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Post by Sean T on Oct 2, 2006 19:19:31 GMT
;DHi Matt . Reading the guestbook it never ceases to amaze me how far and wide ex-residents of the Curragh have travelled to in the world ,and how proud myself included everyone is of there Curragh roots Cheers for now Sean T. ;D
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Post by Matt McNamara on Oct 2, 2006 19:50:11 GMT
Hi Sean
You would be surprised at the amount of people who contact me about the site. A lot of them prefer to contact me instead of signing the guestbook. I suppose they are shy or just don’t like signing the book. I get plenty of people checking their roots as far back as 1890’s, but as you will know I don’t have any way of looking up that sort of information. But all the contact and feed back is good, it makes me feel like that I am making a difference to somebody some where. But it is a pity that more ex-Curragh residents don’t appear in the book. I suppose in time and through word of mouth more will appear.
All the best
Matt
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Post by John on Oct 10, 2006 23:18:49 GMT
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Post by Matt on Oct 11, 2006 17:29:25 GMT
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Post by Guest on Feb 12, 2007 0:56:21 GMT
That nasty pixey has also got at the first few pages of the Guestbook. Does no one know how to bin him?
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Post by Dickiemay1 on Nov 5, 2007 19:24:01 GMT
Why is the Curragh guestbook closed for viewing
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Post by Sean Tracey on Nov 5, 2007 20:16:16 GMT
The Curragh Camp guest book had to be closed as far as i know because of Spammers, which is a shame because it was interesting to read it it did have a lot of old Curragh names in it. Cheers Sean .T.
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Post by Brendan on Nov 6, 2007 1:37:26 GMT
Sean:
I lost your e-mail address. Contact me at bdelaney@frontiernet.net when you get a chance.
Cheers,
Brendan
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Post by Guest on Nov 6, 2007 18:55:25 GMT
Spammers have indeed got a number of pages but the early ones are still readable if one goes back far enough.
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Post by Dickiemay1 on Nov 6, 2007 22:08:39 GMT
Sorry to hear about the spammers, as the guestbook was a great way of keeping in touch with the Curragh. there were quite a few contributions from people who had left there years ago and also from some of those still living there.The Curragh was always a very unique place once you got used to it you didn't want to leave. It was also a great place to bring up children. I spent many years in the gym and it was great for the kids in the summer where they were taught swimming and gymnastics. What a pity insurance spoiled it all?
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Post by guest on Nov 8, 2007 21:46:36 GMT
If the Guest Book is closed for viewing how can I access the older entries? Is there a way around this?
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Post by James Long on Nov 9, 2007 2:17:17 GMT
My apologies for sounding curt, but why does the person who has the signature "Guest" not reveal his/her name. Who cares? I thought we were beyond "hiding" our identity.
Let's show who we really are or don't bother to hide.
.........hide form what?
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Post by Guest on Nov 9, 2007 21:53:47 GMT
James Long. Perhaps you are as young as your inexperienced comment shows. If not pre adult then please try not to be so Judgmental. 'Who Cares' Just like me the person may have a valad reason not to reveal their name, and that is their prerogative in addition to the choice offered on this board. As already stated many people wish to remain private for many reasons. Why not channel your energies towards looking at why this might be so? You could start with researching how many young people went missing from the Curragh in the 1950-60s and were never seen or heard of again. Some may not want to be found or identified. Some might have had no choice. The police wouldnt investigate because it was seen as 'Army responsibility'. Then once you have these statistics, you could find out what the Army did to find em!!! You might prove my 'sweet nothing' hypothesis wrong. Or you could take a look at 'Domestic Violence' stats. How many spouses are hiding in homeless accommodation with their children afraid for their lives of being discovered!!!!!!. That enough valad reasons for your learning curve today.
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Post by Brendan on Nov 10, 2007 11:48:02 GMT
Dear Guest:
I understand the need for anonymity. You certainly have exposed a dark side to Ireland and not just the Curragh. I grew up in the 60s and 70s in the Curragh, I must admit, I wasn’t aware of some people going missing. Perhaps I was too young in the 60s. I do agree with you that some wives were, and still are, punch bags for their alcoholic husbands. Now that drugs have entered the fray, God only knows what goes. Social problems are not unique to the Curragh, they’re universal.
All I can say is, for the most part, respect for others was the norm growing up in the Curragh. There were consequences if one didn’t behave oneself. There are pros and cons to the argument, but respect for others seems to be a dying attribute. I’ll leave it to the sociologists to debate the issue as it’s outside my scope.
Having lived in England and the United States I met the Irish Diaspora who left Ireland in the 40s, 50s and 60s who never returned “home,” for reasons they themselves know. I’ve noticed that these expatriates suffer from loneliness and isolation and are afraid of not been accepted by the people they grew up with. It’s all too sad. Ireland and the Curragh will always be “home” to me.
Enough of the dismal stuff. Thanks to Matt, we have a forum to communicate, reminisce, vent and have a laugh. ;D
Best regards,
Brendan
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Post by Matt McNamara on Nov 10, 2007 13:50:39 GMT
Thanks Brendan for you comments. For a while there I taught the forum was going pear shaped. But it is good to see people using the forum and I don’t care if people want to remain anonymous, that is entirely up to them. But I do check the board everyday to ensure that nothing unsavoury is posted. The intention of this forum is to provide a place where people form The Curragh can post comments from their memories down through the years. Now if they are good or bad memory that is up to the individual and again if they want to post a comment as a guest that is entirely up to them. But like you Brendan The Curragh will always be home for me Matt McNamara
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