Moorehill House Tullamore

Tomjim

Was there something on the news today about Moorehill House in Tullamore. I came in late on the item so am not sure. I have checked the RTE website but there is nothing on it.

wonderfulname

Did you not notice its gotten kinda em.. burnt looking..

Gardai are apparently investigating.

Tomjim

when was it burnt

wonderfulname

The only info online

Dusty87

Many a pint glass came home with me from weddings and functions in the Moorhill:D:D

The Scawgeen

wonderfulname wrote: »

The only info online

Clara Street ???? do Tullamore Town Council know about this name change ? ;);) There'll have to be a committee and a sub-committee and a couple of sub-sub-committees to investigate this......as a matter of urgency, let there be no stone unturned to get to the bottom of this;)

Midlander1

Clara Street is actually the houses from 65 to 78 on Clontarf Road. There ya go buddy....you didn't need any sub commitees to tell you what all the locals knew already.

The Scawgeen

Midlander1 wrote: »

Clara Street is actually the houses from 65 to 78 on Clontarf Road. There ya go buddy....you didn't need any sub commitees to tell you what all the locals knew already.

Thanks for that, you learn something new every day. There's a fair few steps from Clontarf Road to Moorhill House so the report obviously meant Clara Road, hense my attempt at humour and a more obvious question ( from an outsider) why are some of the houses on Clontarf Road known as Clara Street or is that the name of the new scheme of houses ?

Midlander1

It seems for some reason best known to themselves the council decided on the name change in 1949 when it was built. When you come down Clontarf Rd and take that slight turn near the end, you are entering Clara St. It was built at the same time as the rest of Clontarf Rd so I don't know why the change but having said that everyone living on that stretch gives their address as Clontarf Rd...makes life easier for the postie. I lived on Clontarf Rd so these are things that are beat into you as you grow up.:)

The Scawgeen

As a kid I used to spend some of my school holidays in Tullamore, I can remember my Aunt issuing the law, 'don't go down the 'line' 'don't go down the back lane' 'don't go down to the chicken factory' 'Don't go over to the 'quarry' on your own' I always wondered why it was called the quarry, any idea why ?

Midlander1

I remember these places, the Quarry was a good place to kick ball, it's a nice park area now but still no place to be seen at night. The back lane then was harmless enough. It's all cider parties and drugs now. Don't know much about the chicken factory but I remember it. There's a Boxing Club and a Scouts Den down there now. As for the Quarry, well, the lads playing ball would often fall and land on a huge rock in the ground and there were plenty of them, maybe thats where it got the name. Maybe your Aunt was just watching out for you.