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Glass Photo of Balbriggan c1900. Today we bring you 2 more photographs from the David Brangan collection and the first shows workers outside Smyco(1780-1980). A close look shows that some of the workers were very young indeed. As you can see from the quality of the Glass plate, this is a very old photo, c1900 at a guess. The second photo shows an unknown gentleman standing outside the train station with the convent visible behind him. Does anyone recognise him, is he a Guildea, a Richardson? 29.06.06 |
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| Balscadden
Blues F.C. Two photos from the Martin Fanning collection of Balscadden Blues F.C.The photographs feature both first and second teams in 89,90 season which we use with kind permission of Kiernan Corrigan.....27.06.06 |
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| Concerts
taking place in St Georges Church Balbriggan. A series of concerts is taking place in St. Georges Church, Balbriggan starting Wednesday the 5th of July 8pm. For more details of all the concerts taking place, please click HERE |
| Balbriggan
Man at World Cup. Gerry Guildea from Balbriggan, regular visitor to B.net and resident in London, traveled to Germany with some English friends. He has supplied us with several great photos and as you will see, he is very proud of his country and acted as a true ambassador. Thanks Gerry for the great photos, you certainly look like you had a ball. Click on Gerry to see the photos. 26.06.06 |
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| Very early
Balbriggan Postcards. Here are two postcards showing the town as it was then. The first shows the Coast Guard Station near the Martello Tower. This building was gutted in the troubles sometime between 1916 and 1922. We have another photograph of this building thanks to The David Brangan Collection . Our second postcard is taken in in the '30's or '40's and shows the Viaduct, Cumiskey's Coal Yard with the Martello Tower in the background. 07.06.06 |
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| Tug
O' War in 1993. Today, we bring you 4 photos from the Benton/Curtis Collection, and it shows a Tug O' War taking place on the beach in 1993. It must have been for charity as there appears to be a large crowd there. See if you can spot anyone you know. 07.06.06 |
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| New
Trees on square. Georges Square is really taking shape now and this morning we caught them planting some mature trees there.We think it looks very well, see what you think. Click on the thumbnail to see. 02.06.06 |
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| Jemmer
Richardson. Here is a photo that we received recently and it's of a town character whom sadly died some 30 years ago. The Jemmer was well known by most and we believe there are some great stories concerning him. Click on the photo to enlarge.26.05.06 |
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waft from the past. Our good friend and team member, Roger Turner, has written many an excellent story on 1950's Balbriggan and today he has penned an account on how different aromas remind you of certain places. Roger tells us that each town has is own smell and the when he was here in the '50's, if blindfolded, he could tell what town the bus was coming into by the smell. Click on the small photo of Roger to read more. 26.05.06 |
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| Can
anyone help here. Hi there,Would anyone there happen to know are they making the Church carpark in Balbriggan, pay and display in the near future? Or how/where would I find this out??I have just moved into Balrothery, and as much as I love living in these parts, I don't fancy the walk in to the trainstation every day!!Many thanks,Clodagh.26.05.06 |
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Outdoor Bingo taking place this Sunday. We have been asked to let you know about this event taking place this sunday at Bremore Park at 3.30. Click on the thumbnail for more details. |
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Closure on Balbriggan to Skerries from 1st to 5th June Click HERE
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| Missing
Dog at Chapel Gate. Phoenix, a sandy coloured Labrador, 2 years old has gone missing from Chapel Gate since Sunday. The owners are desperate to find him. Any information! Please contact us. Thanks. This is the only photo we have of him. 23.06.06. |
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| Sky &
Danny moving on. Here is a lovely couple we got to know over the past few months. They worked in the hotel and are big fans of B.net and yesterday they told us they are moving on after several months here. Danny is a keen rugby player and has been playing for the local rugby club. We wish them safe travel on their way back down under. A big loss to the hotel, cheers guys and keep in touch. Click to enlarge the photo. 21.05.06 |
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| Diving
board photo. Here is a great photo that we received today from a regular visitor to the site, Brandon Edwards took this photo over 10 years ago showing the structure as it was before it was removed, many ask why it was removed and not repaired as maybe it should have been. 21.05.06 |
