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Post by andybrennan on Mar 20, 2010 22:05:16 GMT
Rose
when those tinkers took that stuff on ye they broke into our gaff and were so astonished that we had nothing to nick any place that they left the stuff from yere gaff with us, just proves some good in a bad apple it would give you the pip
I do remember the key of the door on a string chucked back through the letter box, when the ceilings came down they revealed a lattice effect of thin slats of timber that the plaster adhered to, they were great fire lighters before the zips
Andy
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Post by rose5mcdonaghtce on Mar 20, 2010 22:27:14 GMT
Hi Andy,
Was wondering could it have been a leak in the bathroom that caused the ceiliings to cave in, what do you think? Maybe there was a hole in the bucket.
Rose.
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Post by andybrennan on Mar 20, 2010 22:31:35 GMT
Rose no problems with a hole in the bucket in our house, Between Henry an Lisa they could fix it
They superceeded Bob
Andy
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Post by rose5mcdonaghtce on Mar 20, 2010 23:01:35 GMT
Hi Andy,
When it was starting to wear away it became the bane of my life, hated going down to Danny Dempsey for a new one, and as I was the runner I always got the job, would take me an hour to get home with it, taking every detour possible so no one would see me with it, every time I went would promise myself I would save my pay every Friday from then on and buy a shopping bag that it would fit into, but come Friday the Flash Bar, drum stick and toffee won out, the bucket and my embarrassment forgotten.
That you mention Henry and Lisa got the song up on You Tube for my grandaughters a couple of months ago, they loved it, its now their signature tune. Remember a concert in the Gaelic Hall, Paddy Cleary played the part of Liza while miming to the song, can't remember who played Henry.
Rose.
Rose.
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Post by andybrennan on Mar 20, 2010 23:22:03 GMT
Rose I have the Grand Childers into that one another one now is Dont You Forget My Unicorn,
Another little trick they really enjoy is if you can incorporate their Christian name into the song
Even a few bars of the song does them.
Have to agree with you that the Belly won out over embarrassment with the porto loo 2 gallon, the cowboys used to have a 2 gallon stetson I wonder were they American porto loos
The poor injuns had a flap they were always in a hurry no time for a song like Gene Audrie and his talking hoss Mr ed
Andy
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Post by johnnykelly on Mar 21, 2010 18:36:50 GMT
Re:growing up in McDonagh-THINGS i REMEMBER Hi ANDY Hi ROSE The other person in the sketch with Paddy Cleary in the hole in the bucket was Paddy Caffery out of the medical corps He also did an impression of Elvis doing rock and roll, Another great memory of Happy times OF growing up in the Curragh. bye for now Johnny
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Post by maryb51 on Mar 21, 2010 21:27:17 GMT
Hi Maura, rose, andy and all, Chrissie's married name is Deegan, They are thrilled with the twins, although they are still in hospital as they were premature, the girls is called Chloe and the boy Robert (i wonder who that is after). I passed on all the good wishes. I don't remember our ceiling falling in, but i do remember one of the upstairs windows falling in, we were privileged in the curragh we had en-suites before anyone else (the bucket) I remember my cousins girlfriend coming up from cork and was staying over, well we all had to wait till she went to bed to sneak up the bucket, and me mother rushing down early in the morning before she got up. Mary dolan
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Post by andybrennan on Mar 21, 2010 22:40:15 GMT
Mary B
En suite
I used to think that meant the bit of the en sweet that was lef after the brother had his large bite.
a bit like Giles footballer who used to call en ree Henry and said how can you call a Henry that nonsense
Andy
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Post by afcmoore on Mar 22, 2010 10:31:49 GMT
Hi Andy. Lath and plaster ceilings in the old days they used lime plaster mixed with horse hair. The plaster can be removed from laths and new plasterboard tacked to the ceiling joists over the laths with staggered joints which need to be scrimmed & scimmed to a smooth even finish with thistle muliti finish plaster. The laths can be removed the joists denailed and fix pla/b as above. The damaged laths can be repaired and the ceiling bonded over with Carlite Plaster bonding with a finish pla on top a sound job for a lifetime. The same job can be done with sand cement and lime with a finish plaster on top. The reason the ceilings collapse dampness or leaks or the bond has broken from between the laths. Andy im an expert at plastering and rising damp and i know a bit about building work. I should do as i have made my living out of it for the last 40yrs. I have retired now due to the sight but my finish on plaster was second to none and a right big head as well. I still got my old trowels here which you could shave with and keep them well oiled to stop rust and i give them a kiss now and then. So if you want any tips on building repairs ask Ant. Cheers Com Ant
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Post by andybrennan on Mar 22, 2010 13:52:52 GMT
Tony
Should I need assistance in that area I will call on your wisdom,
Andy
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Post by maryfarrell6 on Mar 22, 2010 14:03:58 GMT
Hi Maryb, The name Brendan Farrell does sound familiar but I can,t place Farrells in McDonagh and I'm not related the them we only ever lived in Pearse,shifted three times but just between the middle and top block in Pearse. MaryF
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Post by Eileen on Mar 22, 2010 18:01:19 GMT
Hi All,
Don't remember the ceiling falling down, but we did set the chimney on fire one night, I think my brother Christy threw a golf ball onto it, my Da was at at parade and we all ran up to him and called out Da, Da, come quickly the house is on fire. The fire brigade came and it was so exciting to see the fire engine, all they did was put the hose down the chimney which put the fire out alright, but flooded the front room, as you can imagine my Mom wasn't happy with any of us that night.
Best Wishes to all.
Eileen
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Post by Eileen on Mar 22, 2010 18:04:00 GMT
Hi MaryF,
Glad that you are able to post again, I'm sure I have more problems getting onto the site when I use my laptop rather the our main computer, not sure why that should be.
Looking forward to seeing you on the 7th.
Take care.
Eileen
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Post by rose5mcdonaghtce on Mar 22, 2010 22:08:29 GMT
Hi All,
We only had one chimmney fire and the brigade came and destroyed the front room, but the excitementt was something else.
The bucket was parked on the landing in our house, Kathleen O'Neill was left babysitting on the Christmas dinner night in McDonagh one year, she got them all off to bed, but forgot to bring the bucket up, Paul who at the time was about four or five, called her and asked where the bucket was, remembering she had forgotten to bring it up, she ignored him, he asked where would he do his wee, Kathleen said hoping he would go away "in my ear" Paul RIP took her at her word, climbed up on the bed and widdled down the side of her face. Kathleen never let him forget it.
Rose.
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Post by andybrennan on Mar 22, 2010 22:22:30 GMT
Hi Rose, and all who had a chimney fire in the Curragh.
It was the norm for the brigade to not only flush out the chimney but apparently what ever room the chimney belonged to, many is the mammy who put prayers of the other sort on the hard working fire crew, how times have changed,
I do remember people trying to put out the fire rather then call the brigade because of their methods and only called as a last resort, methods used in the DIY system of putting out the fire take out the burning embers from the fire place tossing salt up the chimney tossing small amounts of water up the chimney
and when these tried methods failed call out the brigade and suffer the deluge of water cascading down the chimney and the awful clean up after they left
Andy
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