The day trip was funded by the St Mary's Parish Welfare Committee and the St Vincent De Paul Society.
The organising committee included Fr. Sean McKenna, Councillor Jimmy Clifford, Myra McLaughlin, Spasie McGilloway, Pat McLaughlin, Moya Colhoun, Maureen McGuigan, Fidelis Nixon, George Nixon, Margaret Nixon, Sylvia Shields, Anne Marie McKinney and Kathleen Doherty.
Here is a lovely selection of photographs of the excursion capturing those who travelled at the time.
5. All set for a day out are L/R- Peggy Feeney, Sadie McGlinchey, James McGlinchey, Annie Curran and Hilda Fisher.
All set for a day out are L/R- Peggy Feeney, Sadie McGlinchey, James McGlinchey, Annie Curran and Hilda Fisher. : . Photo: Journal archive
6. L/R:- Anna Burns, Cissie Wilson, Kate Quigley, Phyllis Concannon, Maureen Wade and Sadie Murray.
L/R:- Anna Burns, Cissie Wilson, Kate Quigley, Phyllis Concannon, Maureen Wade and Sadie Murray. : . Photo: Journal archive
7. L/R:- John Moore, Myra Moore and Joe and Syra Pewtner.
L/R:- John Moore, Myra Moore and Joe and Syra Pewtner. : . Photo: Journal archive
8. The organising committee of the annual St Mary's Creggan Excursion. Included are Fr Sean McKenna, Councillor Jimmy Clifford, Myra McLaughlin, Spasie McGilloway, Pat McLaughlin, Moya Colhoun, Maureen McGuigan, Fidelis Nixon, George Nixon, Margaret Nixon, Sylvia Shields, Anne Marie McKinney and Kathleen Doherty.
The organising committee of the annual St Mary's Creggan Excursion. Included are Fr Sean McKenna, Councillor Jimmy Clifford, Myra McLaughlin, Spasie McGilloway, Pat McLaughlin, Moya Colhoun, Maureen McGuigan, Fidelis Nixon, George Nixon, Margaret Nixon, Sylvia Shields, Anne Marie McKinney and Kathleen Doherty. : . Photo: Journal archive