things that used to be in waterford ya can remember

doctordon

FishBowel wrote: »

Those cottages in the cul-de-sac across from St Declans, demolished in the 1980s? Would love to see an old photo?

Me too! Anybody? Also the Garda Station at At Poleberry Bridge. Reason? I brought a fox carcass there in the late 60's, early 70's (in a Darrers bag, in the front basket of my mothers bike) to collect the 10/- (ten Shillings) bounty. I found the carcass at the Glass factory on the Cork Road, which was just being built at the time. The land that the Glass Factory stands on was sold by Mr. Whittle, who had a farm on the corner of Blakes Lane and Hennessys Road. Anybody remember his huge white dog? I eventually got a "Postal Order" (anybody remember those? Are they still legal tender?) and had a ball on my 10 Bob.

BTW, the land adjoining the Glass factory was the "Manor", owned by a lady known as Ma Crosbie. She was HUGE (we were kids) and we were all terrified of her. I believe the "Manor House" is still there.

Adjoining the Manor were the "Plots". I studied for my Inter there in the summer and helped my Dad with the weeding. Halcyon days.

doctordon

Anybody ever use the "Magic Rope trick" (on the main Cork Road, contact me Jesse, Mirda, Jucky, Mo, Gieky, Val, Harry), or the "Fighting Dummy Trick"? We were chased across the Black Pipe and the Mucks one night, by a driver, who I am convinced, if he caught us, would have been done for murder! A very angry man! :mad:

doctordon

magick wrote: »

cows and sheep on the quay being loaded into the ships, seems like it was back in the 1800s! :eek:

Remember Mad Frankie (I think that was his name) - used to twist the bullocks tail if it refused to go up the ramp. Used to carry a length of black PVC pipe and smelled of cow ****e constantly!

doctordon

meldrew wrote: »

The fanning Institute where government buildings is now
Timber toes where Redmond Bridge is now
The Tramore train
The gaol where the guards barracks is now
Goldcrust bakery
Leahy's cake shop on mayors walk
Henry Dennys where the Hyper is now
The Jute factory
Clover meats
The national board and paper mills

Check out this site for Timbertoes and The Waterford/Tramore railway:
jackoneill.weebly.com

doctordon

doctordon wrote: »

Check out this site for Timbertoes and The Waterford/Tramore railway:
jackoneill.weebly.com

Oooops! http://www.jackoneill.weebly.com

doctordon

Revvy wrote: »

Chipper opposite St Johns Church ..... maybe the Golden Fryer or something
Cassidy,s clothes shop, where Dunnes ladies section is now
No inner ring road (through the bogs and over the black pipe to get home)
Paint shop where instanbul kebab house is
Alice and Philomena in the shop at the park
Buying salt petre in george whites, mixing it with sugar (I think) and making smoke bombs. Sorry Alice and Philomena.

Found this earlier thread too
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055137476

YES!!!! It was called the French Fryer - Awesome burgers!

Through the Bogs - over the Black Pipe - Across the Mucks. You're obviously a Johnnie. I'm a Cork Road Mob guy. We used to use the Black Pipe to get to see a Blues match at kilcohan Park.
Johnnie O'Neill, Alfie Hale, Jackie Morley, Johnnie Mathews etc. etc.

BTW, I used to take my girl friend (from John's Park), in the summer, to the Mucks - into the wheat field. We would lie on the ground, in the wheat, and I would shout - "Get da fcuk off my land!". There were soooo many heads appeared above the tops of the wheat - it was hilarious. You walk through a wheat field in Summer - Gawd knows what you will find or not!

doctordon

shapez wrote: »

I was told today that St. Paul's Secondary School on Paddy Brownes Rd. was a Pig Mart!!

Close - but it was on the opposite side of the road to St. Pauls.

doctordon

gscully wrote: »

KingLoser wrote: »

The cake shop was Leahy's I think. Very fond memories.

