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Dear Madam Editor, My Uncle Eddie Gilligan was a shop boy there many moons ago, and my mother, Annie Byrne (now Doyle) lived above the shop before moving as a young girl to Thorncastle Street (above what is now the Pharmacy). Mum was the daughter of Sonny (Patrick) Byrne, one time Lock Keeper on the Grand Canal. Many thanks for sending ‘NewsFour’ to my husband Ray and myself. In turn it is forwarded to my sister Anne Gorman in Port Sunlight, Cheshire. She then shows it to Mum who is in a Care Home, and I know this edition with the lovely photo of the Poolbeg chimneys will bring back many happy memories to her of walking down the Pigeon House Road to her Auntie Maggie and Uncle Tommy Dalton in the Pigeon House. Eddie Gilligan who worked in Nelson’s married Auntie Maggie and Uncle Tommy’s daughter Anna! Just finished reading NewsFour, and my husband and I have enjoyed all the articles. Nice to see an ad for The Yacht where there is a grand painting of the ‘Glenageary’. Dear Madam Editor Madam Editor Here is a list of shops from Halton’s corner to Allen’s Sweet shop at the top of the bridge. They may not be in the right order but here goes: Haltons, Olin’s sweet shop, Perkin’s Shoe sales and repairs, Annie Payne’s pork shop, the Lara Dairy. Then there was the Halpins an old couple who sold curtains, old books and comic cuts ‘Dandy’, ‘Beano’ and ‘Film Fun’. Next the hardware shop, Nelson’s the grocer and next door Nelson’s the butchers, North’s Pub the Post Office, McCluskey Pub then Allen’s. There was a shop opposite Allen’s on the church grounds a barber shop and newsagents. The oldest messenger boy was Mr Flanagan who worked in Halton’s. His son served behind the counter. By the way, the picture in the June issue is not a Hobbler but a Ringfisher. They shot the net out in a half circle then the crew hauled in from each end until the net was a bag. The picture was taken in the 1940s. Dear Madam Editor Dear Ann I am reading Mairead Lavingne’s letter and I can truly say that the grocery shop was Halton’s and next door was Annie Payne’s pork shop. There was also Nelson’s by the fish and chip shop beside Kitty Whelan’s clothes shop. Nice to see Gerry Brannock is one of the Unsung Heroes. It would be nice to see lights on the chimneys. It’s the first thing myself and my children look for when they fly into Dublin. Are you any relation to Jimmy Ingle whom I knew so well back in 1948. One day he chased me the full length of the Pidgeon House Road because I belted him with snowballs. He never did catch me that’s why my nickname was Legs Campbell. Ed. Jimmy was my brother-in-law as I married Peter Ingle Dear Madam Editor Halton’s was a shop that had aisles and was my first experience of a ‘mini market’. Mary Lovely sold clothes and excelled at dressmaking and alterations. Olin’s was a stationery shop, the family were also plumbers. There was a barbers on the bridge, the window sill still exists. It was the premises that Cecil Driver (RIP) and Jack O’Neill (RIP) learned their trade. The ‘gap’ as it was known at the side of the Library was a meeting place at election time when politicians made their promises and where Shamrock Rovers fans started their parade to Dalymount on Cup Final Day. Ed: Hugh gave us the map below which from his memory is how things were
Dear Editor, In 2005, Enable Ireland Sandymount provided services for over 319 children from birth to 18 years of age with a primary disability or developmental delay. Services included a range of educational, therapeutic, training, employment and family support services, making a difference to the lives of children and young adults with disabilities in Dublin. The Enable Ireland Sandymount centre first opened in 1948. It also houses the Eastern Region Postural Management Service, which deals with wheelchair and seating needs for disabled people. In September our annual fundraising and awareness campaign Action Week on Disability took place. On behalf of everyone in Enable Ireland and the people that we work with, a most sincere thank you. Dear Madam Editor The unit is also responsible for the Green Schools programme, the Blue flag campaign and the National Spring clean (see www.antaisce.org/projects for more info). The Clean Coasts project has been running for a number of years and we now have more than 35 Coast Care Groups from various backgrounds spread over the five counties of Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin Meath. These groups have been involved in numerous environmental actions i.e. beach clean ups, improving access, dune protection and education. We are currently trying to get more people involved with the project and help as many coastal communities as we can in the process. The process is straight forward and free. If any of your readers are interested in getting involved please do not hesitate to contact us here at An Taisce’s environmental education unit Dear Editor Can I mention how much I enjoy James O’Doherty’s writings. I have read with interest his contributions over the last few months and there is always such variety– the story of the rose, the walk around Dublin, Nelson’s Pillar, the parks etc. I look forward to more to come. I am also glad you are still with us as editor and believe you are keeping a community spirit alive and well at a time when society is becoming more isolated. |
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