Whose funeral is this?

[majm]

Hi Tony,

Can you take a snip of the lady with the even shorter coat .... far left hand side of the photo, on the bend, please...  dark coat, light hat, arms folded at her elbows perhaps

Sorry, but my snipping skills are not the best...

Many thanks,  JM

[Geoff-E]

Hi Tony,

Can you take a snip of the lady with the even shorter coat .... far left hand side of the photo, on the bend, please...  dark coat, light hat, arms folded at her elbows perhaps

This one?  Is the one with the light hat on the row behind?

[majm]

Yes, thank you so much ...

[MaggiesGD]

Is that last lady wearing a cloche hat?  Is it turned up at the rim?

From wikipedia:
The cloche hat is a fitted, bell-shaped hat that was invented by milliner Caroline Reboux in 1908, became especially popular during the 1920s, and continued to be commonly seen until about 1933.

By the end of the 1920s, it became fashionable to turn the brims on cloche hats upwards. This style remained prevalent until the cloche hat became obsolete around 1933 or '34.

Full source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloche_hat

[MaggiesGD]

I know nothing about Dublin but this 537 page pdf reveals quite a few options options. Am sifting through for those buried in Dean's Grange in winter month's in the late 20's and 30s and getting a long write up to justify the crowd.
http://www.irishspiritans.ie/spiritan_author_doc/fr_sean_farragher/irish_spiritans_remembered.pdf

BRENNAN, Fr Nicholas 1854-1928 - Former Dean of Blackrock college (could explain the boys at the back of the procession)
Fr Nicholas J. Brennan died 4th October 1928 aged 74 years and was buried in Dean’s Grange.

HYLAND, Fr Michael J. 1848-1930
Fr Michael Hyland, who could lay claim to be one of the best known ‘characters’ of the Irish Province for some fifty years died 14 October 1930 aged 82 years. He was buried in Dean’s Grange.

BUNBURY, Br Achilles (Thomas) 1848-1924
Br Achilles Bunbury died 31 December 1924 aged 75 years. He was buried in Dean’s Grange.

CREHAN, Fr Edward 1861-1939
Dr Edward Crehan died 2 January 1939 aged 77 years and was buried in Dean’s Grange. Former Dean of Rockwell

O'BRIEN, Fr Thomas F. 1871-1928
Finally, his large and generous sympathy for the poor and the distressed, was from start to finish, an outstanding trait of his character." Fr Thomas O’Brien died 13 December 1928 aged 57 years. He was buried in Dean’s Grange.

DOWNEY, Fr Michael J 1861-1936
Fr Michael Downey, who had suffered from indifferent health all his life, died 17 November 1936 aged 75 years. He was buried in Dean’s Grange. President of Blackrock

There are some other potentials as well...

[Flattybasher9]

I looked at the police uniform. This is typical of the late 1930's early 1940's. Then looked at the scouts, the number of them, approx 36, and why they would be there. I wonder if this is a remembrance service parade for Robert Baden Powel's death in 1941.
This may explain why there is no hearse in sight.


Regards

Malky.

[Lynntony]

Hi Tony,

Can you take a snip of the lady with the even shorter coat .... far left hand side of the photo, on the bend, please...  dark coat, light hat, arms folded at her elbows perhaps

This one?  Is the one with the light hat on the row behind?

I think you're right Geoff. The woman in front of her is leaning to her right as if talking to the person next to her, thus giving the appearance of the "white hat lady" being attached to the dark coat. ( I think that makes sense!!)

Tony

[Pastmagic]

Scout or schoolboy? Thinking Scouts or Fianna.

PS Edited photo again.

[Pastmagic]

I know nothing about Dublin but this 537 page pdf reveals quite a few options options. Am sifting through for those buried in Dean's Grange in winter month's in the late 20's and 30s and getting a long write up to justify the crowd.
http://www.irishspiritans.ie/spiritan_author_doc/fr_sean_farragher/irish_spiritans_remembered.pd

Great piece of detective work! And you have made me think of a real issue with this - which is that Marine Rd is out of the way of many funeral routes of people who might be suspects- unless of course one of the priests died in a nursing home and the procession is a "removal" to a church the day before the funeral service, from the house the died in - an Irish custom. I have discovered Archbishop Walsh died in a nursing home, no mention of where, was removed to the Pro-Cathedrial, and was buried in Glasnevin. So like these priests, his funeral procession would not go through Dun L, but a removal would, if he happened to die there.  As late as 1980, when a relative of mine died  at home close to the church of his funeral mass, he was in the night before the funeral mass, over 4000 people turned up at outside the house and followed the coffin to the "removal" service" - this was in a small town, and he was just a local merchant. Wonder if this custom was followed in Dublin in the 1920/30's. What a puzzle!
PM