The B Coy Christmas competition in 1974 was held in Rockbrae House. Activities included grenade throwing, foot drill, arms drill, assault course – that sort of thing. Then back to some high class hotel for grub, The Pierre or The Mellifont or similar.
A gallery of photos from the day
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- Brian O’Toole and Bernard Swan – up close and personal in the Coastguard
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- In the truck on the way to Bray – Rossa Lyons, Brendan Mallon, Conor O’Toole, Gerry Cassidy, Christy Shaughnessy and others
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- Mick O’Toole and Paddy Cuffe – new corporals
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- General view of the parade with Tom Walsh front left
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- Bernard Swan front right
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- Assault course monkey bars – extra points were awarded for managing to smoke while swinging
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- Paddy Cuffe with his section – Conor O’Toole, Kevin O’Connor, Christy O’Shaughnessy, Brendan Mallon, Gerry Cassidy and Keith Murray
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- Swanny, Bottles and Bonzo
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- Conor O’Toole, Peter Campbell, Paddy Cuffe, Mick O’Toole
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- Jimmy Mulvey, Mick O’Toole, Alan Kavanagh, Arthur Plunkett
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- Another parade view
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- This picture was in the Coastguard Station hut for many years
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- Paddy Cuffe feeling a right tit!
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- Deasun O Murchu