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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,020 ✭✭✭BlaasForRafa


    Yeah i remember Eddie Batt,it was bad luck if you didnt say hello to him :),he died about 3 years ago,i cant say i heard of Joey De Blanc though.

    Joey de Blanc was from Doyle street iirc, you'd see him walking around the ballybricken and barrack st areas, this would have been in the 80's/early 90's. He had a shock of bright red hair in a kind of afro so you couldn't miss him if you saw him. Kids would shout out "JOEY" when they'd see him and run which was probably a bit cruel as he seemed a harmless sort but kids will be kids I guess.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,542 ✭✭✭dayshah


    Yeah, Davy is deffo the guy that shouts "Ali Akbar Rafsanjani", I always thought he might be palestinian or something.

    Ali Akbar Rafsanjani is an Iranian politician who was particularly prominent on the news in the 1980s (http://www.iranchamber.com/history/arafsanjani/akbar_rafsanjani.php)

    The Iranian politicians have a great sense of humour. They were annoyed with Maggie Thatcher about something, so to retaliate the renamed the street the British Embassy is on from Winston Churchill St to Bobby Sands Street. Remember this was the 1980s so you can imagine some British Foreign office having to put 'British Embassy, Bobby Sands St, Tehran' on their letterhead. Unfortunately the British decided to use the name of a nearby street as their address on their letterheads, even though strictly they aren't correct to do so.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,808 ✭✭✭Chris P. Bacon


    dayshah wrote: »
    Ali Akbar Rafsanjani is an Iranian politician who was particularly prominent on the news in the 1980s (http://www.iranchamber.com/history/arafsanjani/akbar_rafsanjani.php)

    The Iranian politicians have a great sense of humour. They were annoyed with Maggie Thatcher about something, so to retaliate the renamed the street the British Embassy is on from Winston Churchill St to Bobby Sands Street. Remember this was the 1980s so you can imagine some British Foreign office having to put 'British Embassy, Bobby Sands St, Tehran' on their letterhead. Unfortunately the British decided to use the name of a nearby street as their address on their letterheads, even though strictly they aren't correct to do so.

    Ha ha fairplay Dayshah,but i doubt thats what Davey is shouting about,i see him most days so ill say it to him the next time :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 467 ✭✭YumDeiseMum


    Even though I'm not from the city I know all these people.
    Howdo...aka Michael Thomas O Shea. Friendly fella shouts "how-do" or sometimes "do-how"! Also says "my good and honourable lady"

    Tawdy-Tawdy Morrissey. Can be ok at times ! Seen on Trmore rd in high viz jacket

    My Town...aka Skin...aka Peter Sinnott. Shouts "its my fu**in town". But knows when to hold his tongue when in shops etc

    Mad Maria...Frizzy red hair....not seen in years

    Davy....(Singh???) Mixed race. Bit scary sometimes. His sister would also be a well known figure around town

    3 dog Keating.....the name says it all ! Seen sitting on windowsill of Abrakebabra on Saturday night

    Monica....not seen in years. Presumed dead. Lady of the night ! Long black hair and dressed in black

    Shammy....Seamus Kavanagh. Nice man....to people who treated him with respect. Carried a stick. Used to have a dog years ago. Spoke about Mount Sion matches. Great sense of humour. Died about 3 years ago

    Peter....used to carry kettle.Lived in Ferrybank. The story goes that his family died in a fire and he never got over it. Died a few years ago

    There are quite a few other characters about town. Such as the woman who walks around town in the middle of the night picking up rubbish....sometimes going through the bins....checks public telephones for change....wears purple/wine colours?

    Anyone remember Miller and Cashin?

    And poor Martin Hunt RIP from Trinity Square. Hated American tourists, and would give them an awful time if he came across one in town. He always had a hurley and sliotar with him, and the bandage on his head with a ketchup stain to make it look like blood! He stood at the top of Patrick Street one day and hit the sliotar straight full force straight down the hill, didn't care who he hit :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24 SeanDoe


    Nolanger wrote: »
    That's him. Was supposed to come from a wealthy Waterford family?
    Ye,fruit & veg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 360 ✭✭witless1


    Anyone remember Miller and Cashin?

