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Post by Matt McNamara on Mar 13, 2010 23:18:49 GMT
Hi All, I loved that one with the two friends arm in arm outside the garrison would love to know who they were and if they're still friends today? and the one outside Easons whoever that baby in the pram was would be nearly in their forties now. Remember spending so much time gazing in those two windows admiring all the changing displays from Christmas,Valentines Day,St.Patricks Day,Easter and Halloween. Farrells/Powells were the same, a new display for every occasion and season and to us kids it was an event to stand and look in awe, like a treasure throve an Alladins cave, and we'd dream of owning one or more of the items and then we probably had our poor parents gone mad dropping hints about what was our favourite. Then checking the window daily to make sure nobody else had bought it MaryF This photograph certainly speaks volumes about the friendships and bonds the were established when growing up in The Curragh Camp. Great picture !! Friendship Matt
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Post by andybrennan on Mar 14, 2010 0:04:36 GMT
Tony the more we correspond the more I like you andy
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Post by gercollinsfurlong on Mar 14, 2010 17:19:12 GMT
Hi All Just looking at the new photos in gallery 13 brings back so many memories especially the one of the houses in connolly if that picture was taken back in 1971 i was actually living in that house at that time the photo was taken if only i could see in through those windows, and MaryC the house behind would have been yours wouldn't it be great it we could zoom in close enough to see who that person is standing next to your house and also to see who that person was the far side.thanks so much to the person who decided to take that photo of my house we moved out of there in 1972 down to the park. GERALDINE
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Post by andybrennan on Mar 14, 2010 20:14:04 GMT
Hi Gercollins Furlong
Try this, re Zooming in on the snaps you are interested. Right click the photo and save it Then open the file you have saved the snap to and edit the snap you should be able to zoom till the figures in the snap are larger keep the cursor on the art of the snap that you are enlarging
Andy
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Post by andybrennan on Mar 14, 2010 20:25:04 GMT
Ger me again
Just done that my self the faces are not recognizable.
When you preview the snap or any other that you have saved you right click the snap from drop down menu select the zoom
Andy
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Post by andybrennan on Mar 14, 2010 20:47:08 GMT
And Again Ger,
when you open the photo gallery
have a look at the bottom left of snap there is a zoom level there that can be changed up to 400percent and the snapcan be moved around using the up down side to side arrows I will zoom out and try not to confuse the issue any further
andy
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Post by maurakearney on Mar 16, 2010 15:54:58 GMT
Hi AfcMoore Just reading your post about your Dad and the Turf under the floor boards love it great story. Maura Kearney.
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Post by mary carroll on Mar 16, 2010 16:15:10 GMT
Hi Geraldine, Yes seen our houses and it brings back so many memories, I noticed the window to my mum and dads (RIP) bedroom, I see the Browns house, Seerys upstairs the Sullivans and the Dignams and of course your house, zoomed in on the kids but not enough focus, but it could be any of us ;D ;D as we were around that age 6-7, Happy Days. ;D Thank you Matt for posting the photos they all brought back many happy memories of all other places. Cheers MaryC
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Post by johnnykelly on Mar 17, 2010 18:36:08 GMT
Re: NEW PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY Hi Andy and Tony A tale of the turf. On a cold winters day when My Da was Sgt Major in the College he detailed the lines orderlie to fill his place with turf, straight away Major replied the dillegent private, 5 hours later with the fire out in the Majors office and the Da on the warpath the lines orderly came around the corner, you where the f!!!ck were you all day how about my turf, Iaysus Major i cant get any more turc into your shed its out the gate of the house already, now thats the way to go. bye for now Johnny
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Post by andybrennan on Mar 17, 2010 19:41:24 GMT
johnny
that diligent private must have had a pain overlading that shed
Andy
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Post by rose5mcdonaghtce on Mar 18, 2010 10:06:46 GMT
Hi All,
What a lovely picture of McDonagh, would say there are a few coppers to be spent, two heads are better than one when big decisions have to be made. Think that could be John Hayes or Pierce Donohue sitting outside the porch.
Looking at the lack of distance between our house and the Garrison, Mam would send me at least twice a day, can remember moaning and saying you want me to carry a sliced pan and a bottle of milk from there in the rain? Every time I went in Mick Dunne would say "heres Rosie McGann from the banks of the Bann". Just looking at the bedroom window, every morning Mam would open up to let the fresh air in and have a look to see if the flag was up or down, after reading the Death Colum in the Independent, what a way to start your day.
As for the mound of turf wonder how long that remained there, notice a few sods strewn about, like someone had left in a hurry and lost some of the load.
Rose.
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Post by thomas brown on Mar 19, 2010 0:08:14 GMT
hello lads, would anyone remember my dad. his name was Richard brown and he was there in the curragh around the 1968 give or take a year or two. he went with the UN to the Congo in 1968 With his platoon and i know he lost some men under his command in accident. not sure what the details were. is there any photos of the soldiers around this time?
thank you Thomas brown
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Post by pp on Mar 19, 2010 0:30:46 GMT
great site u have here
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Post by andybrennan on Mar 19, 2010 8:28:23 GMT
Hi Tom welcome to our site
have a peek in Curragh Photographs plenty there for you to look at
Andy
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Post by maurakearney on Mar 26, 2010 22:56:12 GMT
Hi Andy still cant get past 8 on the photos what am i doing i am jumping to 12 and 13 but cant get in . Maura Kearney.
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