Sports Day

Maura Talbot and Ruth Cummins at Sports Day participating in a three-legged race.

Mr. Burke

Mr. Nolan

Mr. Nolan, also known as zip.

Mr. Lyng

Picture of Mr. Lyng, vice principal and geography teacher, taken in 1977.

The Sandymount Saga Interview

An interview with Mrs. Cannon in Superspoof. (Click on image to enlarge)

From Marie Byrne

Hi there,

Thanks for your email. Yes I was there in 1977 in omega 1. I'm living in London now so may not be able to go but I wouldn't mind the details anyway just in case. I havn't really noticed any familiar names from my time at Sandymount, have you had much luck in gathering people?

Marie

Rosemary Murphy

Sorry to be so late replying to you about the school reunion, unfortunately I will not be able to attend. Thank you for the invite.

Rosemarie Farrell.

A member or not a member of Class '77?

Hello Ruth,

I was in shs from 1972 until 1976,so I do not qualify as a member of the class of 77. As far as I remember I was in 1 Lambda. I was definitely in the prefabs when I started in shs. As I will be away in June I would not have been able to attend anyway,but thanks for the invite..................John Colohan

Sorry can't make it

Unfortunately I am unable to make it as I live in England and will also be on holidays for that date, but I do hope the night goes well.

Best wishes to all.

Dave Kane

Sorry not this time

Thank you for your incredible efforts to make contact with me. You really showed great persistence and dedication to the task and I must commend you accordingly. I really am impressed.

Unfortunately I am committed to a previous engagement on the night in question and I regret, accordingly, that I will not be in a position to attend on this occasion.

I wish you all a very happy reunion I am sure that there will be great hilarity on the evening.

Best wishes to you all and especially yourself and Patricia.

Ciarán Smyth

Sorry I won't be there

I will not be available to attend but wish you all the best unfortunately I will be on holidays then.

Regards
Irene Kealy

Best Wishes

I would love to get an update on everyone so please feel free to give my email to anyone who wants it. Wishing you a very successful night , if I happen to be in Dublin on the 9th I will turn up.

All the best

Karin Buckley

Best Wishes

I hope you have a good night out and I would be keen for the 40th reunion.
Take care to all,
John Levins

Class of 77 June 1977

Can you spot yourself in this photograph? How many of the class can you name from this photograph?

Masies Retirement in 1973

Line up of teachers from left to right: Mr. Coll (maths in 1st year), Mr. Doyle (latin), Mr. Shaughnessy, Ms. Delahunty, Mr. Sheehan (geography), Mr. Cannon jnr (Quack), Miss Murray (secretary), and Mrs. Cannon (Masie). Thanks to Stephen Finn for this gem. Click to enlarge if necessary.

Niamh Vaughan

Niamh and her husband, Bill, who will be coming over from Australia for the Reunion in June. They married in March 2007.

1 Alpha Names

Thomas Berry: Fairly quiet. Hot tempered when roused.
Can be aggressive. Likes any sort of music.

Tony Corr: Very humorous. Excellent at art. Sometimes moody.
He laughs a lot and from his impressions he likes girls.
Likes jazz music.

Paul Flood: Generally good tempered. Sometimes moody. Likes pop.
Seems to be a nice guy.

Padraic Gilligan: Loves pop music. Likes drawing and is quite capable of
looking after himself. Has a good temper generally.

Mark Kelly: Always getting into fights. Never seems to get hurt.
Very much able to hold his own.

Kenneth McKenna: Same as Mark Kelly. Likes rugby and pop.

Justin O’Dea: Doesn’t fight much. Hears all the news and likes pop.
Sometimes is quite aggressive.

Phelim O’Doherty: Likes the odd fight. Never worries about anything and
always seems to be in a good humour.

Liam Prendergast: Never in trouble. Seems to be quite placid though quite
surprising when shocked or aroused. Friendly.

Anthony Quigley: Good at maths. Likes pop and has a good sense of humour.
Gets into trouble sometimes.

