Where did you grow up in Ireland? tell us about it.

cyprian

Give us a paragraph or two about where you grew up and people and places long gone.

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BalcombeSt4

Was born in a Dublin hospital in the mid-1980s & returned to Bray where I grew up & still live. I loved my grandparent's houses as they were in two of the nicest areas of Bray, one along the Newcourt road which had a granny flat built onto the side of the main house & had a huge garden to play in. During the summer we would have BBQs in the garden with a homemade built BBQ which has a much nicer taste than a store both BBQ. We would also have Sunday dinner down there & after dinner, we would walk up to the cross at Bray Head.

My other grandparent's house was really nice to. It was a 5 bedroom house with an upstairs & downstairs bathroom & 2 living rooms. They were also my only relatives in Bray who had Sky Sports & I loved Big Boxing Nights that my uncle used to buy on Sky Box Office in the mid 90s I'd always go down to watch if either Steve Collins, Prince Naseem or Tyson was on the card, I'd also go down if Man United matches were on. We would also have all my relatives in Bray go to the house for Christmas to exchange gifts.

Manach

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