You know you're a child of an 70s or 80s Dublin Christmas if...

IvaBigWun · 29-12-2008 10:11PM #1

• You remember seeing Santa on O'Connell Street, the lego exhibition on Henry Street and getting the bus in to Grafton Street with your Granny to stare at Switzers window.
• You wondered how come Gay Byrne had more toys than Santa.
• Your family's one trip to the airport all year was to collect some relative you'd never heard of.
• You longed to be a Billy Barry kid.
• You made a wish when you stirred the Christmas pudding (in August).
• You got a reply from Santa through An Post.
• Your Uncle Eddie swam at the 40 foot on Christmas Day.
• Your Granny headed off to the Pro-Cathedral.
• Fairytales were set in New York.
• Selection boxes were shared with your cousins.
• You got the toy for Christmas and the batteries on your birthday.
• You knew someone who knew someone who was in the panto.
• And you wouldn't be caught dead near town on the 8th

over teh you

bloodedrose · 29-12-2008 10:15PM

Santa brought you lego, a satsuma and some penny sweets.

Berty · 29-12-2008 10:16PM

More suited to the Dublin Forum me thinks.

While Im here.

Whats da sthory wiv da Santy in Clearly wiv da Dubbin Accent?

marcsignal · 29-12-2008 10:18PM

no one had a problem with nativity plays, and there was even a huge mf crib in the arrivals area at dublin airport

dr.bollocko · 29-12-2008 10:18PM

Moved to Dublin forum. Seems appropriate.

the boss of me · 29-12-2008 11:38PM

You were dragged off to Guineys or Frawleys for your Christmas clobber ,which you then got to wear to the panto starring Maureen Potter.

chillywilly · 29-12-2008 11:45PM

Berty wrote: »

More suited to the Dublin Forum me thinks.

While Im here.

Whats da sthory wiv da Santy in Clearly wiv da Dubbin Accent?

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wiv?!?!:eek:

glasgowghirl · 30-12-2008 08:10PM

Why wouldn't you be caught near town on the 8th?

CSC · 30-12-2008 09:45PM

It is traditioanally a day when people from the country (cultchies) would descend on Dublin to do their Christmas shopping. It is a holy day in Ireland and lot's of people used to have the day off from work.

seanybiker · 30-12-2008 09:49PM

glasgowghirl wrote: »

Why wouldn't you be caught near town on the 8th?

Farmers day

CrazyRabbit · 31-12-2008 01:00PM

...your Christmas presents didn't cost your parents several weeks wages.

...your parents actual brought you to church for the Christmas service.

...you got a yo yo or hula hoop for Christmas.

madmik · 31-12-2008 06:08PM

christmas mass wasnt "optional"

christmas trees were a lot more scrawny looking than the fine specicens we have thesedays

Latchy · 31-12-2008 06:11PM

You couldent get a taxi for love or money ......

ian_m · 01-01-2009 12:55PM

-Stockings werent the size of pillowcases.
-None your toys ever needed batteries and if they did they were a size C and made by ever ready
-You would get fruit as one of your stocking fillers.
-Anything more than 100 Pounds from Santa was out of the question.
-Every home had a crib.
-Getting a bike was a big present.
-Snow at Christmas was a possiblity.
-Crepe paper decorated the floor under the tree.
-You watched Top of the Pops on Christmas day and this was where you watched the Christmas No.1
-Fairy Tail of New York wasn't a Christmas classic.

You know you're a child of an 70s or 80s Dublin Christmas if...

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