A Good Day

Shannon, Tricia, Kerrigan, Kevin and Braden

Braden and Kevin

In Memoriam--Tommy Quinn

"I don't think there's any point in being Irish if you don't know that the world is going to break your heart eventually."-- Pat Moynihan after JFK's death

How We Spend Our Summer--Past and Present

at a family party...Michael, Rosie and Tommy

with a Bud... Dr. Tom, Uncle Tom and Aunt Anne

on the merry-go-round... Mary Rita and her mom

at the pool... Mary Rita

on a cruise...Eileen, Mary Kate and Courtney

and staying cool... Rich and Tommy

August 1973 Family Party at 29 Sherman

After the famous trip to Florida and Disney World, there was a party at 29 Sherman.

From left to right, Uncle Tom Quinn, Uncle Tom Kane, Nancy, Rich, Uncle George Munch and Ken.

Ken: From the '60s to '80s

Bishop Ford High School graduation, 1966

Mary Ellen's Confirmation, May 1972 with Nancy, Mary Ellen and flowers

With Nancy at 29 Sherman, 1973, before taking Mary Ellen to Montes

Wedding

At the Cirritos, 1976, Christmas, with Nancy, Elly and Mary E

Graduation from Law School, 1978?

With Kenny

With Caitlin

Another Angle on a Family Party

Here's another classic family party picture, from a different perspective.

Summer at the Beach

There were a few summers at Shady Lake and trips to Budd Lake and Fayson Lake but for the Nolans most summers were spent at the beach: Riis Park, Breezy or the the Long Shore Beach Club, just east of the Breezy bungalows. It was/is a family tradition ; the Quinns had a cabana at the Breezy Point Surf Cub then; now Rich does.

One constant at Riis or the Long Shore was the scotch cooler below. Elly would fill it with ice, a few sandwiches and some fruit. We head off in the car, fighing as always, compete to be the "first to see the bridge" and eventually lug the cooler to the beach where a few hours later we'd have "a peach at the beach."

Here are some pictures of the Nolans of Brooklyn at the beach.

Scotch Cooler

Eileen and George and Georgie. Look at those cigarettes!

Obviously, there was more ice than food in that cooler, as our ribs show.

Rich, Eileen, Courtney, Mary Kate and Jack at Breezy

Mary E and Rich

Nancy