Tullamore Thread

Joeseph Balls

And Hook finlys shop. Is he still alive?

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

He is, I saw him yesterday

AMKC

An Ri rua wrote: »

That list needs a list of shops that are no longer there, or at least in the same guise.
Elliffes, Phil O'Reillys, Gallaghers, Tuttys, Jimmy Carters beside the Hole in the Wall, Barry Keegan's, McCanns,.
What about Church St? I think there were 3-4 shops between Hayes' Cross and the corner of Henry St? Anyone remember Mai Burke's!! What about the clothes shop where Supermacs was, the shoeshop (Kenaneys) where Barry Cowens was, the Tullamore Tribune office beside Heartbeat with its little gate.
What about when traffic came up Church St? When everyone used to lock their bikes around the Garda Station?
Corpus Christi, which, looking back, was weird and wonderful. The short lived Strawberry Fair.
Rashers Pender enjoying himself on the generously provided furniture (sofa and chair on street display) by Keeley's Furniture in O'Connor Square beside the Post Office, which is gone....! And multiple phoneboxes. Gone.
All the bikes pouring out the Brothers gate at 1 and downtown. Before they built the back gate. Which was before they built the new school.
Does anyone recall the night the hot air balloon crashed in Patrick St and burned half the town down??
Wha??? Blow-ins and snowflakes, so ye are....

What about the clothes shop where Supermacs was,

Are you thinking of Meanarys that was where Boots is now. A pity that shop went. Would have loved to have seen it become a successful Irish fashion shop. It and A-Wear should have got together. The boots store is awesome do. Got to be the most modern and state of the art Boots store in Ireland.

medoc

AMKC wrote: »

What about the clothes shop where Supermacs was,

Are you thinking of Meanarys that was where Boots is now. A pity that shop went. Would have loved to have seen it become a successful Irish fashion shop. It and A-Wear should have got together. The boots store is awesome do. Got to be the most modern and state of the art Boots store in Ireland.

I remember been in the clothes shop where Superman’s now is with my grandad years ago. I think it was owned/run by two old men. Also remember shopping in Quinnsworth and going in with my parents to Bolgers on Patrick Street afterwards. They had a few drinks and drive us home afterwards.....different times. Also vaguely remember going with my dad on his tractor delivering a load of corn to Williams Waller. There were two big gates where the end of Main Street is now.

An Ri rua

AMKC wrote:

What about the clothes shop where Supermacs was,

AMKC wrote:

Are you thinking of Meanarys that was where Boots is now. A pity that shop went. Would have loved to have seen it become a successful Irish fashion shop. It and A-Wear should have got together. The boots store is awesome do. Got to be the most modern and state of the art Boots store in Ireland.

Menarys? That was, like, last week in the Tullamore timeline.
No, I'm thinking of Champs. Disappeared in the very early 80s. Morris' shop was up from it and Gilsons across from it.

An Ri rua

Joeseph Balls wrote:

And Hook finlys shop. Is he still alive?

Of course, yeah, legendary shop. And does anyone remember Gorrys for newspapers and magazines? It had everything.

Ray Donovan

My father used to be a big fan of the pub in the old Dunnes Stores shopping centre for a few pints when the mother was in doing the shopping. Drive home after it then.

medoc

Ray Donovan wrote: »

My father used to be a big fan of the pub in the old Dunnes Stores shopping centre for a few pints when the mother was in doing the shopping. Drive home after it then.

The Unicorn. Yea we frequented it back in the day too. A big bottle of red lemonade and some taytos kept us amused whine my mum and dad had a couple of drinks. I also vaguely remember when Tesco was the supermarket where the old Dunnes is now.

Mena Mitty

The Ritz cinema, Bolger's Hotel, The Oasis cafe and the Book mark are a few I remember fondly also Reflections ladies boutique. I vaguely remember the blacksmith on Kilbride Street.

I remember a Chicken factory down the canal line or did I dream it.

An Ri rua

That was the Chicken Ranch.....
In Rochfortbridge 

Yes, Bolger's Hotel. I think my grandfathers funeral send-off was there in 82.
And I distinctly remember the diagonal chrome handle on the bookmark door.

The Ritz!! Beside the Bookmark? Where the Chinese is now? There were 4 or 5 cinemas in town at that time. 4 anyway.
Abba was on in the Ritz and it was U7 accompanied. When we for tobit, my father brought my sister and brother but not me! The censor was strict; and parents were too.

Mena Mitty

An Ri rua wrote: »

That was the Chicken Ranch.....
In Rochfortbridge 

Yes, Bolger's Hotel. I think my grandfathers funeral send-off was there in 82.
And I distinctly remember the diagonal chrome handle on the bookmark door.

The Ritz!! Beside the Bookmark? Where the Chinese is now? There were 4 or 5 cinemas in town at that time. 4 anyway.
Abba was on in the Ritz and it was U7 accompanied. When we for tobit, my father brought my sister and brother but not me! The censor was strict; and parents were too.

No it was definately the remnants of a factory or something similar at the back of Pearse Park known as the Chicken factory, I think it's where the Scouts is now.

