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| 29-09-2008, 14:49 | #17 |
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Can't believe nobody has mentioned Lydon House restaurant on Shop St!
 Was my favourite place as a wee man growing up in the 80's in galway. Their kiddies menu was magic!
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| 30-09-2008, 09:01 | #18 | |
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Forgot about that, great pastries! |
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| 30-09-2008, 09:51 | #19 |
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Does anyone remember the Four Corners/Powells used to have a cafe in the back? Used to sell hot soups, sandwiches etc.
Glynns where treasure chest is now. You would walk in and head up the stairs to Santa at Christmas!! Also Simons toy shop down the end of High Steet (I think it was)??!! |
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| 30-09-2008, 09:56 | #20 | |
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Speaking of which, do you remember Santa in Glynn's? Popping through Naughton's as a short cut... When Kirwan's lane was a no go area, and stank of fish - unless you were using it with you class from Pat's as a shortcut to the swamp? Woolworths on the Square? The old Roches with its pick n mix behind the checkouts... Roald Dahl's visit to Galway... The Old Mon...derelict, before being torn down and becoming a carpark? When there was nothing on Middle Street except ruined buildings, some houses, the Augi and the Taibhearc.... The Woodquay Festival, the potato market there on Saturdays....and telethon in Eyre Square.... Cunningham's Shop on Abbeygate St, where a cat used to sit on the basket of apples and if you popped a few pennies into the money box the black St Martin would bob his head in thanks.... When Garavan's had a shop attached full of Homestead products....the Cola at 25p.....and where many auld shtock had accounts and could sign for their purchases.... and when a baby was born the first port of call was Lillis' for clothes - thank god that's still there.... and in August school uniform shopping in Ryan's....  All of that in the mid-80s.... Last edited by galvianlord; 30-09-2008 at 10:04. |
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| 30-09-2008, 09:58 | #21 | |
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Lol EMMI, we must have posted at the same time re: Santa in Glynn's....there was never a queue and my grandmother always brought me.... Yeah Simon's was where the Euroshop is now next to the Bank of Ireland on Mainguard St, really crap toys and a load of bikes, i think one of the lads works in McCambridges now.... Oh and while i am downt that end.....Carr's Paint Shop? |
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| 30-09-2008, 13:39 | #25 |
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carrs paint shop where supermacs is now?!
wasnt rafterys not the bike shop next/in simons toy shop i know i mentioned this already but does anyone else remember the guy with the monkey in eyre square, what was the story there? it was a small monkey like the one ross had in friends! "Popping through Naughton's as a short cut..." - thats really familiar but i cant place it, can ya elaborate! |
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| 30-09-2008, 13:52 | #26 | |
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I remem the monkey man, vaguely, but no further info You're right about Rafterys, the shop was like a split level from Mainguard St to St Nicholas's, i think Simon's made up one part, the bikes the other...orignially they were down on High St, near Kennys i think... Anyone remember the Round Table restaurant too? Where Kilkenny is now on High St....got gravy with everything even the chicken curry.... Yeah Carr's is now Supermac's... Last edited by galvianlord; 30-09-2008 at 13:54. |
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| 30-09-2008, 14:08 | #28 |
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We had an unemployment co-op pub!!
Do ye remember unemployment was so bad in Galway that no-one could get a job with out experience so some graduate students set up a co-op to get work experience, they had a cafe on Dominic street where you could buy a full dinner for £1.50 and then they had the, wait for it .... co-op pub, cloggs, down a little lane off Dominic street!! Seriously!!
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| 30-09-2008, 14:34 | #29 | |
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YES YES *tears of joy* he had about 4 little monkeys pure crusty - cans of beer and all. He would let you hold them although I was always to shy and ascared! It may sound odd but watching a man in coloured hat with were they chickmonks? playing and lettin them crawl all over him was the coolist and most enthralling thing for a tot - kids today dont know what there missin - *sigh And kno knos was so trying to think of that the other day! Lovin this thread 
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| 30-09-2008, 20:30 | #30 |
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I used to go to a cafe called Brambles opposite the Abbey Church to meet chicks. There would be 27 of us at one table drinking a Coke with 27 straws.
Also, Corbetts department store? (now CorbettCourt) Bargain Stores in Eyre Square? Hills sweet shop (now Lazlos)? O'Gorman's (now Easons)? Star Records? |
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