JAMES (JIMMY) GREENAN

Born - 20th August 1895 in Lurgan  Green, Dundalk, Co. Louth.

Father - Peter Greenan

Profession - Motor mechanic.

Started out working in the Harland  & Wolfe shipyard in Belfast.
During the first World War himself and Paddy went to  Newcastle-upon-Tyne to work on submarine engines.
After the war both returned to Belfast  and joined Ned in the Patton St garage. They also setup a bus touring company which ran "charabanc" week-end trips, converting week-day lorries into excursion buses for people in  the Falls Road area.

Married - Margaret Wells on 19th August 1936 at St. Matthews Catholic Church, Belfast.

Seven children -
   Osmond   born  1937
   Brendan   born 1939
   Eugene  born 1941
   Paul          born 1943
   Marie        born 1945
   Joseph    born  1947
   Noreen    born 1948

He suffered numerious strokes in the last few years of his life.

Died - 30th November 1965 of another stroke.

Buried - Milltown Cemetery,  Belfast.

James

James with his children (left to right) Eugene, Brendan, Marie and Noreen

James (far right) outside Patton St garage.