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nothing unusual in waiting 2 or 3, or even 6 months
for a reply from the Estate Duty Office, or from the
Land Registry, but this can often be forgotten by
reason of the pressure of business, during which time
our client is completely in the dark. A combination of
more effective information to clients of work and time
scale of a normal transaction and more efficient re-
minder systems would be of much help. In addition the
practitioner, through his own actions and his position
within the community, contributes substantially to the
PRESENTATION
The following Solicitors received Certificates of Ad-
mission.
Marian Brazil, 12 Landscape Crescent, Churchtown,
Dublin 14
Eithne Breathnach, Newtown, Knockbridge, Dundalk.
Michael G. M. Brennan, Ardmhuire, Killeen, Clare-
morris.
John P. Brophy, 129 Ardilea Road, Dublin 14.
Daragh Buckley, 43 Finglas Road, Glasnevin, Dublin 9.
Mary Cantrell, 26 Castle Park, Monkstown.
Marie Connellan, Strokestown, Co. Roscommon.
Martin Crilly, Maryville, Avenue Road, Dundalk, Co.
Louth.
Vincent Crowley, 7 Castleview Park, Malahide, Co.
Dublin.
Anne Cunningham, Knockroe House, Windgap. Co.
Kilkenny.
William B. Devine, The Crescent, Boyle, Co. Ros-
common.
Roderick Dolan, 56 Lower Nephin Road, Dublin 7.
Thomas Dowd, Nullamore, Dartry Road, Dublin 6.
Jennifer Elliott, Old Bank House, Kinsale, Co. Cork.
Patrick Farrell, 4 Temple Villas, Palmerston Road,
Rathmines, Dublin 6.
Denis Finn, Ballinahow Castle, Thurles, Co. Tip-
perary.
Sean Gallagher, 135 Iveragh Road, Whitehall, Dublin
9.
Sylvia Geraghty, Correal, Roscommon.
Sheila Gillan, Grove Crest, Dublin Road, Drogheda,
Co. Louth.
Mary Griffin, Copplecurragh House, Charlestown, Co.
Mayo.
Bemadette Hanahoe, 19 Beechwood Road, Ranelagh,
Dublin 6.
Henry N. Healy, 3 Selskar Terrace, Mountpleasant,
Dublin 6.
Helen Heffernan, Puddingfield, Co. Tipperary.
Dermot Hewson, Pearse Street, Ballina, Co. Mayo.
Seamus Hughes, Westport, Co. Mayo.
Caroline Keane, 5 Wilfield Park, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.
Simon Kennedy, Duncannon, New Ross, Wexford.
public image of the profession. No amount of organised
public relations can take the place of the impression
given by the practitioner in his own community and
by the part he plays in it Involvement in the work of
the Law Society, or indeed in the work of a local Law
Society or Bar Association has the great advantage of
involving in some degree every Solicitor in the work
of the Society and makes one more conscious of the
problems which exist and of the work which needs to be
done.
OF PARCHMENTS
Martin Lennon, 47 Connaught Street, Athlone, Co.
Westmeath.
Doreen Levins, 36 Cabinteely Avenue, Cabinteely, Co.
Dublin.
Helen Lucey, "Avalon", Dunmanway, Co. Cork.
John R. Lynch, 53 Rathdown Park, Terenure, Dublin 6.
Sarah MacAuliffe, Ballytrasna, Fermoy, Co. Cork.
David Morris, 9 Lakeside Park, Loughrea, Galway.
Deirdre Morris, Grianaun, Piltown, Kilkenny.
Joseph B. Morton ,Firhouse Road, Tallaght, Co. Dublin.
Thomas Kieran Mulcahy, 20 Sherrington Road, Shan-
kill, Dublin.
Paul Murphy, 61 Mount Prospect Avenue, Clontarf,
Dublin.
Dermot Neilan, Main Street, Ballaghadereen, Co. Ros-
common.
Susan Nolan, 69 Eglinton Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4.
Kieran O'Callaghan, Model Farm Road, Cork.
Mary O'Connor, Mount Patrick, Cashel, Co. Tipperary.
Thomas O'Connor, West Park, Swinford, Co. Mayo.
Michael O'Donnell, Brooklands, Tralee, Co. Kerry.
John O'Donovan, 190 Orwell Park, Templeogue,
Dublin 6.
Richard CHa n r a h a n, New Square, Mitchelstown, Cork.
John B. O'Herlihy, "Dromana", Model Farm Road,
Cork.
Kathleen O'Leary, 19 Landscape Crescent, Church-
town, Dublin 14.
Brian O'Sullivan, Perry Street, Edenderry.
Hilary Prentice, Mangerton, Westminster Road, Fox-
rock, Co. Dublin.
Brian Redden, Knock na Rea, Stillorgan Road, Dublin
4.
Margaret Roche, 2 Ballinteer Park, Dundrum, Dublin
14.
Bryan Strahan, Lisnajkea, Sandford Road, Dublin 6.
William Synnott, 35 Landscape Crescent, Churchtown,
Dublin 14.
Ronan Walsh, 142 Howth Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3.
Roderick Walshe, 185 Fortfield Road, Templeogue,
Dublin 6.
Mary Ward, "Ashfield", Croboy, Hill of Down, Enfield,
Meath.
Michael White, Malin Road, Carndonagh, Co. Donegal.
Obituary
Mr. Edward H. Byrne died at his residence, Abbey-
view, Coliemore Road, Dalkey, Co. Dublin, on 27th
December, 1975. Mr. Byrne was admitted in Easter
Term 1941, and was at first an Assistant Solicitor to his
father, Mr. Gerard Byrne, at 7, Lower Ormond Quay,
Dublin 2. Subsequently he became the sole owner of
the firm of Gerard Byrne & Co. at the same address in
1954. Since 1972, he was partner in the firm of Gerald
Byrne, Hardman and Winder at 20, Harcourt Terrace,
Dublin 2.
Mr. Albert Myles Smith, B.A., LL.B., died on 16th
January, 1976, at his residence, Kevit Castle, Cross-
downey, Co. Cavan. Mr. Smith was admitted in Easter
Term, 1936, and practised first in Carrick-on-Shannon
and subsequently in Cavan. He acquired the practice of
the late Mr. Patrick Cusack in Ballyjamesduff some
years ago, and has been a partner in the firm of Alfred
Myles Smith & Co. in Cavan with his wife, Mrs. Joan
Smith.
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