Great video. I went to the De La Salle in the late sixties. The Deela. We would be marched down to St Canice's two by two to confess our sins to the priest in those confession boxes. Scary! My mum worked for years in Everite jewellers next to super Quinn I used to get a little summer job there when I was in school putting the stuff in the window in the morning and writing up the watch repairs and putting them in little brown envelopes. Loved it. Butch Moore was a great singer. His mum and dad lived on our street.

thank you for sharing,its great to see the pics people have stored away from years ago.

I turned 61 on June 19. 2021. Born in Hollis St Hospital, raised in a wonderful warm and loving family, and educated by mostly fabulous teachers in Finglas West. Thank you for the superb montage of photos, and the wonderfully apt sound track. I don't possess a time machine, but they were the next best thing. I lament for my daughter's and grandchildren. I know and believe they will live live happy and fulfilling lives, but. They will never know what it was like to live the most innocent of lives and years. Thank you to all my family, neighbours, teachers, school palls and friends. What a time. No Social Media. No Cell Phones, no reality TV. No facile distractions. Just real relationships with real people. I will not claim they were all sweet and pleasant, but. They were all all real and direct one on one.. Thank you to all who were part of my growing up in a special time and place. Looking back there are very few things I would change.😘🤝🙏

@karylhogan5758

Ай бұрын

Same here, lived in the west, south and East.. same memory’s,

Love the closing picture of the dog that used to live on the hill opposite Premier Dairies. When I would come home on holidays from overseas, I took my kids past there to see him, they were really fascinated about the dog living on his own and the whole of Finglas feeding him. Actually, they could never get over the fact that dogs roamed freely in Finglas, unlike in the States they would be picked up and put in the pound.

@GENFX303

3 жыл бұрын

@@joebrennan.4389 Yeah, poor aul' Floppy. I gave him a pet once, (My claim to fame ;-) If you got the 40c bus home to Finglas you would see him on the left hand side off the dual'er, sitting on the hill, minding his own. - I never knew he was taken into care. Thanks for that info JB.

@GENFX303

3 жыл бұрын

@@joebrennan.4389 The local folklore is he (Floppy) took to the side of the hill, after he was left there by somebody, who had a trailer on their car and, every time he saw a similar trailer pass, he would run amok, thinking it was his owner coming back for him, Did you ever hear the same ? ,.... ( no joke, but I have a laminated pic of him in my wallet,... I whip it out every time somebody mentions him... Yeah, I know... ... ... ... :-P )

This is excellent. Thank you for posting. Small lump in my throat though watching it. God bless ya.

I like many others invaded Finglas West in the 60´s. I moved from old Cabra West . I was a young teenager and had just left Primary School and went on to St Michael´s. The move was necessary after the death of my Mam. So on a personal level it was a historical move but for the Finglasers it must have seemed as if the heart of finglas was torn out by these new comers. For those Finglasers who opened up their hearts to us, I thank thee and may Finglas go down in History.

@lpearse1

3 жыл бұрын

Hi had family in Finglas west. can you remember the names of any of the shops from the 70's round the corner from The barry house.

On behalf of the whole Mc Kiernan family owners of The Drake Inn from 1960-2003 we would like to thank you for this fabulous memory trip back in time. The Drake and The Duck along with our staff and the people of Finglas were a huge part of our lives

@OurFinglas

10 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome and thank YOU for the comment and of course being part of Finglas. So many memories and so many stories I've heard.

@tony999Melb

4 жыл бұрын

I worked there for years in the late 70’s and early 80’s. I remember Una and Tommy. Not sure I remember you Olga (Una’s sister??)

@29brendus

4 жыл бұрын

I worked in the Drake as a lounge boy and later returned as a band keyboardist. I had my picture taken with Frankie Vaughan and 50 other staff when I was about 16 in 1972. When I look at The Drake building now, it's sad. People of Finglas and much further queued at 7pm to get a seat to watch Billy Hughes and the D-Jays, Sonny Knowles, Frank Ifield and all the big names. I'm glad to say that some of us are still around and still playing music and can be found around the corner in the Shamrock.

