tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866219250494180545.post1803061083712214264..comments2022-10-30T08:49:34.073+00:00Comments on Fadó Fadó: Irish Memory: Young Dublin, Old Dublin (1960s and 1970s)Fingal Rapareehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07293475853657061602noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866219250494180545.post-41824372747119886532022-10-29T13:58:54.227+01:002022-10-29T13:58:54.227+01:00Alpha Bargains? I think Liam Breen Records was bes...Alpha Bargains? I think Liam Breen Records was beside it.Frank Lyons.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13400559284177691147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866219250494180545.post-69029029648989509512021-11-02T08:22:13.269+00:002021-11-02T08:22:13.269+00:00yes it was let fall to ruin but the country was ve...yes it was let fall to ruin but the country was very poorpaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12524867711413384333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866219250494180545.post-46858456929733865092021-10-30T17:22:33.644+01:002021-10-30T17:22:33.644+01:00The boys playing football are playing in the lane ...The boys playing football are playing in the lane between the Iveagh Market and the wash house. Francis Street is at the top.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14690728461002470176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866219250494180545.post-65983291584078394232017-11-02T12:26:02.210+00:002017-11-02T12:26:02.210+00:00Do you mean Hector Grey's?Do you mean Hector Grey's?MarieCullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12008460087900040356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866219250494180545.post-7649645340121123662017-04-20T13:54:37.845+01:002017-04-20T13:54:37.845+01:00Some off those photos were taken at the Gas Compan...Some off those photos were taken at the Gas Company nr Grand Canal Dock The girl picking up the coal coke was on Misery Hill.Can anyone tell me what name did they call the popular resturaunt that was on the top floor of the Burlington Hotel.Gusher.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17922564421449878408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866219250494180545.post-18823646443291893622017-02-28T21:21:15.261+00:002017-02-28T21:21:15.261+00:00What was the name of the huckster shop off Henry s...What was the name of the huckster shop off Henry st which was the original pound shop.maybe in Liffey Stkathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257217158686280180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866219250494180545.post-26322244859222806192016-09-15T12:57:44.482+01:002016-09-15T12:57:44.482+01:00Pickaroons rubbished through the waste dumps.This ...Pickaroons rubbished through the waste dumps.This girl did what i and many others did in the 50,s in that area.We went out in the morning with a bag or bags and collected spilled coal from the coal trucks and the coal cranes ...I gave my mother most of it and sold the rest to neighbours.<br /> Rugby Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07188797500162277535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866219250494180545.post-80184556960208776882016-06-03T15:25:59.863+01:002016-06-03T15:25:59.863+01:00I agree!I agree!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866219250494180545.post-4334709411113026022016-04-05T22:49:30.356+01:002016-04-05T22:49:30.356+01:00it definitely is, i just noticed the old powers di...it definitely is, i just noticed the old powers distillery chimney in the backgroundAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302182005757946595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866219250494180545.post-79235201352529671922016-04-05T22:47:12.881+01:002016-04-05T22:47:12.881+01:00the lads playing in the liberties looks like it co...the lads playing in the liberties looks like it could have been johns lane west https://www.google.ie/maps/@53.3428458,-6.2779706,3a,75y,25.75h,86.66t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJM24P60UcNvC-xFCh5eBhQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!6m1!1e1<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302182005757946595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866219250494180545.post-67704263828429814372016-01-25T10:36:25.837+00:002016-01-25T10:36:25.837+00:00The walls behind the 'pickaroon'(also call...The walls behind the 'pickaroon'(also called Rooney Pickers) are those of the Dublin Gas yards ( with two of the companies gas storage units - Gasometers) and the actual gas "cracking" plant which used coal until the 1980s and was then changed to use Naptha Oil. The Dublin Gas coal yards were back to back with those of Coal Distributors Ltd. D CarrollAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999287175801507518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866219250494180545.post-59044470588981517032015-12-22T07:18:43.807+00:002015-12-22T07:18:43.807+00:00Fabulous glimpse into our rich past...so hard to i...Fabulous glimpse into our rich past...so hard to imagine the life that little girl led while the neon lights on O'Connell street lit up the city so vibrantly. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189398475734600344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866219250494180545.post-45375641640641317032015-12-22T07:18:43.016+00:002015-12-22T07:18:43.016+00:00Fabulous glimpse into our rich past...so hard to i...Fabulous glimpse into our rich past...so hard to imagine the life that little girl led while the neon lights on O'Connell street lit up the city so vibrantly. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189398475734600344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866219250494180545.post-26063492869601751882015-10-26T11:49:50.008+00:002015-10-26T11:49:50.008+00:00the photograph taken of the docklands in the 70s w...the photograph taken of the docklands in the 70s works as a colour companion to the pickaroon image are both pictures of forbes street which used to run from pearse street sir john rogersons quay.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05177899732857066613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866219250494180545.post-70808453839011931302015-10-26T11:49:25.011+00:002015-10-26T11:49:25.011+00:00the photograph taken of the docklands in the 70s w...the photograph taken of the docklands in the 70s works as a colour companion to the pickaroon image are both pictures of forbes street which used to run from pearse street sir john rogersons quay.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05177899732857066613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866219250494180545.post-69537224697592817092015-09-12T16:02:54.884+01:002015-09-12T16:02:54.884+01:00Excellent photos, looking forward to reading more ...Excellent photos, looking forward to reading more of your site. Particularly liked the old woman looking out her doorway, I remember it well from when I was a kid. The 'pickaroon', however, very sad....Bosco Coppellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17226531581683551477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1866219250494180545.post-26032285699148401132014-01-10T23:35:06.671+00:002014-01-10T23:35:06.671+00:00Tarkovsky's Stalker comes to mind on the last ...Tarkovsky's Stalker comes to mind on the last one. The rest evoke a mix of sadness, anger and nostalgia, wonder if there's a word for that feeling. Also neon gives me wood.Colmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02262229444882585270noreply@blogger.com