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things that used to be in waterford ya can remember
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Jaysus Mac., I remember it well - which, when you consider it, it's frighteningmccarthy37 wrote: »http://www.flickr.com/photos/33577523@N08/6488229685/lightbox/
Here's a sight that greeted the eye coming down the Glen for such a long time. Waterford was full of deserted buildings that fell in to disrepair and the only occupants were pigeon's now its full of newly built buildings occupied by NAMA. At least the old ruins had served their purpose and had an interesting history to them.
I would say early to mid 70's. See the old Ford Escort and what looks like an Opel Kadett or Vauxhall Viva. Another give away is the old bus stop and the fashions. Those lapels on the ladies coat would flap you to death if the wind caught them :eek:
The real giveaway though is the roof. Have a look at the last chimney on the right hand side. "EEC NO" - Ireland joined the EEC (European Economic Community) in 1973 :rolleyes:
I remember the laneway, which was just behind where the lady is standing. I think it was called Bowes Lane and we, as kids, used to go down to watch them kill pigs. You had to stand on your "tippy toes" and look through a glass less window :eek:0 -
Seems like we all done the same things back in the days for entertainment. We used to take turns and lift each other up to the windows for a better view. I was always terrible at naming the lane ways around the town I used to identify them as the lane way of the Glen or the Quay.We used to walk down the tracks to Clover Meats where my father worked and get the pig worms and then use them for fishing for anything we could catch which was mostly Mullet. How I handled those Pig worms I'll never know I saw them in a bag recently and I nearly got sick. I actually caught a Sea Bass off of the wharf near The Tower Hotel one time. A friend of mine told me he caught one at the side of the bridge recently so the river is still some way clean.Jaysus Mac., I remember it well - which, when you consider it, it's frightening
I would say early to mid 70's. See the old Ford Escort and what looks like an Opel Kadett or Vauxhall Viva. Another give away is the old bus stop and the fashions. Those lapels on the ladies coat would flap you to death if the wind caught them :eek:
The real giveaway though is the roof. Have a look at the last chimney on the right hand side. "EEC NO" - Ireland joined the EEC (European Economic Community) in 1973 :rolleyes:
I remember the laneway, which was just behind where the lady is standing. I think it was called Bowes Lane and we, as kids, used to go down to watch them kill pigs. You had to stand on your "tippy toes" and look through a glass less window :eek:0 -
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Never caught a Sea Bass - I was purely amateur!mccarthy37 wrote: »Seems like we all done the same things back in the days for entertainment. We used to take turns and lift each other up to the windows for a better view. I was always terrible at naming the lane ways around the town I used to identify them as the lane way of the Glen or the Quay.We used to walk down the tracks to Clover Meats where my father worked and get the pig worms and then use them for fishing for anything we could catch which was mostly Mullet. How I handled those Pig worms I'll never know I saw them in a bag recently and I nearly got sick. I actually caught a Sea Bass off of the wharf near The Tower Hotel one time. A friend of mine told me he caught one at the side of the bridge recently so the river is still some way clean.
Most years, my dad would take us to Rathmoylan (or as the locals knew it, Rathwhelan) cove. When the tide was in, you could catch beautiful mackerel from the beach. Remember the "Jigs" (six coloured feathers with hooks attached)? Mackerel would go for anything, even bottle caps. I remember also, waiting patiently for the tide to go out, exposing rocks on either side of the cove. These rocks had small pools left in them by the receding tide and they were full of mackerel sprats. We would catch loads of 'em and take 'em to "The Hut" which my dad had rented. My mother would fry them and they were delicious!
The one and only thing I didn't like about Rathwhelan is that a group of nuns used to holiday there also. They had a chalet there and nobody was allowed on the beach while they were bathing! CHEEK!! Imagine, hard working people, on holiday - being told when they could and could not swim. Bucking Fastards! 0 -
Rathmoylan and Ballymacaw are really lovely coves although I was in Ballymacaw last year and I taught it got very dirty. A right funny story I was told a few years back. Some friends of mine were working on a house way back in the seventies out that way and they went out to the headland on the left of Rathmoylan to eat their lunch as it was a lovely day. One of the boys coped a few women splashing about in the water sure being horny little bastards they were having a good look and came back to the job boasting about the scenery until they were told by a local on the job what they were spying on. Jasus it took them years to live it down that they were perving on a group of nuns. To walk along the edge of the cliff face from Rathmoylan to Dunmore is a smashing walk on a lovely day. This year so far has been a washout but if I get a fine day I will head out that way. Did you ever see any seals there.Never caught a Sea Bass - I was purely amateur!
