Are you from Blanchardstown

mysons

Or like myself just a blow in.
My wife is from the Clonsilla Rd and our two sons have lived in Blanch all their lives,Her father came from Clonsilla and went to school in the old school building up at St Mochta's.
We meet in the Greyhound and danced in The End, had a ball and just love coming home to Blanch when we are away.
So are you just a Blow in or are you from the area.

Doogieboogie

mysons wrote: »

Or like myself just a blow in.
My wife is from the Clonsilla Rd and our two sons have lived in Blanch all their lives,Her father came from Clonsilla and went to school in the old school building up at St Mochta's.
We meet in the Greyhound and danced in The End, had a ball and just love coming home to Blanch when we are away.
So are you just a Blow in or are you from the area.

I'm a blow-out! I was born and reared in Blanch, went to school in St Francis Xaviers, and later Coolmine Community school; also wasted many hours in the Greyhound and The End! I moved out to Laois about nine years ago, considering a move back to Blanch though - I'm too isolated where I am.

January

I live in Mulhuddart, have lived there since 1987 and left for 3 years but moved back in 5 months ago!

Nevyn

I've been living here the last 14 years, before that I grew up mostly in D11 and as D15 got bigger and people grew up a lot of families moved out this way.

ironictoaster

Blow in. Also from Dublin 11, moved in 2003.

Doyler92

From Blanchardstown and always lived in the area. Now living on the Clonsilla Road for the last 5 years.

TheChrisD

Blow out. Lived in near the heart of the village since I was born in 99, then we moved out here to Dunboyne about four years ago, since Blanch really was becoming not a great place to live

Michellenman

Born and raised 'er! Parents are from Rialto and Kilmainham but myself and my brothers were born in Clonsilla until about 14 years ago when we moved to Blanchardstown

athtrasna

I'm very odd then...I'm originally from Cork

thomasj

28 years and counting. The first year of my life was. In crumlin.

Remember the days when getting the train at Clonsilla you had to physically open the doors yourself!

Remember when the centre site was a patch of green remember getting the 39 bus to town on the opposite side of the road, remember the Ice nite club in mulhuddart remember supervalu in hartstown, remember doyles corner in the village, remember the shopping bus to super crazy prices in finglas! And the early days of the west link toll bridge!

Some things though never change! The bell, superquinn just to name a few.

xp90

Of course i am!

seventyeight

From Dundalk originally but moved to Clonsilla almost exactly a year ago. My wife's from Castleknock but has been living in here for the last 6 years. We just married two weeks ago and have a baby on the way so he/she'll be from D15. I love the area.

LadyW

Born and bred in the area. I'm originally from Clonsilla Close, moved away in 1992 and travelled around a bit, moved back to the area a few years ago.

(The End... now there's a blast from the past )

Gaspode

I'm a blow in to the D15 area, here about 18 years. Originally from D5 (which is 1 better than D4).

EdwardHopper

Blanch born & bred.
Went to Francis Xaviers when it was just opening which mean it was up near Coolmine Community School for the first year . . . and Mr Bowler was principal I think.
Remember Happy Blanchies summer camp?
Thomasj - do you remember when the Bell was known as Davy & Phelans?
Jeez, How old am I?

oblivious

Second generation Blanch my mother grew up on the clonsilla road and my daughter is now third generation!

LadyW

EdwardHopper wrote: »

Blanch born & bred.
Went to Francis Xaviers when it was just opening which mean it was up near Coolmine Community School for the first year . . . and Mr Bowler was principal I think.
Remember Happy Blanchies summer camp?
Thomasj - do you remember when the Bell was known as Davy & Phelans?
Jeez, How old am I?

Well EdwardHopper, you're as old as me, I remember Happy Blanchies very well indeed !!

oblivious

LadyW wrote: »

Well EdwardHopper, you're as old as me, I remember Happy Blanchies very well indeed !!

I found one of the white and red badges in the house a few years ago. Happy Blanchies was great

Toto Wolfcastle

I blew in from Cork at the start of the summer and I'm blowing back out to Cork for the next 9 months, apart from weekends.

thomasj

EdwardHopper wrote: »

Blanch born & bred.
Went to Francis Xaviers when it was just opening which mean it was up near Coolmine Community School for the first year . . . and Mr Bowler was principal I think.
Remember Happy Blanchies summer camp?
Thomasj - do you remember when the Bell was known as Davy & Phelans?
Jeez, How old am I?

Actually (good memory by the way!) funny enough I was just reminded when I heard someone say they haven't been in Davy & phelans in a while!

Sounds like a good while!

mysons

Does anyone remember when Brady's was Sayers Restaurant and and before that it was the Twin Oaks and before that it was the Castleknock Inn ?
Do you remember the record shop over the Garden House Chinese or the fact that the Chinese was at first a shop owened by Justin as in Justin's Fruit and Veg.

Doyler92

I'm only a youngster . The oldest memory I have is being in the video shop where Hair To-Day is now in Woodview Grove.

thomasj

Remember fun factory in the village happy childhood memories!

Doyler92

Yeah that just reminded me of Tuthills in Roselawn and the library above the pub.

Memories :rolleyes:

thomasj

oblivious wrote: »

I found one of the white and red badges in the house a few years ago. Happy Blanchies was great

I can't say I remember! Where was it!

LadyW

mysons wrote: »

Does anyone remember when Brady's was Sayers Restaurant and and before that it was the Twin Oaks and before that it was the Castleknock Inn ?
Do you remember the record shop over the Garden House Chinese or the fact that the Chinese was at first a shop owened by Justin as in Justin's Fruit and Veg.