Me too...and of the Green Bank Confectionery on Bridge St.

What about Greers? Is that still going? I used to love the Chester bread!

shockwave

I remember the pig mart, I used to walk past it every day on my way home from school, I must have been only 6 or 7 at the time.

It was on Belvedere Grove just down from the chipboard factory,so it would be right at the back of st pauls school grounds.

The smell was unreal

doctordon

hongkongbutler wrote: »

bit late!

Burtons
The Waterford Tramore railway
WElshs on the manor (the post office)

Got my first suit in Burtons - 3 Piece, brown pin stripe with flared turn-ups - 40 quid on the never never. My Dad had to go guarantor.
Waterford & Tramore Railway - http://www.jackoneill.weebly.com

doctordon

starlightp21 wrote: »

yea,
flowmotion was the big one.
anyone remember the portlairge dredger down by scotch quay? (before the new adelphi quay was built)
or when bell lines were working over in ferrybank?
i could go on all day!

Yup! I remember the Portlairge - Steam driven. Anybody remember thd Germeran (HaHa) concrete ship, moored at Bilberry? I believe they sank it near SmartPly.

doctordon

wmpdd3 wrote: »

Don't remember but I do remember the bakery it was Harney's, it had lovely mustard tiles on the wall outside like the kind you see in Tipperary town now!

Awesome Blaas!

Finnbar01

doctordon wrote: »

Awesome Blaas!

Walsh's bakery on BallyBricken used to have fantatsic blaas as well..

I remember a shop where the Marian is now. Used to be owned by a woman called Nancy. Very nice lady.

doctordon

giles lynchwood wrote: »

Glos Vegas
Leach's poolhall
Royal Bar
Busty Griffin
Infimery hospital
Corner Bar
Hearnes clothes shop
Wrights bicycle shop
Glancey Brothers
Motorcycle People
The well
St Johns disco
Modern Trend
Jim Storen Barber
The Regal Cinema
Scanlons petrol The Quay
Terry Butler
Jim Felle
Jaff-Ora orange
Savage Symth
Gas House Lane
Tossing Shop Newport Square
Mary Uptons
GOOD MORRICAN HASH

What about the "Hole In The Wall? Next door to the Royal Bar (at the back of the Tower Hotel) famous for Crubins!

doctordon

soldering iron wrote: »

The Beer and bite Bar
The shop on the top of Castile street
Brown's Lane, all the houses had half & half front doors
Setting fire to the cnoc in John's Park
The Fannig house (scary inside)
Walsh's bakery.gold crust,lonergans bakery (bridge street) Hot Tom's.

Jaysus! The Beer & Bite, Arundal Lane. Me and me Lack got barred when I became too amorous! HaHa! Thank you for the memory!!:)

Finnbar01

Also remember Knockhouse well. We used to go out there regularly for the watercrest.

doctordon

giles lynchwood wrote: »

I doubt it's the same guy,the real Busty would be in his 60's now.A loveable rouge and very witty.
least we forget
Harry Miller.R.I.P

Harry Is dead? Sorry to hear that!
I was in Mount Sion with him, in the same class, Room 17, primary.
I remember his mother came knocking on the door of our classroom one day, and brother Sheridan (Chips, Chops - Beeeans!!!), when he answered the door, saw who it was, stuck his foot under the door, to stop the inevitable attack (he had "punished" Harry for some minor infringement) but failed to hold the door closed, apart from a wee gap!
As pupils in this particular class, we were amazed (and gratified) to see the heel of a Stiletto Shoe strike the bastard on the top of his head. Unheard of in Mount Sion - We cheered!!
Harry (R.I.P.) came from Barrack Street. The poor man had a very sad life!
Any of you guys remember the bully, Bro. Sheridan? Chips, Chops, Beeeeeans? Fcukin' terrorist.
How can you teach kids, when they are terrified of you? I, personally, learned Fcuk All from that pcrik!
R.I.P. Harry.

doctordon

Revvy wrote: »

Here's one for Kakak1 and the other auld fellas
The plots at the top of Hennesey's Road ...(The Ashe road end)
Where the green is now used to be a farm if I remember rightly.

