Up the dark lane , past the jail and down behind the fountain , the town I loved so well. Many familiar places there , Arthurs pawn on Long Tower Street, the Wells, old Roseville Street etc, I remember the old Bogside area, used to play snooker in the Star owned by Johnny Boy McMenamin, and a decent man he was too, made a few bob looking after O’Hara’s greyhounds down the old Bogside street , later made some more taking the lead and copper out of the old houses as they were being knocked down for redevelopment, copper was a pound per pound when I was 15, good pocket money back in the late 60’s. We’d take it up to Corry’s scrap yard by way of Nailors Row and get enough for a fish suppers in Gallaghers on Creggan Street and then head for Jimmy Macari’s cafe on William street , great place with a great selection of tunes on the jukebox, many days playing football at the Bull Park when it was still sand and muck using coats for nets , all before the Troubles started which were really inevitable when you consider the unemployment rate for people under 24 in 1968 was around 40% and like they say idle hands throw stones. The rubble from the redevelopment in the Bog was a great resource for barricades and projectiles as any RUC man or B special could tell you , those were happy days in so many ways , never a dull moment growing up in the Bog , best people in the world too , kind and good natured most of the time but like most of us Irish can be fierce when the blood is up 😬🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
Hello, we are putting together a film about Irish migration to Coventry and were wondering if we borrow some clips from this film? Do you have the copyright for it? Kind regards Ciaran
That's one seriously valuable piece of footage! A Derry that's long since gone.
Incredible to see The Walker Monument in its entirety if only for a few seconds, priceless footage indeed.
Up the dark lane , past the jail and down behind the fountain , the town I loved so well.
Many familiar places there , Arthurs pawn on Long Tower Street, the Wells, old Roseville Street etc, I remember the old Bogside area, used to play snooker in the Star owned by Johnny Boy McMenamin, and a decent man he was too, made a few bob looking after O’Hara’s greyhounds down the old Bogside street , later made some more taking the lead and copper out of the old houses as they were being knocked down for redevelopment, copper was a pound per pound when I was 15, good pocket money back in the late 60’s. We’d take it up to Corry’s scrap yard by way of Nailors Row and get enough for a fish suppers in Gallaghers on Creggan Street and then head for Jimmy Macari’s cafe on William street , great place with a great selection of tunes on the jukebox, many days playing football at the Bull Park when it was still sand and muck using coats for nets , all before the Troubles started which were really inevitable when you consider the unemployment rate for people under 24 in 1968 was around 40% and like they say idle hands throw stones. The rubble from the redevelopment in the Bog was a great resource for barricades and projectiles as any RUC man or B special could tell you , those were happy days in so many ways , never a dull moment growing up in the Bog , best people in the world too , kind and good natured most of the time but like most of us Irish can be fierce when the blood is up 😬🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
Nice!... anyone else got any old footage?
Hello, we are putting together a film about Irish migration to Coventry and were wondering if we borrow some clips from this film?
Do you have the copyright for it?
Kind regards Ciaran
Who owns this footage?
Me ma grew up on Howard Street...