Comments on: THE TAYTO YEARS

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By: Green Of Eye

Green Of Eye — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:58:27 +0000

I’m from a place close to it but spent a good portion of my childhood on Knox Street! Aww that warms my heart that she’s still alive,heading to her shop was the highlight of my week.

On the rare occassion where i was allowed down to the Gem after Fitzgeralds (the old,tiny,dark version filled with toys) my childish brain would explode from sugar and excitement

Nope don’t think you know me.

By: Eoin

Eoin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:10:51 +0000

I walked past Mrs Fitzgerald’s every single day wishing I had even 10p for a Wham bar (or was it 5p?) She’s still alive actually.

Are you from Ballyhaunis? Do I know you??

By: Green Of Eye

Green Of Eye — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:31:51 +0000

You just reminded me of Fitzgeralds shop in Ballyhaunis where i used to get my bag of penny sweets and tayto once a week

By: Darragh

Darragh — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:06:02 +0000

My Dad used to come home half-locked with chips for us. I’d hear my bedroom door creak open clumsily (’cos he thought my mother wouldn’t hear him), and then I’d get a waft of vinegar. Didn’t get any better than that for a ten year old. A hot feed of chips delivered secretly to your bed in the dead of night. Class.

By: Eoin

Eoin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:08:00 +0000

Mrs Hickey’s milkshake brought all the boys to the yard, Colin. And their like is better than yours.

By: Colin

Colin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:35:17 +0000

My school was beside an old style sweet shop. Nearly everything was served from behind the counter which formed a u-shaped fort in front of the door.

Mrs Hickey’s shop smelt of cooked ham, newspapers and apple-jacks. The garbled sound of the radio or tv always playing from behind the beaded curtains that seperated house and shop.

She was short, plump, sly and popular with the kids. She also sold single cigarrettes for 10p.

She did not however sell milkshakes.

By: paul

paul — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:16:42 +0000

I think Home & Away is the greatest television series ever produced: The Sopranos, The Wire etc don’t come within spitting distance. I once heard Alf Stewart say ‘Ya flamin’ sausage mongrel’. It doesn’t get much better

By: Eoin

Eoin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:31:08 +0000

Yeah, anyone remember Asterix Bars? Hahahahahahahaha….

By: leeona

leeona — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:12:41 +0000

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