    A neighbour of mine used to take them in every Christmas Day for their dinner. She wasn't a relation or anything like that just someone who wanted to do a good turn for two people who were having a tough time. They even turned up for her funeral and used to visit her husband every year until they passed away themselves.

    They used to play handball with us while we were children on Emmet Place, I think it was Tom Miller and Harry Cashin but could be mistaken about the first names seems it was ~15 years ago. Absolutely harmless people.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,652 ✭✭✭Boooourns


    Met Peter 2 days ago and he started shouting 'It's my town' at me, he saw i started laughing so i said ' It is your town!', he started then shouting 'Too f*cking right it is'.
    Town drunks are great.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 395 ✭✭Sounds
    EMar Sounds


    Anyone remember Davie Murry? Waterford.. he was a nice man too, may he rest in peace.
    Loved the drink & lived on the streets with sham, miller and cash and a few others!
    It's sad that they choose to disconnect themselfs from the real world because of drink.
    But doesn't every drug addict in their own way, they can't help it, or whatever reasons they have.

    I allways thought it was cool they could be just sitting there and i'd allways say well to Davie
    and no matter how drunk he was he'd ask how my family were, he was highly intelligent as well.
    They'd often pass down our street singing and shoutng, my mom wouldn't even say anything if they plucked a rose from her garden :)
    It's strange because i lived with an alcoholic most of my youth, it's not plesent by any means, yet we never spoke that much.

    The how-do man vid reminds me of brother finbar who was in saint declan's!
    Back when they still got away with corporal punishment ;)

    LOL "it's my town" i forget who that is, little small guy maybe in fisherman's jumper hmm..

    I use to go out in cork a lot, the street folk down in cork were pritty scary,
    it reminded me of some sort of freaky circus act, maybe coz i was twisted too.
    They'd be siting in the windows watching you eat your burger n chip.

    How do people get soo messed up.

    If you mean that tiny girl with the long wild foxy hair, i seen her only last week in town somewhere Maria.
    That monica one disapeared a long time ago.

    I remember martin too :) big into his hurling,
    he would come into the kitchen in kylemore cafe and give oranges to the girls.

    wow what a blast from the past


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,898 ✭✭✭✭seanybiker


    On me mobile so copy paste is an effort. Last post mentioned Maria. Foxy one bla bla bla we all know her. I done a course years ago and she was in the same class as me. She is actually a really nice woman. Not well obviously and I didn't help it buy going to the course a few times with a bottle of rum. She got me in some trouble haha.that's going back about 7 years. Dunno what she at now


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 395 ✭✭Sounds
    EMar Sounds


    There's another girl in town i dunno much about the girl,
    Think her father was tom murphy car sales, she has long straight red hair tho.
    Strange you said you did a cource and she was in ur class, that mary one was
    in my class in the tech, i started out as a chef back in "92, she's still around.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3 olive r


    Aruba08 wrote: »
    god no, shes was always around town and railway square twisted. maybe i imagined her, ha!

    Just asked yer man that married me there and he remembers her too. hmmmmmmmmm...:confused:


    hey there mad maria is still around you wouldnt know her now if u seen her really after cleaning up her act :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3 olive r


    jo06555 wrote: »
    Not davy no , he is tall lad in his late 30s id say was in court while back ye allways see him with a can one arm in his jacket other arm swinging , not sonny know him too



    ]

    No not him either :D is muckel dead ye cause its name like that...

    muckel died year or 2 ago from a drug overdose he was a lovely person grown up and came from a well respected family just got mixed up with the wrong crowd as he got older :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 691 ✭✭✭wellboy76


    Mad Peggy still on her bike. Is it true that she planted an oak tree in the middle of her living room?

    Can anyone confirm whether Joey De Blonc is dead or alive, thanks


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3 olive r


    wellboy76 wrote: »
    Mad Peggy still on her bike. Is it true that she planted an oak tree in the middle of her living room?

