Old Skool Carlow Shops

SpitfireIV

aynon wrote: »

oh god i know this one!!!was that at the town square beside the town hall?

Nope!

aynon

god where was it then!!!!

SpitfireIV

On Tullow Street, outside the AIB Bank!

aynon

oh right!!

god wasnt thinking up that end of the town!

iamhunted

CroppyBoy1798 wrote: »

On Tullow Street, outside the AIB Bank!

I was going to say that but i didnt get here quick enough

Loveless

aynon wrote: »

any one miss the old haddens indoor fountain per chance?

wasn't there a Mr. Minute shoe repair / key cutters just to the right of the fountain..

What was the name of the electronics shop on Castle St.? Bought my Atari cassette games there and later bought my Amstrad 6128+ (still works) with their fancy 3" disks

aynon

that mr. minute is still there to my knowledge! but can any one tell me is the sewing shop still there beside it?

god i remember that, something like star computers, or something with stars, used to be the place i bought my first pc(dos/ibm) game!!!

Loveless

there was also a newsagents at the corner in front of the L&N supermarket at the far end of Tullow St. that had a little section for Amstrad & Atari games, and there was also place at the Potato Market near where the Roadhouse is now.

aynon

Loveless wrote: »

there was also a newsagents at the corner in front of the L&N supermarket at the far end of Tullow St. that had a little section for Amstrad & Atari games, and there was also place at the Potato Market near where the Roadhouse is now.

was that newsagent pauls new bookshop, where that real estates agent is now?

Loveless

aynon wrote: »

was that newsagent pauls new bookshop, where that real estates agent is now?

no it was the very far end of Tullow St., opposite where the Music Factory is was. Carlow town has changed so much in the last ten years I don't know what shops are left there anymore.

aynon

btw, who misses pauls bookshop....good i miss going in and having an intelligent conversation about books, unlike byrnes....."is this book good?" "its paperback...." "but is it good?" " like i said its paperback...."/conversation

Thundercats Ho

Loveless wrote: »

wasn't there a Mr. Minute shoe repair / key cutters just to the right of the fountain..

What was the name of the electronics shop on Castle St.? Bought my Atari cassette games there and later bought my Amstrad 6128+ (still works) with their fancy 3" disks

It was called Fitzgeralds afaik. Bought Moon Patrol, and Dig Dug there!!

The other one (where roadhouse is now) was called Micks or something like that.

stick-dan

aynon wrote: »

btw, who misses pauls bookshop....good i miss going in and having an intelligent conversation about books, unlike byrnes....."is this book good?" "its paperback...." "but is it good?" " like i said its paperback...."/conversation

what they answer you back?lucky you.

philog

anybody remember molly meighans fish shop where marinis amusements are now jimmy kings pub was next door and beside that was hoeys toy shop later to become anthony obriens jewelry shop beside that was jones boot shop across the road from that was dorans clothes shop where little jimmy doogue worked one of carlows best billiards players he taught richie greenie nolan how to play snooker

SpitfireIV

philog wrote: »

anybody remember molly meighans fish shop where marinis amusements are now jimmy kings ...........

Sorry, wayyyyyyy off topic, but, does anyone remember Alfie King? He used to go around the town in the summer with only a pair of shoes and a trousers on him carrying a big log on his shoulder! He used to be challanging people to see if they could lift it! He was a bit of a muscle man! lol.

philog

everybody remembers alfie a true character the likes of him will never be seen again i think the rocky films drove him over the edge he was a hardy lad in his day,,a great man for the ladies, may he rest in peace. anybody remember dez reas fishin and shootin shop beside the house for men,,manys the good catapult i got off dez.....a great man to fix a rod or a reel ..everything got fixed in them days...nothing was thrown away no need for recycling centres...especially bottles...you could get threepence back for them days...maybe even a tanner

lotdpd

alfie what a legend he was....

Carlo_Junkie

I have been reading all your messages about old Carlow Shops and I am hoping, with everyones permission, to put together a collection of your memories on the Carlow website: http://www.igp-web.com/carlow/index.htm

Who remembers the location of Liptons and L&N shops? I am trying to fit them into their respective streets within the town.

