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Post by rose5mcdonaghtce on Mar 26, 2009 17:25:22 GMT
Hi Paul,
Just looking at the snaps you posted, the one taken at the annual dinner dance, the first man on the right is Tom Coyle beside him his wife Gertie RIP directly below your Mam and Dad are Mag and Joe Cummins who were my God Parents and Tom and Gertie my other Mam and Dad. Mag and Joe are both gone, but Tom is still alive he will be 81 on Saturday, will ask about your Mam and Dad am sure he will remember.
Welcome to the forum.
Regards,
Rose.
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Post by afcmoore on Mar 26, 2009 18:02:04 GMT
Hi Paul. Great photos i really didn't recognize anyone but then it was just before my time in the Curragh. I do remember the swimming pool and that's where i learned to swim thanks for the memory. Cheers Paul
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Post by SGMN PAUL BRENNAN 4TH FD CIS on Mar 28, 2009 0:42:15 GMT
Glad to share the photo's with ye all. I know there are more hidden in drawers and biscuit tins etc, so I will root them out. I am the only Athlone man in the family. I was born in late December 1963, my family moved to Athlone in 1959. Even so, I find it very interesting and am curious about their days in the Curragh. So any memories from anyone is welcome. Cheers...Paul
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Post by Sean Tracey on Mar 28, 2009 8:49:20 GMT
Looking at the picture of the swimming pool posted by Paul brings back the memory of a tragidy that happened at that end of the pool. The story as i remember it is that a young lady from a well known family that lived in Ceannt slipped at that end banged her head on the hard tiles, she seemed o.k. at the time but as i remember it died one or two days later, as i say this is my memory of it perhaps i may be wrong any comments. Sean Tracey.
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Post by rose5mcdonaghtce on Mar 28, 2009 9:23:54 GMT
Hi Sean,
Yes you are correct, the little lady died at home during the night, and little lady is the right word for her, tiny, laid out in her communion dress seven or eight years old is all. It put a stop to the sliding for a while, but kids being kids we all went back to our old ways, don,t think she told when she went home about the fall she had, afraid probably because we were warned at home and in the pool about the danger.
How is Pat these days presume you are hearing from him, and of course yourself settled in your new homeI hope.
Regards Rose.
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Post by afcmoore on Apr 4, 2009 6:23:10 GMT
Hi Everybody. During the 60s Sergent Des Nolan asked me to accompany him to get a load of bricks.We had a tipper open back truck and we drove to a brick factory in Wicklow.We loaded the bricks which were very hot onto the truck.I remember been eventually given a pair of canvas gloves by a factory worker to protect my hands. The bricks were used to build a wall around the memorial stones to honour heroes who were killed in active service for the UN. I also helped Des place those large stones in position just across the road from Plunkett guard room.The grass turf was cut from the plains and laid by Des to landscape around the stones at the time.I'm sure the rules have changed about removing turfs from the plains now?I last visited this memorial in August 2008 and it has a small stream running through it I'm not sure if that was there in my time or if its an addition? Just to end on a good note Des bought me Breakfast on that journey i always remember things like that. Cheers Anthony
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Post by afcmoore on Apr 10, 2009 23:36:20 GMT
Hi All When i joined in 61 we were all issued with a Housewife.Can anyone remember what it contained?.I was also wondering if you are issued with a Housewife in today's Army?. Cheers Anthony.
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Post by Louis Parminter on Apr 11, 2009 0:49:28 GMT
Hi Anthony, I enjoy your posts very much. Have been off air here due to computer problems. I remember the 'housewife' It was a square of light khaki canvas like material, folded over and tied on one side containg a basic repair kit including threads, needles and various buttons. Received it along with the 'buttonstick' and the hairy shirts. In the 70s we received a light pink colour 'hairy' longjohns, the ultimate cruelty!!
Louis
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Post by afcmoore on Apr 11, 2009 14:28:15 GMT
Hi Louis. Thanks Louis the best Three of my life was spent in Curragh.I always felt it gave me a great grounding for the rest of my life. Cheers Anthony
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Post by tommyhetherington on Apr 13, 2009 19:31:15 GMT
Hi Guys Pink longjohns great for polishing the floors in the billits, have not heard of the house wife in a long time we were given ours in a green plastic pouch which was good later on for putting the hexy cooker into
Tommy H
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Post by afcmoore on Apr 13, 2009 22:56:22 GMT
Hi All. While in the Congo we would observed the local Congolese boys riding their bikes up and down the dusty red roads.These Young Boys had put the bikes together from scrap frames .The tyres were made from garden hoses and joined with wire .It it was quite funny when they let us borrow the bikes and on every turn of the wheel it was bump bump. It was still surprising how fast they could go hell for leather and no brakes. Cheers Anthony
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Post by afcmoore on Apr 13, 2009 23:07:27 GMT
Hi All . The musical part of 303 is the outer band and if i had a 303 i could shoot the D out of the above post Cheers Anthony
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Post by afcmoore on Apr 15, 2009 23:29:35 GMT
Hi Folks. I can remember after a day at the firing ranges always been able to pocket a few live rounds especially from the Gustaf as they were small. I would keep them till the lads had a few drinks and were sitting around the stove which was in the middle of the billet.I would then offer to put some turf in the stove and in would go the live rounds as well. I would wait a couple of minutes for them to go off and watch the fun.I would be called all the names under the sun as the lads scattered.Most of time the bullets would go whistling up the stove pipe. I wasn't the only one to do this and we had the Sergent of the guard out a couple of times. None of the lads would admit it came from the 1st armour it must have been the 3th Batt Sergent. Pull the other one anymore of it tonight and you'll be on CB he would say. Cheers Anthony
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Post by afcmoore on Apr 21, 2009 0:06:38 GMT
Hi All. I remember coming in late at Night to the billet and finding someone having made me a french bed. I was wondering if any of you can recall this delightful practise. We cured someone of this habit by removing his springs from his bed and placing a container of water underneath.The mattress was supported on light sticks and the light bulb removed for his home coming. Cheers Anthony
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Post by deepsix on Apr 23, 2009 20:18:18 GMT
Hello All Sorry I have been away for a while I well remember the french bed.I also remember getting drunk one night in the canteen so bad that the lads took me and the bed down the full flight of stairs and wakeing up in A company lines some job trying to explain that on e the following morning
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