Things that used to be in Kilkenny ya can remember

earlytobed

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Also, remember the record shop in the arcade on High St. down near the back, on the right ?[/QUOTE]
Pops and Posters. Kay with the leather trousers worked there;)

catbear

earlytobed wrote: »

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Also, remember the record shop in the arcade on High St. down near the back, on the right ?

Pops and Posters. Kay with the leather trousers worked there;)[/QUOTE]
I bought so much second hand albums from there, loved that shop.

Hmm_Messiah

Hmm_Messiah wrote: »

He used have this "word jumble" on the window with a prize, maybe that is what he means ?

We'd get roast chickens from there on a Sunday, in fact my childhood is marked by the different sweets in favour at the time - sherbet, cheap club milks in a jar.

I know prices were crazy (funding all his property purchases maybe) but he was a part of my childhood much like the shopkeeper on Sesame Street, and even today he never fails to stop on the street to ask how I or my mum is.

He used to call me Master ****

Was that Sean Leahys in Fiachre's place??

catbear

As enjoyable as these trips down alzheimer lane is I so glad Kilkenny has come on so much in the last two decades. I reckon it really starting taking off in the mid 90s.

ghost_rider

earlytobed wrote: »

Elliots was mentioned earlier, it was where Ladbrooks is on the parade, I think.

Yep, where Ladbrooks is. IIRC the door was on the corner up a couple of steps. With those yummy chickens turning on the roast in the window facing up towards the castle.

earlytobed wrote: »

Pops and Posters. Kay with the leather trousers worked there

Pops and Posters, that was it, couldn't remember the name. But boy do I remember Kay

catbear wrote: »

As enjoyable as these trips down alzheimer lane is I so glad Kilkenny has come on so much in the last two decades. I reckon it really starting taking off in the mid 90s.

I don't know, I'd love to be able to go back & do it all again. But sadly that De-Lorean time machine only exists in the movies

catbear

ghost_rider wrote: »

I don't know, I'd love to be able to go back & do it all again. But sadly that De-Lorean time machine only exists in the movies

The only period I've love to go back to is around the millennium, Kilkenny just felt like one non stop party. For a good year and half there was just constantly so much happening that I don't think I left for even one night.

Kinda went to **** though ofter that when everyone suddenly turned into giant anus's barking on about hopping unto property ladders or buying apartments in countries they'd never even been to!
Sorry about the whingy moan but good it was a great time.

ghost_rider

I'd like a glimpse back to the Kilkenny of my childhood in the late 60's / early 70's & get to re-live those innocent times again.

But what I'd most like to do is go back to the summer of 1989, as for me that was the start of a "heyday period"

Theres a few wrongs from around then that I'd like to put right, plus there's a couple of choices I made back then & armed with the knowledge I have now, I'd like another crack at it, just to see how things would work out.

But I guess that will never happen

catbear

ghost_rider wrote: »

I'd like a glimpse back to the Kilkenny of my childhood in the late 60's / early 70's & get to re-live those innocent times again.

eek, my memories were of priests and nuns everywhere. They creeped me out so much.

It used to terrify me when we went on their pervy retreats where all the priests wanted to talk about was if we were hearing a vocation. And if not that there'd be a radical priest telling us we should be up there fighting the brits in the north.

ghost_rider

We never went to those retreats, can't say I even heard of them !

That doesn't sound too great at all !!

catbear

ghost_rider wrote: »

We never went to those retreats, can't say I even heard of them !

That doesn't sound too great at all !!

Up beside the former Bishops palace on the Sion road in a place called Peace in Christ which was ironic considering how uncomfortably creepy the days up there were.

I was at a couple, - but I have to say I was oblivious to the whole religious aspect. They were a great opportunity to socialise with the Kieran's and CBS lads - and our parents were happily under the impression that we were spending the weekend praying and meditiating!
Many's the romance blossomed at those retreats .

catbear

inthehat wrote: »

I was at a couple, - but I have to say I was oblivious to the whole religious aspect. They were a great opportunity to socialise with the Kieran's and CBS lads - and our parents were happily under the impression that we were spending the weekend praying and meditiating!
Many's the romance blossomed at those retreats .

Mixed retreats, definitely after my time! It would have been a reason to go!

Realt Dearg Sec

catbear wrote: »

Mixed retreats, definitely after my time! It would have been a reason to go!

I was in Kieran's in the 90s, most certainly didn't get to go on mixed retreats. We had to join the feckin musical to meet Pres girls...

road_high

catbear wrote: »

As enjoyable as these trips down alzheimer lane is I so glad Kilkenny has come on so much in the last two decades. I reckon it really starting taking off in the mid 90s.