Padraic Teehan: Always in trouble with his classmates. Fairly friendly.
Hot tempered when roused.

Aidan Scanlon: Likes music. Hot tempered when roused. Friendly when
he wants to be. Likes playing the organ.

Vivian Walsh: Friendly enough. Unpredictable at times. Hasn’t got
much of a temper.

Ronald Woods: Quite placid. Very friendly generally. Likes seeing
justice done.

Paul McEnroe: Has a good nature. Likes rugby. Quite friendly and
associates with Tony Corr.


Thomas Parker: From his attitude he likes girls, likes pop music.
Sometimes friendly.

Eithne Brannigan: Expressive herself openly but has some weird ideas.
Likes some pop music.

Katherine Browne: Good tempered, good natured. Likes a laugh.

Lilian Cole: Likes a good laugh. Fairly good natured.

Lilian Rafferty: Never seems to be in trouble. Fairly placid.

Karen Buckley: Also placid. Good natured most of the time.

Grace Purtill: Not placid. Sometimes humourus. Likes pop and hockey.
Seems to be a groovy person.

Mary McSherry: Newish. Very placid. Likes most people and usually joins in
everything.

Jean Fenlon: Extremely placid. Does not express herself much.

Catherine Raynor: Expresses herself openly. Always talks, mostly laughs and
does well in class.

Susan Fitzgerald: Quite funny. Likes pop. Never at a loss for words.
Laughs at everything.

Rosemary Murphy: Likes singing and music. Joins in most activities.
Seems to be alright.

And last but by no means least the one and only …………………..
Aoife Scully who is very humorous and has a good nature.

Karin Buckley's Pub

After a tip off I visited this pub in Torremolinos in Spain. It is owned by Karin Buckley and her husband. Karin is unable to come to the reunion but sends her best wishes to everyone and looks forward to hearing how it went and seeing some of the photos on the website.

Photo Website

Photos of Class of '75 and '77 uploaded to http://macliam.org/SandymountHighPhotos/ I've uploaded them full size (i.e. good quality for printing) to my own site, so anyone can download them any they like.

More History

Sandymount High School was a coeducational secondary school on Herbert Road, Sandymount, Dublin. Founded in 1947, it was initially controversial because, as a non-denominational school, it wasn't owned by a church. Instead it was owned by the Cannon family, who also provided the two headmasters the school had.
While the school had gym - basically exercise classes - for Intermediate Certificate students, the school had no compulsory sports or sports team while Conall Cannon, the second headmaster, was in charge of the school: allegedly he hated having compulsory sports while he was a student.
Unusually, it had a rival school next door: Marian College, which opened several years afterwards and was run by the Catholic Church.
The school was closed in 1999 and the land sold for development. The site now contains a gated community called Cannon Place.
Famous former pupils include Fionnuala Flanagan, Charlie Bird and Eamonn Dunphy.

Communication

Why not add yourself to the Class of 77 at www.lostschoolfriends.ie , there is no charge for this website.

History Lesson

History of Sandymount Area. In the 16th century, the Sandymount area was a rabbit warren called Scallet Hill and was covered in gorse and furze, It had originally belonged to Richard de St. Olaf, after passing through the hands of the Bagods and Fitzwilliams, it came, at the same time as Simmonscourt, into the possession of the Priory of the Holy Trinity. Subsequently, this area now covered by Strand Road and Sydney Parade, returned to the hands of the Fitzwilliam family. A herring fishery occupied the shore from Merrion to Ringsend. During the early part of the 18th century, the soil was found suitable for brick making, and the sea border from Merrion to Sandymount occupied by what was now known as Lord Merrion's brickfields. A village called Brickfield sprang up, and not far from it was an inn called Conniving House, renowned for its fish dinners and excellent ale. By the end of the 18th century, the whole area had given way to modern Sandymount.

This makes sad reading as the only student mentioned in the article that is still with us is Johnny Johnson. We had it all ahead of us in 77 - or so we thought.

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