Most years, my dad would take us to Rathmoylan (or as the locals knew it, Rathwhelan) cove. When the tide was in, you could catch beautiful mackerel from the beach. Remember the "Jigs" (six coloured feathers with hooks attached)? Mackerel would go for anything, even bottle caps. I remember also, waiting patiently for the tide to go out, exposing rocks on either side of the cove. These rocks had small pools left in them by the receding tide and they were full of mackerel sprats. We would catch loads of 'em and take 'em to "The Hut" which my dad had rented. My mother would fry them and they were delicious!
The one and only thing I didn't like about Rathwhelan is that a group of nuns used to holiday there also. They had a chalet there and nobody was allowed on the beach while they were bathing! CHEEK!! Imagine, hard working people, on holiday - being told when they could and could not swim. Bucking Fastards!0 -
I am NOT getting political.........It's a General Knowledge question.
There is a Famine Road on the outskirts of Waterford City - Where is it?
While you're thinking 'bout it.................
http://youtu.be/dVf2NCGkgTU
How DARE they steal our food and then make us build useless roads which went nowhere. They then "rewarded" us with barely enough to survive on (bless 'em) - hence the famine graveyards.
Oooooops - I got political - ajolopies!!
Where, in Waterford, is the Famine Road?0 -
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You have me there I have to confess my ignorance on this one but did you know that Sinead attended school in Newtown for a while. You will have to educate me on the where about's of the Famine Road.I am NOT getting political.........It's a General Knowledge question.
There is a Famine Road on the outskirts of Waterford City - Where is it?
While you're thinking 'bout it.................
http://youtu.be/dVf2NCGkgTU
How DARE they steal our food and then make us build useless roads which went nowhere. They then "rewarded" us with barely enough to survive on (bless 'em) - hence the famine graveyards.
Oooooops - I got political - ajolopies!!
Where, in Waterford, is the Famine Road?0 -
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You could be right about it - but I don't know that particular road. The one I know is near the quays in Waterford. According to Google Maps, it has changed radically since I was a kid. It used to be a dead end and for years, served no purpose.Theres a road at the back of dunmore east that's either called the slave road or the famine road? Am i close? 0 -
You could be right about it - but I don't know that particular road. The one I know is near the quays in Waterford. According to Google Maps, it has changed radically since I was a kid. It used to be a dead end and for years, served no purpose.
Heading out Bilberry towards the Red Iron Bridge is a dead end and its near the Quay am I getting warm do I get my jelly tots well well.0 -
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:eek:Jaysus! I thought that that would have had people guessing for a while! Go to the top of the class and collect your duis! HaHa
You gave a very good clue with dead end off of the Quay. Yes you are right went for many a walk down that way long ago. Now here's one and if you think about it is easy to figure out. Where in Waterford is The Knights of The Templar Graveyard reputed to be haunted, always scared the sh*t out of me when my older brothers brought me there on dark evenings looking for the Banshee back in the sixties WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.0 -
Not sure about this Mac. I believe there are two of them though. I heard that Ballybeg was once a Templar graveyard?mccarthy37 wrote: »:eek:
You gave a very good clue with dead end off of the Quay. Yes you are right went for many a walk down that way long ago. Now here's one and if you think about it is easy to figure out. Where in Waterford is The Knights of The Templar Graveyard reputed to be haunted, always scared the sh*t out of me when my older brothers brought me there on dark evenings looking for the Banshee back in the sixties WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
The second one - and this is a guess - is in Ballyhack (actually Co. Wexford, opposite Passage East). The Knights Templar had a small fortress there, so I would imagine they also had a graveyard there.
The fortress is still there and here's a question for you. There are two reasons that these fortresses were built on solid rock. The first, and most obvious reason is that you had a solid foundation for the building. The second reason is defensive - what is it?
Just thought of another question. Take a look at the pic. On the top right of the building, there is what looks like a Pill Box. What is it? 0 -
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