Just wondering does anyone remember the St. Paul’s Socials - it almost seems like it was the pre-grove thing to do.  They were brilliant.  I always remember this one priest, Fr. Moore I think.  He would always refuse me saying I was to small to be a 3rd year student but sure I wasn't, I was just a little thing - anyhow he would tell a few of us to sit around the side and let us in the back door a little while later.  He was a lovely fella.  They were always great nights.

I only went a couple of times and they never grabbed me at all.  Didn't have the atmosphere of the Grove and as far as I remember you weren't allowed smoke in them?

Imagine if the Grove was on now you wouldn't be able to smoke in it.

Socials on which year(s)? I may be guilty as not charged, having ran a few of them. I apologize in advance, and deny all responsibility.

I suppose it was in the late 70s era as come the 80s it was Grove time.  They were always a packed house when I went and being a young thing and finally free of the parents guard - sure I truly enjoyed them.  You've no need to apologize to me as I've no complaints.

Sorry for my ignorance you all,

but what was a St.Paul's Social ??????

Rolo.

Rolo they were socials held in St. Paul’s for the 3/4th year students I believe.  Since St. Paul’s and Manor House were close partners back then we would easily get wind of an upcoming social.  It does appear however that other local schools around attended the socials.  They reminded me in a way of the Grove but like Sunshine said a much younger crowd.  It was where I got my introduction to most of the songs later played at the Grove.

It was my head start so to speak!  Can't believe that room is now a cloakroom...

But Teresa,surely all 3rd 4th Years were going to the Grove then.

Did they take place on Fridays or what ?

Oh yeah, what year did you leave Manor House ? ( If that's not too personal ) and what time is it in Columbus,Ohio ?

Rolo

You know you could be correct; memory is so fuzzy now - 3rd year does sound correct though.  I remember them in the summer and I think they were during the week.  I left Manor House in 1983 - not personal at all.  It is 9.16am here - should be working!!! This site is killing my work ethic altogether.  I love coming out here and seeing all the notes of the past.  It's great.

I must not log on again til 5, I must not log on again til 5...............................repeat to fade.

Its not working, c u all again in half an hour!

Hello eejit91

The only reason I asked about Manor House was 'cos my cousin left there 'bout '80 or '81.

Didn't know too many girls from Manor House during Grove years,used to knock around with a crowd from St.Mary's in Killester,probably around our own age though.( I left David's in '82 and most of the Mary's gang left either in '83 or '84.)

Rolo.

Teresa, who'd you go to the '82 Debs with ?. Can confirm that it was in the Gresham.Can't speak for '84 as I was a University Student by then ( woo hoo ).

My cousin was Mairead Brougham from St.Assams Park.

I've no real problem with the names thing,so if you want to expose your sisters in law fire away.

Here we go,see it is a small world after all as the song goes.

Peter White lived across the road from me in Artane.

He's in Malahide now , his wife was in hospital same time as mine having our respective nine year olds in Sept. '96.

See him at U9 Football and Hurling matches on and off.His fella plays for Sylvester's, mine for Raheny.

My cousin married a lad from Newcastlewest in Limerick in 1986 and lives there now.

Ciaran was her brother ,same age as me,used to knock around with Ultan Green and John McDonnell ...... any closer.

God you must get up early .

Rolo

That is gas.  Yes don't tell him but he was my very first heart breaker - sad eh.  You must also know Paul Duffy who was a lovely fella back then and also Sledge, actully seen Sledge on one of my visits home and had a beer with him and Deborah his girlfriend at the time.  They were all very good times.  A really nice bunch of lads.  You probably know Paul Smith, well I went out with his brother Alan for quite a while - that was the second debs.

I also have a 9 year old boy, Darragh - not hard to know what we were all doing back then!!!!

The names Ultan Green and John McDonnell are really familiar to me.  The memory goes after a couple of years being so far away from home.  I used to pal with Fergul Greely and Eddie Bannon to name a few, all St Davids lads.

I do get up early - Darragh is in school at 8, he goes to a good old Catholic school here.  I have a 4 year old Ronan - a complete divil.

Hi Teresa,

Haven't seen Paul Duffy for years,his sister Sandra was in our crew back then with her mates from St.Mary's.( Linda Smith,Jean Carroll )all from Donnycarney.

Here's a cracker though,my sister went out with Fergal Grealy's brother,Ronan for years.

Eddie Bannon's ( who is now a comedian on the circuit ) sister Bernadette was in my class in Primary School but I don't know either of the Smiths though.Where were they from ?

Andy St.Ledger was also in our year in David's but I've not seen him for ages either.

Oh yeah,must compliment you on the choice of name for your four year old.

Did you ever know Rayo White ?

Rolo.

