have been in contact with Eileen a sister of gerald mcdowell and terry mcdowell
from the miora road lisburn, they are in USA this many years, i can vaguely remember eileen and terry her sister mona was married to ginger waters,some of you members may have know them back then,i am sure patricia burns may well remember them as they went to the convent

Their son Adrian went to Hilden school with me and Ann´s brother Joseph in the early 50s, there was also a younger daughter Bernadette . They lived in Smithfield and Mona moved to Lurgan later sometime in the 60s. Adrian went from school to his great Aunt Bridget for lunch daily, she was a sister of Ginger´s father John. I remember reading the Obituary in the Tele that Mona only died last year

Barney
I remember a Gerald McDowell at The Boys school. I never knew where he lived, or if he had siblings. I knew a wee girl called Mona who worked in the reeling room at Stewart's mill, but never knew her surname, even though we once went out on a 'date'.

I used to do trucking to the reeling room in stewarts mill also

Barney
That period at Stewart's made a deep impression on me. Presumably you knew Billy Dunleavey, Shaun Hamilton, Davy Anderson, Kevin Toman and/orDerek Bell?
Are any still alive?

I wonder if there is ANYONE still alive who worked in the reeling room at Stewart's mill in 1950-53? I suppose I ought to be searching for the latest app, instead of checking obituary lists. LOL

i was 80 yesterday so i am sure there are a few others went to Killyshevlin in Enniskillen for a few days,Jimmy Burns wife worked in reeling room at that time,thought they went to aussie later

yes i knew them all ned corkin and john reid were bosses at that time,jimmy mcswiggan and ernie graham were there also,spitfire patton minnie greenaway also my uncle jimmy bell margret breslin,sally?? maggie and lizzie kidd also the mcdermot sisters,bella fullerton billy mcgann a few girls/boys from lurgan

Thanks for that, Barney. All those names are familiar to me. John Reid was my first boss in No3 spinning room, and Ned Corken wws upstairs in No4.