@29brendus

4 жыл бұрын

Olga, you were on the cash register occassionally and in the Frankie Vaughan photo. Great to hear that 'youz' are still around and appeciated Finglas. I got all my musical career experience in The Drake, and it was considerable and still is. BK

@peterboyle463

4 жыл бұрын

hi olga just watched the nostalgic very good its peter boyle a barman in the drake and the tudor rooms your father was a great man he gave me my job as a barman when i was just a kid happy days peterboyle069@gmail.com

Brilliant Video! So emotional watching it - we really have a great little town with so much history! Keep up the good work!

Great to see old Finglas as I remember it when growing up there in the 60's and 70's - until developers ripped the heart out of the place. Nice to see Mr Lawlor's milk cart & horse at 8:30 (he kept his horse in the field behind McKee Road), Archer's Texaco garage (9:55), Mrs Fagan's shop (13:13) (where we used to buy penny-bags of sweets) and who can ever forget the Saturday matinees at the Casino (29:35). Thank you for the nostalgic pictures and look forward to see Part 2 in due course. Stuart.

@OurFinglas

10 жыл бұрын

Hello Stuart, thanks for the comment, part two is in the works but it's taking me way longer than expected (almost 2 years now). Thanks also for the clocktimes in your reply and the bit of extra info.... everything helps.

@stuartwilliams9868

10 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. I grew up in Fingals during the 60's and 70's but still feel a loss how the heart of the village was ripped out by developers during the early 70's and replaced with what is there now. Even the loss of Gofton Hall was a scandal.

@ozzie-sk9dh

3 жыл бұрын

If that’s the same Mr Lawlor that delivered up our way we used to help him put the milk out on our street so we could get a jant beside him back to Premier Dairies. Lovely man.

@karylhogan5758

Жыл бұрын

@@ozzie-sk9dh same with me, lived on mc kee rd…

I love this stuff, anything to do about dublin especially 60s up to the 90's it just warms my heart as they were great times and great people and the city was full of great characters. Thanks for the video mate

@GENFX303

5 жыл бұрын

My pleasure. Thanks for the comment.

Born and reared Kildonan Ave , emigrated 30 years but have such treasured memories of growing up in Finglas

@29brendus

4 жыл бұрын

Emigrated Twice to Australia and came back, and I'm still loafing around the Village. BK

@GENFX303

3 жыл бұрын

@@29brendus - (From the Author of this Video) - The 3rd time's a charm, hehe.... (Only kidding Brendus29 :-) Thanks for the comments.

@29brendus

3 жыл бұрын

@@GENFX303 3rd time lucky, I hope? My flight back to Australia has been cancelled 5 times since March 2020. So I'm still loafing around the Village. I still maintain strong links with Sydney and Perth, and still do some work for the Aussies, remotely. Thanks for the great video. I remember Parkes' Garage very well, and their limousines, and Archers's garage across the road. The North Road use to be hectic then before the bypass. And also to mention Merville Dairy, and the Ice Cream factory further down near Tolka Pitch and Putt (all gone).

@GENFX303

3 жыл бұрын

@@29brendus Cancelled 5 times, Jesus... are we ever going to get rid of ya. ;-) - I know the old north road well, our studio was / is up there. Long Story. - Glad you like the video, I put it up on the fly 10 years ago... and forgot my password to get back in, Doh! - It was originally done for the old folk (ahem) senior citizens night in O'Riordans (Pub). Appreciate the comments.. Thanks. - Now, get your ass on a plane ... when applicable. ;-P

@29brendus

3 жыл бұрын

@@joebrennan.4389 65 now, formerley of Ballygall Crescent, and McKelvey, now in Clune Road, and yep, did all those things, bees in jam jar, pinkeens, daisy chains, conkers, marbles, and blowing rice pips through a biro. Bought fizz bags in Dolly Fagans. Amazing memories.

