Christy Purcell married to Nell Moriarty. They had their first child John who was born in May 1938. Christy who is photographed in uniform was in the British Army in World War 2 and was at one stage a Prisoner of War. On returning to Ireland they settled in Scrahan. They had a family of twelve.
Photographic
Patrick “Whacker” Daly In Main Street At Puck Fair
Patrick "Whacker" Daly In Main Street At Puck Fair Ref: P152
The path to the left of photo was the railway track which passed the...
The path to the left of photo was the railway track which passed the old RIC Barracks on left and Barry's Bridge on the...
Video
Faces and Places RTE Television 1987
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CSw_apuQVI]
Kathleen Watkins talking to Patrick Houlihan in his Basement Museum Killorglin, County Kerry.
Edited by Mike Foley for Killorglin Archive Society.
Tribute to Michael ‘Butty’ Sugrue. Ireland and Europe’s Strongest Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmhut7QGHlA