What school did you go to in Grove years?
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Topic: What school did you go to in Grove years?
Posted By: Hayseed Dixie
Subject: What school did you go to in Grove years?
Date Posted: 21-September-2006 at 12:15
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Hi Peeps, Just wondering what schools you all went to in your Grove years...since most of the Grove crowd came from the surrounding Artane, Raheny, Coolock area a lot of us may have gone to the same school. I went to Belcamp..and I know in my day a lot of the students there frequented the Grove. I first heard about it at school. We used to run a 5th years dance in the school and it was basically like a mini Grove..remember many's the night sliding the full length of the floor on my hunkers playing air guitar to Whole Lotta Rosie...hehehe...and we used to invite the girls from Our Lady of Mercy convent..or something like that...  ------------- Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again. - (Henri Cartier-Bresson) |
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Posted By: DC 89-91
Date Posted: 21-September-2006 at 12:19
| St Pauls from 86 to 92 |
Posted By: Hayseed Dixie
Date Posted: 21-September-2006 at 12:26
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Oh forgot to give the years.. '76 - '81.. I think...I try not to remember too much about it... ------------- Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again. - (Henri Cartier-Bresson) |
Posted By: Bluebell
Date Posted: 21-September-2006 at 12:27
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Dominican Convent Cabra.....1977 to 1982 ------------- You are what you wanna be....age doesn't matter |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 21-September-2006 at 12:29
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Scoil Daibheid Naofa .................. 78 - 82. Rolo. |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 21-September-2006 at 13:01
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St Pauls (1976-1980). ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 21-September-2006 at 13:15
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Maryfield Cross & Passion ;o) '84-'89 ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 21-September-2006 at 13:16
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Joeys until '90
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Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 21-September-2006 at 13:53
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Manor House 78 -83 ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Sharon
Date Posted: 21-September-2006 at 14:13
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St Marys Holy faith 79-84 ------------- All I wanted was chips!! |
Posted By: Hogo
Date Posted: 21-September-2006 at 14:33
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Chanel College Coolock, 71 - 76 ------------- I would'nt touch that if I was you ! =========================== GROVEHEAD - 1975 TO 1979 |
Posted By: RoundaboutToo!
Date Posted: 21-September-2006 at 14:46
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Chanel College, Coolock, 71 - 76 Don't think I know anyone on this forum!  CP |
Posted By: freebird
Date Posted: 21-September-2006 at 15:53
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Santa Sabina 74-78 am I the only one that was from Howth in this Forum |
Posted By: RoundaboutToo!
Date Posted: 21-September-2006 at 16:04
Welcome Freebird from Australia!  .I'm sure you'll find more from Howth/Sutton here somewhere. You won't be at the reunion then? Ciaran. |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 21-September-2006 at 16:11
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Freebird - Russ is from that general area also but he's on holliers at the moment. ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: star
Date Posted: 21-September-2006 at 19:31
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Mercy College Coolock till 91'. Hated the place. Remember the Chanel boys egging all the girls on the last day before leaving for summer hols! ------------- Never Again on a school night! Famous last words |
Posted By: LORRI
Date Posted: 21-September-2006 at 20:40
| St. Teresas College 80-85 |
Posted By: IanL
Date Posted: 21-September-2006 at 20:47
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St Pauls, 1978-84.
I was also going to mention St Anne's '82-'84 but that would be the weekend part time course in wine (or cider) tasting that I occasionally attended over that period 
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Posted By: Lenny3fingers
Date Posted: 21-September-2006 at 21:08
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joeys from 88 - 92, then chanel til 94. Star, i remember it differently - the mercy girls attacked US with the eggs. Not the other way round!! ------------- work. the curse of the drinking classes! 
-----grover 90 - 96 ish------ |
Posted By: Stevie
Date Posted: 21-September-2006 at 21:10
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St. Mary's Holy Faith Killester '75-'80 Stevie |
Posted By: Hayseed Dixie
Date Posted: 21-September-2006 at 21:13
Yeah..I knew a few Mercy Girls..they used to come to our school dance...they were wild!!..Not sure what those nuns used to teach 'em at all..hehe!!  ------------- Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again. - (Henri Cartier-Bresson) |
Lenny3fingers wrote:Posted By: Lenny3fingers
Date Posted: 21-September-2006 at 21:31
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LOL Hayseed. ------------- work. the curse of the drinking classes!
