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eejit91 
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 Topic: Knacker Drink in St. AnnesPosted: 13-October-2005 at 20:14 |
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After speaking with my husband which also was a true Grove goer he told me some crazy stories. To start he was off out for a Saturday night and proceeded to go for a few ciders down St. Anne’s Park and onto the beach front where he smoked himself to death - black Moroccan I believe… yikes… from there it was up to the Grove where he desecrated the place per the words of one of bouncers. His friend was pulled by the collar and sent out to take care of him. What a sight – you’d never believe that of him now… He was left by one of the bouncers hanging over his motorbike and when asked by his friend could he drive home – he said, start my motorbike, which he did… he then drove home and was greeted by his Mother… Jasus Martin she said to her husband – will ya look at the state of him… the rest was pure history. Grounded for a week! Edited by eejit91 |
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Lenny3fingers
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Posted: 07-November-2005 at 12:33 |
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i remember the oul knacker drinking in st annes allright. one night i was in there with a mate and my gf and her sister, cops come over and take all their drink and leave me with my lovely bulmers!! strange
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work. the curse of the drinking classes!
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Li''leGer
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Posted: 20-September-2006 at 19:55 |
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Where to start with St. Annes ....... I remember the special branch out one night and they chased us through st. annes, up the avenue and across the fields (just at texaco garage). I still managed to hang on to my Ritz and outran them, the things we had to do! |
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Lenny3fingers
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Posted: 20-September-2006 at 20:24 |
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LOL - go on Ger ye mad thing!! Everyone, This is Ger, my better half. We met at the grove, 12 years later still going strong!! |
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Hayseed Dixie
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Posted: 21-September-2006 at 20:42 |
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Hey Ger...welcome  Another Grove couple joins ..yaaay!! I'm telling Ya Lenny..never mind Zhivago's..Love stories began in the Grove..hehehe!!
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Hayseed Dixie
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Posted: 21-September-2006 at 20:43 |
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Just thinking actually..
bet the Gards wish that's all they had to worry about these days huh! Chasing a bunch of half stoned hippies around Raheny..hehehe!! |
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eejit91
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Posted: 21-September-2006 at 21:02 |
Funny that you say that! I had an email from my sis in law this morning regarding the grove and she told me that herself and my brother met at the old grove - and in her words said "Love stories begin at the grove" ditto.... |
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Hayseed Dixie
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Posted: 21-September-2006 at 21:08 |
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wow!! That is probably unique..
they should have been on the documentary... Can't imagine there are too many people who met at the original Grove and are still together now.. |
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Posted: 21-September-2006 at 21:20 |
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i wasnt even born when the original grove was on!!
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Hayseed Dixie
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Posted: 21-September-2006 at 21:24 |
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I was ..but I lived across the water and was probably still listening to Tommy Makem and the Clancy Brothers..  was the only record me ma had ....!! ...There was a wild colonial boy...Jack duggan was his name....Yeee Haaar!! |
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Posted: 22-September-2006 at 13:00 |
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Stop lying.....you still listen to them.....
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You are what you wanna be....age doesn't matter
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Hayseed Dixie
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HAHA!! Well if I did..still better than George Michael....and god forbid.....Robbie Williams...ahem,!! |
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Posted: 22-September-2006 at 19:38 |
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Hi all groveys - I am so glad that I found this site!! I was a grovey back in 84 til about 88/89 - I have to say that I learnt all I know in the Grove !!!!!!!!!!!! Ah the documentary the other nite had me in tears - poor Cecil he was so upset - I am dying to go to the reunion now - naturally my younger sisters will be there as will my Future Brother in Law !!! Thanks Len !!! |
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Posted: 22-September-2006 at 21:01 |
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no problemo!
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Posted: 19-October-2006 at 07:01 |
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My friends and I were too "posh" or lazy to go knacker drinking in St. Annes. We just plastered the make up on and went to "the sheds". For years my mother thought I was knacker drinking, she didn't realise it was a pub!! We liked our comfort even back then. Plus the guys were better looking in the pub. irish_mammy |
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Posted: 19-October-2006 at 14:02 |
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Hi and welcome to the forum Irish mammy...
We (me and my girlfriends) never went knacker drinking in St Annes
either cos like you by the time we were 16/17yrs we were getting served
in pubs....I was... a still am tall, so like you we would slap on the
make-up and off the the pub we would trot....only got refused about
once or twice.....
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Posted: 19-October-2006 at 16:06 |
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Ah you missed out on an entire era in the park... Nothing like swigging out of a bottle walking up the mansion road...
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Posted: 19-October-2006 at 23:38 |
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Welcome Irish_Mammy Ah, knacker drinking was the business. Bit of a pain on winter nights but there used to be droves drinking down the park down near the old mansion during the summer. Scoff 3-4 polo mints or mint gum on the way back up and you were sorted. |
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Posted: 20-October-2006 at 22:32 |
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knacker drinking was the best.There was always a big gang of us we had some great nights down there.Wouldn't walk down the park now at night
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Posted: 21-October-2006 at 14:20 |
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Me neither Kay but we did have some great nights didn't we walking up the mansion road.
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