I was always a scribbler, I think. I scribbled on most things, especially my school books. In Scoil Lorcáin a lot of boys were able to hand on their school books to their younger brothers and sisters – some boys were even able to sell their books at the end of the year – but …
Declan Lonergan was born in 1969 and grew up at 34 The Folly. He was a pupil of Scoil Lorcáin from 1978 to 1982. Declan was at Scoil Lorcáin for four years but still he has influenced so many young people in our school to cycle for fun and not for victory, while out riding …
Seán Dunne was born in Waterford in 1956. Seán’s parents Richie and Maureen moved to no. 321 St. John’s Park around 1960 and he grew up there with his brothers Aidan and Brendan and sister Breda. He then became a teacher but he discovered that it was not for him. He worked in Waterford Institute of Technology …
A founder member of Red Kettle in 1985, Ben has been active in arts since 1979 when he began working with the Waterford Arts for All Project, a community arts group that ran until Red Kettle was born six years later. The Arts for All initiative aimed to bring art into places it normally wouldn’t …
Jim Nolan, who was a pupil at Scoil Lorcáin for eight years starting in the early 1960’s and who comes from St. John’s Park is now one of the most prominent figures in Irish Theatre. Jim has fond memories of growing up in John’s Park and often credits the friendships formed at Scoil Lorcáin as …
By Jim Nolan Let’s state the most important thing first: it was a great place to grow up. In an interview I did last year with the Evening Herald, I was asked if I had ever regretted not going to university. I told the journalist that my university was the streets where I lived and …
