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Lived in Dublin 2004-2010, hanging around Temple Bar, crossing the Liffey and walking O'Connell street late at night, smelling Guinness brewing near Kilmainham...

It's good to hear some of the people acknowledge that this was real poverty back then. So often nostalgia bias makes people think everything was better back then.

I grew up on sean mc myself through the early seventies ... hands up anyone remember what a grushie was ? Only real dubs would know this ....

You should talk to my Dad. He's 89, born and bred in Ballybough, mind still sharp as a razor. He remembers being carried by grandad near Ballybough bridge at Summerhill when the Nazis dropped a landmine at The 5 Lamps, and grandad was blown off his feet. The front of the houses on his street had been blown off, and one woman had been killed, the masonry that hit her cleaning removing her breasts according to grandad. Years and years later, there were still piles of bomb rubble around. As kids, they helped a man who was sorting bricks to be reused. One of his pals for a laugh put the odd broken brick into the barrow. The man told him to be more careful. He put another one in, and without saying anything, this man punched the 10 year friend full in the face and laid him out. You didn't get a second warning in those days. He remembers playing football on Ballybough Road during the war as there no cars ( there was no petrol, so grandad had stored there car for the duration up on blocks ). They saw the RAF plane in difficulty fly down Ballybough Road towards Fairview (still unreclaimed I think in those days), knocking down the chimney pots as it struggled to stay aloft. The next day, the plane was dismantled into fuselage and wings, put on trucks, and mysteriously found its way across the border I believe to rejoin the war effort (even though as a neurtral country, it should have been impounded).

A jumble of opposites. As fine a description of his poetry as any.

I was born in an old tenements in number twelve Summerhill. We lived for a time in nineteen and used to slide down the stairs on a bit of cardboard. In the winter you could slide from the Diamond bar over to Mary's mansions. Lot of happy memories

My Granny was born in St Joseph's Place. a single story tiny house

My father was born in foley street in 1946 James ward his mother Annie nee Murphy ward raised seven kids after her husband died in 46.the priest came the morning after the funeral for the three youngest she ran them from the door she was so strong to a little boy now a man telling stories of summer hill she passed in 1991

Community.

They would refuse drink all day

at least we have a great rugby team god bless Henrietta street

I was born Henrietta street great people harry Hughes

My dad was the late Ray Brady he grew up in the cottages ascross from St Lawerance OTool Church where he went to school. .Now long gone .He was a great story teller of the old Dublin.I remember Christmas visiting my grandmother and on in to the flats to visit my dad's sister flat. Lilly Farelly, and Boxer Jemmy Farelly rip along with their 7 children. We would have the best sing song.Some of her family still live there in Sherrif Street to day. Salt of the earth through a tough life. Thank you for sharing the wonderful memories.

I'm from the markets area. My family sold fruit and veg and fish in Moore St. Other's worked in the markets some on the docks. We had a huge family my nanny had 15 children they in turn had from 7 to 10. Hard time's and being soft didn't bode well. I'm a 60s baby. First up best dressed type of thing. They were mostly rough ard tough bad old day's. Violence was expected from children up. That was normal because we grew up watching it and feeling it. Those days there was abuse of every kind, sexual up there with the violence ✊☘️

We must not forget this time in Irish history.❤

This touches the heart -strings so deeply, especially this year!!!! What a PIANO MAn - so wonderful!!! -Thank you Sé, you always find and capture the magic and miracles of Christmas xxxx

Brill and thanks xx

Very good definitely all nutters sure sign of madness xxx

I would love to have these books but I can’t find them

We're dying off us Dubs. I live abroad but I was home lately. Different place altogether.

Thanks for recording our oral history and stories. It's so important in this age of globalization/modernization, where all this stuff is being lost.

At last I get to listen to Andy play a Guthrie song.....and a lovely arrangement it is. How about bringing that Woody Guthrie project to fruition Andy.......?

I always loved Woody Guthrie but I love Andy Irvine even more.

WoW. This is wonderful. Last lines: "If place can not be made precise, perhaps, neither can a person." Wonderful. 💚💚💚

Looking for the book, All around the diamond Has anyone got an idea Were I could buy it please 6:33 . Thank's in advance. 😊

Thanks loopline, a very well made film.

Wonderful. Is there somewhere to view the full film?

Made my morning. Well done. 👍

Worked the 80s there: Dubs are great people: witty, cultured, hospitable.

7:23 7:25

Great days me bollox..

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I did 5th year in Wesley college, the school year 1992/93. Impressive school campus for sure.

I think that whiz kid was Conor McGouran

My mother lived at 81c Corporation Buildings from 1934 to 1940 they were Kelly's

These people are being genicided....they are too stupid to see it today.....

Dominic Street Great

Great, thanks for making and thanks for posting.

Ah there she is ...The Dublin I remember....not the sh*thole it is today when you'd be hard pressed to find a fcuking Dub on OUR STREETS today....

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Once a shit hole. Always a shit hole. How much is a pint now a fiver or more I bet. Glad I got out.

How sad was my Ma she never went to the pawn, because she had nothing to pawn.

All doors were left open, lol, because we had nothing to rob.

He saw life spring into beauty in his painting at the beginning

Thank you Sè! Wonderful to hear our Granny Merry she was a fantastic Lady.. A great story teller, she had a great memory and she could have written a book. A true liberty girl. Love and miss her dearly. 💖💞

My great granny Merry. I could listen to her voice forever. I hear her in my head but this is such a treat.

This is so Beautiful and a really precious slice of Dublins history. So, So Wonderful and an important piece of archive!! Deserves a T.V. broadcast for the Wonderful Mags Merry!!! - She's amazing!!!!

Am polish from silesia, liveing here in Dublin 18years.,,i can say am lucky bastard 🍀💯

I hope we can experience it all again in some welcoming venue

Ireland was poor and hopeless definitely but today’s Dublin is a way more vicious violent place