USA in August 2006.
My grateful thanks to Jack (Michigan) and Michael (Carlow) for all their work in this project.

The late Mr. Noel Byrne

1926 - 1995

THE death occurred on December 21, 1995 in the Mater Private-Hospital, Dublin, of Mr. Noel Byrne, Ballickmoyler, Carlow. Son of the late Michael and Kitty Byrne, he celebrated his 69th birthday on the Tuesday prior to his death.

He was a founder member of Arles GFC and held various positions in the club over many years. He was also a loyal supporter of Laois and Graiguecullen teams and had sponsored “man of the match” awards in connection with Laois county senior finals. A well-known and accomplished ballroom dancer together, with his wife Kathy and daughter Margaret, he won numerous trophies in all grades locally and in adjoining counties. In his younger days he worked at Mooney’s Bar, London and also at Gerald Donnelly’s Bar, Tullow Street, Carlow, now known as Shaws.

However, Noel was best known from Wexford, across the Midlands to the West for supplying veterinary products to the farming community for at least 25 years. Many of his customers and friends travelled "long distances to attend the funeral.

Fr. Tom O’Shea, PP, from his native Arles parish receives his remains into St. Clare’s Church, Graiguecullen on Saturday evening (23rd), assisted by Fr. John Fingleton, PP, Graiguecullen. Sr. Nancy, Graiguecullen, sang and Arles GFC provided a guard of honour. Arles, Graiguecullen and Laois flags were placed on the coffin. Fr. Fingleton was celebrant of Mass on Sunday morning (Christmas Eve) and other clergy present included Fr. John Byrne, Adm., Carlow; Fr. Michael Byrne, Carlow RTC; Fr. Jim O’Connell, CC, Graiguecullen.

Graiguecullen male choir sang the hymns. The chief mourners were his wife, Kathy; daughters, Catherine and Margaret; son, Sean; son-in-law, Tom; grand-daughters, Sarah and Leah Fenlon; brothers, Peter, Daniel, Michael and Frank and sisters, Annie and Noeleen. Article appeared in Nationalist. Jan 1996


John SWAN of Kennedy Street Carlow
& Hils Wife Emly at rest in Arles Graveyard. Co Laois.
John Swan lived up the lane-way opposite Ballarahan entrance to Cooper-Hill house. He married Emly Murphy, sold his farm to Larry Brophy and set up a shop in Carlow.
Johns son Pat Swan of 66 Beechwood Drive, Rathnapish, Carlow died at the local Sacred Heart Hospital on Monday 2 August, 2010, having just celebrated his 74th birthday the day before.
On 22 June of this year, Pat and his devoted wife, the former Maureen Mullins from Nurney, Carlow, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. A native of Arles, Co. Laois, Pat attended national school in Arles and Ballinabranna and later in CBS, Carlow. Given his friendly, outgoing personality, Pat was tailor-made for a career path he chose in sales and retailing. After many years in retailing and sales, he ventured into business on his own, taking over a small shop from his father in Kennedy Street, Carlow. Back then, It was a small store with a counter service only where the shopkeeper did all the shopping for the customer. Pat had a vision to change this to a self-service supermarket and he soon expanded the Kennedy Street outlet. His may have been the first shop in Carlow to sell cooked chicken in the late 1970's or early '80s. He strategically cooked the chickens in the font window of the shop, with the aroma reaching into the street and attracting many onlookers, as the fowl turned on the spit in the window.
When my mum came to town to do her shoppin, Swan's was the last stop on the way home to Cooper Hill. This note is from Bill Muldowney R.I.P, & Michael Brennan. and snippets from the Nationalist dated August 10 2010: https://hoganstand.com/county/carlow/article/index/143519

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