In Reply to: FRANCIE PHILBIN posted by CURIOUS on June 20, 2005 at 23:15:23:

I was told a story by old timers that Francie Philbin was shell shoocked in WW1 ? and one time he was seen running uo and down the Mall and a passer by inquired what it was all about to be told by Francie that he was running for the up and coming Urban Council elections and he was told to train poor sod the fly boys were at him