-----grover 90 - 96 ish------ |
Posted By: star
Date Posted: 21-September-2006 at 21:31
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You're all very funny!!!! Lenny and Dixie. ------------- Never Again on a school night! Famous last words |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 22-September-2006 at 00:14
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I'd left school before I went to the Grove. But for info I went to Joey's in Fairview 1966-1971. ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: ExArtanehead
Date Posted: 22-September-2006 at 01:00
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Chanel College 66-75 and 71-76, hey Hogo and CP, where's Charlie? ------------- Remember when you were young? |
Posted By: Blondie
Date Posted: 22-September-2006 at 09:56
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Maggies and then Whitehall house 78 - 80
------------- Blondie I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it ! |
Posted By: Hayseed Dixie
Date Posted: 22-September-2006 at 10:05
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Ah Star...  You know we all love ya...heheh!! Some of my best friends at the time went to the ole Sisters of Mercy.. Mind you..don't know where they are now..!! Maybe you're one of them for all we know  ------------- Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again. - (Henri Cartier-Bresson) |
Posted By: star
Date Posted: 22-September-2006 at 10:28
You are so kind ------------- Never Again on a school night! Famous last words |
Posted By: Lenny3fingers
Date Posted: 22-September-2006 at 20:51
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another thing we have in common pat!! ------------- work. the curse of the drinking classes!
-----grover 90 - 96 ish------ |
Posted By: Biker Pat
Date Posted: 22-September-2006 at 20:55
That's so cool..........bit of an age difference though  ------------- May be going to hell in a bucket but at least I'm enjoying the ride. Biker Pat Grove 1972-1975 |
Posted By: tmarie
Date Posted: 23-September-2006 at 12:40
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I'm another Maggies & Whitehall House, 78 ? -83 ------------- Cheers Marie |
Posted By: SBrenn
Date Posted: 24-September-2006 at 12:25
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Lorri, did you hang around with Siobhan,Geraldine and (can't remember the other girls name) ???? I was also at St Theresa's College (better known as Georges Hill) 1980 - 85 ------------- C'est le vie, you only live once |
Posted By: LORRI
Date Posted: 24-September-2006 at 18:35
| Sandra, I sure did. I had an idea who you were (auburn hair?) when I read the posts. Hope all is well with you. |
Posted By: Hugo Chavez
Date Posted: 24-September-2006 at 20:01
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O'Connell School Nt. Richmond Street I groved it from about 86 -89 |
Posted By: snowflake
Date Posted: 24-September-2006 at 22:22
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Mercy College, Coolock 1990-1995
Grover 92/93 - 95ish |
Posted By: Blondie
Date Posted: 25-September-2006 at 11:48
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Hey tmarie cant believe finally found someone on this site that went to maggies wonder if we know one other ????? ------------- Blondie I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it ! |
Posted By: tmarie
Date Posted: 29-September-2006 at 20:48
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Hiya Blondie - I did inter in 81 and leaving in 83 - were you in the "park gang" - I wasn't (not from around) but a few of my mates were ------------- Cheers Marie |
Posted By: ShayG
Date Posted: 16-October-2006 at 14:56
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ard scoil ris 85-88 north strand tech 88-90 ------------- never forget your roots..northside forever |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 16-October-2006 at 15:05
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Saint Davids CBS Artane 83-88
------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 16-October-2006 at 16:20
Shay, I knew a whole bunch of guys that went to Ard Scoil Ris (I'm ex Marino and went to Maryfield 84-89, I was even at your Debs!!!) none of the guys I knew went to the Grove much...they were more Oasis heads (Think Some curehead called Robinson was the DJ). Did you hang around the alcove in the Grove? I have yet to find anyone on this forum that knows anyone I do. ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Posted By: ShayG
Date Posted: 16-October-2006 at 17:15
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i did yea and the dj from oasis .. david robinson if memory serves well lived off donnycarney rd. who did you know .. Grovers from my class well my old class moved after inter were john daly ... rob mc donald .. myself i hung around with crowd from artane ..sinead keane ..emma fry from maryfield god there was loads of us berny purcell from maryfield ?? ------------- never forget your roots..northside forever |
Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 16-October-2006 at 17:32
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That was it - David Robinson (long fringe) was going out with Suzanne Byrne from my year for a while. Ard Scoil Ris - Mark Leddy, Mick Graham, Gavin Houle, Jason O' Donavan + brothers....basically anyone in Ard Scoil from Marino. In the Alcove, Fran Kenny, Bernard & Paddy Coen, John Doody, Joan Farrelly, Gav Duffy, Trev Mc Kay, Kevin Whyms, Des Mc Elroy, Medder, Eddie Lyons, Moran twins, John Coughlin, Shiela Mc Morrow, Anne Maher, Ciara Donohoe...... Can't saya I know Emma or Berny...what year? ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 16-October-2006 at 18:03
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Hey Esthalon / aka Road Runner I'd know Eddie Lyons and Kev Whyms ( famous guitar player on Ray Darcy's You're A Star ) well. They're mates of my kid brother.