Beautifully done, and the accompanying music is just right.

What a beautiful piece of work, well done.

@OurFinglas

9 жыл бұрын

Thank You, John. I'm glad I took my time at it, I didn't want to rush it.

Finglas was truely Paradise

Great video loved the music of the time, especially Joe Dolan's young voice singing "Tar and Cement".

John O'Connor brought back a lot of good memories lived in Finglas east and west left Ireland in 1970

@lpearse1

3 жыл бұрын

Hi had family in Finglas west. can you remember the names of any of the shops round the corner from The barry house.

Great video I grew up in Finglas. I came to the USA in 1964 . Great memories Looking forward to Part 2

oh what memories came flooding back - wonderful stuff, so nostalgic, so evocative of that special time -simpler, happier, less hurried times - and hats off to the person/persons who chose the music - exquisite taste. Any more memories to come ?

@Steve.909

6 жыл бұрын

damian orr - Thank You.

We got our steel wheels for our trollys from Parkes Garage on the North Road in Finglas in the 1960'sand 70's, Great times.

What wonderful memories. Thanks so much

@OurFinglas

10 жыл бұрын

Thank You for taking the time to watch the video and leaving a comment. x

I was born 73 abbotstown road finglas west my family was Mrs Finn ( my great granny) and Mrs Chris Mitchell ( my nan) my mum was her eldest daughter she moved us to the Isle of Man when we were small but every Easter and summer holidays we went back to stay at my nannies until I finally moved back in my late teens early twenties. I lived for every Easter and summer to go back over as would always miss it and all my family and friends. I live in Kent now but really miss finglas and the community we were brought up in. It’s been lovely to look back through photos, Thank you 😊 you can take the girl out of Finglas but you’ll never take Finglas out of the girl 🤍

@rhodacostain1938

Жыл бұрын

@@albundy4493 yes I remember. I’ve done ok went on to have 4 beautiful boys. Miss nana and mam though and Karl, Alan and Sharon. Miss the days going over to see them was gutted when mam finally moved from there. I went over a good few times when my oldest boy was little before she passed away. My youngest 3 have never been over but I want them to see where I come from and their family history. I hope your keeping well and life is treating you good 😊

great video my dad grew up in finglas he thought this was great thanks again

Enjoyed, thanks for the memories, thanks for sharing.

oh wow.great memories in that video and the music you picked was fitting,i remember most of the places.thank you :)

@OurFinglas

9 жыл бұрын

Thank You Sharon..... It took me 9 years to collect the photos... and about 3 months to select the right soundtrack, glad you liked it. Thanks for viewing.

@sharondunne234

9 жыл бұрын

well fair play for sticking with it. it worked

@damianorr1777

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah, exquisite taste in music

lovely thank you,

@OurFinglas

10 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for the comment.

Ahh really enjoyed that born and raised in Finglas where would we be without them really looking at that yes I was tearful thank you j

@GENFX303

3 жыл бұрын

(From the Author) - That is so nice to hear, thank you Jenny.

brings back so many memories smack bolger

Wonderful photos. What a shame that Gofton Hall was demolished.

Lived in Mellows road twice 1954 then again 1959 now in the uk loved it as a kid wild in the winter going out to the fields to cut down trees for the fire we didnt have a pot to p### in.

love my hometown xxxx

Grew up in Finglas plunkett road 60 s 70 sand 80 s Great video thank you for sharing some great pics reminding me of lovely areas Billy Hughes 👌

@GENFX303

3 жыл бұрын

(From the Author of this Video) - Your welcome Mr Hughes, (I grew up here too, just across the field from your old homestead) ... While we are here, I have a Live album on vinyl you recorded in The Drake Inn, would you mind if I cleaned it up, It's pretty scratchy, like really really played to within an inch of it's life (my folks did it... honest). I think it's pretty special and needs to be heard. Thanks.

