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AH, 1987.
The heyday of U2, Madonna and Michael Jackson, Johnny Logan warbling his way to Eurovision glory, Stephen Roche becoming a cycling hero winning the Tour de France and the National Lottery was launched to turn us into millionaires/paupers.
It was also the year a group of over 100 girls in Balloonagh sat the Leaving Cert and began new chapters in their lives.
Well, 30 years on, those chapters will be reviewed and schooldays relived when they get back together in The Ashe Hotel on August 12 for the ‘Class of 1987’ Reunion.
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The Balloonagh School Class of 1987 at their Debs Ball. Recognise anyone?
The event is being organised by Rose Dillon a number of other past pupils. A few weeks ago she sent a message on Facebook suggesting the class gather together for a reunion. Through Facebook and WhatsApp they have managed to catch-up with a lot of past pupils.
“I’m getting lots of help from my twin sister Moira Dillon and fellow classmates Irene O’Grady, Caroline Scully, Stella O’Connor (O’Mahoney) and Orla Morton (O’Regan). Between us all and the additional tracking skills of others, we’ve made quick progress in a very short timeframe!” said Rose.
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“Mary Dillane (Culloty) had made a detailed list of names of almost everyone in the Debs photo at the time. so we have been working from that and have successfully tracked down all but six girls from the class of 1987,” she added.
“We are very much looking forward to reconnecting and catching up. The large majority of us haven’t been in touch for 30 years. Many are travelling to Tralee for the reunion, from Wicklow, Dublin, Cork, Limerick, all over Ireland really, as well as England and France. Unfortunately some who are in Australia just can’t make it… so, it’s the perfect excuse to plan our next reunion,” said Rose.
Teachers from that period are also invited to come on the night. So Saturday, August 12 in The Ashe Hotel is set to be some get together, where it will be a strictly private event with 1987-only past pupil attendance…complete with name badges!
Many thanks to Dermot Crean and TraleeToday.ie for such a lovely tribute to our Class of ’87, and highlighting the upcoming reunion which will hopefully reach those who might not have been notified yet.