I actually went out with Eddie for a while - he's such a nice guy.  I knew he was going into the comedian field alright.  A funny guy alright.  I know a Rayo but don't remember his last name.  There was also a Bill and Damian and Darragh.  Last names not coming easily.  Just blasts from the past. 

The Smiths lived off the roundabout - bet you would know them to see.

Dare I ask your name?

Think you've got the right Rayo ok.

He was and still is mates with Bill and especially Damo if it's the same one.The Darragh fella's not been around for a while as far as I know.

I've the same name as your youngest as you might have guessed by now.

I bet that is all of them.  Did you know Dervilla Taylor from the Malahide road?  Fergul, Dervilla and I were good mates.

I did kind of think you were a Ronan also.  Don't believe we knew each other though back then.  Pleased to meet you Ronan.  Hubby picked Darragh, I picked Ronan.

I better go and do a bit here or they will fire my ass... such luck.

Chances are we knew each other to see twenty odd years ago.

( Whispers qiuetly.....I used to sport a real trendy pair of Red and Black striped Jeans which I wore religiously to the Grove .)

Well I thought they were dead cool.Back to work for me too.

Next time you can fill us in on why the big move to Midwest USA.

It's love related Rolo - what the hell else could make you do something so drastic!!! I will write the story later!

Red and Black striped Jeans - wow keep them the fashion is changing so quick you might be able to sport them once again.

Talk to you later - work beckons...

ok Rolo as the story has it, I met my now husband in the Green Dolphin Raheny.  Always admired him from a distance so was delighted when he asked me out.  Anyway not long after that he told me he was going to the states, not a problem I thought, it's not like were serious.  Two years later his visa came through - ummmm.  So he went in the August and I went to visit him the following Christmas.  The question was popped "Well do you want to or what" that is exactly how he said it... Not a question I took lightly - it was nerve racking as I knew this meant leaving home.  I returned to Ireland and we got married the following September.  I came out to the states for a few months after that and then returned to Ireland to wait for my visa - 18 months later I came for good.  That was 14 years ago.  It took me all but the last 2 years to stop being miserably home sick.  He picked Ohio as that is where his sisters were.

Not a bad place!  There you have it.

Nice story Teresa,hope your two young fellas will grow up supporting the Dubs and not the Browns or is it the Bengals ?

Are you anywhere Dublin Ohio,where Jack Nicklaus' Muirfield Village Golf Club is?

Only up the road - go there every year for the golf tournament - hubby is an avid Golfer. 

My two have their Hurley sticks and soccer balls - their soccer net in the back yard - the lot.  Good Irish lads.  They even have their own golf clubs...

The Buckeyes are the big hit here - don't care much for American Football - American Throw ball my husband calls it.

I am afraid they do play baseball - when in Rome, you know the story.

Hey Teresa,

Before I go for the weekend, a shot in the dark, did you know Damien Emerson,who went to school with me ?

It was the bit about you being tall,blonde etc.............

Are ya long mad! Did you really believe that - I'm all of 5' with dark short hair...?

Again the name sounds familiar; I am horrible with remembering names though.  Can hardly remember my own at times... All I know is its Mammy as I hear that in the mark of 100 times a day.

Sorry Teresa,

Like you said before, after many years the mind plays tricks,how was I to know you were telling porkies ?

No ,it's just that he knocked around with a couple of Raheny girls fitting your earlier description.

I was only kidding on the "long mad mark" - I wish I was tall blonde and bucksome!!! alas I've always been the short one...

I most likely did know him to see.

Too early Saturday morning for this! sleep beckons.

I was interested to know how you knew about Muirfield?

I'd be a big golf fan too and the Ryder Cup was there in or around '87.

T'was the time Olazabal and Seve were dancing around the green after Europe had won.

After you mentioned Eddie Bannon I checked the web and he appears to be doing very well on the comedy scene! Good for him.

I was just thinking Eddie used to pal with another guy called John - another nice fella just can't remember his last name - a tall guy - any idea?

Yeah, his name's John Henderson, he's also on the comedy scene.

Did you notice Stevie copping on to who my sister is ?

Rolo.

I did your out of the bag!

I can't believe he's on the comedy scene - he was so quiet back then but had a little quiet humor in him also... wow

Hi eejit,

Swear this will be my last post of the " did you know " genre,but .....

Remember last week we were talking about the lads from David's and you mentioned that you did in fact know a Rayo and we were wondering if we were talking about the same person.

Well I can definitively confirm,in no uncertain terms,beyond all reasonable doubt,that we were. How do I know ? 'cos last night I was talking to his wife,Debbie ,small in stature,my age,dark hair and she mentioned that she met you at that Reunion night at the Cricket Club a couple of years ago.

( World starts getting smaller and smaller.)

Oh yeah,how do I know Debbie..................I'm married to her sister.

Rolo.