    Can anyone confirm whether Joey De Blonc is dead or alive, thanks

    Peggy still around on her bike she has an invisible dog in her bag called christy that she talks to now and again. never heard of the oak tree story sorry. as for joey the blonc dont think if ever seen him:)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,898 ✭✭✭✭seanybiker


    What was the name of the small chap that wore a beret or whatever ya call it. Think he got knocked down a few years ago or something.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 395 ✭✭Sounds
    EMar Sounds


    Decorcey? small fella with fisherman's jumper, allways shouting


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 827 ✭✭✭jimbojazz


    wellboy76 wrote: »
    Mad Peggy still on her bike. Is it true that she planted an oak tree in the middle of her living room?

    Can anyone confirm whether Joey De Blonc is dead or alive, thanks


    Joey is still around - I saw him only the other day walking down the Folly hill - Think he's living around the Ballytruckle / Lower Grange area

    Dosent he post on here:D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 266 ✭✭THall04


    wellboy76 wrote: »
    Mad Peggy still on her bike. Is it true that she planted an oak tree in the middle of her living room?

    Can anyone confirm whether Joey De Blonc is dead or alive, thanks
    jimbojazz wrote: »
    [/B]

    Joey is still around - I saw him only the other day walking down the Folly hill - Think he's living around the Ballytruckle / Lower Grange area

    Dosent he post on here:D

    Joey Le Blanc does not post on here.
    May I ask that all those who do post comments on this site be respectful as comments made in the past (on other sites ) have caused offence to Joey's family and relations.
    Thank you.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 148 ✭✭YoureSoVain


    seanybiker wrote: »
    What was the name of the small chap that wore a beret or whatever ya call it. Think he got knocked down a few years ago or something.

    Michael Bowsden or Bowser


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 219 ✭✭insight_man


    Whatever happened to the old man who used to wander around Ferrybank with a tea pot? Haven't seen him for a long time. He used to talk to himself.

    His name was Peter. He died about 3 or 4 years ago. Came from a reasonably wealthy family but just wanted to wander by himself. He is buried in the cemetary in Ferrybank.

    he was a quient and very nice man. Never did any harm to anyone.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1 kflfoot


    john dead kennedy aka sasha john digweed nancy is me father

    bobby silvermints derwin


    joe trainspotter fitzpatrick


    danny pedo walker airmount


    mary nandycap birde



    alfred the clown morgan street


    ten pence foley


    sheldon sexual predator cheevers


    john sheila tansexual

    breede alex barons aka milly has a willy


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,990 ✭✭✭longshanks


    kflfoot wrote: »
    john dead kennedy aka sasha john digweed nancy is me father

    bobby silvermints derwin


    joe trainspotter fitzpatrick


    danny pedo walker airmount


    mary nandycap birde



    alfred the clown morgan street


    ten pence foley


    sheldon sexual predator cheevers


    john sheila tansexual

    breede alex barons aka milly has a willy


    Ketamine?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 543 ✭✭✭Godsentme


    DeiseX wrote: »
    Yep, in fairness all the local shops and chipper looked after him well. He also used to call to my friend's mother's house each morning for some breakfast too. He'd be happy to sit outside her front door to eat it. He would never want to come into the house. A few of the girls from one of the local shops did the readings at his funeral.


    yeah I remember him. Think he had been in Belmont from a young age ., with the brothers of charity. Anyway he was well got and accepted in Ferrybank and I often wondered where he lived or even slept. he never put in or out on anyone, nor begged. He seem to be in a happy place all the time. no worries or sorrows. may he rest in peace. I must vist his grave and put a flower in his teapot. What was his story? I guess we'll never know....


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 543 ✭✭✭Godsentme


    Is that the fella that shouts out "Ali Akbar Rafsanjani" at random times?

    He actually is the son of a now retired Guarda and lived in lismore park. if you talk to him you'll find he's in a nice place in his own head.

    Most of these guys and gals have something going for them upstairs that people spend a lot of money tryin to find.;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,077 ✭✭✭Finnbar01


    Godsentme wrote: »
    He actually is the son of a now retired Guarda and lived in lismore park. if you talk to him you'll find he's in a nice place in his own head.

    Are you talking about Davy S here?


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