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LOCAL LEGENDS (1)
MISS SYNGES DONKEY CART

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It is our intention over the next few issues to use this page to high- light some of the interesting people of West End's past. Some of those featured will have been war heroes, whilst others like Miss Synge featured here was a well known local personality. She lived at Tower House towards the top of Upper New Road, and in those days (early part of the 20th century) the house was in extensive grounds. She and her brother were involved with local Amateur Dramatics then held at the old Parish Hall on the corner of Chapel Road and High Street, the scenery was stored when not in use in the cellar of Tower House and the resourceful Miss Synge used the donkey cart to move the scenery from and to the Parish Hall. There are I am sure many other stories about Mis Synge, let us know.    Ed.

MISS SYNGE (second from the left) WITH HER DONKEY CART

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CLOSEUP OF THE DONKEY & CART

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