Frances McDermott with Mike Murphy on RTÉ TV’s The Likes of Mike. Also appearing on the show were Twink and the much-loved Dermot Morgan (Father Ted), c. 1982. Album: Thullier Family // Toronto, Ontario Categories: Canada Tags: #1980s #black and white #portrait...
As well as singing, Frances McDermott also had a successful modelling career. Dublin, 1970s. Album: Thullier Family // Toronto, Ontario Categories: Canada Tags: #1970s #advertissing #black and white #Dublin...
Frances McDermott performs on RTÉ TV with her brother John and an orchestra conducted by Phil Coulter. John whose stage name was ‘John Ross’ was a singer and saxophonist. He was in a showband with Big Jim Farley, and travelled to Mexico. There he fell in love with a...
Rome Olympics, Summer, 1960. Harry had been knocked out of the Olympic Foil competition, but bounced back with his other hat on, and conducted an impromptu interview with Bing Crosby for Jacob’s ‘Come Fly with Me’ sponsored radio programme. Bing spoke about how much...
Wedding of Kitty Thuillier and Eddie Byrne, 1940s. Kitty and Eddie were both actors at the Abbey Theatre. Eddie took on many stage roles and was in Mutiny on the Bounty and Star Wars IV. Although invited to go for a screen test in Hollywood along with MaureenO’Hara,...
