lol! Paudge I love to go there and when they have the ice rink at Christmas We all go with the kids, Its not real ice though and my daughter who has lived in Vancouver for over twenty years now refuses to use it. Us Dubliners don't mind we don't get to do much ice skating.
That area has changed so much since I lived in little Mary Street and brought me pram and children up for bags of apples and such. We headed up by Greek Street Flats where I had a few friends and on and up until we reached that large square where there was great activity.
We often went to visit my aunt who now comes to me for Sunday dinner she is now ninety five and my only surviving aunt. She worked in a printing place near Prussia Street. We would have lunch with her and head home, That was a long time ago.
Funny but I have a lovely big house now of which I am so proud, But those two rooms in Little Mary Stree Hold my dearest Memories
My Brothers and sisters all courting then would drop in for tea on their way to the various cinemas, Sometimes my brother an electrician would have a wash at my sink before he went to meet the girlfriend, sometimes they would come back after the movies making sure to get the last bus.
One day my brother washing his hair at the sink picked up a tube of Veet hair remover and put it in his hair thinking it was shampoo. When I saw what he was doing I rushed to wash the water from his hair quickly and he got such a fright when he saw he nearly lost his curls
My Home was right beside the banana stores and I was told the house was haunted.
My Mam baby sitting for me one night swore she saw something but she never told me what but it did frighten her and she was not easily frightened
I always kept the tele on when I went out so that there was life in the rooms.
My Parents put carpet on the stairs and we had a closed front door. I polished the old lino in the hall until it gleamed. The children sliding up and down with rags on their feet to shine it further.
No way would I work so hard today. But it was my pride and joy and There was always bargains to be had.
When we bought our own house I was amazed at how much more I spent on food out here compared with the city centre, Moore Street was on my doorstep and when you got to know the dealers they stopped sticking you with rubbish they knew you lived close enough to come back.
First house we got was in Coolock.We finally got a Corporation house because I now had a mixed family. Three boys one after the other was no good it was only when I had two girls that I got one.
When we moved in and did the house up we were surprised the rent was so high five pound one and six a week It was differental rent charged on the amount your husband earned. As my Husband worked in Guinness we were on the highest rent,
So after a year we got out and bought our on Home and the Mortgage was a loy cheaper then five pound one and six lol! We later sold our first home and bought a bigger house our family was growing.
Now I live in a very large house. My Daughter has a house on my land and still my garden is very big and I have half a house built on to my home and there is only me living in all the empty rooms.
Life goes by so fast I once had six children here and their many friends and the house was hopping. I have great neighbours though and they always make sure I am never alone for long. They drag me into their house to drink wine at all hours its so cruel lol!
That area has changed so much since I lived in little Mary Street and brought me pram and children up for bags of apples and such. We headed up by Greek Street Flats where I had a few friends and on and up until we reached that large square where there was great activity.
We often went to visit my aunt who now comes to me for Sunday dinner she is now ninety five and my only surviving aunt. She worked in a printing place near Prussia Street. We would have lunch with her and head home, That was a long time ago.
Funny but I have a lovely big house now of which I am so proud, But those two rooms in Little Mary Stree Hold my dearest Memories
My Brothers and sisters all courting then would drop in for tea on their way to the various cinemas, Sometimes my brother an electrician would have a wash at my sink before he went to meet the girlfriend, sometimes they would come back after the movies making sure to get the last bus.
One day my brother washing his hair at the sink picked up a tube of Veet hair remover and put it in his hair thinking it was shampoo. When I saw what he was doing I rushed to wash the water from his hair quickly and he got such a fright when he saw he nearly lost his curls
My Home was right beside the banana stores and I was told the house was haunted.
My Mam baby sitting for me one night swore she saw something but she never told me what but it did frighten her and she was not easily frightened
I always kept the tele on when I went out so that there was life in the rooms.
My Parents put carpet on the stairs and we had a closed front door. I polished the old lino in the hall until it gleamed. The children sliding up and down with rags on their feet to shine it further.
No way would I work so hard today. But it was my pride and joy and There was always bargains to be had.
When we bought our own house I was amazed at how much more I spent on food out here compared with the city centre, Moore Street was on my doorstep and when you got to know the dealers they stopped sticking you with rubbish they knew you lived close enough to come back.
First house we got was in Coolock.We finally got a Corporation house because I now had a mixed family. Three boys one after the other was no good it was only when I had two girls that I got one.
When we moved in and did the house up we were surprised the rent was so high five pound one and six a week It was differental rent charged on the amount your husband earned. As my Husband worked in Guinness we were on the highest rent,
So after a year we got out and bought our on Home and the Mortgage was a loy cheaper then five pound one and six lol! We later sold our first home and bought a bigger house our family was growing.
Now I live in a very large house. My Daughter has a house on my land and still my garden is very big and I have half a house built on to my home and there is only me living in all the empty rooms.
Life goes by so fast I once had six children here and their many friends and the house was hopping. I have great neighbours though and they always make sure I am never alone for long. They drag me into their house to drink wine at all hours its so cruel lol!
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