Christ! My Dad had a plot there! They destroyed the plots and built maybe 8 houses! Bastards!

doctordon

jay.i.am wrote: »

mayfair sweet shop-patrick st-apple drops and bon bons aplenty before the flicks.
emerald isle chip shop-patrick st-nice sausage rolls
mc cabes barbers also patrick st
johnny matthews sports shop where spookes is now.
burtons now a-wear,cassidys now dunnes-michael st.
and ill add the cycling track in the park as i was down thay way today.
i think it was called gough track but i could be wrong.surely a few bob spent to upgrade and maintain it woud have been money well spent.

When I was a kid, my Dad would literally drag me to McCabes! The guy was very heavy on tha' aul head shaver thingimajig! I hated the place. Sitting there trying to read the Beano, the Victor, the Dandy or Sparky and dreading the word "NEXT!" - nightmares are made of this!:eek:

doctordon

next wrote: »

St Josephs youth club it was on the Yellow Rd. maybe I have the name wrong

No! You got it right. I was a member. Through the front door and down the stairs.

doctordon

Finnbar01 wrote: »

Walsh's bakery on BallyBricken used to have fantatsic blaas as well..

I remember a shop where the Marian is now. Used to be owned by a woman called Nancy. Very nice lady.

Christ! Yes! Walsh's - opposite the Garda Station. Great Blaas!

S28382

Doctordon i see you havent found the mutli quote button yet

doctordon

S28382 wrote: »

Doctordon i see you havent found the mutli quote button yet

No I haven't - what is that? I'm a newbie - just arrived.

What is the multi quote button?

doctordon

doctordon wrote: »

No I haven't - what is that? I'm a newbie - just arrived.

What is the multi quote button?

Your comment came across as a criticism. I have no idea about multi whatever. If i need to know about that - please enlighten me. Many thanks.:)

Professey Chin

doctordon wrote: »

Your comment came across as a criticism. I have no idea about multi whatever. If i need to know about that - please enlighten me. Many thanks.:)

He's just talking about the button in the bottom left of each post thats a sheet with a + symbol. It allows you select multiple posts to quote instead of just 1.
You pick all you want then press quote on the final post you want and theyll all be seperately quoted in your reply

S28382

doctordon wrote: »

Your comment came across as a criticism. I have no idea about multi whatever. If i need to know about that - please enlighten me. Many thanks.:)

No not a criticism at all, as just said its the button on the bottom right its a handy thing that you can multi quote with

doctordon

The Great Chinholio wrote: »

He's just talking about the button in the bottom left of each post thats a sheet with a + symbol. It allows you select multiple posts to quote instead of just 1.
You pick all you want then press quote on the final post you want and theyll all be seperately quoted in your reply

Thank you. As I've said - I'm a newbie. Much appreciated!

doctordon

S28382 wrote: »

No not a criticism at all, as just said its the button on the bottom right its a handy thing that you can multi quote with

Thank you. As I've said - I'm a newbie. Much appreciated!

doctordon

OK ppl. I would ask that you forgive me if I tend to get carried away by this forum. I haven't lived in Waterford for nigh on 35 years!
This thread has brought back so many memories - some good, some bad. I thank you all for that. Please bear with me, while I "settle in". Ajolopies!

Professey Chin

doctordon wrote: »

OK ppl. I would ask that you forgive me if I tend to get carried away by this forum. I haven't lived in Waterford for nigh on 35 years!
This thread has brought back so many memories - some good, some bad. I thank you all for that. Please bear with me, while I "settle in". Ajolopies!

Dont worry about it. And dig away through old threads. Never know what youd find buried in those!
Plus if you use Facebook, one of the posters here looks after this page
Old Places in Waterford

Pics of it from all different eras