Pictures and memories from old Galway

Speaking of shops...

Feeny's, lower Salthill. Where Morton's is now (opposite Texaco) - A dingy oul' shop but used to stop there for Ice Cream

And speaking of penny sweets, i'll never forget the corner shop in lower Salthill, at the corner of Devon Park (Accross the road from where the Dentist is now) - used to fork out the pocked money and buy 100 fizzy cola bottles before cycling to a day's swimming at Blackrock as a kid... I was the most popular fella there because of those cola bottles, all the chicks wanted me (sweets) :pac:

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Originally Posted by axiom32 View Post
on the subject of things still there / unchanged SALLY LONGS is one for ur pub list a mates dad told a tale just last week of buyin a flangan over the bar before heading to the dance hall in salthill park across from Leisureland think it was the Hangar (way way way back)....i asked was it always called sallys thinkin it was a newish name and was informed it was owned at the time by a lady called Sally Long

and for the gone but not forgotten lists of sweet shops i owe money too due to sweet abduction
1. Keoghs in Corrib Park
2. Dooleys in Shantalla
3. Irwins also Shantalla
4. Stop n Shop up road from G n L
5. M

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where isupply is now newcastle side of NUIG sorry i mean U.C.G(keepin it retro)
6. The Bon Bon in Salthill
7. Murrays corner of Taylors Hill and St. Marys Road (nile lodge)
8. Codds on Threadneedle rd opp tennis club. This closed early seventies and they moved to Bearna shop in Salthill and also the bicycle shop beside Bal.
There was also Willy Hogans on Threadneedle opposite the Salerno gates and Roddy Hallorans where Mahers is now opposite Enda's school.
9. The mobile shop from Coogan pk
10. Connelleys in bohermore
11. Camerons in bohermore
12. Mill Street Stores


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Andrea B. wrote: »

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I remember Dooley's well as a kid when I'd be visiting my granny in Shantalla. And years later, my first experience of 'independent living' was with two amigos in a "flat" at the back of Murrays in 1978 (yes I'm ancient!). Said "flat" was really a converted shed/warehouse behind the shop with three bunkbeds as one "room" and a long narrow living area/bathroom. We got evicted one memorable morning after inviting a German lad and his girlfriend, whom we'd met in the Cellar, to come back and stay for the night. At some ungodly hour, when the sun had barely peeped over the horizon, in stomped Mr & Mrs Murray to rail against this act of hospitality to foreign nationals in these very words "What do u know about them??? What do we know about them?? We could come in in the morning and find one of them dead of, of, of...a drug overdose!!! Yez are evicted!!!" Up we got out of our beds and packed our stuff and all made our way to the Harbour Bar for an early morning sesh.

I worked for the summer of 1975 in the petrol pumps in front of Hunters Caravan Park. Their were actually two Hunters caravan parks, belonging to two brothers Tom and Ted Hunter. The first one coming out from Galway (which belonged to Ted Hunter) contained Barna House and was more of a mobile home park, whereas the second one (which belonged to Tom Hunter) was a touring Caravan and campsite. The two brothers had had a falling out and were not on speaking terms. The pumps used belong to Tom Hunter.

Valerie--thanks for posting that link--I really enjoyed it--Paul

gadgetman496 wrote: »

You are right, his name was Des Pratt and he was the head man outside the Raftery family. Ray Raftery (one of the sons of the brothers that owned it) now works in Curry's (white goods section) near the Omniplex.

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jraftery wrote: »

John Tony and PJ were the owners he was in charge of the radio/television counter his name was Des Pratt an absolute gentleman worked for us for nearly 40 years he was involved with the start up of the credit union and fostered dozens of children god rest him

As far as I know PJ and Ray are the sons of the man who owned it, the full name was John Raftery and sons and yes Ray now works in Curry's although I've not seen him the last few times I've been there, but I'm not there often

pseudonym1 wrote: »

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 :):)

the man with the monkeys was called johnny trayers. he is dead about 20 yrs now. he moved to limerick late 80s early 90s. he had squirrel monkeys and used to charge for pics with them. he also used to sell rabbit shaped balloons . he never drank so the comment about the cans of beer is inaccurate

ErnieBert wrote: »

Hi monkeysuncle.

Are you related to the man with the monkeys in Eyre Square?

Just a hunch.

no just used to help him out during the summer time , we used to travel all over ireland too
were great days ans i have really fond memories of galway during them time. they were hard times and no one had a bob but always got by..

pauljw11 wrote: »

I was not born in Galway City, but I have lived here since 1973. I was sitting in Java's in Abbeygate Street a few days ago, trying to think of what used to be in that end of Abbeygate street circa 1975--I can remember the original Sally Long's, the "remains" of the old Galway Observer office, Lillis' drapery which closed in the last couple of years, there used to be a health food shop at one stage, there was Small's butchers in Newtownsmith--but other than that my mind is blank--can anybody remember!!!

Sallys became the Salmon Weir and then kaylems for a while.Where Cps is now was O'Deas pub, then the Roaring 20's and then "Cosy Nook" for a while>
Javas was Horans butcher shop and there was also Mcgraths butcher shop where Martin Feeney's is now.On market street you had Cosgroves sweet shop(ran by two old ladies) Cawleys Secondhand Clothes shop(now art gallery)and Jim Watsons(electricial repair shop,now barbers) accross the road you had Fordes Paint shop and Connellys undertakers.

thesandeman wrote: »

Sweet shop across from Sallys and the Roaring 20s pub where CP is is all I can remember.
There was a second hand record shop next to Javas but that might be the 80s.

Mid 90s, cant remember the name but a grey haired fellah used to run the second hand record store, got some nice trad vinyl records in there.

bodhrandude wrote: »

Was there also a place called Trends in Salthill, I remember it was popular with the students on Tuesdays, no Im getting mixed up, it was called Ruby Tuesdays, some of my student friends in the early 90s used to go there and to O Reillys Bar beforehand, which was a bit of a dive but was kinda like Sally Longs with its preference to heavy rock and metal music, I think it got burned down but cant remember the date.

There's a bar in Salthill called Trends. It's beside (to the right) of the Bank of Ireland. A very 'local' spot

Captain Snack beside the Lisheen, used to love the chips in there!

My mam used to like to buy clothes in shops that no longer exist...
The Blue Claok, Thursdays (both in Abbeygate Street) and Cahills (where the Body Shop is now, I think)

If i was good, she's bring me for a glass of Leed Lemonade and a Snack bar in the Round Table cafe on High Street. Or we'd pop onto Hills sweets shop for a bottler of Cadet Cola and some bullseyes sweeties.

We would often go into Woolworths and Bargain Stores in Eyre Square to buy a toy.

There was always a young 'tinker' singing outside.

It feels like that was 30 years ago. Hang on, it was.