BEECHMOUNT BUNGALOWS
At Beechmount Avenue Falls, W. Belfast

1 McAteer, John P., painter
2 Carson, Hugh, woodworker
3 Uprichard, Wm.. civil servant
4 White, William, linesman
5 Gamble, Robert A., postman
6 Malone, Edward J., school attendance officer
7 Bennett, Mrs. Maria
8 Gallagher, John, labourer
9 Smyth, James, labourer
10 Tohill, D., cook
11 Wisdom, Mrs. 7,
12 Scott, S. V.. bus conductor
13 Slattery, P., cook
14 Crossen. Hugh, labourer
15 M’Allister, Mrs. Patrick
16 M’Sherry, J., labourer
17 M’Grillan, 7., fitter
18 Magee, H., joiner
19 M’Hendry, Partk., mehnst
20 Magorrian, J. F., steel eretr.
2t Kennedy, J., postman
22 Creighton, electrician
23 Crossen, J., labourer
24 Hesketh, Thos., labourer
25 Hanna, John. bricklayer
26 Kempton, James, labourer
27 Hamilton, John, labourer
28 Quinn, Michael, labourer
29 Russell, J., porter
30 Sherry, John, breadsecver
31 Brady, T., steward
32 McWilliams, Mrs. Ellen
33 M’Auley, William labourer
34 O’Hare, Patrick, labourer
35 Shannon, George, MN.
36 Crossan, William, MN.
37 McMullan, Francis, presser
38 Ralph, Frederick, labourer
39 Pollock, Wm., inspector
40 Hamill, James, labourer
42 Crows, Mrs. Catherine
42 Conere, Thos., labourer
43 Smart, Mrs. K.
44 Ross, Stanley H., MN.
45 Mitchell, David, labourer
46 M’Goran, Thos., iron moulder
47 Davison, William. labourer
48 M’Cormlck. Hugh, MN
49 Oormnsn, Joseph, labourer
50 Morrison, J., civil srvt.
51 Mulgrew, Jas., labourer
52 Darby, Mrs. Margaret
53 M’Jlroy, A., bus driver
54 M’Kay. William P., labourer
55 Teer, Walter, labourer
56 Fennell, Robt., bus cndctr.
57 Wilson, Henry, labourer
56 M’Caughey, James, docker
59 Fitt, Gerald, clerk
60 Marshall, Mrs. Jane
61 Butler, Mrs. Jane
62 McKenna, J., plumber
63 Bradley, John, labourer
64 Kerr, Leo, postman
65 Torley, Brian, driver
66 Fisher, Mrs. Elizabeth
67 Smyth, Thos., labourer
68 M’Mahon, Mrs. Elizabeth
69 M’Couuel John, labourer
70 Trainor, Patrick J
71 Thompson, Denis, driver
72 Gormley, John, labourer
73 Park, Mrs. Mary
74 Townsley, John F.. labourer
75 Mooney, Mrs. Mary
76 Mullin, James
77 Collins, Mrs. Rose
78 M’Dowell, Augustus
79 M’Donnell, Thos. N., driver
80 Kitchen, Hugh, pipe coverer
81 M’Cabe, Joseph A.. labourer
82 Gilmore, Mrs. Ellen
83 Doherty, Edwd., labourer
84 Flynn, John P., bricklayer
85 Irvine, Thos., labourer
86 Smith, Jos., labourer
87 Kelly, F., teacher
88 Barte, James, bricklayer
89 McMurray, D., glazier
90 Toner, F., bus conductor
91 Devine, E., baker
92 Irvine, T., docker
93 Tracey, W., labourer
94 Armstrong, 35.
95 McMahon. Mrs.
96 Kerr, Jos., driver
97 Millen, Chas., bricklayer
98 Carter, A., labourer
99 Morrison. John, fitter
100 Duffy. W., Corp. offi.
101 Gault, William, lamplghtr.
102 McBrearty, Patk. 3., plmbr.
103 M’Cabe, Francis, glacier
104 Lavery, H. J., clerk
105 McMullan. Matthew, car pk. attendant
106 McEwan, John, dealer
107 Kerr, Jos., machinist
108 Brown, Mrs. Mary .
109 Flynn, Mrs. Sarah
110 McKerr, 3. J.. joiner
111 Tully, Henry
112 Smyth, John, butcher
113 Crawford, John, upholsterer
114 Walsh, Walter, labourer
115 Dennis, Arthur, elec. p
116 Pay, Mrs. Patrick
117 Cunningham. o., postman
118 Finlay, Albert, coachtrlmr.
119 Begley, Chas. J., postman
120 Mullan, Patk., labourer
121 Forsythe, Thomas, checker
122 Mackin, 3., shoemaker
123 Burns, Joseph, seaman
124 Quinn, Mrs. Kathleen
125 Pay, John, driver
126 Morgan, Frank, plumber
127 Christie, Bernard
128 McLaughlin, Michael, terracco worker
129 MLaughlin, James, milk roundsman
130 M’Carthy, Patrick, painter
131 Gault, Edward, labourer
132 Quinn, John, P.O. engnr.
133 M’Donald, Mrs. Mary
134 Canning, Hugh, cabinetmkr.
135 Bradley, Bernard, labrer.
136 Donnelly, B., rigger
137 Collins, Fdn’srd, R.A.F.
138 Quinn, Francis, driver
139 Costello, Mrs. Sarah
140 Orr, Mrs. Mary
141 McCann, Mrs. A.
142 McParland, Mrs. Sarah
143 Russell, Joseph, pipe covr.
144 McDonagh, B., carrier
145 Dougherty, Mrs. Isabella
146 Began, John J., painter
147 Terry, Mrs. Anita
148 McAree, J., bus conductor
149 M’Corry MauCce, labourer
150 Nelson, David, P.O. engr.
151 McCabe, Patrick, plasterer
152 McDonnell, Mrs. Agnes
153 Page, Joseph, machinist
154 Mooney, William, upholstr.
155 Cassidy, Bernard, labourer
156 Flanagan, Mrs. Mary
157 Burns, James, labourer
158 Russell, H., P.O. offl.

