Cabra West.

[Red Biddy]

The ceremony will be in the Bogey Fields and I'll ask herself in the park to present the medal

[Mykidsmom]

ahem....where did the 5 bob come from??? sure rashers your already almost officially a cabra wester lol....can i come to the ceremony liz?

[Rashers]

The ceremony will be in the Bogey Fields and I'll ask herself in the park to present the medal

Oh I'll even comb me hair and wash me face for that.

[Deirdre]

Oh I'll even comb me hair and wash me face for that.

Cant wait to see that rasher's ......when was the last time that you washed your face and combed your hair......lol....

[Mykidsmom]

deirdre....mrs rashers has been doing it for years for him hehehhe..

[Rashers]

Cant wait to see that rasher's ......when was the last time that you washed your face and combed your hair......lol....

Well lets see.... I remember me granny doing it the morning I made me compinunion. The priest said I looked lovely.

[Mykidsmom]

did she do behind your ears and the "high water" mark lol

[bigby]

omg just had a flash back to the spit n clean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Rashers]

did she do behind your ears and the "high water" mark lol

Yep, with red lifebuoy scrubbing soap. I think I still have the scars.

[Mykidsmom]

i know.......i wonder if that was child abuse hehehe....do you remember though seeing poor kids with the white face...and the dirt caked on the neck lol and the tracks where the water from the face dribbled down lol

wouldnt get away with that these days..

[Rashers]

i know.......i wonder if that was child abuse hehehe....do you remember though seeing poor kids with the white face...and the dirt caked on the neck lol and the tracks where the water from the face dribbled down lol

wouldnt get away with that these days..

It came very close to child abuse. I think if ma had her way she'd have scrubbed me on the washing board.

[Red Biddy]

ahem....where did the 5 bob come from??? sure rashers your already almost officially a cabra wester lol....can i come to the ceremony liz?

your welcome MKM - will we hold the ceremony in the handball alley, if its still there? Remember the night of the big storm and the top half blew down?

And to all who have/may post pictures for us, thank you very much

[Mykidsmom]

ok.....will be there with balls on.....where the feck was the handball alley biddy???? i dont remember it at all..

[bigby]

ok.....will be there with balls on.....where the feck was the handball alley biddy???? i dont remember it at all..

back of the bogies the big walled handball alley

[Red Biddy]

ok.....will be there with balls on.....where the feck was the handball alley biddy???? i dont remember it at all..

at at the back MKM, down a slope and backed onto the cornfield the nuns owned. We went there often but it bored us.

Kitkat is a great source of Cabra West History. when I met her she told me that when she moved to the Wild West, there were sheep grazing in the Bogey fields.

she said she remembers the day my oldest sister went to England to b e a nun in Mr D's truck - he took her to the boat - all the kids were running after the lorry saying 'Dont go'. I was there too - I remember it well - we were all bawling and my ma and da stood on the front step and they were in bits.