And finally, Passage in the 1960's early 70's was a great flux of small town tensions, stunning harbour views, smells, sounds, round hills, neighbours, distinctive characters (Tom Fahey, Mick Dye and Jim Dye all RIP) to mention just a few , ambition, social stratification and no clue as to what might come wth EU membership. Like wealth a bank branch, penthouses, what next nutty appartment prices- surely not.. well not for a while again, anyway
BTW Father O Flynn is commemorated in bronze opposite the old primary school (whereI spent 3 years) and all I know is he gave me a lift in his great big Dodge into town when I was a small lad and I was so awed I just hopped in and was delighted to be given a lift
in a car by the man held in such great esteem, it' s one of my childhood's memorable moments. Fr O Flynn was a man of God but not a dogmatist - very human in hindssight and kindly at the time
Had to get out of Passage West in late 1960's thru circumstances outside my individual control. Hardest cocoon of a town ever to break away from. That town holds your childhood as hostage and i found it very hard to communicate at the adult level when I go back later. I was at an t-Athair O Floinns funeral as a kid with my dad. Canon Johnson of the COI parish was therer - great hat - nice man, rainy day.
I hadn't seen that hill for twenty years till now,its still looks steep,I remember in the early 80's we had massive storm and at the end of the hill was a mass of tar and concrete,anyone know if the kids home is still,Mount St.Josephs and what ever happened to them old nuns,Sister Bernadette was militant with a 2 by 4,ouch..............Any of the Nugent's still round them ways,Susan,Steven or Donald??
yes that hill is a steep one but not as steep Sister Bernadette tough nut.....as for the donald not sure where he is .... susan i think is working in douglas and steven came back to passage a year or two ago and is living here now .......the mount is still there ...... where did you live????????
O'Sullivan,my brothers name is Christopher and mine is Patrick,we were there from 82 to 85<I remember,Donald,Susan and Steven(curly blond kid then) very fondly,when I went back there in '91 with Chris and John(my other brother) I met Donald and Susan,they hadn't changed at all,ozzieobrien many thanks for any feedback,look forward to you're reply,shlan...
you were before my time i didnt live there but i spent many days up there can you remember any of the care takers there ???????(that worked the gardens )
There was old James he had a dog called shep,Mr.Wilkinson(nice old boy) was also there,I think there was another fellah called Jerry,man I forgot a lot of names just see faces these days,I hope to visit there next year,have a good ol walk around,I loved them old ground we even had a soccer pitch to our selves up at the mount also had sad days too no mum or dad was a heavy burden for the poor ol kids there,is the mount still a kids home or summit else now,thanks for the reply ozzie.....
can you remember mick russell,john reilly and michael piggot they use to work in the convent aswell.the mount is still a kids home and the soccer pitch is still there.they use to have a soccer thing there before where the past kids would come back and play the the kids that are there now for a bit of crac ever do it not sure if they still do it but i could fine out for ya. can you remember a fella called lesley holland ?????
thats great to hear,i remember a lesley and a francis,they were brothers who stayed on there,lesley was in the kitchen and francis worked some other place but still lived at the mount,to be honest with all the names forgot a lot just see faces,thanknx for you're replies ozzie,also is cullim cill school still open there?and is the G.A.A pitches still there?
its no bother glad to help out, the school is there but is a mixed school now called The Star of the Sea.the tec is gone 20 years and theres a new school called st peters. passage gaa pitches are still there, did you play a bit of gaa? they have a book - 120 years on the club history. i play with the club so i could get the book for ya if you like. anything else i can help ya with
thanks ozzie for al the info,i played hurley up there in '83 even played matches cant actually remember if I played for passage west itself,but I do remember playing matches that were refereed,so i guess they were teams from outside,many thanks again...........
sam snow he is friends with murty
princezawar321 3 months ago
its sam snow probably!
superkhans3000 6 months ago
is this david walsh by any chance?
