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The date and occasion of this photo below had eluded
us until Peter McCutcheon (’61) responded to
noticing it with an email months after it first appeared
as an on-line archive item. There was no mistaking
the presence of Tony O’Reilly at the back (or Paul
Durcan, ’63, prominently to the front), but no further
information.
Peter wrote: ‘That's me in the centre of the picture, second
row, below Tony, and while I recognize most of the faces,
the names have faded. Some, however are still there.
It was a Wednesday afternoon in the autumn of '57 or '58
and Fr. Murphy surprised us during our afternoon practise
with Tony's visit. Tony would have been in his early 20's,
enjoying his new celebrity following his tries in the recent
games against France and Scotland. As you tell from the
picture we were exhilarated by his presence. I was playing
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us until Peter McCutcheon (’61) responded to
noticing it with an email months after it first appeared
as an on-line archive item. There was no mistaking
the presence of Tony O’Reilly at the back (or Paul
Durcan, ’63, prominently to the front), but no further
information.
Peter wrote: ‘That's me in the centre of the picture, second
row, below Tony, and while I recognize most of the faces,
the names have faded. Some, however are still there.
It was a Wednesday afternoon in the autumn of '57 or '58
and Fr. Murphy surprised us during our afternoon practise
with Tony's visit. Tony would have been in his early 20's,
enjoying his new celebrity following his tries in the recent
games against France and Scotland. As you tell from the
picture we were exhilarated by his presence. I was playing
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