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Senior Football Team 1913 with Stephen McGuinness (Aclare) as Captain.

Pupils 1913

Blueprints of 1916 building

1916 building

1916 building

Fr. Tom Fleming – President taken about 1962

1916 building print

1916 building misspelling

1916 building today

Staff, Priests and pupils 1909 taken at the Barracks

Senior Football team Connacht Champions 1949, Captain Gary Hannon Ballymote

Front Row : Kevin Swords, Aidan Lang, Willie Sheerin, Martin Cassidy, Michael Deasy.

2nd Row: Ed. Molloy, Eamonn Walsh, Gerry Hannon capt…..

3rd Row: Jim Dunleavy, Mick Scanlon, Martin Giblin, Con Gordon

Back Row: Tony Flannery, Noel Frain B’derreen, Seamus Madden Tom McGrath Ballina.

New College from south side and (Old) Science Hall to the right.

1916 building from side

President and Staff 1923.

Front Row: P.J. Vesey, Ambrose Blaine, Eugene Forhan.

Back Row: Frank Stenson, George Cullen, Tommie Curneen, James Collier, John Kirwan.

The Bishop Morrisroe Cup on Sports Day 1932

Timothy Laffey (Toomore) Peter Laffey (Toomore) Winner

James Laffey (Toomore) Francis McDonagh (Keash)

Senior Football Team 1914.

Front Row Third from left James Colleran, Curry - later President of College.

Leaving Certs 1923

William Philbin (later became Bishop of Clonfert and then of Down and Connor) and Paul O’Dwyer front row.

Staff 1909

Back Left to Right: Fr. Hugh O’Donnell, Fr.(Doc) Michael Louis Henry.

Front: Ambrose Blaine, President Dr. James Daly.

President Ambrose Blaine with Monitors, most of whom went on to become National School teachers.

Fr. Michael Coleman

A gathering outside of Dillon House

Another gathering

Intermediate Exhibitions and Scholarship group 1923 – Exceptional academic results for the College.

Back – Francis Henry, Thomas Fleming, Tommy Gunning, John Wims, Ted Morrin, -

Middle: John Cawley, P.J. Gallagher, William Philbin, John Joe Walsh,

Front: Tommy Morrin, Edward McGuinness

Students & Staff 1922 – 1923

Staff Left to Right 2nd Row: Fr. Tom H. Curneen, Fr. John Kirwan, Fr. George Cullen, Fr. P.J. Vesey President Ambrose Blaine, Fr. Eugene Forhan, Fr. Frank Stenson, Mr. James Collier.

Results parchment in 1921

Results parchment in 1922

Leaving Certs 1929 – 1930

Back – Jim McGarry, Collooney, Patrick Reid, Ballaghaderreen, Thomas J. McGettrick, Dick Walsh, Thomas F. Foye, Mullinabreena, Michael J. O’Hara, Attymachugh.

Middle – Matthew Crehan, Padraig Tansey, Eamonn P. Regan, Kilmovee, Thomas P. M. McGettrick, Patrick J (Peter) Mullen, John Igoe.

Front – Tommy Murray, Joe Butler, Peter Walkin, or Paddy Cawley, Paddy Heraughty.

students

Ballaghaderreen

Ballaghaderreen