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Posted By: russell
Date Posted: 16-October-2006 at 18:12
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Donaghies community 80- -84 very few of those lot went to the grove ...(which I was very pleased about ) ------------- Russ |
Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 16-October-2006 at 18:19
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Hey Rolo, Yep I knew Kevin and Eddie. Actually ended up hanging around in College with Kev. Great Guitar player and front man...loved to show off playing guitar doing Jimi Hendrix impersonations playing with teeth, behind head etc. Lost touch with him after. Did he enter You're a Star or play in the backing band??? (Surprised I missed him I'm a sucker for those stupid talent competitions). Who's your little brother? I might know him as I knew a fair few of that gang. ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Posted By: ShayG
Date Posted: 16-October-2006 at 19:38
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we spoke on kev whymes in another thread with aurnia and bruns he was in stone pony and at same time myself eddie (lyons) gar phelan, anne lucey , shaky and podge had a band stretch actually we supported kevs band sone pony in the underground and rock garden back then. moran twins had a flat up beside me in belton park and we all hung around then post grove. ------------- never forget your roots..northside forever |
Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 16-October-2006 at 19:56
LOL.....Kev mentioned in another thread, he would love to know we're all yapping about him....he wasn't exactly modest....any idea what he's up to these days? (or Eddie or Moran twins)...hey maybe you can identify which twin is in my photo in the Grove Pics thread. (I knew Declan a bit better) Also any idea if that was Kev Whyms in the photo on the Grove documentary....it looked like him but with the hair we couldn't be sure. ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Posted By: ShayG
Date Posted: 16-October-2006 at 20:44
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i think its gav in the photo and its deff kev day behind ... don't recall photo of kev in docu but have it here on pc so will look again ------------- never forget your roots..northside forever |
Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 16-October-2006 at 21:17
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Photo in Q is of 3 guys in St Annes ( I guess). Suspect Kev is the guy in the middle, playing guitar, hair completely obscuring his face. It's about 30mins in during Ray Doyle interview. ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 17-October-2006 at 00:19
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Hiya,Esthalon my brother is also called Kevin,if ya were in that crowd,chances are ya did/do know him. Anyway, think he's for the next reunion so keep your eyes open. |
Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 17-October-2006 at 09:33
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Hey Rolo, I read the above and then had to check back in Grove Pics.....the photo of you posted in Grove Pics, when I first saw that I thought to myself "yer man is the image of Kev ...." Did your little bro have the same mad hair and a fondness for over large jumpers with stripes??? and in a band at one time called the heebie jeebies??? ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 17-October-2006 at 10:57
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Hi Esthalon, Reckon Kev would've had a similar head of hair round 88/89/90 'cos in our wedding photos in July 1989 he defo does. Know he messed around in some band or other at the time,think they used busk on Grafton Street and play the odd gig in one of the pubs in Capel Street. Not sure if they even had a name but they really were total crap. And BTW, not too impressed with being told he's the image of me ! |
Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 17-October-2006 at 11:43
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LOL....sibling devotion! ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 17-October-2006 at 11:57
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See Esthalon, he'd probably say the same about me. In fact, I know he would ! |
Posted By: ShayG
Date Posted: 17-October-2006 at 23:19
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eddie lyons is is remote galway married pic of him in memory lane - pics - podge and berny that i mentioned are 1st cousins of his so i will ask about kev and let you know .. ------------- never forget your roots..northside forever |
Posted By: ShayG
Date Posted: 17-October-2006 at 23:31
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dont think thats kev have it on freeze frame here and agree its similar to kev but am not convinced at all .... ------------- never forget your roots..northside forever |
Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 18-October-2006 at 10:37
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Cheers. Had a quick hunt for photo but couldn't find it :( ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Posted By: Esthalon
Date Posted: 18-October-2006 at 10:41
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You're probably right....pity the photos from the documentary (with names) weren't posted on the forum. Between the hair and the plastic bags it was a bit tricky identifying people. I did manage a few definite ID's, John Coughlin (up a tree), Jeff Dowling (Up Tree), Carl Mc Shane (Plastic bag on head). Also Georgina Gaffney & Brian Boland (Still together I hear) and Jason XXX (none of whom went to the Grove more than once or twice!!! ------------- Smoke me a kipper I'll be back for Breakfast! |
Posted By: BakerBabe
Date Posted: 18-October-2006 at 21:23
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I went to St. Marys in Killester from 82 til I left in 86 (or was told in the nicest possible manner not to come back !!!). There was alot from Marys who went to the Grove - it was our main topic of conversation on a Monday - who snogged who - and who ended up in the Compound !
