A stretch of roadway above Route 19 restaurant up Lehenaghmore is home to 14 original homes nestled in amongst newer more recent builds and industrial estate units. This is the first in a series of 4 short articles which takes a look at each one and its place in Togher local history.
Denis Noonan was born in 1906 and would go on to become a member of the
Dripsey Volunteers during the War Of Independence. Hannah Lane was born in Togher in 1912 and attended
Togher National School. Her family home on the hillside of Lehenaghmore Hill would go on to become her own marital home when the two married
in 1939. Denis worked in St. Finbarrs hospital while his wife ran a
small grocery store at their home. The couple would go on to have five
children ; Dominick / Domie , Daniel / Donie , Margaret , Jim and Marty.
Back L-R: Donie Crowley , Seamie Crowley r.i.p. ,
Henry O'Keeffe r.i.p. , Kevin Crowley ,
Michael O'Keeffe , Marty Noonan
Front: Marian Crowley
across from modern day Chestnut Drive
Marty would go on to serve on oil rigs with Kinsale Gas and his older brother Dommie would go on to join Irish Shipping
ltd. , serving aboard maritime vessels. Marty and his sister Margaret are the only surviving members of the family. Marty currently resides in the family home on Lehenaghmore Hill.
onto ship from oil rig 1978
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