Old B&W Photos Of Dublin - Part 1

[Rashers]

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Foley Street

[maire]

And all the babbies parked outside the dinner house (Lourdes House) while the nuns down in the basement dole out the stew in pots and billycans. Then the mothers hid the pots and cans under their coats (if they had one) or in the babbies prams, because they felt ashamed that they were getting the free dinners, god love them.

I remember going there Rashers,we called it the stew house,I remember thinking the rice pudding was lovely,everything was served on white metal dinner plates with a blue stripe around the edge,the shame we felt for going there,how sad was that?

[jembo]

The Pet Shop

[Rashers]

I remember going there Rashers,we called it the stew house,I remember thinking the rice pudding was lovely,everything was served on white metal dinner plates with a blue stripe around the edge,the shame we felt for going there,how sad was that?

I liked Fridays. Rice and jam. That was because the nuns wouldn't serve anything with meat in it.

When I think of those times! I used to stand at the railing above the basement taking in all the lovely smells coming from the kitchen. It was the first place I saw a dessert spoon.

And of course I loved the gur cake.

[Hagar]

We thought dessert spoons were jewelry.

[DAMNTHEWEATHER]

The Pet Shop

Tommy's old Pet Shop. Tommy's a member here, most likely our oldest member, although he looks in intermittently, he doesn't post much these days. Tom lived in the same house as Bang Bang in Mill Lane in the Liberties....his Ma used to look after BB. Tommy was doin OK last time I spoke to him....must give him a call for Christmas.

Myer Rubinstein's Shop on the corner of Lombard Street West and Clanbrassil Street. Run by his son Barney for all the time I can remember. barney was in the Jewish Choir and loved to sing all day - loudly - while working away in the shop....a real character.

[quinner]

Tommy's old Pet Shop. Tommy's a member here, most likely our oldest member, although he looks in intermittently, he doesn't post much these days. Tom lived in the same house as Bang Bang in Mill Lane in the Liberties....his Ma used to look after BB. Tommy was doin OK last time I spoke to him....must give him a call for Christmas.

Myer Rubinstein's Shop on the corner of Lombard Street West and Clanbrassil Street. Run by his son Barney for all the time I can remember. barney was in the Jewish Choir and loved to sing all day - loudly - while working away in the shop....a real character.

i think he is, hope so anyway......next time he's in dublin, he'll mention me to some of his relations.....friends from the old days.....

[Rashers]

CIE publicity photo taken in 1948 on the Foster aquaduct Broadstone with the Hendron building under construction in the back ground.

[jembo]

Is this the 'cage' in Corporation St

[Rashers]

Is this the 'cage' in Corporation St

Yep, better known as The Buildings.

[cosmo]

Howth tram.

tall ships 1880s.

corporation bldgs. `61.

[MARKD]

Is this the 'cage' in Corporation St

bit more info on that pic, from the booklet: Memories from Corporation Buildings and Foley Street

[DAMNTHEWEATHER]

There's a good article here from Terry Fagan. http://rabble.ie/2012/04/17/folklore...-stood-strong/

Musta been a hell-hole to live in.

[jembo]

Another one of The Buildings. Was this Holy Year 1950?

[Rashers]

Another one of The Buildings. Was this Holy Year 1950?

The decorations were for a Corpus Christi procession.