The Ritz was where the road is now into the housing estate off High Street.

AMKC

An Ri rua wrote: »

Menarys? That was, like, last week in the Tullamore timeline.
No, I'm thinking of Champs. Disappeared in the very early 80s. Morris' shop was up from it and Gilsons across from it.

Awe ok.

medoc wrote: »

The Unicorn. Yea we frequented it back in the day too. A big bottle of red lemonade and some taytos kept us amused whine my mum and dad had a couple of drinks. I also vaguely remember when Tesco was the supermarket where the old Dunnes is now.

Yes I think I remember that too. Can't be that long since Tesco moved to where they are as its a fairly modern store.

Joeseph Balls

AMKC wrote: »

Awe ok.



Yes I think I remember that too. Can't be that long since Tesco moved to where they are as its a fairly modern store.

Tesco there at least 15 years now

medoc

AMKC wrote: »

Yes I think I remember that too. Can't be that long since Tesco moved to where they are as its a fairly modern store.

Quinnsworth was taken over by Tesco in 1998 I think. And they rebranded the old Tullamore store a year or two later. They moved out to the big superstore in 2001 if I remember rightly. But in the 1980’s Tesco was in Church Road Shopping Centre. They left Ireland and Dunnes bought the place from them.

bennyineire

Looks like the new pub/club touted fro O'Connor park is finally going to open.
They posted on their facebook page that they are opening in July
https://www.facebook.com/thePhoenix.tullamore/

Also the new woodfired pizza place is opening on the 8th of June where the Acorn used to be https://www.facebook.com/GourmetSourdough/

medoc

bennyineire wrote: »

Looks like the new pub/club touted fro O'Connor park is finally going to open.
They posted on their facebook page that they are opening in July
https://www.facebook.com/thePhoenix.tullamore/

I think they’ve dropped the club idea and are going with a late bar. No harm in having another option in town. Some good pubs have gone over the years.

An Ri rua

medoc wrote:

Quinnsworth was taken over by Tesco in 1998 I think. And they rebranded the old Tullamore store a year or two later. They moved out to the big superstore in 2001 if I remember rightly. But in the 1980’s Tesco was in Church Road Shopping Centre. They left Ireland and Dunnes bought the place from them.

Quite sure it was H Williams that was in the old Dunne's Stores. And possibly Powers Supermarket before them.
Quinnsworth was in the centre of town, off Patrick St and Offaly St. Bought over by Tesco and rebranded.

charlieIRL

bennyineire wrote: »

Looks like the new pub/club touted fro O'Connor park is finally going to open.
They posted on their facebook page that they are opening in July
https://www.facebook.com/thePhoenix.tullamore/

Also the new woodfired pizza place is opening on the 8th of June where the Acorn used to be https://www.facebook.com/GourmetSourdough/

I'd say its in O'Connor Square and not O'Connor Park even though feeding some of them with drink up there might help!!!:D:D:D

medoc

An Ri rua wrote: »

Quite sure it was H Williams that was in the old Dunne's Stores. And possibly Powers Supermarket before them.
Quinnsworth was in the centre of town, off Patrick St and Offaly St. Bought over by Tesco and rebranded.

Yea I’m not sure exactly. I’m remembering way back to when I was very young. It definitely was another supermarket before Dunnes bought it. I remember been in a Tesco when they were first in Ireland before they left but that could easily have been in Dublin. Not necessarily in Church Road Shopping Centre. I actually worked in the old Quinnsworth around the time Tesco bought them out. But I had left before they moved out to Cloncollig.

Mena Mitty

medoc wrote: »

Yea I’m not sure exactly. I’m remembering way back to when I was very young. It definitely was another supermarket before Dunnes bought it. I remember been in a Tesco when they were first in Ireland before they left but that could easily have been in Dublin. Not necessarily in Church Road Shopping Centre. I actually worked in the old Quinnsworth around the time Tesco bought them out. But I had left before they moved out to Cloncollig.

There was a supermarket in the Church road shopping centre before Tesco and Dunnes. They were in Mullingar also. I don't think it was Albert Gubay's outfit...but something similiar.

All the products were displayed in the boxes they came in and there was no shelving as such. I just can't remember the name. The checkouts were inside the front door iirc.

I've just been googling the above and wondering was it Crazy Prices, on reading another thread from 10 years ago it mentioned toy monkey's hanging from the ceiling in the veg dept and I remember those toys hanging from the ceiling.

medoc

Mena Mitty wrote: »

it mentioned toy monkey's hanging from the ceiling in the veg dept and I remember those toys hanging from the ceiling.

Yes that actually rings a bell.

Mena Mitty

medoc wrote: »

Yes that actually rings a bell.

I don't remember much about the 80's it's a kinda a blur....but there's a few flashes of memories of those hanging monkeys *lol*

My friends and I remember a Portaloo in the Kilbride carpark in the 80's for a short time. Other's say there wasn't one and I must be thinking of the public toilets in Market Square....which I do remember but they were built of concrete. I digress.

bennyineire

I see the Copper Pot has a sold sign up, wonder who bought it and what their plans are for it.