Thanks again to everyone for your valuable information about our fantastic Carlow:cool:

SpitfireIV

Hey! Welcome to the Carlow forum

If any of the info I've supplied here is of any use to you at all then feel free to use it! Great site you have there by the way, have that one bookmarked a few years now, some great info on it!

road_high

CroppyBoy1798 wrote: »

less.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PdOq5titaQ

Great pic of Ducketts grove as it was years ago. Such a shame it's was burnt down

wheres me jumpa

Loveless wrote: »

wasn't there a Mr. Minute shoe repair / key cutters just to the right of the fountain..

Brilliant memorising there! There was also a grab a toy type machine there, it was the easiest machine ever, guaranteed a win!

wheres me jumpa

Oh, one more!

Rememer Supermacs was called New York, New York!!

Whosbetter?

I seem to rem when it was Gillespies hardware in the '80s. Pauls bookshop was part of the same deal too, if I rem correctly.

wheres me jumpa

Pauls Bookshop was a great service in the town.

shotgun mike

CroppyBoy1798 wrote: »

Sorry, wayyyyyyy off topic, but, does anyone remember Alfie King? He used to go around the town in the summer with only a pair of shoes and a trousers on him carrying a big log on his shoulder! He used to be challanging people to see if they could lift it! He was a bit of a muscle man! lol.

Alfie - a man amongst boys. Does anyone rember the 666 man from rathnapish..... or mad eileen??

Finnegans - I still cross myself everytime i pass halifax, best pint of stout in the town

Whosbetter?

Yeah, rem Alfie alright. Bout 10 years ago was stuck in traffic in Tullow st & saw him dodging through the cars. Stripped to the waist, he was, doing the whole shadowboxing/Rocky thing. Didnt know what to make of it. Needless to say I locked the car doors & hoped the traffic cleared pronto!

shotgun mike

what about him going around on daffodil day with a load of daffodils shoved down his pants offering them to passer-bys.

Then the docs got hold of him and filled him with drugs. bastards.

HarryD

Great thread..
Good aul Alfie.. We were all scared of him at school, but I think he was harmless. I think he was up for showering naked in the garden.
666 - big mop of curly hair on him. He disappeared off the scene.. wonder what happened to him.

Old shops:
Bradburys cafe on tullow street close to Darrers. Huge out the back.
Katz arcade - pretty derilict now, still got that sports shop.. what's his name..
Old Ritz Cinema - I mine breaking in there with a friend one morning when we were supposed to be at mass. It was closed down.. Surreal place inside.

Is Weedy still on the scene ?

SpitfireIV

HarryD wrote: »

Is Weedy still on the scene ?

I still see her coming and going alright, lol.

Heres one for ye! Does anyone remember the restaurant that used to be in that little 'centre' that you passed through to get to Penny's off Burrin Street, immediately on the left there was a restaurant. All I can remember about it was that it sold 'Canada Dry' drinks and it was the first, and last time that I had such a drink, in fact, I dont even know what the drink is!! :P

The sign for the drink was outside the empty shop up until recently I believe! Ring any bells......

Whosbetter?

You mean the Hanover Arcade?
Well Katz restaurant was in there in the mid '80s. I used to go in there sometimes when an RTC student back then. As far as I rem, it was on both sides for a while, but can,t be sure.
It may have been called different names over the years though....

SpitfireIV

Whosbetter? wrote: »

You mean the Hanover Arcade?
Well Katz restaurant was in there in the mid '80s. I used to go in there sometimes when an RTC student back then. As far as I rem, it was on both sides for a while, but can,t be sure.
It may have been called different names over the years though....

Katz! Yes, tha rings a bell alright! I just remember it being on the one side, would have been late 80's early 90's I suppose.

HarryD

There was small chineese beside Katz, almost unmarked.
They had some arcade machines in the entrance..
Mine the old sweet shop on granby row. The lady was very friendly
The old man that used to sit outside his house everyday on granby row, and wave at people as they went passed.

I saw a scene recently on Reeling in the years of Tullow St in the early 80's.
(Some politician and supporters walking down, Darrers/Bradburys in the background)
I must try cut it and get it up here..

ShayK1

CroppyBoy1798 wrote: »

I still see her coming and going alright, lol.

