List of the last to be allocated homes in the estate in 1952

JULY 1952: The following have been successful in their applications for housing accommodation in the Yellowbatter area, Drogheda:

5-roomed house—Brigid Kenny, 1 Horse Lane, Trinity Street. 4-roomed—Geo. Kelly, 47 Coolagh, St.; John Craven, Crawley’s Court, Chord Road ; Peter O’Reilly, 24 William St.; Patrick McManus, 26 Magdalene St.; Patrick Branigan, 10 Francis St.; James Winters, 12 Newfoundwell ; James Fagan, 7 Greenhills; Sean Waller, 15 Craid na Cille; James Clarke, 5 Beechgrove Terrace; Michael Dillon, 46 Bothar Brugha; James O’Neill, 22 Lower Mell; Lawrence Haggins, 25 Glenview Avenue; Edward Donegan, 22 Hardman’s Garden; Thomas Weldon, 8 Sunday’s Gate; George Conaghy, 6 Windmill Road; John Connor, 9 Hardmans Garden; Kate Collins, Lower Mell; Vincent Kerr, 84 Windmill Road; Thomas Matthews, 11 Mount St. Oliver ; Patrick O’Neill, 51 Windmill Road ; Michael Tuite, 20 Straid na Cille ; Francis Smith, 16 Millmount Sauare.

Thomas Norris, 56 Rope Walk ; Patrick Wynn, 11 Trinity Street; Elizabeth Coghlan 11 Thomas St. ; John Kerrigan, 40, Mary St. ; Ben Gordon, 52 Francis St.; Thomas Kelly, 12, Sandyford Terrace ; Patfc. Smith, 4 Railway Terrace ; Aloysius McNulty, .11, Stockwell St.; Thomas McCormack, Killineer ; Ml. Carter, 46 Boyle O’Reilly Terrace; I Fehilly 8 Greenhills ; John Bohill, 63,

George’s St. ; Kevin McKcown, 10, North Strand ; Brendan Farrell, 57 Boyle O’Reilly Terrace; Patk. Moran, 56 Congress Avenue ; J. C. Murphy, 9 Greenlanes ; George Kavanagh, Fair St. ; John Devenney, 17, Oulster Lane ; Frank Burke, 48, Hand St.

John P. Kennedy, 21 Sraid na Cille ; Edward Crosby, 5 Hardman’s Garden ; Peter Curran, 68 McSwiney St., Dundalk; Thos. Maguire, Platten Road ; George Greene, 122, Pearse Park ; Gerry McCloskey, 26, Sandyford Terrace ; Peter McGuffln, 46 North Road ; James Dumin, 209 Pearse Park ; Thomas Heeney, 77 Bothar Brugha ; John Kelly, 4 Stoney Lane ; Jas. Cunningham, 13 Scarlet St.; Thomas Gogan, 5 Congress Avenue ; Patrick McConnon, 18 Sunnyside Cottages; George Whittaker, 41 Bredin St.; Stanley Campbell, 4 Hand Street; Gerard Victory, 76 Bothar Brugha; Chr Collins, 47, Pearse Park; Thomas McMaster, 221 Pearse Park ; Patk. Cummins, 36 Hand St. ; William Hughes, 13 Millmount Square; Jas. P. Mohan, 97 Duleek St.

This is the final list of houses for the Yellowbatter scheme. In all, 268 houses have been built, and the last 40 should be ready for occupation about the end of this month.

Mr. Joseph Healy, building contractor, Drogheda, was responsible for 140 of the houses, and the remaining 128 were built by Messrs Jennings, Dublin.