I think that record shop was called Sounds Cool, used to looove going there!

JoePie

It's all about The Thatch shop up in Clonsilla lads. Now it's a pharmacy and a Chinese.

joolsveer

I've lived in Clonsilla since 1983 but originally I lived in Dublin 7 and then 11.

mysons

When my wife was growing up on the Clonsilla Rd there was a Farm across from the house at the Clonsilla/Roselawn Rd junction and there was Dan's Deli up in the Roselawn SC.
There was no Blanch by pass and all the traffic came through the Village.
The powers that be built a roundabout to go onto the M50 and then knocked it down again so that the M50 could go on towards Finglas/Ballymun areas.
We walked on the bridge at what use to be the Toll pushing our oldest lad in his buggy before they opened it up to traffic.
If I can think of more I will post.

5T3PH3N

JoePie wrote: »

It's all about The Thatch shop up in Clonsilla lads. Now it's a pharmacy and a Chinese.

I used to go in all the time after school (Mochtas) to get a jelly bag mix;)

Max Power1

From kildare via clontarf

mysons

LadyW wrote: »

I think that record shop was called Sounds Cool, used to looove going there!

Thanks for that could not remember the name.
We seen the girl that owened it a while ago out at the Fairyhouse market.

LadyW

Oh yes, Blanch was in Co. Dublin back then... Anyone know what year it became D15??

thomasj

Willies pet shop anybody? Beside the old credit union in clonsilla opposite peregrins

Is it still there?

mysons

The garda station was the building beside Ryans garage.
The Greyhound was open and is now closed oh and had a Disco bar in the 80s and a Disco ball as well.
The only thing up at the Town centre was the eircom building.
The Vineyard became the Blanchardstown House and then became the Vineyard again.
The chemist across the road from the Vineyard was Doyle's shop it had a Thatched roof.
There was no Waterville as all the land belong to the Hospital,Where there is a park now in Waterville there was a Hospital unit and that was only about Ten years ago.

mysons

LadyW wrote: »

Oh yes, Blanch was in Co. Dublin back then... Anyone know what year it became D15??

When did that happen ?

mysons

There was no 8 at the start of the phone numbers only 2.

Nevyn

Parts are still Co Dublin, the Hartstown house and the Shops are Co Dublin.

icywind1980

Born in good old NJ, USA. Moved here about 4 months ago.

Nolimits

Born and reared in Blanchardstown, my dad (mid sixties) was also born in Blanchardstown, (near the shanty) as was his mother. That's as far back as we know for sure, but my dad thinks one of his Grandparents (cant remember which one) was also from Blanch.

Nolimits

thomasj wrote: »

Willies pet shop anybody? Beside the old credit union in clonsilla opposite peregrins

Is it still there?

I think it is, I know the woman who lives in that house, I remember their dog always scaring me when I went in for bird seed

nachoman

24 years, so I guess i'm a blow in

A V A

god i love hearing all these storys about blanch :P

im only young aswel and i can remember champion sports being in the roselawn shopping centre , aswell as the video store beside the newsagents and when tesco was quinsworth ,also tuthills toy shop

then the fun factory that was above the old extra vision beside abrekehbabrah,
when the guarda station was beside ryans garage
and where the new guarda station is now , thats where the old fun fair use to go !!
cant remember what the name of the shop was were near buy is now, on the closilla road opposite the credit union ,

also remember the shop that was a cottage with a straw roof ,accros the way from sams barbers , i use to get my premier league stickers in there :P
also the when the blanchardstown house was there but now the vinyard

up at the corduff shops , there was a snooker hall with a supermarket below it but i dont know what that is now
the snugburough road/light nightclub (shoit hole) :P/ westend village /west end retail park, and spar and that was just one big plot of land wit a random hourse , same with where the centre was , jus the old eircom building !!

god i have a gd memory haha

oblivious

thomasj wrote: »

Willies pet shop anybody? Beside the old credit union in clonsilla opposite peregrins

Ah i remember that

oblivious

thomasj wrote: »

I can't say I remember! Where was it!

It was a summer protect held around Blanchardstown for kids in the mid 80's

LadyW

Thaedydal wrote: »

Parts are still Co Dublin, the Hartstown house and the Shops are Co Dublin.

I don't think so Thaedydal, I live near the Hartstown House and my address is Dublin 15

Nevyn

Parts of Hartstown is in D15 parts of it are Co Dublin.

thomasj

I remember living in blakestown, half of the post I got was dublin15 the other half was co Dublin it still happens!

LadyW

Thaedydal wrote: »

Parts of Hartstown is in D15 parts of it are Co Dublin.

That's a bit bizarre, isn't it? :eek:

thomasj

LadyW wrote: »

That's a bit bizarre, isn't it? :eek:

I didn't think there was a county Dublin anymore. In fact if you look at google maps you'll see clonee is on the Meath-fingal border

Kur4mA

I consider myself from Blanch as I've been here for 22 years or so but I was born in Tallaght and then spent a few years floating between Coolock and Inchicore before we got settled in Hartstown, Clonsilla.

After moving out on my own I moved to Ongar and a year ago moved once more to Waterville. I remember the Fun Factory above Xtra-Vision in Blanch village, I remember when Hartstown Community School was a building site and the craic I had on it with my mates. I remember when the Blanch Centre was just a huge site too. I also rememebr the thatch roof shop in Clonsilla and the old Garda station.

It's insane how quickly Blanch has evolved and I hope it continues. I don't ever want to move too far from home tbh.