------------- A womans place is on the Phone...... |
Posted By: ShayG
Date Posted: 22-October-2006 at 23:52
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bernard hester from donnycarney rd .. was in quite a few of the pics.. he was the one in the red top b4 the break ------------- never forget your roots..northside forever |
Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 23-October-2006 at 07:06
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Holy Rosary convent 77-82 ------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: Choirgirl
Date Posted: 24-October-2006 at 11:39
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Reading through this I couldn't find anyone owing up to going to Manor House - - - don't tell me I'm the only one. Scoil Aine primary - Manor house secondary school and left in 1976........................ |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 24-October-2006 at 13:24
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Jackie I did! Same as you and Kay - Scoil Aine and Manor House left in 1983.. ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 24-October-2006 at 15:23
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Am I the only one from the Holy Rosary who went to the grove. Can't believe it. ------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: kat_bar
Date Posted: 25-October-2006 at 11:04
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holy faith clontarf to 96ish there was a good lot of us girls that used to go to the grove dunno if any of you are out there? aisling/emma/emma/roisin/anne etc? lost track of so many people over the years - trouble with leaving the 'pale... xk |
Posted By: RoundaboutToo!
Date Posted: 25-October-2006 at 11:16
Hey Kat_bar! Welcome to the site  it's a bit addictive!hope you find some old grovers from your time - have a look in the 'Memory Lane' threads too... CP |
Posted By: Vinyl Junkie
Date Posted: 25-October-2006 at 11:42
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Echo that CP, welcome aboard Kat_Bar! There is no escape from this website! ------------- TPFKAB (The Poster Formerly Known As Brunswick). |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 05-May-2007 at 17:49
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Bringing this topic up especially for Donal - you'll find some school mates here Donal. T ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Stoner
Date Posted: 05-May-2007 at 23:08
Thanks Teresa. Yeah anyone go to Chanel in Coolock? I was there 'till "85 and have only kept in touch with a few from school. Also lived in Limewood estate if anyone knows it? ------------- Impotence; nature's way of saying no hard feelings! 
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Posted By: Floyd
Date Posted: 06-May-2007 at 10:57
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Chanel-ite too Donal...until 86 (or 87??? seems ages ago) St. Brendans Primary School in Artane first. ------------- There are three kinds of people in the world,those who are able to count,and those who can't... |
Posted By: Mins
Date Posted: 06-May-2007 at 11:21
Limewood ?? Bought a house there in 2000 and lived there til 2003..nice quiet cul-de-sac... Celine Donnelly was in my year in Manor House..she lived there.. Mins. |
Posted By: Stoner
Date Posted: 06-May-2007 at 12:02
------------- Impotence; nature's way of saying no hard feelings!
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Posted By: Stoner
Date Posted: 06-May-2007 at 12:07
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Don't know what happened with that last post I did. As I was saying I've known Celine for over 30 years now. Hung around with her brother who I still catch up with when i'm back in Ireland. My folks still live in Limewood, no: 29 on the park. ------------- Impotence; nature's way of saying no hard feelings!
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Posted By: Mins
Date Posted: 06-May-2007 at 17:52
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Quite a few houses up for sale there now...