Heres one for ye! Does anyone remember the restaurant that used to be in that little 'centre' that you passed through to get to Penny's off Burrin Street, immediately on the left there was a restaurant. All I can remember about it was that it sold 'Canada Dry' drinks and it was the first, and last time that I had such a drink, in fact, I dont even know what the drink is!! :P

The sign for the drink was outside the empty shop up until recently I believe! Ring any bells......

As already mentioned, that was Katz, AFAIK Canada Dry is a ginger ale. (possibly from Canada? )

ShayK1

HarryD wrote: »

Katz arcade - pretty derilict now, still got that sports shop.. what's his name..

Its Cooney's isn't it?

That's closing down too though

shotgun mike

cooneys - what a shop! fake metallica t-shrts and numbers for your jerseys, legend.

666 man is still tipping around, but not as much as before. If ya want a glimpse of weedy head down to supermacs around 12.30 at night, any night. like clockwork she is. anyone remember the tan man, brian daly?

philog

old man sitting outside house in granby row was billy o keeffe r.i.p lovely man little shop in granby row was mrs hades shop beefy hades granny if you had a shilling in those days youd be chewing all day .....anybody remember selling scrap to henry robinson in burrin st ...burrin street was a lovely street in them days ...i spent all my childhood in it...got my first bottle of cider jn jimmy kellys pub

Whosbetter?

Not exactly a shop, but a real Carlow institution all the same.

The Factory!

Was standing outside the gates a couple of weeks ago and was sad to see that the whole site is more or less 'flat' at this stage. The weighbridge is still there, as is the lime kiln. (de big tall iron yoke)

I had my first 'official' job there! In 1987/88. I was seconded to the Armer Salmon division as part of a work experiance thing ,whilst I was a student at carlow RTC. I was there for 6 months.

On my last day there, I decided that it would be a great idea to up climb up the lime kiln. Even 1/3 of the way up I was over all the factory buildings!
Anywho when I got to the top, I lit a ciggie & took in the view. I could see the whole county from there on that clear day....

aynon

sigh....that must of been lovely....

oh another institution braun is nearly on the way out apparently, they are doing a 3 month survey, if they dont do well, ka-put!

road_high

aynon wrote: »

sigh....that must of been lovely....

oh another institution braun is nearly on the way out apparently, they are doing a 3 month survey, if they dont do well, ka-put!

I was just passing the other day and wondering how the hell are they surviving the current storm.
Even in the "good aul days" of the celtic tiger (when Carlow industry was decimated btw) Braun was in trouble all the time. I remember when there was 1300 there at once stage.

Lapple, Sugar, Celtic Linen all gone now. Braun must be doing something right to survive this long. Fingers crossed....

MontgomeryClift

If anybody had photos of the old Quinnsworth place before it became one big Penney's/Pennie's/Penny's, I'd love to see them. The videos on Youtube keep their distance!

iamhunted

ShayK1 wrote: »

Its Cooney's isn't it?

That's closing down too though

isnt cooneys by quinnsworth? katz was over the other side of the street where dinn ri is

iamhunted

or was it? I cant remember.

cashback

iamhunted wrote: »

isnt cooneys by quinnsworth? katz was over the other side of the street where dinn ri is

Nah, Katz was in the far end of the arcade to Penneys car park. Burren st side. Think the sign may still be outside the boarded up arcade doors.
Remember my mother taking me in there for a club orange and maybe a purple snack sometimes many years ago.

Super-Rush

cashback wrote: »

Nah, Katz was in the far end of the arcade to Penneys car park. Burren st side. Think the sign may still be outside the boarded up arcade doors.
Remember my mother taking me in there for a club orange and maybe a purple snack sometimes many years ago.

Spot on. You could access that arcade from both Pennys carpark and Burren St. Many a Saturday afternoon was spent in Katz

iamhunted

what as the one that was by blakes hairdressers over at hadden carpark?

Super-Rush

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cashback

Not the country kitchen in Haddens? Which I think is still there.

patrickc

cashback wrote: »

Not the country kitchen in Haddens? Which I think is still there.

yeh the country kitchen is still there, same as ever

iamhunted

no - this was where dinn ri now is - you used to be able to walk through the arcade, past blakes, past a cafe on the right and a disued shop on the left, then out to where roughly the beer garden of dinn ri is.

iamhunted

definitely was there until the early 90s anyway