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.
9. L/R:- Cormac Wilson (Area President SVDP Society), Jan Durey, Fr Dermot McGirr (St Mary's, Creggan), Pearse Breslin and Art Anderson.
L/R:- Cormac Wilson (Area President SVDP Society), Jan Durey, Fr Dermot McGirr (St Mary's, Creggan), Pearse Breslin and Art Anderson. : . Photo: Journal archive
10. L/R:- Phyllis Villa, Nellie O'Reilly and Annie Finn.
L/R:- Phyllis Villa, Nellie O'Reilly and Annie Finn. : . Photo: Journal archive
11. L/R:- Patricia McGlinchey, Carol Traynor and Eddie and Mary McDermott.
L/R:- Patricia McGlinchey, Carol Traynor and Eddie and Mary McDermott. : . Photo: Journal archive
12. L/R:- Mary Devlin, Micky Traynor and Margaret Traynor.
L/R:- Mary Devlin, Micky Traynor and Margaret Traynor. : . Photo: Journal archive