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  • #692
    2011
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 12,531 Mod ✭✭✭✭2011


    Agent Smyth wrote: »
    The Burnaby on a Sunday afternoon listening to the two guitar players (Woods was one if not both their names) doing covers of Pink Floyd.

    That was the infamous "Brian and Woodsie".
    Thanks to thier sessions I have listened to Pink Floyd ever since.
    They were well known for thier rendition of "Physo Killer".
    Brian had a Z1300 Kawasaki motorbike that I was particularly envious of :)


  • #693
    FirstIn
    Registered Users Posts: 655 ✭✭✭FirstIn


    2011 wrote: »
    That was the infamous "Brian and Woodsie".
    Thanks to thier sessions I have listened to Pink Floyd ever since.
    They were well known for thier rendition of "Physo Killer".
    Brian had a Z1300 Kawasaki motorbike that I was particularly envious of :)
    Brian and Woodsie, good guys. Anyone else refer to Brian as "Fryin Barrel". Childish I know. Sorry Brian !


  • #694
    gizmo555
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,948 ✭✭✭gizmo555


    Agent Smyth wrote: »
    The tennis club opposite the La Touche Hotel had a sign that said "Whites Only"

    The what?? :eek:


  • #695
    drake70
    Registered Users Posts: 656 ✭✭✭drake70


    gizmo555 wrote: »
    The what?? :eek:

    Possibly "Tennis Whites"?

    I hope


  • #696
    Agent Smyth
    Registered Users Posts: 714 ✭✭✭Agent Smyth


    iirc the sign read "Whites only on the courts" which is self explanatory but somebody took offence to it and it was removed
    Somebody mentioned the IRA judge, I think his surname was McGee and live around the corner from the AG John Murray in the Burnaby.
    The house that John lived in was previously owned by the author of Dynasty (the book not the TV series).
    Joseph Locke the Irish tenor also lived in the Burnaby at the top of Whitshed Road.


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  • #697
    ourheritage
    Registered Users Posts: 91 ✭✭ourheritage


    Hi. My great grandfather James Bardon built Craglands in The Burnaby. I recently found out that he built others. I did find a passport sized old photograph of a detached Edwardian house in The Burnaby, but have not been able to identify it. If anyone has any information about houses that he built I would greatly appreciate some information.
    Many thanks.


  • #698
    pixbyjohn
    Registered Users Posts: 6,250 ✭✭✭pixbyjohn


    ourheritage wrote: »
    Hi. My great grandfather James Bardon built Craglands in The Burnaby. I recently found out that he built others. I did find a passport sized old photograph of a detached Edwardian house in The Burnaby, but have not been able to identify it. If anyone has any information about houses that he built I would greatly appreciate some information.
    Many thanks.
    You may find some information here>>>
    http://www.greystonesahs.org/gahs1/index.php


  • #699
    cavemeister
    Registered Users Posts: 593 ✭✭✭cavemeister


    Here are my memories of Greystones and surrounds. Some of these might have already been mentioned but they are close to my heart.

    - Going to Heroes disco bar at the age of 15 and Ken the bouncer letting you in.
    - After a few in Heroes, trying to pluck up the courage to approach the bouncers in Lautrex (Remember they used to wear Tuxedo's?) - I had a 50/50 chance of getting in till I was 18.
    - Lautrex used to serve curries at midnight from the hatch beside the bar. Yummy!
    - Plucking up the courage to ask a girl to dance at the "Slow Set"
    - Ringing Noel Lang cabs only for him to be about 2 hours late every time. I still remember the number. 2871188 :)
    - Going to Frank Duff for a haircut and it didnt matter what you asked for, everyone got the same buzz cut.
    - Heading to Declans for a haircut when you had a bit more money
    - Heading out to Jocks in Kilpedder on the 184 for pool, darts and video games (and never asked for ID)
    - When the Delgany Inn was the place to be (When it was owned by the O'Dwyers) - Bottles of orange woodies were the order of the day
    - When you could rent video games from Video World. That was a game changer
    - Playing Basketball in St. David's on Sunday afternoons
    - When the sun always used to shine, it was safe, everyone knew each other and safe in the knowledge that if you grew up in Greystones was the best childhood one could ask for.


  • #700
    pixbyjohn
    Registered Users Posts: 6,250 ✭✭✭pixbyjohn


    cavemeister wrote: »
    Here are my memories of Greystones and surrounds. Some of these might have already been mentioned but they are close to my heart.


    - Going to Frank Duff for a haircut and it didn't matter what you asked for, everyone got the same buzz cut.

    /QUOTE]

    Do you mean Frank Clarke


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