Stories from your childhood

I remember going for bike rides and picking blackberries on the old road past Donaghmede shopping centre almost all the way to Portmarnock. (all houses now)

And more importantly, look at all the pubs in the area that have closed down!!! Did you ever think you'd see it in Ireland

Road past donaghmede - further stuff being done all round there. My mates remember a farmer with horses in the space that is now Clare Hall.

My mate used to practicew his running in Fr Collins Park which is now going to become a new town - that whole area will be incredibly changed in about five years. From Balgriffin cemetery right down to Baldoyle will get built on.

I regularly drive by it these days thinking of the changes to come. Might start reversing it and remembering it as it is now so I can be the old codger to my kids. "I remember when..." "Yeah dad, whatever"

 

What games can you all remember playing on the street.

 

Relievio?  Kick the can?

He he he  I remember running a mile when the girls wanted to play doctor.

I wish they'd play it now

I hate to admit it but I remember when you got past Raheny train station you were in the country. No Donameade in fact No Edenmore. My dad used to go to Santry to visit mY aunt every Sunday morning. It was country roads from the station to the old Airport Road.

We lived in Tuscany Downs for about six years Dayo and the number of people who used tell us about how that was country and then later on became vincent's gaa

Roddy Doyle writes about the creation of Kilbarrack - all these things in living memory

What next?

I just hope they never take out some of the city parks in this mad rush to rezone (I agree with the rezoning and bringing people back in towards the city, but leave us our parks please)

One regret 'Snapper is that Raheny GAA never had theforesight or the cojones to go after some or all of the old Vincent's grounds.

Almost all of the other clubs in the north east of the city,particularly those that have teams in Senior One or Two have their own pitches attached to their Clubhouses.

The facilities available to Vincent's,O'Tooles, Scoil,Trinity Gaels,Mearnóg,Syls,Barróg, Parnell's and even Clontarf are far superior to what we can offer.

It's a wonder we get any kids at all.

Too right Rolo - especially as Raheny had the clubhouse and bar long before Scoil, clontarf to the best of my knowledge and I'd guess before O'Tooles etc.

surely they could have capitalised on being the ones with the income from the few pints at some stage or other. As you say, they are now behind the game, whereas at one stage they were ahead of the game.

Liam played both for St Kevins  and Whitehall Colmchilles  and I have to say both clubs very well run funded etc.

Mind you in  attitude towards the game and encouraging kids to play and enjoy Whitehall where and are streets ahead.

Kevins was win at all costs Whitehall about getting everyone involved commited enjoying and winning the game.

Pat I remember when The Sheaf of wheat was in a rural village setting.

Then the built Cadbury's and the rest is history