They have started to build Apts where Tonlegee House was. My house was/is Number 13..I have the Kellihers and the Canavans as neighbours. My kids used to go to the Montessori School run by Elizabeth ? whoose Mother owns the house. Mins. |
Posted By: Stoner
Date Posted: 06-May-2007 at 23:32
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Elisabeth Davis. I lived 2 doors up from them. You must have one of the newer houses in the estate. ------------- Impotence; nature's way of saying no hard feelings!
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Posted By: Mins
Date Posted: 07-May-2007 at 10:43
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That is it....that is her name...
No I have one of the original ones..I lived in the cul-de-sac, first turn on the right as you enter the estate. I would know a lot of people to see but not by name on your side of the road etc... Well there you go...small World !! Mins. |
Posted By: Fester
Date Posted: 07-May-2007 at 12:27
| Donal you had me freaked there for a minute, I thought you were my old mate Carl McDarby, he lived in number 29 in Limewood (different road to you but his folks still live there too), he went to Chanel with me, and he's lived in Perth now for 20+ years. Scary co-incidences! Checked your profile just in case. |
Posted By: Fester
Date Posted: 07-May-2007 at 12:29
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And meant to say Mins we used to hang around with Celine Donnelly and her pals Sharon Casey and Andrea Ryder in Limewood .... very small world .... Now that I come to think of it Limewood was a Grove stronghold with Lar Lesley and all his gang, serious rockers |
Posted By: Stoner
Date Posted: 07-May-2007 at 12:32
Sharon Casey is my sister who now lives here in Perth also. Haven't seen Carl for a while but have caught up with him a few times over the years here. This small world is starting to close in on me now, scary....... ------------- Impotence; nature's way of saying no hard feelings!
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Posted By: Taylor
Date Posted: 07-May-2007 at 14:45
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Ardscoil Rís 1972 - 1977 - 30 years since I discovered the Grove!!! Another life! ------------- The Universe is a void full of infinite possibilities |
Posted By: Rolo
Date Posted: 07-May-2007 at 14:56
Got it in one Donal,this site has thrown up so many mad coinidences over the time I've been involved, doesn't bear thinking about. |
Posted By: Mins
Date Posted: 07-May-2007 at 17:03
And on this continues.. 
I don´t know the above girls or your sister but Celine used to walk home with a girl called Alison Hogan. She and two others came to Manor House from St Eithne´s..they were a Deirdre O Carroll and a Lorraine Cross..there was also another girl called Anne Marie Lambe and an Ann Brennan..what about a Gwen Hollingsworth and maybe a Sara Evers..all hit the Manor in my year from St Eithne´s as far as I can remember..would be Tonlegee and Woodbine ladies.. Mins. Mins. |
Posted By: Grovegirl
Date Posted: 07-May-2007 at 20:02
| I went to St.John of God's Secondary on Kilmore Rd. Did my leaving in 1980...now I hear the school's being closed! Know a few other Grovers went there too.... |
Posted By: murfv
Date Posted: 07-May-2007 at 20:40
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I went to Greendale in Kilbarrack between '79 and '85...also being closed down. Hi to all the Greendale Grove heads. |
Posted By: Sister1
Date Posted: 07-May-2007 at 21:25
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I went to St. Aidans on Collins Avenue. Still there, beside DCU, but the original school has been rebuilt. Well known past pupils include Bertie Ahern and Liam Brady. Bertie got one honour in his leaving which was in accountancy (he could really use it now !). Brady was expelled for playing soccer when he should have been playing GAA ! ------------- Keep it Local, Keep it Near! |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 07-May-2007 at 22:58
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I think it is just fantastic to see the mix of schools on here and the different areas we all came from but ended up at the grove!!!! all in peace I might add... Just great stuff... ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: irish_mammy
Date Posted: 08-May-2007 at 01:58
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I went to some night classes there. So, St. John of Gods, Greendale and Holy Rosary all gone. Anybody else's school closed down???? ------------- Lesley 25th June - 25th July. Get organising my nights out. Child can stay in the car. Grove 1980-1984 |
Posted By: Blondie
Date Posted: 08-May-2007 at 17:03
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My brothers went to Aidans and now my son does hes just finishing 5th year . Somethings dont change they are still dont play soccer for the school but they are allowed to play it in yard ------------- Blondie I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it ! |
Posted By: verh
Date Posted: 08-May-2007 at 23:56
