Dear Editor,
I am trying to trace up any photos of my father and maybe your readers may be able to help me.
My father was Edward (Eddie ‘Feathers Bane’) Behan from Whelan House in Ringsend. He was born in 1926 and married Annie Kelly from Derrynane Gardens in Sandymount.

I was delighted to see a picture of the Confirmation Class of ‘37/ ’38 Ringsend National School showing my Dad’s brother, Joe. The family likeness was instantly recognisable.

If there are any of your readers out there who can come up with any school photos, etc. of my Dad I would be very grateful to them and would copy and return them immediately or pay for the copies.

I enjoy reading your paper. Sadly my Dad passed away in 1994 but I spent the first half of my life walking Ringsend and Sandymount and the Pigeon House with him and have a great fondness for the area.
Thank you in anticipation and keep up the good work.
Yours sincerely,
Irene Fagan nee Behan

Dear Madam Editior
I received the December/ January edition of NewsFour and was rather irritated to find that my name appeared in three places incorrectly spelt.

On page 2 under ‘contributors’, on page 11 in a letter from Jean Lynch to you (though I was heartened to have the ‘Shelly Banks’ article in a previous edition appreciated) and on page 34. The surname of LYON is something we in our family are very proud of. It has a long history and my relatives will be also displeased to see the name from our family miss-spelt by adding an ‘S’ since that version is a distinctly separate family to ours. In other words:

NewsFour has arrived at my door
I cringed as I saw the mistake
My surname’s not Lyons, as you make
Please write me as Lyon, to be sure.
This name is most historic, you see
For our Lyon has no ‘S’
‘Cos there’s one letter less
Now correct it, please do it for me
To all of your good readers, I say
Be not confused by the mistake
But our dignity, is surely at stake
This Lyon is a Lyon every day.
Sincerely,
Geoffrey P. B. Lyon

Humblest apologies to you Mr Lyon (Ed)

Dear Madam Editior
A friend of mine in Ringsend sent me a paper called NewsFour. On page 29 I noticed a confirmation picture of a group of boys who went to Ringsend National school. I also went to that school and made my confirmation in June 1939.

I would like to get a copy of the confirmation picture of the class of 1939 if possible. Do you have a copy or can you send me an address or any contact information so I can request a confirmation picture with my year.

I am 82 years old and left Ringsend in 1953. I was wondering if some of the students my age are still alive and living in Ringsend.

I was born in Dublin and was adopted by a family living in the Pembroke Cottages in Ringsend. The family name was Paget. There was no legal adoption in those days so I was given the name of Simon Paget and was known by that name until I left for Canada in June 1953. My legal name on my birth certificate is Simon James Moynihan. I would appreciate if you know someone who knows me.
Sincerely,
Simon Moynihan
Redwood City, California

We have emailed the picture to Simon (Ed)

Dear Madam Editor
Many thanks for your excellent Christmas edition. I refer to James O’Doherty’s writing. I always enjoy his articles none more so than his tips on choosing a good Christmas tree.

I would be interested in knowing Mr O’Doherty’s thoughts on the so-called Christmas tree that was erected on O’Connell Street.

I recall fondly the days when Mr O’Doherty and his team were responsible for giving us glorious green and Irish grown trees on our main street. Some things are better left alone.
Sincerely
Ken Farrell, Irishtown

Ed: The following are two of the many letters sent to us when we reminded our readers of the subscription rate for receiving NewsFour by post.

Dear Madam Editor
My sincere apologies for not sending my subscriptions over the past couple of years. Sheer laziness is my only reason. I am so used to paying everything online that the sheer effort of putting pen to paper has become too much to contemplate! Please accept my subscription and a small donation to cover postage over the last two years.

As I lived in Ringsend up until I was seventeen I really appreciate receiving your newspaper. I may be living in Templelogue for over thirty years but my heart is still in Ringsend and surrounding areas. I also dabble in a bit of blogging with many references to my spiritual home. There’s one post there called ‘A childhood scene’ describing a memory from my childhood of a snow covered Ringsend Park in January. The blog can be viewed at: annbrien.blogspot.com.
Kind regards,
Ann Brien, Templogue

Ed: Ann’s blog is well worth a look

Dear Madam Editor
Thank you for sending me NewsFour and I enclose my yearly subscription for post and packing of €12.
It is a great, enjoyable read and I look forward to receiving it. When I finish it, it is sent over to Yorkshire to my Uncle John Kelly who is 92 years of age. He was born and reared in 24 Seafort Villas and loves catching up on the news about present day Sandymount. So keep up the great job you are doing.
Yours sincerely,
Eileen Hennessy,
Kill, Co. Kildare