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cracking Scout & Blessing of the Boats Photographs. Todays collection of photographs come courtesy of three people.Sean Farrell, Maureen Heeney, which capture scouting in Balbriggan, and a Dublin team photo from George Wilson taken in 1974. I'm sure the faces and names in the scout photographs will be of interest to our local visitors to the site. Many thanks to Sean, Maureen and George for some wonderful photographs. From The Martin Fanning Collection. Click to see enlarged photos. 17.05.06MF |
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| Freak
wave destroys harbour wall. Here is a photo we brought you some time back but because the site has become so big, it may have have been missed by many. It happened in the mid '70's and as you will see, the boat to the left was in danger of crashing against the wall or rocks as they couldn't get to it. The next time you take a walk down by the harbour, have a look at where the wall was breached. 16.05.06 |
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| Gallens
Mill House. This house was demolished in February of this year and John Cumisky arranged for us to get photographs of it before its demise. On the 14th of that month, we brought you several photos of the house over the years with two showing the inside. Click here. Today we bring you another 3 showing the stairs, one of the living rooms and a storage room. We hope you enjoy. 16.05.06 |
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| Bits
& Pieces. We have received an email containing most of the names in the Community Games Photo which we believe wasn't 1976 but more like '81 or '82. We received a town postcard that we hadn't seen before, anybody know the name of the dog, 1940's or '50s. We believe there are some discussions ongoing with regard the Lighthouse and when we have some concrete news, we'll bring it to you. Also today we bring you a photo of Derhams shop on the square. The reason for bringing it to you today is to show where the Mongey's lived(see below). Today it's where McGowan's Solicitors are situated. Any old photos out there, please contact us. Click on the thumbnail to see all. 14.05.06 |
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| ITV
1, 2, 3, 4 and all BBC's Free on your SKY. Now that the good weather is upon us, that means one thing, poor TV reception. Well, there is a way around it if you have a SKY box. All the BBC's and ITV's are now available free to air(Freeview) in Ireland. You have to find the channels and store them but we have made it simple for you. They don't appear on SKY's TV guide but you press the "Other Channels".Channel 4 the the only station not available but it's only a matter of time. If you tune in ITV1 London, you get different programs to UTV. Click on the TV logos to the right to find out how its done. 11.05.06 |
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Jack Mongey Postcards from 1915 & '18. On the 24th of March we brought you a postcard that was sent by Jack Mongey to his mother. We have received two more and we bring them to you today. The postal service must have been brilliant then as Jack writes that he will be home "tomorrow" on the 9.10 train. Click on the thumbnail to read both cards. 09.06.06 |
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| Inside
and on top of Balbriggan Lighthouse. |
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Games Photo c1976. Here ia another photo kindly given to us by Mary White and its a group shot. Who can you spot? Let us know any names you may have. 05.05.06 |
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| First Balbriggan
Fire Engine & Tender. Two cracking photos for you all today courtesy of Mary White. They show Balbriggan Fire Brigade been presented with a brand new Fire Engine and Tender in the mid '40's. Prior to this, the tender was pulled by a county council lorry driven by Pat Gleeson. Thanks to Mel and Mary for their co-operation. 04.05.06 |
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| Enviromental Impact Statement has been issued in respect to phase 2 of the waste water at treatment at Barnageeragh. Click on thumbnail to read statement as appeared in newspaper. |  |
| Guest Book Updated with a very emotive entry by Tom Fox on the burning of Tankerville House. He also raises very valid points about graffiti and vandalism in general. We have heard a situation where a mother rang An Garda to ask them to move on some lads as she couldn't get a child asleep. Nothing was done, so she asked the lads herself, they ignored her and the following day, the house was covered with grafitti.What has the town come to? Click HERE to read Toms account. |
| Tankerville
Gutted by Fire. Tankerville is a beautiful thatched building just off Drogheda St. opposite Bath road. Apparently locals were seen drinking nearby and not long after that, the building was engulfed in flames. This is the second thatched building to be lost to fire as in the 1980's the longest thatched cottage in Ireland was also destroyed by fire. Lets hope that those who caused this recent fire are brought before the courts. 02.05.06 |
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| Photos
from the Maureen Heeney collection. Today we are delighted to bring you more photos from Maureen and her late husband Oliver's beautiful collection of scouting in Balbriggan.Click on thumbnail to see the man himself with one of his daughters and also to view the rest of todays selection..........Many thanks again to Maureen and the Heeney family from the team at balbriggan.net.MF02.05.06 |
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