Turnapin Christmas Drive

Gerry Cooley, Santry and Dublin Historian drives home to his childhood Cooley homestead in no 21 Turnapin Cottages. Video was shot in February 2009. Gerry uses Chris Rea's "Driving home for Christmas" as the soundtrack and it really works well. At a Christmas presentation in December 2009, he asked how old attendees thought the Video was, some said 20 years. The Journey starts in Church Lane in Santry Village taking a right turn heading North along the old airport Road. Gerry has just published "Turn at the Pine Trees" in June 2011 which is a collection of short stories about growing up in Turnapin Lane from 1965-1970. It has been hailed a possible best seller with the sequel "Return to the Pine Trees" due Christmas 2012. This one deals with 1970-1975 starting with his first year in Belcamp College.

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Education

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• Christmas
• Santry
• Turnapin
• Gerry
• Cooley
• Driving
• home
• for
• Chris
• Rea
• Turn at the Pine Trees

[gerrycooley]

Smith family are long gone,Jemmy the father "the Gosling" Smith was knocked downed and killed by a car at the the top of the road in the 1970's. His daughter Colette still lives in Santry nearby. Where was Liptons? my Grandfather Jak Boland came from the cottates facing the goblet. Regards Gerry Cooley

[gerrycooley]

Hello, Gerard here just to say Hello to my 3 Uncle's in Toronto Canada. Peader, Noel and Christy I hope you are enjoying the Video. I am hearing you are getting a little bit tearful watching the place you were born and reared roll by in front of your eyes. Home is always Home.Hello to all the cousins in Alabama, Calgary and of Course Toronto. Just stop crying ! Ma and Chris say Hello, and get over it! Love Cousin Gerard.

[rasherst]

Please say hello to the Smith family if they still live in the cottages. Many years ago I used to ride a messenger bike from Liptons in Artane all the way out to Turnapin Cottages, or was it just called Turnapin Lane then? Yeah and I rode my bike through snow to get to them too. Best wishes and thanks for the memories