Also on Bob Smyths, I heard somebody bought and do plan to open it back up as a pub, anybody hear anything about this ?

Joeseph Balls

Mena Mitty wrote: »

I don't remember much about the 80's it's a kinda a blur....but there's a few flashes of memories of those hanging monkeys *lol*

My friends and I remember a Portaloo in the Kilbride carpark in the 80's for a short time. Other's say there wasn't one and I must be thinking of the public toilets in Market Square....which I do remember but they were built of concrete. I digress.

That toilet was there well into the 90s, you paid ten or twenty pence and the door opened.

Mena Mitty

Joeseph Balls wrote: »

That toilet was there well into the 90s, you paid ten or twenty pence and the door opened.

They could do with bringing it back.

An Ri rua

Mena Mitty wrote:

My friends and I remember a Portaloo in the Kilbride carpark in the 80's for a short time. Other's say there wasn't one and I must be thinking of the public toilets in Market Square....which I do remember but they were built of concrete. I digress.

Yes, you are correct. Late 80s into early 90s. It was white and it was self cleaning. And we all thought it was hilarious. Just down from where the bottle bank is now. It would been behind the O'Connell St markets when they were there every few Fridays. That market was a big part of Tullamore too.

medoc

An Ri rua wrote: »

Yes, you are correct. Late 80s into early 90s. It was white and it was self cleaning. And we all thought it was hilarious. Just down from where the bottle bank is now. It would been behind the O'Connell St markets when they were there every few Fridays. That market was a big part of Tullamore too.

We were afraid to use it. Because someone knew someone to heard of a lad who was using it when the door opened....

bennyineire

Lidl reporting on Facebook that Offaly Co Co have given permission for their new store across from McDonalds

charlieIRL

bennyineire wrote: »

Lidl reporting on Facebook that Offaly Co Co have given permission for their new store across from McDonalds

Article about it in this weeks Tribune.

Joeseph Balls

medoc wrote: »

We were afraid to use it. Because someone knew someone to heard of a lad who was using it when the door opened....

Or the lad who's dogs brothers owner was in it and the selfcleaning turned on while he was in it.

charlieIRL

I see the old Capital Cars garage is nearly ready to open, finishing touches being done today.

bennyineire

charlieIRL wrote: »

I see the old Capital Cars garage is nearly ready to open, finishing touches being done today.

Who's going in there ?

charlieIRL

bennyineire wrote: »

Who's going in there ?

Fitzpatrick’s is what I heard but am not 100% sure. Looks great to see it all cleaned up and the broken glass replaced.

medoc

charlieIRL wrote: »

Fitzpatrick’s is what I heard but am not 100% sure. Looks great to see it all cleaned up and the broken glass replaced.

Hopefully the redevelopment of the old Central Garage/ Coens site goes ahead soon.

medoc

Waterways Ireland hopefully going to redevelop the Harbour area. I couldn’t believe how big the area was until I was in there recently. If the moved outside the town area to modern workshops it has great potential for the town. Though maybe not like the Dublin docklands lol

http://www.tullamoretribune.ie/articles/news/65022

Joeseph Balls

And new Lidl got the green light!

medoc

Joeseph Balls wrote: »

Or the lad who's dogs brothers owner was in it and the selfcleaning turned on while he was in it.

Oh yea we heard about him too.

medoc

Joeseph Balls wrote: »

And new Lidl got the green light!

Hope there’s enough parking spaces and the size is good. Parking in the store on Main Street can be a pain in the hole at times.

passremarkable

Best barbers in the town?
Probably a fade cut

laros

passremarkable wrote: »

Best barbers in the town?
Probably a fade cut

Andy in notorious is a good man for the fade cuts....

passremarkable

laros wrote: »

Andy in notorious is a good man for the fade cuts....

Thanks

Quazzie

passremarkable wrote: »

Best barbers in the town?
Probably a fade cut

Hairy Barber or Tommy Clarkes

noel100

Turkish barber across from the credit union... Excellent.

medoc

Anyone know anything about or been in the new restaurant on Main Street? Called Iris restaurant located where Jamie’s used to be.

bennyineire

Anybody know what’s going on with the old Texas site, the carpark is closed and it’s all fences off.
I can only assume NAMA has taken control of it

Gunmonkey

Anything would be better than the eyesore it and the old Quinnsworth are, that square is a massive shame to be sitting idle for so long and looking so grimy.

charlieIRL

bennyineire wrote: »

Anybody know what’s going on with the old Texas site, the carpark is closed and it’s all fences off.
I can only assume NAMA has taken control of it

Was sold to a vulture fund as far as I know

leanonme

Any one have any recommendations of a good G.P in Tullamore, some that it good with female health, and dont need to make an appointment a week in advance?

laros

https://www.irelandstats.com/doctor/doctor-michael-peter-kearney-offaly/

This.... cant recommend him enough.... just Brilliant.... cant say how long you will be waiting tho....

medoc

leanonme wrote: »

Any one have any recommendations of a good G.P in Tullamore, some that it good with female health, and dont need to make an appointment a week in advance?

Dr Patricia Gary in Market Square. (057) 9327753