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Post by THE WARM WAN on Jan 12, 2010 19:26:10 GMT
LOOKS LIKE AUTUMN IN WINTER ON THE CURRAGH. I SEE THE SNOW AND ICE DIDN'T AFFECT THE LEAVES ON THE TREES IN DEC 09.
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Post by mary carroll on Jan 13, 2010 20:20:59 GMT
Hi All, Great photos of the Curragh,will have to make sure the next time I go home I take a drive around it and relive the memories.
Mary C
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Post by johnnykelly on Jan 14, 2010 21:29:03 GMT
Hi all shadowers, in reference to the side hats worn by the National Army during the emergency years,any serving personell that stayed on after the emergency were allowed to wear the side hat and was thereafter worn by recruits in training to distinguish them from trained soldiers, this cap went out of service in the early 60s after the peak cap was discontinued and the black beret was introduced. PS. I was the first recruit to be issued with the all in one fatigues, but mine were blue in colur as they had no brown fatigues in the stores left when i drew my kit. imagine the looks i got from everyone when on parade/inspections etc,in Jan 1968,(Theres a break Matt/Tom.)
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Post by Eileen on Jan 18, 2010 17:45:54 GMT
Hi Anthony,
Happy Birthday to you - now that you have reached that good age - you can sit back and enjoy life!!
Best Wishes
Eileen
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Post by Matt McNamara on Jan 18, 2010 23:03:12 GMT
Hi All I came accross the following photographs in the National Photograph Archives and show the Curragh Camp from pre 1900 to the 1920's. Also some photographs of Newbridge Barracks. Click Here to the Gallery No 12: www.curragh.info/New_Folder/gallery12.htmMatt
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Post by andybrennan on Jan 18, 2010 23:41:20 GMT
Matt, Another fine bunch of snaps,
particularly the Lynch's
from Carna
Andy
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Post by kathyo on Jan 19, 2010 8:52:08 GMT
hi mat lovely photographs,thank you. you work so hard.for the forum. thank you kathyo
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Post by tommysweeney1 on Jan 19, 2010 18:29:51 GMT
MATT, ENJOYED LOOKING AT THE PHOTOGRAPHS, ITS AMAZING HOW MUCH THE CURRAGH HAS CHANGED SINCE THE 1920s I THINK WE HAVE LOST AN AWFUL LOT OF REA LY NICE BUILDINGS THE PHOTO OF THE HOUSE AND FOUNTAIN ON THE GREEN ROAD (FAHYS WOOD) I HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE BUT I SPENT A LOT OF TIME PLAYING IN ITS RUINS WHEN I WAS LITTLE LAD. ON A LIGHTER NOTE THE PICTURE OF JOEY KELLY IN THE KILT AS A LITTLE FELLA MADE ME SMILE REGARDS TOMMY S
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Post by kellquinn on Jan 19, 2010 20:28:23 GMT
Hi All Tommy that was a dress, my Ma was expecting a little girl and had the dress bought then I arrived , I had to wear it until I grew out of it and then it passed down to Johnny. It was terrible hard to play a bit of Soccer in that dress. Regards JoeyK
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Post by andybrennan on Jan 19, 2010 20:34:27 GMT
Joey I'd say that when the wind blew it was something grewsome
Andy
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Post by kellquinn on Jan 19, 2010 20:56:09 GMT
Hi Andy Not Grewsome but Awesome!, Hope you have the biscuits for tomorrow morning, (Mikado). I am a bit partial to them, ever since the back door of a CIE delivery truck turning into Maginns in Pearse opened and a Large box containing 100 packets fell out the door, as loud as I shouted after the driver he did not hear me, and myself and Shanks had to gorge ourselves on them for weeks as we had no return address for Jacob's at the time.
Regards JKelly
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Post by joemurray on Jan 19, 2010 21:12:45 GMT
Well done Matt on Gallery No.12 great photos and lots I'v never seen before.Thanks for digging them out otherwise we would never get to view them.Does the National Photograph Archives have an online site?Its a pity that such collections are locked away from view.
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Post by andybrennan on Jan 19, 2010 21:18:56 GMT
Ah Joey,
Awsome Grewsome both measure the same,
Off the Bickkies for lent.
Andy
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Post by carmelkearney on Jan 19, 2010 21:52:51 GMT
jory who is the shanks you talk about with the biscuits, the only shanks i knew was trish smullen top block.
carmel k.
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Post by tommyhetherington on Jan 19, 2010 22:13:39 GMT
Great Photos Matt well done
Tommy H
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