things that used to be in waterford ya can remember

OK!

I give up!

Who killed the thread?? :mad:

Memories please.

Mr Tibbs wrote: »

OK this wont be a pleasant one for you being an X Mount Sion lad but do you remember Bro Duggan the principal. A Tipperary bastard if ever there was one.
When I hear the word sadist I always think of him.

The Duke - with eyes in the back of his head! Remember him (?) - I was terrified of him! Remember Jim Lusby? He was a very young lay teacher. Always wore a cravat, but, because he was still a teenager, he was respected. He became a pretty successful writer.
http://www.twbooks.co.uk/authors/jimlusby.html

Mr Tibbs wrote: »

Anyone remember Lonergan's Bakery on Bridge Street. I think the family lived on the Cork Rd. Their bread was gorgeous.

Was that also called the Greenbank bakery?

Mr Tibbs wrote: »

Jim had one of his crime novels made into a series by RTE a few years ago. Making The Cut was the title and it was actually shot around Waterford. What part of town was he originally from, I always thought he was from Morley Tce. but I'm not really sure.
Jasus I forgot we called Duggan the Duke. He used to revel in that name thinking it was after John Wayne. John Wayne with a cane would be more apt.

Yes, I remember watching that. Although I never heard of the Duke using it, he had a "leather" with 3 metal studs in it! Scary man!

Help me, Know the Polish shop on the corner in Ballybricken, few doors from Dr Liam McCann . That shop used to be a pub ,What was that pub name years ago ? Thanks in advance.

chainsawman wrote: »

Help me, Know the Polish shop on the corner in Ballybricken, few doors from Dr Liam McCann . That shop used to be a pub ,What was that pub name years ago ? Thanks in advance.

I think it was called Mackeys

shockwave wrote: »

I think it was called Mackeys

Many Thanks... I remembered that name at last. Was bothering my mind since last week. I can sleep easy now.:)

Does anyone have a copy of 50/50 Book

Probably had an account there and was paying off a few bob every week.

Finnbar01 wrote: »

I remember years ago people used to have little red books and when they go and buy a loaf of bread, the shopkeeper would write something into it.

Does anyone know what was that about?

Ration Books. A relic of WWII, they were still in use in Ireland until the early 1950s

The Southern Express band happy days

fiachr_a wrote: »

That 2D scrolling helicopter game in the arcade where Supermacs is now.

I think that was called The Savoy. I remember going in there and playing Ghost n' Goblins and Wonder Boy.

I just read 70 pages of memories .... lots of them familiar to me.
Great thread.

Of particular note

Alice and her two sisters in the Park Shop ..... DLS students were told they were barred from that shop at one time, which caused a huge ruckus. I recall deliberately standing outside so I would be seen by the Headmaster when he checked, to see if he would attempt to follow up on his threat of expulsion if 'found on'. He didn't.

The Penitentary on Hennessy's Road at the bottom of Roanmore Park. I recall the cells in the basement (or dungeon as we called it). Rumours had it there was some form of underground passage from it possibly up to the barracks.

The two barracks .... Military barracks and Infantry Barracks I think.

Swimming in the Majestic after work on Friday evening, and then on the beer, ending up in the 'Hi B' ... circa 1973

Kilkenny Beer festival 1973/74 - not sure. Great weekend!

Adelphia Hotel and Imperial Hotel (which later became the old Tower). The new Tower encompasses both I think.

Fairs on Ballybricken with cattle roaming about.

The 'changing boxes' on Tramore beach.

The Great Western going up and down river past Woodstown & Passage East.

Jackie Kennedy (later Onasis) out horse riding in Woodstown ... 1967 I think. Those were the days of huge traffic jams in Woodstown and the first appearance of No Parking signs there.

The 'big freeze' around 1963 when Kilbarry bog was frozen over solid (as was most other places). Lots of 'ice skating' done that year.

The tennis club off Canon Street (Presentation Row?) .... I guess that has gone now.

Single woodbine and match from Mrs Tobin at the bottom of Roanmore Park. She had a daughter Mary as I recall.
Also a 3 pack of Woodbines for when you were flush!

A few pubs ....
The Reginald .... had my last piss-up there before I left Waterford .... 1974/5
Kiwi Patricks St.
The Candlelight Dunmore
Joe O'Shea's Tramore.
Jordan's, The Quay.
Jimmy Alywards and bagatelle
Ostman and live music
Downes & Howard .... pint of milk there to start the evenings drinking and maybe a pickled egg.


Br. Placidus (known as Jonah) ..... brilliant maths teacher ... BUT ...... a sadist and an unhealthy interest in young boys.

The cobbler on Patrick's St. just below the DLS entrance. He had a small shop there. The guy was dumb but seemed to manage quite well. A pleasant guy as I recall, but a bit overpowering at first.

Cinemas - Regina, Regal, Savoy and Col ...... a few of us used to go to the Savoy café once a week for treat ...... sausage & eggs and a glass of port

Olympia 'ballroom' ..... and the fights there
St. John's youth club in the Temperance Hall ..... live music - local bands got there chance there.

My father had a 'plot' at the top of Hennessy's Road/Matties Hill.

CIE deliveries on Horse drawn wagons. I greatly admired those animals.

Farmer Whittle bringing his cows in from Kings Meadow(? gate to field on Hennessy's Road opposite flat roofed houses) to be milked at the bottom of Blake's Lane ..... and a beautiful large Pyrenean Mountain dog in the yard. His bark was the loudest thing ever!

Waterford Crystal in Johnstown. I later worked for Jones builders during construction of the Kilbarry factory ... ~ 1970?

Johnny 40 coats; Billy Butts; Ankle Socks; Huey
I worked on the quays in 69 and used to meet Huey (Walter Huet) now and again, and of course Ankle Socks became known to me (by reputation I might add)

Jordan's pub where the dock workers used to go for their regular 'breaks'. That must have been before they went on prolonged strike

Driving across the Fiddown Bridge on the way home ..... and paying the toll, then wondering if the rattling wooden planks were going to hold up.

Memory lane is rather long these days .......