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Post by kellquinn on Apr 26, 2010 20:07:43 GMT
Hi all Just stirring, how soft skinned you all are, must be that other end of the Camp thing, anyway just having a bit of fun, however if anyone thought it serious I am dropping it NOW! Up The Curragh! Up the Shadowers!, oh and Up Pearse.....! Regards Joey K
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Post by kellquinn on Apr 26, 2010 20:12:44 GMT
Hi Rose and Peace to all Thanks for helping the memory re the O'Briens at No 14, Maureen always looked after me with a few fags when she worked in Maginn's in Pearse..... she had a great sense of humour and was always up for a laugh, glad to see that Willy is posting on the site and if looking in, Hi Will! hope you are keeping well. Regards Joey K The Shadower!
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Post by rose5mcdonaghtce on Apr 26, 2010 20:35:04 GMT
Hi Joey,
If a one from McDonagh and a lad from Pearse were'nt stirring it and giving one another some stick there would be something seriously wrong, we can't break with tradition.
Cheers,
And in case you forget I'm from McDonagh.
Rose.
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Post by dan whelan on Apr 26, 2010 20:36:27 GMT
trivia question for the kelly brothers joey and johnny there is a building in the camp at present that has not been knocked down the amazing thing is this building has a concrete plaque with the date on it 1892 can you name it cigar for joey dont know what to give you johnny maybe you can give me the now famous key ring of the curragh . brain teaser
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Post by johnnykelly on Apr 26, 2010 21:12:24 GMT
Re:Curragh Camp Married Quarters Hi Dan Just a qiuck check in my files on old buildings within the Camp still standing, the building that comes to my attention would be down in the Transport Yard SSU DFTC which is across from ODonells shop, the building in question is or was an old Horse transport Stable used by the horse transport Corps in the ocupation times and was carried on until vechicles took over for the Free State Army in the 30s / 40s if you are coming down either hill from either from the mcdermott/clarke mqtrs end or down from Comdt Waters house right at the end of the road junction and across the road you will find an old red brick building fallen into dissrepair and on the end facing the road there used to be a wooden sliding door and is now bricked up and over the door is the date 1892 inscribed thereon, hows that dan, bye for now Johnny
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Post by kellquinn on Apr 26, 2010 21:19:59 GMT
Hi Dan Would that be the Old Forge down at the Board of Works yard across from Mc Donagh Ball alley? it is supposed to be the oldest building in the Camp left standing, and it would be logical that a forge would have been one of the first buildings in the Camp what with all the horses used in those days. Even before hospitals. While I am on the subject, in some of the houses in the Camp particularly Mc Dermott and Clarke there were cradles for Rifles behind the front entrance doors in the halls and if one looked up you would see holes in the ceilings where the lancers, lances pierced the ceiling. I remember my Grandfather telling me about the Lancers who were stationed on the Camp during the British times and saying that they made a spectacular sight while training on the plains where No 3 and 4 Ranges are situated now. Hope I am right about the Old Forge. Mines a King Edward Imperial Regards JKelly
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Post by johnnykelly on Apr 26, 2010 21:30:50 GMT
Re:Curragh Camp Married Quarters Hi Rose TommyH Joey Andy and all The Hospital in the Curragh Camp are or never were covered by the Geneva Convention as there is no Indication signs or marks to show that the building is designated for use as a hospital i,e NO RED CROSS FLAG Flying or RED CRESENT FLAG flying so therefore if destroyed or attacked no one could cry foul play, so there fore TommyH I SUGGEST you get this matter sorted painted oto the roofs a large red cross put up a flag pole and hoist a red cross flag high over the Hospital in case war breaks out, and as for you i dont think it is fair that you are interfeering in our little banter/dispute as i think it is of no concern of yours as are you not from across the big pond??? me thinks you only honary Shadower in POSCESSION OF SHADOWERS KEY RING,SO BUTT OUT,BYE FOR NOW Johnny a true Shadower up Pearse
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Post by rose5mcdonaghtce on Apr 26, 2010 21:59:08 GMT
Hi All,
Doing a bit of spring cleaning over the week-end and was just thinking, our mothers did'nt have it easy when it came to the housework, can remember Mam before the washing machine came, on a Monday morning rolling her sleeves up, the sink full of suds, the bubbling of the whites boiling on the range, the sweat pouring off her and her knuckles raw from the wash board, there were only two kids in our house can't imagine what it was like in bigger families for the Mammies.
