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North West , fond memories ?..

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  • 20-11-2007 1:20am
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    Paddy20
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    My fond memorie's of life in the the North-West are endless, so
    I will leave it to others of goodwill to give this thread a kick start ;).

    P.:cool:


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    bobcar61
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    Good to know,I also have many fond memories and hopefully many more to come

    Life might be more enjoyable if Sligo is sorted out,its in a bad shape


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    tuppence
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    Have great memories of great Sligo buzz, the live music with Those Nervous Animals in Hennigans and fancy dress in the Clarence on New Years Eve. Xmas Eve was a special time with the buzz on the street with last minute shoppers. People were always so proud of being from Sligo. And of course the train to Sligo at xmas time, the buzz of aniticipation. If you couldnt afford the train you would thumb with a few friends.
    Does anyone thumb anymore?


    :)


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    Gillie
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    What Sligo was like before:
    -Rockwood Parade was done up.
    -Before Hughes Bridge was there.
    Heading off on my "Mountain Bike" and ending up god knows where.
    Heading to the Pub Xmas eve with my folks.
    The bowling Alley.
    Going to College in Letterkenny for two years (remember most of it suprisingly).

    Exploring Finiskliin before it was developed properly.
    Rosses Point Beach when I was a kid
    Hazelwood before the Wooden Statues and Carvings were destroyed.
    Fishing and Shooting in Rossinver when I was a cub!

    Growing up in Cartron and those seemingly endless summer nights.
    Primary and Secondary School. Good fun.
    Darts on a Monday nite.

    I could go on...


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    jimmycrackcorm
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    The folk festival in Letterkenny in the 80's. Really enjoyed that.


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    tuppence
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    jimmycrackcorm wrote: »
    The folk festival in Letterkenny in the 80's. Really enjoyed that.
    The boys of Ballisodare was in that era too. Chuck Berry, the Everly Brothers headlining in its hay day but always the cream of Irish and Americain trad/folk. Not being old enough by along shot but getting in for free cos we were local. :D


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    smashey
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    jimmycrackcorm wrote: »
    The folk festival in Letterkenny in the 80's. Really enjoyed that.
    Aye, I remember camping in the grass area opposite the mart and St. Eunans. Trying to erect a tent after a full day's drinking in the pouring rain.


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    JIZZLORD
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    tuppence wrote: »
    The boys of Ballisodare was in that era too. Chuck Berry, the Everly Brothers headlining in its hay day but always the cream of Irish and Americain trad/folk. Not being old enough by along shot but getting in for free cos we were local. :D

    the brother of a lad i know told me a great story about his father and the festival. He had been working abroad for a few years and when he moved back to ballysadare he was helping out with the security at the festival when he stopped some guy from getting in is they were full and stuff, the guy kept mentioning his name and that he was a preformer but the security guy was having none of it, until someone else intervened, that man trying to get in was Christy moore.
    The dad had no idea who he was as he'd been away for years.


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    tuppence
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    JIZZLORD wrote: »
    the brother of a lad i know told me a great story about his father and the festival. He had been working abroad for a few years and when he moved back to ballysadare he was helping out with the security at the festival when he stopped some guy from getting in is they were full and stuff, the guy kept mentioning his name and that he was a preformer but the security guy was having none of it, until someone else intervened, that man trying to get in was Christy moore.
    The dad had no idea who he was as he'd been away for years.
    The guy that ran the festival i think used to manage Planxty, so thats probably why Christy was there. The pub accross the road, "The Thatch" were also involved in the festival. The overflow used to come into Collooney, 2 miles away. tents, camps, hippies, Hare Krisnas, germans and more germans everywhere. Our own little Woodstock for a few years on the trot. :cool:
    Very international crowd and more for the real discerning music lovers this festival...... . :D


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