the dump

[kathyo]

hi every body
i was just wondering do you remember,the dump
my mum dad rip and my siblings,
went for a walk every sunday afternoon
and always ended up their.we had a great time
looking for treasure?
im not sure if we ever found any.
i cant remember where it was now.
can anyone help
kathyo

[gercollinsfurlong]

Hi KATHYO
Spent many a time down at the bump it was like aladdin's cave to us when we were young found many a doll and pram down there great place to get our wheels for making the old go carts always sure to see corky[ rip] collecting his bottles. by the way the bump was across the road from sands home,when we were young we never seen the danger in playing in the dump but what a great place.

GERALDINE

[tommysweeney1]

hi Geraldine and kaytho,

their was another dump across from Donnelly's hollow just to the right of the old grave yard, as kids we got all our spare parts for our trolleys from old prams ,and we used to make up bicycle's from old ones. In years to come archaeologists will get some shock if they start digging around that area.


tommy s

[ger818263]

Hello to all and HAPPY DAY;S.WE LIVED IN HARE PARK AND BELEIVE IT ON NOT THE DUMP WAS PART OF OUR GROWING UP .WE WOULD GO TO THE DUMP EVERY DAY AND COLLECT TURF AND TIMBER THAT WAS THROWN OUT BY THE ARMY.ALSO I REMEMBER MR DOWLING I AM NEARLY SURE THAT WAR HIS NAME.HE WOULD BE IN THE SMALL HUT.I WOULD GO FOR A CHAT YOU COULD ALWAYS SMELL TEA THAT WAS BREWING IN THE BILLYCAN.ON TOP OF THE BELLYPOT STOVE.,SOME OF YOU MIGHE REMEMBER .A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE TONY SMITH ,HE WORKED IN THE DUMP ON THE OLD TRACTOR AND SHOVEL.HE ALSO WAS A SGT IN THE F C A IN KILDARE. .MAGIC

[joemcguire]

Hi Ger,If its Tony Smith from Maddenstown you mention in your post,i remember him well.Went on many a rabbit hunt with him and every dog from Maddenstown.Would spend long summers evenings walking for miles with about 20 other kids, with Tony as our Platoon leader,always managed to catch our dinner (if you could get it off the dogs) magic times. Can still remember most of the dogs names from that time (about 45 yrs ago) but cant remember what i done last month ::)scary Regards Joe

[ger818263]

yes joe you are on the ball ,Tony lived in Maddenstown.i used to meet up with Tony in the Birdflanagans.he used to love singing a german song.do you remember the name of the song.i have to say from my heart they were MAGIC AND WONDERFUL TIMES.MAGIC AND HAPPY DAY;S.TO YOU AND ALL.

[joemcguire]

Hi Ger,I remember the Birds well,and also remember Tony singing German songs.I think the song your referring to is a German military marching song called ERIKA,can picture him now in the brown overalls ,pint in hand driving everybody mad with this German song and Jimmy Flanagan (the bird )saying isint it about time you went home Tony. (it only made him sing louder ). Great Craic Joe

[Matt McNamara]

Jan 11, 2010 16:54:53 GMT joemcguire said:

Hi Ger,I remember the Birds well,and also remember Tony singing German songs.I think the song your referring to is a German military marching song called ERIKA,can picture him now in the brown overalls ,pint in hand driving everybody mad with this German song and Jimmy Flanagan (the bird )saying isint it about time you went home Tony. (it only made him sing louder ). Great Craic Joe

Hi Joe

This is the song ERIKA, found it on youtube a few months ago. Turn up the speaker



Matt

[andybrennan]

Hi Ger
Tis well I remember the Dump in Hare Park.
My memory is more of what we termem the sand pit from where we collected the eggs of the birds nesting there Sand martins I believe they were and much of my skin was left on deposit there after over reaching and slithering downwards through sand and gravel . the dump end was quite clean then as most the Camp was very envioremental then
In each Barracks there was what were termed the incinerators andthey done a big job leaving mostly ash behind but this did not stop us lads looking for good yokes especially Ceannt one .

As far as I remember each block in Qtrs had a communal bin and house hold waste was used to feed animals through one scheme or other .

I think Minister Gormely must have read about how to deal with waste from the Curragh

andy

[Eileen]

Dear Kathyo,

I've just noticed you've been premoted to Sergeant - congratulations. Keep posting.

LOL Eileen

[ger818263]

thats the song.that brings back moments in my life,as i enjoyed TONY singing it so much.i can still see him singing it on the right as you go in the door of the birds.THANKS A MILLION.AS I LOOK BACK ON MY LIFE EVERY THING WAS A MOMENT IN TIME.BUT MAGIC MOMENTS.MAGIC

[joemurray]

The Hare Park Dump all covered over now.I wonder in the years to come will the start digging it up to see how we lived and what we dumped on the Curragh.That large hole in the ground was part of our playground a great source of fuel as Ger remembers.The army would ever so often empty the turf sheds of the waste.The trick was to be the first down after a dumping that way you would have the biggest and choicest pieces of turf.The longer you waited the harder it was to fill that old pram with turf .Ninety percent of what was dumped was just dust.There was not much in the way of domestic waste.The ash pits we had for rubbish were like there name suggested Ashpits.If they got to full a match was set to them and anything that could burn was gone.The Dump divided into two areas.The other half had piles of stones,sand and pebbles for repairs of roads pot holes etc,on the Camp.There was always little pools of water in the pit.We used to make little boats and float them in it.Throwing stones at them trying to sink them our little games of battleships.I too remember the little hut and the gentleman boiling his little billy can of tea.I can still remember that smell.The PAs on motorbike patrol would pay the occasional visit moving on anyone scavenging especially if they were not from the camp.Here is something that comes to mind.Army engineers built a Bailey bridge across the pit does anyone remember that.? It would have been in the early 60s.It was there for months after.A great little feat of engineering I'm sure the army must have a photo somewhere.It was far bigger than the one in the Engineers Yard in Hare Park.Us kids had hours of fun running back and forth across it.I have a scar on one of my fingers from when I cut my finger on barbed wire on a fence in front of the dump.Now I can only visit that playground in my dreams.

[joemcguire]

Thanks for that Matt (ERIKA) .Only trouble is Ive been humming the bloody thing allday at work. ;D Thanks Again Joe

[mary carroll]

Hi All,
I remember the dump up around sands, spent many a day there looking for treasures can't remember if I found any but always found lots of pram wheels to make the go carts, what fun.
Mary C

[andybrennan]

Yes Mary
The dump was a great place for treasures for our young minds and I am mindful of how much a resource they are around the world feeding and providing a living for so many poor,

as the auld saying goes "one mans rubbish is another mans treasure"