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Growing up in Drogheda
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I have a hazy memory of buying a brick of the Linen Hall and signing it one night i was there. They never sent it on to me when they bulldozed the place to make way for the Haymarket though.
Joe Thomas's shop was great.
Had my first pint in the White Horse.
Spent some quality time mitching around the glen, 101 steps and what we used to call sh1t alley. (the lane at the back of the CBS)
Remember 'Higans and O'Riordan' beating the crap out of us in St. Marys. Probably warranted
I remember hitching into Drogheda every weekend for years and always getting lifts. You wouldn't do it nowadays.
The takeaway in Narrow West Street? They had a great video game called Tempest.
Callan's, The Coffee Garden ........
O'Shea's back when it was an awl fellas pub, forget the name. Reds when it first opened. The Weavers.
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Laurence's Street I believe?
thats right , not sure what's there now though, used to be one of my favorite shops in town. closed between 96 and 98 am i right? could have been earlier.
Sorry to drag the thread down here and sound old (im 29 next week btw)
I live in dublin now and come back every other weekend still, so am still with it in terms of local stuff. It's terrible to see the state of 'down the town' these days isn't it :mad: there used to be a time it would take me 40 - 60 minutes to cross west st on a saturday for meeting folks i know. No there are so many closed shops. Now theres nothing to do on west st at all, used to me my saturday ritual to go hang out at back of town center , browse cd's in golden disc's , look at shoes in eagletons with girlfriend (bought shoes there last week glad they are still around!!!!! ) head over to paddy's (anotehr cd place below the barbers on peter's st (is he still there? i know it crossed the road over the years) over to mr ace's all the way back to look at more shoes and girls clothes in every shop on the way with my girl till we got to flip on narrow west st and ten into hollywood west for a mug of scaldey and a toasty and chips.
These days there fcuk all to do on west st , at least keirans is still there.
Just dont like scotch hall its too much like dundrum for me :mad:
Sad to see so many places go from the town like the sound shop in there land mark building hands up whos been to it since they moved? and its actually ony 5 minutes walk from my parents place now lol and i aint been there
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i know this is slightly off topic but i think its relevant to here...
When i was growing up (im 21 now). I remember distinctly the shop at the bottom of laurences street (there is a kids uniform and school shop there now) and i was wondering does anyone else remember it?
It popped into my head when this week someone asked me "When was the first time i can remember MJ?
And i remembered seeing a life size cut out of his History statue.
Just wanna make sure im not going crazy
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CheckI know not everyone went to the Whitworth but I'd say the vast majority of us here did at some point, it was a place to go
Used to walk home from Dingo's by myself 3-4am :eek:You could walk throughout the town at most hours of the day years back, I wouldn't like to chance it this day in age regardless of how tough I am.
Agree 100%, amazing how age and distance makes you appreciate these thingsI suppose it has changed in a bad way, but I for one am glad of how things went while I grew up in the town, when I look back now at the freedom I had and the chit I got up to, I doubt I would have the same childhood if I was in my youth now. 0 -
well said lad's , from Finians Pk myself, used to play ball and get up to all sorts of divilmet there you're right though dont see any kids kicking ball there now remember durring summer we'd kick ball on the green against the kids from the other streets ,we had nothing but fields around us then pretty much , used to be on the outskirts there now the town had expanded well beyond us.
Some good changes like having a big tesco and lidl over the way is suely welcome though.
Just read the Drogheda Independent online and 1 article said that there where 40 empty units on west st :00 -
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Wow, i was really born in the wrong era
I think a lot of these unfortunate things that has happened is pretty widespread and the only ones to blame are the ones who thought giving the go ahead to SH was a good idea.
They thought it would expand the town, but instead it has just relocated the CBD.
Its a shame because on a social level, SH has nothing to offer.
Where as in the day (from reading this thread and not from personal experience, the place to be was the back of the town center?0 -
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Where as in the day (from reading this thread and not from personal experience, the place to be was the back of the town center?
It was great :cool: A whole lazy Saturday afternoon could be spent trekking around the town
Start with Whitworth hall for game of street fighter and my favourite- Strider.
