- Ballon School, 1915.
- Photo lent by Mat Gittens
- Top, Left to right: Stephen Hutton, Principal; Paddy
Walsh, Ballymogue; Matt Corrigan, Ballon Hill; Billy
Halligan, Ballintrane; Michael Walsh, Ballymogue, went to
Ballon through Aiden Doyle’s yard; Mylie Somers, Kilbride;
Andy Travers, Closh; Paddy Murphy, Laragh; John Hickey,
Carrigslaney.
- Middle row: Paddy Byrnee, Killane; Joe Murphy, Kilbride;
Tom Walsh, Ballymogue; Tom Nolan, Castlegrace; Jim Murphy
Laragh; Fr. James McCarthy; Bob Curry, Miltown; Paddy
Donohoe, Ballon Hill; John Nolan, Ballinvalley (son of
Jackie).
- Bottom row: Benny George, Drisogue; Fr. Tom Donohoe;
Martin Byrne, Killane; Joe Nichokson; Millie Nolan,
Conaberry (father called the “Block”); Mat Gittins,
Ballylean; Jer Toole, Boggon; Danny Whellan, Ballindrum;,
carpenter; Willie Fennell, The Commons (Wilson’s gate
lodge); Tom Malone, Kilbride; John Gittins, Ballylean.
- Ballon School, 1925
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- Front row, left to right: Matt Canavans, Martin Canavan,
Patrick Blanche, James Brophy (holding the sign), John
Kinsella, Sandbrook; Fr. Tom Brophy, Connaberry; James
Morris, Ballon.
- Middle row: Patrick Hendrick, Boggan; James Byrne,
Killane; Tom Byrne, Ardristan; Patrick Walsh, Ardristan;
Martin Nolan, Ballon Hill; ? Byrne, Ardristan; Michael
Nolan, Connaberry;
- Back row: Tom Kinsella, ? Byrne, Closh; Tom Donohoe, The
Hill; ? Kearney and Tom Blanche, Connaberry (in sailor
suit). Lent by Fr. T.F. Brophy, P.P. Baltinglass.
- Ballon N.S. 1955
- 25th May, 1955.
- Photo lent by Fr. T.F. Brophy, P.P.
- Left to right: Mrs. Peg Bolger, nee Flynn; Mrs. Rex Barry,
nee Doyle, Mrs. Fanning, Mrs. Molly Kinsella, nee Brophy, Mrs.
Tess Blanche, nee Brennan. Mrs. Tom Blanche, nee Brennan. Mrs.
Colette Daly.
- Ballon N.S. Band 1956
- Photo from Mrs P. Bermingham.
- Back row: Jim Morris, trainer; Mick McGrath, Pat
Blanche, Matt O’Neill, Michael Kavanagh, Bernard Jordan,
Robbie Curry.
- Front row: Peadar Jordan, Paddy Curry, Ger Bermingham,
Richie Nolan, John Maher, Frank Delaney, Seamus McGrath,
Tom Blanche, John Cummins, Dick Fitzgerald, John Nolan,
Simon Maher, Patsy Neill.