Paul Thomas writes from Australia

G'day, I read with interest your story and addresses about Beechmount.   It brought back many memories of my youth.   I was born in Oakman Street in 1949.   Beechmount was at the bottom of my street and Cavendish Street was at the top.   There was a bit of a waste area called the "Blackie" from memory.    My friends and I used to bend the railings to access this place and walk over the "spiky" pipe to the other side.   This area was also used to light our bonfires.   There was a power station between Oakman Street and Beechmount where we used to store our timber, tea chests, tyres etc for this bonfire.   We had to climb over a very high brick wall to do this.   A lot of this firewood was taken from silly young blokes passing through the Falls on their way to the Shankill or Sandy Row to feed their bonfires!    It never got there.

I did not know many of the inhabitants of Beechmount, but I do remember the McAteers.   They were a very quiet family, and from memory I think that Mrs Mc Ateer was from Malta.   She had a son called Anthony who went to have his eyes tested and was hit by a car soon after because he had some sort of lotion in his eyes.   I can't remember the whole story - this would be in the late fifties or early sixties.  Thank God he did survive this.

Anyway, I left Belfast in 1969 to come to Australia.   I watched a movie called "The Sundowners" and took a fancy to go to Australia.   It was probably the best thing that I ever did.   I am now happily married to one of the most beautiful women I have ever known.   We have a few children and thousands of beautiful grandchildren!   I used to play football and hurling for Saint Paul's.   They were based in Hawthorn Street at that time.

Our coach was a bloke called Hugh Pollock and he used to drive an old Rover 75, then again, it may have been brand new!

Thank you for tickling my memory banks!  Paul R. Thomas