Then maybe browse shops on one half of the town on your way over to Gisty's for pool. A bite in Hollywood west, and then some more browsing.
Ahhhh the days... I feel sorry for the kids today with only the Americanised Mall to socialise in 0 -
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Speaking of Gistie's and Whitworth, does anyone remember care's? (spelling?)
It was down the lane at hollywood west opposite abbey tavern, there used to be a video library in the 80's, then got pool tables and a few games in in later years, 92 / 93 maybe? think its a hair dressers now.
You were really slumming it and brave if you ventured in there
Another thing that came to me over the last few days, the subway!!!!
when they had the odd night in the old star and crescent.
And more !!!! on the star and crescent does anyone remember getting dragged to the annual trade fair (think that was it) as a kid there ? They would have been mid 80's id say.1 -
The whole feel of down town has changed maybe thats a part of growing up how many parents and grandparents have started stories with "in my day..."
That would be it.
Heres one that might make everyone feel even older.
Me and a mate were talking about how EVERYONE has sky now, tv on demand, whatever you want, its there. Same with internet and mobiles, direct communication whenever its needed.
We being only 20 and 21 were shocked at the amount of little brothers, sisters and nephews that wouldnt go home, stick on the den and be watching that until 6, then to get out of feeling bored would go off for a wander and call for the neighbour or someone down the road.
Everyone had to be in at half four to watch Pokemon.
I guess it just changes as you grow up in life.
But drogheda has it bad.
Scotch hall is a hole.
I work there and sometimes cant think how anyone spends time in it when they dont have money.
I could end up being in HMV or gamestop when i have been paid and want some entertainment, but were talking like once a month!0 -
Speaking of Gistie's and Whitworth, does anyone remember care's? (spelling?)
It was down the lane at hollywood west opposite abbey tavern, there used to be a video library in the 80's, then got pool tables and a few games in in later years, 92 / 93 maybe? think its a hair dressers now.
You were really slumming it and brave if you ventured in there
Another thing that came to me over the last few days, the subway!!!!
when they had the odd night in the old star and crescent.
And more !!!! on the star and crescent does anyone remember getting dragged to the annual trade fair (think that was it) as a kid there ? They would have been mid 80's id say.
Yeah classic memory that trade fair, end up coming home with loads of brochures for double glazing windows, lawnmowers and new fitten kitchens, i was only a kid:D:D1 -
andrew1977 wrote: »Yeah classic memory that trade fair, end up coming home with loads of brochuers for double glazing windows, lawnmowers and new fitten kitchens, i was only a kid:D:D
Lmfao I totally forgot about the brochures 0 -
Yeah I remember the Trade Fair in the Star & Crescent...we would all head down and come back with brochures, those weird paper hats they also used to hand out during the parade, and of course stickers (probably for some bathroom shop or something!) I remember Rhino records as well, the guy who owned it initially had the shop over Joe Thomas I think but it moved to the back of the shopping centre, I remember he was a very hairy man..
Totally agree with Famous 45, there is another thread on Boards somewhere called: "What is your favourite year in the 80's?" mine would be 1986, my estate was full of kids out playing,full of life, jumpers for goalposts etc...I just cant imagine a young person now growing up on some estate enjoying the same things, it seems more cold and sterile now, maybe I'm wrong but thats just my impression. Same goes for Scotch Hall, I think thats the focal point now for young people, theres not much there though, I cant imagine them in 10 or 15 years going "anyone remember the Bag Shop in Scotch Hall?" !!0 -
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ah man i'd totally lost all memory of those hats till you mentioned them.
They came flat but they folded out to a baseball hat style in a swirl shape, bring them back I say !!!!! Used to get one every year at the parade from some local business or other and being very pleased with myself on the way home :pac:
I remember there being some other sort of parade thing in town durring the 80's????? Other than St. Patricks day, what was it ?
Oh don't think it was mentioned but who could forget the annual pram race
I have memories of Shanks Godfrey taking part in it
Edit: took a bit but here is the hat's im sthinking of http://www.4imprint.co.uk/Spiral-Paper-Hat-4-Col-Process/EXEC/DETAIL/FROMPRODUCTGROUP/~SKU500695/~CA500695P.htm0
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