MaryjaneKush 11 months ago
i live here :)
vans428 1 year ago
And finally, Passage in the 1960's early 70's was a great flux of small town tensions, stunning harbour views, smells, sounds, round hills, neighbours, distinctive characters (Tom Fahey, Mick Dye and Jim Dye all RIP) to mention just a few , ambition, social stratification and no clue as to what might come wth EU membership. Like wealth a bank branch, penthouses, what next nutty appartment prices- surely not.. well not for a while again, anyway
veegale 3 years ago
BTW Father O Flynn is commemorated in bronze opposite the old primary school (whereI spent 3 years) and all I know is he gave me a lift in his great big Dodge into town when I was a small lad and I was so awed I just hopped in and was delighted to be given a lift
in a car by the man held in such great esteem, it' s one of my childhood's memorable moments. Fr O Flynn was a man of God but not a dogmatist - very human in hindssight and kindly at the time
veegale 3 years ago
Had to get out of Passage West in late 1960's thru circumstances outside my individual control. Hardest cocoon of a town ever to break away from. That town holds your childhood as hostage and i found it very hard to communicate at the adult level when I go back later. I was at an t-Athair O Floinns funeral as a kid with my dad. Canon Johnson of the COI parish was therer - great hat - nice man, rainy day.
veegale 3 years ago
this brings back memories walking up the hill after a bellyfull in simons or the harbour lights.
bm1234591 3 years ago
what an amzing video, such beautiful scenery...
dennisahern 4 years ago
I hadn't seen that hill for twenty years till now,its still looks steep,I remember in the early 80's we had massive storm and at the end of the hill was a mass of tar and concrete,anyone know if the kids home is still,Mount St.Josephs and what ever happened to them old nuns,Sister Bernadette was militant with a 2 by 4,ouch..............Any of the Nugent's still round them ways,Susan,Steven or Donald??
abuhannah1 4 years ago
yes that hill is a steep one but not as steep Sister Bernadette tough nut.....as for the donald not sure where he is .... susan i think is working in douglas and steven came back to passage a year or two ago and is living here now .......the mount is still there ...... where did you live????????
ozzieobrien 4 years ago
saw your other comment so you did live there ...whats your surname??????? i think i might know you
ozzieobrien 4 years ago
O'Sullivan,my brothers name is Christopher and mine is Patrick,we were there from 82 to 85<I remember,Donald,Susan and Steven(curly blond kid then) very fondly,when I went back there in '91 with Chris and John(my other brother) I met Donald and Susan,they hadn't changed at all,ozzieobrien many thanks for any feedback,look forward to you're reply,shlan...
abuhannah1 4 years ago
you were before my time i didnt live there but i spent many days up there can you remember any of the care takers there ???????(that worked the gardens )
ozzieobrien 4 years ago
There was old James he had a dog called shep,Mr.Wilkinson(nice old boy) was also there,I think there was another fellah called Jerry,man I forgot a lot of names just see faces these days,I hope to visit there next year,have a good ol walk around,I loved them old ground we even had a soccer pitch to our selves up at the mount also had sad days too no mum or dad was a heavy burden for the poor ol kids there,is the mount still a kids home or summit else now,thanks for the reply ozzie.....
abuhannah1 4 years ago
can you remember mick russell,john reilly and michael piggot they use to work in the convent aswell.the mount is still a kids home and the soccer pitch is still there.they use to have a soccer thing there before where the past kids would come back and play the the kids that are there now for a bit of crac ever do it not sure if they still do it but i could fine out for ya. can you remember a fella called lesley holland ?????
ozzieobrien 4 years ago
thats great to hear,i remember a lesley and a francis,they were brothers who stayed on there,lesley was in the kitchen and francis worked some other place but still lived at the mount,to be honest with all the names forgot a lot just see faces,thanknx for you're replies ozzie,also is cullim cill school still open there?and is the G.A.A pitches still there?
abuhannah1 4 years ago
its no bother glad to help out, the school is there but is a mixed school now called The Star of the Sea.the tec is gone 20 years and theres a new school called st peters. passage gaa pitches are still there, did you play a bit of gaa? they have a book - 120 years on the club history. i play with the club so i could get the book for ya if you like. anything else i can help ya with
ozzieobrien 4 years ago
thanks ozzie for al the info,i played hurley up there in '83 even played matches cant actually remember if I played for passage west itself,but I do remember playing matches that were refereed,so i guess they were teams from outside,many thanks again...........
abuhannah1 4 years ago
cant wait for part 3 there getting so exciting
ozzieobrien 4 years ago
same here I commented on part 1,Id actually would like to see a good 10 minutes or so,just to work my head around the old town again;)
abuhannah1 4 years ago
feels so good to have a drive through passage west
NiCez87 4 years ago