Best Friends Recreate Limerick Photo – Vegas & Penneys
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* The Friends: Siobhan Kennedy (née O’Brien), Felicity butler (née Doherty), and Valerie Foley (née White) are lifelong friends.
* Location: They are from Rathkeale, Limerick, Ireland.
* Distance: Felicity Butler has lived in America (specifically Las Vegas) for the last 35 years. Siobhan and Valerie currently live in Crecora.
* The Photo: Valerie Foley found an old photo of the three friends taken in 1983 while they were students at Scoil Bhanrion Na hEagna. Photos were developed in chemists at that time.
* 1983 Context: The original photo was likely taken on a Friday after school (4pm finish, study from 5-8pm). they all lived close to each other - two on New Road,near White’s shop (owned by Valerie’s family) and O’Brien’s pub (owned by Siobhan’s family - both now gone). Felicity lived nearby.
* Recreation: Valerie Foley suggested recreating the 1983 photo.
* Recreation Details: Felicity returned for a visit, and they recreated the photo in the same location on New Road, behind the convent. They bought similar clothes at Penneys. The hardest part was finding a bike.
* 2025 Photo: The 2025 photo was taken by felicity’s sister, Aoife, using a mobile phone.
* Sharing: Valerie shared both the 1983 and 2025 photos on social media.
* Quote: “TRUE friends are never apart, maybe in distance but never heart.”
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