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Galway City Streets in 1960s

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    Rayne
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    Very impressive!

    Great video! I wonder if there are anymore?


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    [Deleted User]
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    You can see my dad. Only joking. The Vatican flags suggest a papal nuncio or pope visiting.

    Two way traffic on Shop Street!


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    Sea Devils
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    There's a site called Old Galway Pics that shows what some parts of Galway were like in the 60's. They have one of Eyre Square anyway didn't bother looking at the rest


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    ErnieBert
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    Great find. I will show my parents tomorrow.


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    Sponge Bob
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    The registration KIM 660 is shown , this was issued around 1965 or 1966 if you look here

    http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1965/en/si/0030.html

    and that lot lasted into the 1970s just about after which Bobby isued ZM numbers

    http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1970/en/si/0101.html




    Lots of ford anglias and morris minors , could be as late as 1968 :)


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    DonalN
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    nice find!


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    galvianlord
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    fantastic video!

    going to venture a theory as to date. The large number of Vatican flags would suggest that the city could be decorated in bunting for a eucharisitc procession - much more pomp and ceremony than now a days.

    But because there are American flags in there too, it would seem likely that is was for the opening of the Cathedral in 1965. I think there were two American Cardinals present, Cushing and Spellman and one of them was Papal Legate for the event. They were the ones who consecrated the place and there were huge festivities and fireworks etc Would make sense that cameras be present like this one....


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    ScumLord
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    It doesn't look all that different. The roads look better than they do today.


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    Krieg
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    The Vatican flags suggest a papal nuncio or pope visiting.

    'Tis himself alrite
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHfb2nc6dg0&feature=channel_page



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    biko
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    Two more


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    ?Cee?view
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    The papal visit was 1979.

    No way the street video above is that late.


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    [Deleted User]
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    ScumLord wrote: »
    It doesn't look all that different. The roads look better than they do today.
    Fewer / lighter cars?


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    galvianlord
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    it's the opening of the Cathedral, not the Papal Visit.


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    Pete4779
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    sgthighway wrote: »
    Came across this video of Galway City in the 1960s. I reckon it was just prior to JFKs visit.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p88O7rCVzyw

    Some of major visual differences to me seem to be well surfaced roads, lack of vomiting students and it seems far more vibrant.


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    kraggy
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    galvianlord wrote: »
    it's the opening of the Cathedral, not the Papal Visit.

    Appears correct as the Cathedral opened in '65.

    The cars on the left at the beginning remind me of the taxi rank opposite the Living Room.


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    Sea Devils
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    For some reason or another it's not on Youtube anymore:(.


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    kippy
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    Sea Devils wrote: »
    For some reason or another it's not on Youtube anymore:(.

    Yeah, wtf?


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