Hear hear. It's a different place. Gone from county town to national player in that time. Also much more prosperous with it.
Early to mid 90s was when it started alright. New retail developments and regeneration were well in Kilkenny as they were well planned and complimented the city.

ghost_rider

Now that you mention it, I remember something about retreats out on the Sion rd.

I was in the CBS secondary mid 70's through to the early 80's, but never went on any of those retreats !

granturismo

ghost_rider wrote: »

Now that you mention it, I remember something about retreats out on the Sion rd.

I was in the CBS secondary mid 70's through to the early 80's, but never went on any of those retreats !

I was in James's St in the late 70s to mid 80s and I think we went to retreats in Seville Lodge on the Callan Road, possibly with the Pres.

Mixing with Loreto and Pres was another reason to go to support the Irish debaters and there was a gaelgoir weekly event in Rothe House that was another opportunity (even though I did pass Irish)

Just wondering if anyone remembers the mixed "study sessions" in St Mary's Hall in 1969? They were set up for Leaving Cert students to encourage us to keep up the study while schools were closed for the secondary teachers' strike during Jan/Feb that year. It went on for a good few weeks, - I can't remember who arranged it or supervised it but it was great fun.
I had to go home from boarding school for several weeks because of the strike so my mother was delighted that i was "studying".
We did a bit of study alright I suppose, -but we had a great time as well

Duiske

Remember there used to be a Woolworths in High St, across from Pauls. Late 70's/early 80's.

Patrick Wheelock wrote:

A record shop called Sound Waves on Patrick Street. I got a blowjob off someone I met there.

ghost_rider wrote:

The owner of Soundwaves, Frank, I think, wasn't he a priest, left the priesthood & started up Soundwaves ?

Just say'in....

KK4SAM

Duiske wrote: »

Remember there used to be a Woolworths in High St, across from Pauls. Late 70's/early 80's.

I remember buying the broken chocolate and loose biscuits.
More importantly a replica Ak47 that shot plastic bullets.

ghost_rider

Yeah Woolworths was as super shop

Not sure if it got a mention upthread, but how about Griffins on Rose Inn Street, another great shop from my childhood

madmaggie

I'm trying to remember the name of the shop on the corner of Rose Inn Street and Kieran Street, would have been mid '80's. Was it a TV/electrical place, or am I dreaming?

catbear

madmaggie wrote: »

I'm trying to remember the name of the shop on the corner of Rose Inn Street and Kieran Street, would have been mid '80's. Was it a TV/electrical place, or am I dreaming?

No you're not dreaming. I can't remember the name either but we hire/purchased our first colour TV form there. My mum was so excited.

Was that Time Electric? I remember the shop but not sure what it was called.

madmaggie

inthehat wrote: »

Was that Time Electric? I remember the shop but not sure what it was called.

Thanks, inthehat, it's all coming back now!:)

Formosa

catbear wrote: »

eek, my memories were of priests and nuns everywhere. They creeped me out so much.

It used to terrify me when we went on their pervy retreats where all the priests wanted to talk about was if we were hearing a vocation. And if not that there'd be a radical priest telling us we should be up there fighting the brits in the north.

I wonder were you in my class, I was at one of those retreats & there was a priest from Derry I think, going on and on about the troubles and the hardship they were getting from the Brits. Or maybe he was a regular?

CBS 84 - 90 btw...

catbear

Formosa wrote: »

I wonder were you in my class, I was at one of those retreats & there was a priest from Derry I think, going on and on about the troubles and the hardship they were getting from the Brits. Or maybe he was a regular?

CBS 84 - 90 btw...

Don't remember a Derry priest, I think they were mostly local priests. I had it school aswel though, during the h-block hunger strikes one teacher was adamant that non Irish speakers weren't true irish .

Dymo

Formosa wrote: »

I wonder were you in my class, I was at one of those retreats & there was a priest from Derry I think, going on and on about the troubles and the hardship they were getting from the Brits. Or maybe he was a regular?

CBS 84 - 90 btw...

There was a lot of priests from Derry in Kierans Seminary in the period 85-90 could of been one them too.

catbear

Dymo wrote: »

There was a lot of priests from Derry in Kierans Seminary in the period 85-90 could of been one them too.

They explains it, I went to the CBS (cruel bastards society)

Schindlers Pissed

The retreat house on the Sion Road was called "Peace in Christ"......I was bundled off to it as a kid once....

feargale

topmanamillion wrote: »

A League of Ireland team - RIP Kilkenny City

I believe it started as EMFA. What does that stand for? Emmet Mansions and Fatima Avenue or something like that.