Originally Posted by
Eamonn McCarthy
Hi Evan ,Yeah I have known John Levins ,some of his Family and his Wife,giving that we had here at his home town of Clogherhead a restaurant smackbang beside a large pub called the BIG TREE.[that pub would be well known to people fron the north as it was hugh holiday seaside village back then]where I worked part time was owned by the Pentony brothers.As for his brother I have no knowledge.It is my understanding the when big John left the sea the bosuns berth was held by another Cloghterhead man, Frank Matthews.[Help me on that one] .Frank I also knew well since we worked together in a hugh local hardware store in Drogheda to which I again meet in London's KG5 dock 1956 I think, Frank was on board a STAR boat to which his Farter was the bosun so there byou are Evan hope this helps ,was a pleasure to make a reply Eamonn McCarthy