No microwaves or convenience foods, or a take-away and if there was they would'nt have wasted their money on it I suppose. Washing and polishing floors, scrubbing draining boards, table tops, steps. Making beds every morning dealing with sheets, blankets and bedspreads. A cabinet in the kitchen was as near to a fitted kitchen as they were ever going to get. Cold water tap, and the rubber nozzle on it do you all remember them, you could direct the water all around the sink and squirt your sister/brother while washing up. The detergents they had were usually a bottle of bleach, tin of Vim and a pkt of washing powder and a bag of washing soda that and plenty of elbow grease. A sweeping brush, scrubbing brush and a Deck scrub was their equiptment. Ironing with a dead weight in their hands and a damp cloth, ironing endless ribbons and hankies, no tumble driers in the winter months, just a line across the kitchen and the few bits on the big army fire guard around the range. Blackleading the old Parker ranges before we got the Rayburns (Yellow). Filling buckets with fuel, lifting ashes. Boiling water to wash kids. Running to the Garrison, having the dinner on the table at 12.30 every day. Getting up to eight or nine kids ready to head off to Mass on a Sunday all like new pins. Endless nappies, no Pampers, sluicing and boiling every day, plastic pants that were'nt worth a curse over night, devils for leaks. They had no sterilising units for new born babies, just the saucepan on the range with the Pyrex bottles boiling away. They did'nt change the pram every six months, when the first baby came the purchase was made and it was used until all that was left was the wheels for a trolley. Pushing big heavy prams with one in it and another sitting on it.
When Mam's sister would come for a few days from Tipp, she would be saying to Mam it was well for her with running water and all the floors in the house covered, can't imagine what it was like for her.
Now lads housework is still hard going and endless, and we need all the help we can get, but have to admit we have it quite a bit easier than our poor mothers did, you would never see a man pushing a pram, hang out or take clothes in off the line, if he was in the Garrison he would be buying fags usually and not getting the days supply of groceries, have to admit the lads have come on leaps and bounds.
Rose.
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Post by rose5mcdonaghtce on Apr 26, 2010 22:16:15 GMT
Hi Johnny,
Note you said the hospital in the Curragh and not Pearse. Were the old green Ambulances covered by the convention they had great big red crosses on a white background painted on the sides? Would you be safer in one of them rather than the hospital if there was an attack?
Rose.
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Post by andybrennan on Apr 26, 2010 22:27:20 GMT
Rose, True the mammies had it hard in those times, but a lot of todays mammies also have it hard. They hold down a job and are still expected in most cases to take care of all the household chores, child rearing etc. When the male of the species husband or partner takes a part in cleaning for examole it can turn into a modern day version of the married quarters inspection of times gone by, the role of the inspector now is the female of the species, some are quite clever and will redo the task when the male is out of sight thinking what a great chappie he is. As for them leaky plastic pants for the babies they were made by the Irish Condom PLC
Andy
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Post by kellquinn on Apr 26, 2010 22:30:59 GMT
Hi Rose Just reading about the house cleaning, I use vinegar for cleaning my Keyboard, sinks toilets etc, and all my garden tools and I also use it as a weed killer its cheap and environmentally safe, it is also great for getting the smell of smoking from the surrounds, ie pour some on a cloth and wave it about the area, if you are unfortunate enough to have a child spill a drop of milk in the car, vinegar is the only job, I use brown sauce for cleaning my medals and brasses, it gets rid of any dirt and grime and it gives a great shine better and cleaner than Brasso. For cleaning the "Royal Doulton" I use Steradent tablets and for cleaning shoes a Banana skin. The cardboard insets from toilet rolls make great potting cups and any plants started therein can be planted straight into the ground when hardy enough to go outdoors, I usually cut them in half, fill them with compost and sow the seeds into them. Coca Cola on a cloth is great for cleaning the Dashboard of your car.
Enjoy the housekeeping JoeyK
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Post by andybrennan on Apr 26, 2010 22:38:49 GMT
Joey,
And while we are at it to clean gold and silver jewelry tooth paste put some on the hands and rub it through the items to be cleaned rinse in cold water gleaming objects
Andy
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Post by rose5mcdonaghtce on Apr 26, 2010 22:50:27 GMT
Hi Joey,
Theres no enjoyment in housekeeping.
Rose.
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Post by rose5mcdonaghtce on Apr 26, 2010 23:00:08 GMT
Hi Andy,
Between yourself and Joey I'll be able to snack and clean at the same time. Good tip about the toothpaste, have not heard that one before for the jewellery. A drop of the hard stuff does a good job on it too.
Rose.
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Post by andybrennan on Apr 26, 2010 23:02:22 GMT
Jaysus Joey,
A body could have a snack off you vinegar, brown sauce washed down with a drop of cola and a steradent for me fangs
Andy
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