@TheBillbee

3 жыл бұрын

@@GENFX303 hi well my name s Billy Hughes I am not the Billy you are thinking about he is about 20 years older than me ironically in tge late 60,s my family and his went to butlins together my parents were friends of his. My mother had a signed copy of that album

@GENFX303

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBillbee You too are welcome Mr Hughes, - You got to admit, that album is pretty sweet. Have you ever got a chance to listen to it ? - I love the clinking of drink glasses and folk nattering while a live recording is taking place. / I remember Butlins also, I broke my teeth on that **** (pardon my french) roller skate rink, - It didn't stop me playing them 2p slots though.

lovely place Ireland finglas....are short time is a snap of the fingers......memories is all where left with as are time grows short.. jack stewart usa.....

Just Brilliant.

@Steve.909

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. 👍

Wow!!!!!! wonderful.....I really amazed about written latitudes and longitudes...

@GENFX303

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I need to update the contents. When I originally wrote them, I was only allowed 'X' amount of characters...

Brilliant 👏

Lovely

my home town..remember all these places...a real trip down memory lane X X

@OurFinglas

9 жыл бұрын

Hello Anita. Did you use to live on Mellowes Park, I'm an old neighbour from 3 or 4 doors away, (if you're the same Anita :-) - You would know my older sisters better, Annette & Linda. Thanks for the comment. / Steve C.

@anitadillon

9 жыл бұрын

of corse i do you are a Caffery how are you doing Stephen and the brest of your family please tell them i said a big hello great to hear from you and you remembering me xx

@anitadillon

9 жыл бұрын

plz get in touch on fb im Juanita Mitchell Dillon would love to get back in touch xxx

Happy Times 👌

Love

15th Nov 2018 - Bottom of the Hill pub destroyed by fire today.

@29brendus

4 жыл бұрын

Open again now Oct 2019

@oldtimer5283

3 жыл бұрын

Closed again October 2020

@GENFX303

3 жыл бұрын

Still closed FEB 2021.... (but you know yourself..)

I like dem cars

I HAVE FOND MEMORIES OF THE DRAKE INN I SAW SOME GREAT STARS THERE ,GUY MITCHELL FRANK IFIELD FRANKIE LAINE .

@GENFX303

3 жыл бұрын

I'll tell me Ma, she will love that, she is 84 and still has a thing for Frank Ifield. - (I made this video ;-)

The pictures are all over the gaff, 40s 50s 60s and 70s. Finglas , changed so much , I left in 80 tree, In the sixties all the people were moved out there from the slums in the city . The Rare Aul Days !

@GENFX303

3 жыл бұрын

Give me a break, It's not a masterclass in our history, It's something I made for my Family, Friends and Community to view and enjoy. It was something personal, I never intended to post it on KZread but I did, and I'm sooo glad I did. .... ( I promise to to try harder next time, Bryan ..... Thank you for your input / comment )

Great photos - brought back a lot of memories ... would love to get my hands on some of the photos on this video... is it possible?

Nice

Hello, i'm writing a book about living,growing up and working in finglas in the 60s,its based on a 13 year old young fellas experienes and his first job working as a milkmans helper in Merville Daries. Its a funny lighthearted story. i would love to hear from people who worked there around that time and share in their funny and amusing stories to put into the book and maybe some old photographs of around the same era and any stories about the woolands on the Finglas. Looking forward to some feedbacks. Thanks.

Anyone remember P.J Judge getting shot outside the Royal Oak?

Really enjoyed this, it must have taken ages ?? love ya xxx

@robertpatterson535

6 жыл бұрын

Griffith parade

@ 25:46 - Sonny Knowles - Remembered, (2/11/1932 - 15 /11/2018) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonny_Knowles

An Irish tenor such as Frank Patterson or John McCormick would have dignified this.