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Went to Dominician College Eccles Street - like the above it is gone - now the Mater Hospital - great school - wonderful pals and a super ethos V ------------- Verona |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 09-May-2007 at 02:15
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V my sister in laws all went to Eccles Steet - what year did you go? ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: Bluebell
Date Posted: 09-May-2007 at 09:51
Verh.... I am also a Dominician College girl, but Cabra convent not Eccles St. Knew a few from Eccles St...... Patricia and Brid Hughes, Miriam O Donoghue, Eithne and Deirdre Murphy, Fiona Huston......names ring any bells ? ------------- You are what you wanna be....age doesn't matter |
Posted By: muller
Date Posted: 09-May-2007 at 13:09
Hi V, I went to O'Connell's. You guys were great neighbours, although I'd say I left school well before you. ------------- Life is for living |
Posted By: whippersnapper
Date Posted: 09-May-2007 at 18:28
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Greendale may be closed-ish, but Michael Woods is claiming personal credit for keeping it in te hands of the department to be used for "educational purposes". Spot the election gimmick. But, this morning found a photocopied newspaper article had been posted in the door rubishing the good doctor's claims, with plenty of quotes from the principal of Greendale, but also quoting Senator Liam fitzgerald. Who co-incidentally was unhappy at Woods not allowing a selection convention in dublin North-East. Presumably not from that same source, but certainly some from of counter electioneering. Ah, the rough and tumble of political life. ------------- I'm searching for that cash I should have saved for the crash |
Posted By: verh
Date Posted: 10-May-2007 at 00:24
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Muller, O'Connells boys were always v. popular with the Dominican girls the other boys school nearby was Belvedere........... then next store was Bertrand & Rutland (now also gone), V ------------- Verona |
Posted By: verh
Date Posted: 10-May-2007 at 00:27
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Teresa, So only getting back to you now was down in the sunny south east for a little break (missed a holiday to Spain got ill could not travel) but it all turned out well. What were your sister in laws name ? I loved that school there was a fantastic encouraging atmosphere there ie everyone has a talent in some shape or form (regardless of how thick you were - it was a culture shock after Holy Faith) Hope you are better - best regards to Irish Mamm - is she counting the days ? Verona ------------- Verona |
Posted By: muller
Date Posted: 10-May-2007 at 09:35
The mention of B&R invokes memories of shorter skirts that the Dominicans allowed you guys B ------------- Life is for living |
Posted By: Black Russian
Date Posted: 10-May-2007 at 11:47
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I went to Saint Davids Artane 83-88 Rosary College is now part of Colaiste Dhulaigh and I went there in 2003 as so called Adult for Adult Education. P ------------- "Legal downloads is killing Piracy" http://www.flickr.com/groups/th |
Posted By: Blondie
Date Posted: 10-May-2007 at 15:31
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As I said before Maggies for me still shudder to think of our "brown " uniforms. As for fav boys schools at the time had to be Aidans and Plunketts ------------- Blondie I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it ! |
Posted By: eejit91
Date Posted: 10-May-2007 at 16:16
Verona, Noreen, Maria, Dympna Ryan all from Avondale Raheny. Noreen is my sis in law. Sorry should of said my sis in law and her sisters. Our two families are very close indeed. ------------- "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better." |
Posted By: verh
Date Posted: 10-May-2007 at 16:42
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Teresa, By the sounds of things I imagine they were way after me, just hope they have some good memories - Isnard (nun) from Kerry was there my time she was awfully awfully but a heart of gold and a great teacher. She rang me years later to say she was in the Clontarf area & could she call? Naturally, I said pop in for a cuppa. She duly arrived, all in her cream garb, my 2 & half year old was drawing with markers at the time along with paint - guess the rest, she looked like Joseph & the amazing.........multicoloured - however, she took it really well. Another one there was Celsius, for devillment we put an enormous bra in the oven towards end of term - she opened it to take out some cakes and couold not contain herself laughing. At the time the whole ethos was - correction does much - encouragement does more - & boy did they encourage you. Dont know what it was like in later years, would have loved my girls to go there, but their friends were going to Manor Farm so off they went. Went to one reunion it was a happy / sad occasion some really nice people very sad stories. Only other contact was they asked me to give a chat on studying abroad which I did - the young people are great and so much more with it than we were. Are you better? V ------------- Verona |