Wing Commander Radcliffe remained in the RAF until the War of Independence ended. He then returned to Canada, where he worked in the timber industry. Stella went to university in Montreal, and qualified as a child psychologist.
Mrs Goodman ran the Mill Hotel for many years. Alice married and had children, and she and her husband modernised and ran the renamed North Coast Hotel and Restaurant, after Mrs Goodman retired.
Mr O’Shea evaded capture after Bloody Sunday and fought with the rebels for the rest of the war. He went on to become a senior civil servant in the new Irish government.
Mrs Hanlon was imprisoned in Kilmainham Jail, but was released after the signing of the Treaty that created the Irish Free State. She returned to work and had a long and profitable career in the hotel business.
Mr Tardelli continued to teach music in Alice’s old school, while his town band grew ever more successful and went on to win many prizes over the years.
Johnny got to know and like his newly-discovered relations in Glasgow, but eventually returned to Ireland with his mother. He joined the Army School of Music in the recently-formed Irish Free State, and fulfilled his dream of being a professional musician, becoming a leading player in the Army Number One Band. He stayed in touch with Stella and Alice and whenever Stella visited Ireland the three friends got together. Their lives had gone in very different directions, but their old rapport remained, as they shared their memories of 1920, a year that none of them would ever forget.