"On the Street Where you Live" - O'Connell Street, Ennis.

Lady Chatterton

This following documentary maybe of interest to people living in/or are from Ennis

The history of O'Connell Street in the market town of Ennis, Co Clare, told through the words of residents John O'Connor, Pat Brennan and Gwen Culligan.

Medieval Ennis is a lively market town. Its main shopping thoroughfare is O'Connell Street. The narrow, curved street pushes people close together. With nearby Shannon Airport, O'Connell Street has played host to pilots, air hostesses and American tourists since the 1950s. More recently O'Connell Street came to a stand-still as it welcomed home one of its greatest and prettiest sons - Muhammad Ali.

John O'Connor

John O'Connor owns Custy's Music Store. The shop is situated in a quiet laneway off O'Connell Street. Whether it's bodhráns or bouzoukis, Custy's attracts traditional Irish music fans from as far away as California and Japan. John recently electrified his shop-front to shock late-night revellers making pit-stops on his doorway.

Pat Brennan

Pat Brennan grew up next door to the cathedral on O'Connell Street. He was one of ten children. As a boy in the 1950's, Pat had the freedom to run, play and shout out loud on the streets of Ennis. Pat spent over forty years working as a printer in the Clare Champion Newspaper in Barrack Street (off O'Connell Street).

Gwen Culligan

Gwen Culligan grew up working at her mother's ladies' boutique. Gwen swore she would leave Ennis but after a spell away she got home sick and now runs The County Boutique on O'Connell Street.

The documentary will be available to watch on the RTE Player until August 26th.

http://www.rte.ie/player/#!v=1107242

poppyvalley

MrsD007 wrote: »

This following documentary may of interest to Ennis natives



The documentary will be available to watch on the RTE Player until August 26th.

http://www.rte.ie/player/#!v=1107242

Not just natives, Mrs D, blow-ins like me who live here & consider it home:)Thanks.

Lady Chatterton

poppyvalley wrote: »

Not just natives, Mrs D, blow-ins like me who live here & consider it home:)Thanks.

Fair comment Poppyvalley, I will amend my post. I was thinking of others like myself who are originally from Ennis but are no longer living there. I certainly didn't mean to cause offense.

Poxyshamrock

Really enjoyed this episode!

Shapey Fiend

This doc makes the place look a bit depressing. Enjoyed seeing a bit of old film footage anyway.

Lady Chatterton

Shapey Fiend wrote: »

This doc makes the place look a bit depressing. Enjoyed seeing a bit of old film footage anyway.

I think we could have been spared John O'Connor's anti p1ssing device.

Shapey Fiend

The tone just seems a bit odd. Lots of ominous music, shots of empty shopfronts and "without Shannon Airport we are DOOOOMED. DOOMED I TELLS YA!" followed by lighthearted jaunty music and "In 1997 Ennis discovered the Internet. Sure isn't it fabliss? The internets been a great boost to the place so it has."

We've got a fecking fish spa in the market now. I refuse to acknowledge small town backwards Ennis has been particularly hard hit when we have that sort of silliness.

poppyvalley

MrsD007 wrote: »

Fair comment Poppyvalley, I will amend my post. I was thinking of others like myself who are originally from Ennis but are no longer living there. I certainly didn't mean to cause offense.

No offence whatsoever taken:)

Lady Chatterton

poppyvalley wrote: »

No offence whatsoever taken:)

Thanks Poppyvalley

CptSternn

Anyone ever seen this?

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=46743