I was born in 1952, lived for a while in Waterloo Street before moving to a new house in Creggan. I attended the brow of the hill for 3 years. They were hard years having to go down the old Blighs lane, there was many memories the Gasyard, Hasson’s forge watching Alex shoeing a horse or making shoes he was a black smith. Meenan park, Morgan’s rag store, RUC station at the bottom of Westland street, then my family had a business Barr’s pawn shop,
I used to go through the bogside every day to school..I went to Long tower boys school and lived in Creggan...Down Blighs lane, Lone Moore road , lecky road and up into the Long tower,...That would have been from about 1959...
Interesting view from the Derry walls looking down over Fahan Street as you can see the cattle market taking up the footprint used for the Rossville flats, built by Laing construction in the 1960's. My childhood was spent on Harvey Street.
Yes quiet people but then they pushed us too far.theyreaped what they sowed and we are not done yet and I'm just hitting 70.derry people showed them something
Hi, My name is Ciaran Davis, I am putting together a short film about the Irish in Coventry and was wondering if I could use some of this footage. Are you the copyright holder? Kind regards Ciaran Davis
@@LeeMcDaidDonegal Do you have any idea who the woman is at 1:00 - as I am thinking this could be a relative of mine. I know this is so difficult, but her white hair reminds me of a photo.
@@johnking5174 I'm afraid I don't. John. The only thing I do know is that the family in the film were called "Adams" and they were visiting their relatives in Derry, they themselves had moved to London.
Stupid bloody comment! Living cheek by jowl in overcrowded houses which were barely better than slums with their stinking outside toilets, jobs withheld from the Catholic population due to govt sanctioned bigotry while earning barely enough to feed the family which was enormous due to lack of contraception! - Oh yeah - fantastic times - take me back!
@@geraldinemccluskey6231 The people who state this kind of crap wouldn't last a week if their transport to such times were actualized. They'd sever a limb if it meant coming back to the 21st Century. Of course, OP could be a Proddy. His comment would then be disgusting, but at least somewhat logical.
Many thanks for the pics. Jean.
Great memories.
Love Denis.
Beautiful Derry..Beautiful people ! Proud sons and daughters of Ireland. Tiochfaidh ar la ☘️💚🇮🇪
I was born in 1952, lived for a while in Waterloo Street before moving to a new house in Creggan. I attended the brow of the hill for 3 years. They were hard years having to go down the old Blighs lane, there was many memories the Gasyard, Hasson’s forge watching Alex shoeing a horse or making shoes he was a black smith. Meenan park, Morgan’s rag store, RUC station at the bottom of Westland street, then my family had a business Barr’s pawn shop,
Born 1959 in North Edward Street, Derry, amazing film.
I used to go through the bogside every day to school..I went to Long tower boys school and lived in Creggan...Down Blighs lane, Lone Moore road , lecky road and up into the Long tower,...That would have been from about 1959...
Interesting view from the Derry walls looking down over Fahan Street as you can see the cattle market taking up the footprint used for the Rossville flats, built by Laing construction in the 1960's. My childhood was spent on Harvey Street.
brilliant, thanks for sharing
First time visiting Derry 2024.. sure seems of the Terraces were still there…?
The people in Derry had little, but had pride.
it was the same story across the province, derry wasnt special
beautiful
Great bit of film, think, maybe, that was orchard lane/ matty's lane and sugarhouse lane leading to foyle St. In part of film.
Born 85 Saint Columbas Wells. Anyone have pics?
love to see one Of Bishop st:)
Nice one.
The year I was born. Tiocfaidh ar la 🇮🇪
Yes quiet people but then they pushed us too far.theyreaped what they sowed and we are not done yet and I'm just hitting 70.derry people showed them something
Shut up and drink your milk
Hi, My name is Ciaran Davis, I am putting together a short film about the Irish in Coventry and was wondering if I could use some of this footage. Are you the copyright holder?
Kind regards
Ciaran Davis
Forgot, I already asked you!
Do you own copyright to this as well?
Ciaran
Is this definitely 1959 cause that looked liked my cousin on the statue about 1min 17 into the clip and he wasn't born until early 70s
That's the statue of Princess Macha III at Altnagelvin Hospital ..this was filmed shortly after it was installed in 1957.
@@LeeMcDaidDonegal Do you have any idea who the woman is at 1:00 - as I am thinking this could be a relative of mine. I know this is so difficult, but her white hair reminds me of a photo.
@@johnking5174 I'm afraid I don't. John. The only thing I do know is that the family in the film were called "Adams" and they were visiting their relatives in Derry, they themselves had moved to London.
People used to be smaller back then. Bantu sized people.
Limewood st!
The bog side a bbc invention
it was marked as the bogside at the time of the williamites, wtf are you bbc on about
Happier times
Stupid bloody comment! Living cheek by jowl in overcrowded
houses which were barely better than slums with their stinking
outside toilets, jobs withheld from the Catholic population due to
govt sanctioned bigotry while earning barely enough to feed the
family which was enormous due to lack of contraception! - Oh yeah - fantastic times - take me back!
@@geraldinemccluskey6231 The people who state this kind of crap wouldn't last a week if their transport to such times were actualized. They'd sever a limb if it meant coming back to the 21st Century.
Of course, OP could be a Proddy. His comment would then be disgusting, but at least somewhat logical.
@@cgarnet01Or perhaps my family and I actually lived through it, albeit in Tyrone.
Happier times my arse!