(source : Robin Russell)

The whole community at Ratho, near Edinburgh
(1967?)

Back : 2nd left Ronnie O'Connor, 4th left Robin Russell, 2nd right Thomas Gormley (Owen's brother)

Middle (staff) : Fr Hugh Monaghan, Fr Francis Ball, Fr Patrick Menzies, Brother John Ogilvie

Front : 1st right, Liam Cairns (brother of Michael)

The ladies in the photograph are the housekeeper, Mrs McGurk and her daughter (Philomena?).


Robin writes (August 2009) :

"  I joined the WFs in 1966 at the age of 18 and was sent to the new Ratho, set up for
one year so that I could get a Latin qualification . . . still required even after Vatican 2!!
I then went on to Blacklion where I did one and a half more years and was in the
same year as  Robbie Dempsey, Pat McHale, Maurice Billingsley et al.
Donald (McLeod) was a year ahead of me with the Gormleys (Owen and Brendan), Pat McDermott and others.

Fr Tom Conway was the first head of the house at Ratho
to be followed by Frank Ball who is in the photograph. "

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(source : Peter Finn)

——, ——, Tom Moran, Andy Murphy in North Africa (1930s)