It is a small world - I have no doubt about that.  Yes I do know Rayo and Debbie - a small lovely looking girl. Know them all from way back when - the grove/cricket days.

Small world? Listen to this!

When I first came to the US - the owner of the company I work for asked me out to his house to meet an Irish lad his daughter was going out with.  Anyhow to cut it short - I went and met this lad Anthony, "where are you from say's I" - Killkenny came the answer - Irish Town.  I have cousins there says me! The Irishs and He say's - Damian Irish - he's my best friend!!!!!! I knew then just how small the world was.....

Anyhow like you - last post I have a sh*t load of work to do and a timeline to do it.

Later!

Hi

Do you ever do any work...........

Yes like now! I have got to go and get the finger out! Traveling for the rest of the week so I am way behind! This shagging site has me ruined. 

How is Ita doing?

She is fine went out on Friday and Sunday night with her.

I was telling her I was talking to you and she say's she will log on to the site.

With a few drinks on us we started talking about the old day's The laugh we used to have .

Do you remember Mick Nolan

Longing you must be joking............

I am just getting OLD.

Or Sean Nolan what ever happen to him

or what ever happen to your friends the Macken's I never see any of them around any more Have they left the country as well...........

No they are still there now unless I see Janet in the Dolphin when home I don't stay in touch.  Janet is in great from and I believe Theresa lives in Swords and Catherine on the south side.

The only one I kept up with is Chris from that gang.  I see Marie and Carmel all the time when I come home and speak to them regularly also.  Now the 3 of them see each other all the time also.

Do you not keep in touch with Adrienne Jackson My sister married her brother Brain .

Adrienne got married again 2 years ago and now has a son Mark

No don't see her at all. Gas that your sister married her brother, it is a small world after all.

Can't belive you don't know Sean I think I saw him at the last Grove night

He came with me to the graduation night out in Howth

Well it won't take me long to know him as I have those photo's and your in them - remember that night!!! LOL I have some mad pictures here of the debs and that graduation night.  I'll have to scan in a few and email them to you.

I'm off now or I'll be looking for a new job.

Will speak to you soon again - or maybe in an hour - this feckin site.....

Can't belive you have pics from them

They must be a laugh dying to see them

Talk later

Hi Teresa

If you get a min Scan the pics to my mail love to see them

Was that not the blind Gary! Thought that was in Chanel!

Loved the Paul's socials also Mel! The thrill involved when you heard one was going to be on.... We lived for them.  I remember they played "Talk to your baby on the telephone long distance".  We had a dance we would do to that.  Like you said though they played lots of grove numbers.  I don't think I would have ever seen the light of any Paul's dances if not for Fr. Moore who always let me in the back door.  Hated being small for that very reason... Nobody believed my age and these days I don't even get carded............

eejit91 wrote: Was that not the blind Gary! Thought that was in Chanel!

No Teresa, the blind was in St Joseph's for the blind in Whitehall

Chanel was in Coolock village and had a dance every Friday night in the old school hall beside the priests residence. A lot of the St Davids fellas and Virgo Clements and St  Mary's girls went

Bluebell wrote: That was the 1st record I ever bought out of my own money.....all those year ago.

..............but you're all right now !

Ha Teresa  It would he he he

I remember falling for a French girl in the Grove . Her nick name was Rudodo  Pronounced Roo do do. Beautiful little thing from Lyons

AAHHHHHHHHHHH

[QUOTE=eejit91]I always loved the song "Do that to me one more time"

I hope ya didn't say that to the fella at the wall outside your house T

Aries wrote: Ha Teresa  It would he he he I remember falling for a French girl in the Grove . Her nick name was Rudodo  Pronounced Roo do do. Beautiful little thing from Lyons     AAHHHHHHHHHHH

Did she "do that to you one more time" Gary

No Dayo only siad that to the french lads to see how good their english was... lol

Did she "do that to you one more time" Gary

As far as I remember YES

Mel question for you! Listening to Lizzy this morning and "Cowboy" came on and next I was transported back to the Pauls socials!

Did they play that?

No gary "The Blind" was in St Josephs down in Drumcondra oppostie All hallows in St Josephs school for the blind still there as well

I think she begged for her bus fare cause the Froggies weren't going to pay it.
Now, me......I woulda paid it for her ....LOL

Never liked the French Fellas though...Still can't figure out how they were able to steal our girls. Were yis MAD back then....

Blondie wrote: Ah T I love Lizzy they were "my band" back then ...........not sure I could pick my fav song of theirs either theres a challenge then what is Lizzys best track ???????????

Still in Love With You...........live version with " that solo " from Robbo............

............The Rocker,Dancing in the Moonlight and Emerald are my favourites.

I'd go for The Boys Are Back in Town and mabey Dancin in the Moonlight