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pudzey101 · 21-12-2011, 21:56

hawthorn · 20-02-2012, 00:54

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Great to hear all about the different characters from this thread, i'll throw in my own one, does anyone remember the lady that used to sit on the side of the road up from Corbally church, out by the saleens, she used to try stop all the passing cars with her stick and try on tell them her life story, to us she was known as Lily Shing Shang.

Yep. She was a Dame. She would bang on the car asking the time. When she died, her dogs stayed by her side, one had died of hunger and the others were starving, yet the door was open.

There was a fantastic documentary about her on rte 1 radio about 7/8 years ago. It was one of the best things I ever heard. Called looking for lily shing Shang. It was a great story. I think it was made in the Waterford region of rte radio. Try to find it!

kkdela6 · 20-02-2012, 10:44

Wasn't there a racing horse in tramore called lily shing shang too? Presume there is some sort of link

Flyin Irishman · 20-02-2012, 13:19

I've heard rumours of a guy who used to always be around, then just disappeared one day.
Apparently he had loads of names... I heard that when he had a bike they called him biker, when he baked bread they called him baker, when he was the 1st officer of the enterprise they called him riker and when people talked about his various names they called him thanker.

But I dont believe in urban legends....

Finneen · 20-02-2012, 17:59

Anyone remember Andrew Byrne directing the traffic back in the '80s?

ex_infantry man · 21-02-2012, 22:12

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Originally Posted by Flyin Irishman

I've heard rumours of a guy who used to always be around, then just disappeared one day.
Apparently he had loads of names... I heard that when he had a bike they called him biker, when he baked bread they called him baker, when he was the 1st officer of the enterprise they called him riker and when people talked about his various names they called him thanker.

But I dont believe in urban legends....

he is one legend of a man, heard he has fists of steel and stands ten feet tall

mccarthy37 · 25-04-2012, 11:20

One of the most famous character's in my time growing up in Waterford was Ankle socks she was supposed to have been a prostitute but how anyone touched her was beyond me as she was filthy. A friend of mine was going home late one night back in the early '70s' out in Ballytruckle and there was a full moon when he spotted herself on a bench that used to be there, her legs spread apart and wearing no knickers, being young and having his first look she copped him and asked what are ya lookin at boy, to which he replied I'm only looking at the moon to which she answered ya should have seen it last night there was a man in it. There were loads of character's around town in the '60s' and '70s' most of them were harmless it must have been a miserable existence for them as most were on the streets all day. There are lots of funny stories to tell even though there lives were not great their wit was brilliant.

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Flyin Irishman Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Waterford Posts: 414 Adverts \| Friends	I've heard rumours of a guy who used to always be around, then just disappeared one day. Apparently he had loads of names... I heard that when he had a bike they called him biker, when he baked bread they called him baker, when he was the 1st officer of the enterprise they called him riker and when people talked about his various names they called him thanker. But I dont believe in urban legends....

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mccarthy37 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: 384.400 KM from the Moon Posts: 646 Adverts \| Friends	One of the most famous character's in my time growing up in Waterford was Ankle socks she was supposed to have been a prostitute but how anyone touched her was beyond me as she was filthy. A friend of mine was going home late one night back in the early '70s' out in Ballytruckle and there was a full moon when he spotted herself on a bench that used to be there, her legs spread apart and wearing no knickers, being young and having his first look she copped him and asked what are ya lookin at boy, to which he replied I'm only looking at the moon to which she answered ya should have seen it last night there was a man in it. There were loads of character's around town in the '60s' and '70s' most of them were harmless it must have been a miserable existence for them as most were on the streets all day. There are lots of funny stories to tell even though there lives were not great their wit was brilliant.