@GENFX303

6 жыл бұрын

I'll keep that in mind for part 2... thank you.

Great selection of music!!! Why wasn't Finglas East Mentioned?

@GENFX303

3 жыл бұрын

(From the Author of this Video) - Thank you . With regards to Finglas East photos, the photos I collected / received were from the people in Finglas West, I didn't have any from the East.

Join ACI and Fix this country

Is that the cottages on barrack lane at 31.58?

*_What i can't figure out is if you're looking at the Celtic cross, just inside the graveyard gate [Gate beside Mrs. Lynch's bungalow at _**_2:52_**_ ] well the white building on the left would be in the middle of Wellmount road opposite the entrance to the Spanish nuns. So is Wellmount road much newer than these pics?_* ☘🐎🙏❤🤍💙🙏🐎☘

@laurarahill6188

3 ай бұрын

You would hardly know who lived in the cottage beside the lynchs please ?

The music is from Somewhere in Time

*_It seems in Ireland [maybe most of Europe], you had a Church, then the village grows outward from this. I grew up in Finglas west much later than this period. In the U.S. you will find a McDonald's or Dunkin Donuts on each main junction & the cop cars will sit in here. It makes sense, so they can access any part of town quickly from this junction but it's too easy to make fun of all the patrol cars parked in Dunkin Donuts._* 🤣 ☘🐎🙏❤🤍💙🙏🐎☘

Where was The Finglas Inn?? Xx

Is that Sonny Knowles at about 27:00 ?

@Steve.909

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed it is. 👍

@emmams5

3 жыл бұрын

God bless your eyesight, I looked at that still a couple of times and couldn't see anyone cleaning windows.

Back to the future ' 🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰🕰 All the great shops of old Finglas ' Naughtons groceries and MADDENS ' Groceries Byrnes ' sweets n tobacco Simon deignam ' toys sweets lots of everything ' Mr Kenny ' newspapers' sweets ' tea n milk ' Murphys chemist " Di lucci fish n chip shop ' Montgomery butchers' Liptons store it was expensive in 1950s finglas village Prescotts cleaners ' Fagans milk tea cigarettes ' Luby post office ' Bank next to st canices Church top of village Johnston money n o brien cakes n bakery shop ' KATHLEEN KEENAN HIGH CLASS BAKERY N CAKE SHOP DUCK INN PUB ' DRAKE INN PUB ' BOTTOM OF THE HILL PUB ' CASINO CINEMA 'Molloys shoe shop ' there was more shops n cinema In old finglas in 1950s n 1960s 1970s than there is today 2021

What country?

@teresamargett2666

3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful Ireland as it was,

@16;57 wonder what year that was anybody have any idea or even a guss

@GENFX303

3 жыл бұрын

I have asked so many people over the years and it has caused much debate, (and arguments) so, to be honest..... we don't have a clue. I'm even afraid to hazard a guess.

@teresamargett2666

3 жыл бұрын

I’d say 50/60’S looking at the Cars,

I am so sorry, I was only told today of Uncle Pat's death????? I truly am so so understanding of how you are feeling, please, call if you need me just for a chat , whatever - there are no words, your hearts are broken, there is maybe a connection that we can finally make as a family, calll father brendan for my home number or call out to the house - you know the address I presume....Mare XXXXXXX

part 2?

@OurFinglas

9 жыл бұрын

Still working on it Damien, - I changed many aspects of Part 2 after having conversations with senior citizens over the past couple of years. A lot of the older folk in Finglas moved here from surrounding areas, so I'm trying to expand the location of the images (by request) ..... but at the same time keep it Finglas based. - No time of arrival yet, stay tuned. Thanks.

Don't think Elvis made it in Fingles

Ohh memories... Thank god I emigrated ! All I see is poverty , everybody living in tiny cramped freezing cold boxes, no trees , rusting unreliable crappy little cars and of course the horror of all..... The hairy vagina 😱