Stoneybatter (Cowtown)

[willie lynch]

st canices was up the rd from o,connells on the ncr just down from russell st.
i seem to remember the name gerry higgins(sry to hear he is gone) and i had a BRIAN doyle in my class. it was a fairly big school when i was there,like 2a-2b-2c and so on.oll try and think ofcabra guys wo went there with me as there were quite a few. a lot from the park and all along the ncr.

willie ,i went out the door at 6 this morning to go to toronto to do a job,and was back home here on the forum at 6.30...........WILL IT EVER END..........-26 with the wind.........-28 to-night and to-morrow .

Tolka lad God bless ya, but the temp is down here also, no no snow TG it came 10 inches to a foot. But it went fast its the floods it make melting so fast. Cancies That was a great school like o'Connellys. Gerry Higgins and Tony Doyle was in the Cabra Boys Accordian band great mates of mine. They started me out into music game. Gerry Higgins Brother Brian worked in Pendervilles most of his life, all the old woman knew him. Gerry lived on bannow up around Brunswick fackory there. Tolka lad if you have a minute go into Irish showband and beat groups archive.com its all there. J's lad get a good mug of tea you'll be there awhile. 50's 60' 70's 80's Pictures remeber the spotlight with all the info pure lies. but the site is just magic, they also have a jukebox with the old songs on it you can play free. The lad even changes the records on it from time to time. WL

[willie lynch]

Wasnt He a Army Captain,I certainly remember Dundrum,he was one of the Best Horses against the clock.
I used to watch it on the Tele over here and be proud to be Irish,
I even used to bet on him beating the German Guy (cant recall his name)
Ballsbridge was too expensive for me,all toffee nosed.
A Ice cream was nearly a weeks wages.

Yes Cowboy all of Ireland was proud of that little horse, the english rider i liked was Harvey Smith another great rider and trianer. Man when I see on the TV now a day i still love it. Yes lad i lived in Dun Laoghaire off and on for about 6 years my hippy music world ( toffee nosed and strange ) it the money people. But we came out of it OK. Don't asked my wife Ha. WL

[willie lynch]

dundrum was ridden by tommy wade

I wont say no Tolka, But in my own little world I had some thing Macken, a big tall fella "RIGHT " well the horse was small anyway. WL

[tolka1]

I wont say no Tolka, But in my own little world I had some thing Macken, a big tall fella "RIGHT " well the horse was small anyway. WL

i think you are thinking of "eddie macken" the greatest rider we had .but tommy wade rode dundrum in the early 60s

[willie lynch]

i think you are thinking of "eddie macken" the greatest rider we had .but tommy wade rode dundrum in the early 60s

Tolka you have you bells on today. You got it. As the wife said on the H-moon you need all the help you can get. Eddie Macken Giddy up a bing bong. I'm all mucks up. Willie

[willie lynch]

Tolka you have you bells on today. You got it. As the wife said on the H-moon you need all the help you can get. Eddie Macken Giddy up a DING - DONG , one more time please as in ME. I'm all mucks up. Willie

yes made the change,Ding Dong.

[tolka1]

willie,did you like the horses?

[willie lynch]

willie,did you like the horses?

Tolka First that was a great one you said about the Corporation on other page. Man what a laugh. Don;t talk to me horses. the van would pick me up at the house in cabra west. bring us off down the country some place play, head home get in at about 6am. grab a cup of tea and off to the casleknock gate stables and right into the park. Finish about 11am right to the halfway house for sandbo and soup. then home sleep on the road again. Oh we also got out of the van in o Connell st at 6am to play Pools at the hall next to Abbey St under tehg Rouster rest. man we spent every thing we had, pool /horses /music that was me. play it again Sam.WL

[COWBOY39]

Any of you ever go to the Speedway at Shelbourne Park in the 50s,
The Champion Rider then I believe was Ronnie Moore think he was an Australian. We used to climb the wall to get a look.
We made a dirt track in Annamoe Park for our races.
This would be in late 5os when we made up our bikes out of bits from old bikes.
We used to up the Dublin Mountains to see who was brave enough to go near the Hell Fire Club..The big fellas used to scare us about what went on there..
Mind you we were more scared of the Gangs in Crumlin and Tallagh,we took a deep breath and peddled like mad till we got near Cunningham Road Bus Garage.

[Red Biddy]

Cowboy, the brother and his pals made the 'crocks' too. Bikes with not a tyre on them made from bits. God forbid they rode them down a hill. no brakes