Strabane: The Bad Old Days

A retrospective look at a few of the things that made the headlines in Strabane, Co Tyrone, for all the wrong reasons. The period covered is from 1979. The music is by Paul Brady, Strabane's most famous singer/songwriter.

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People & Blogs

Tags:

• Troubles
• strabane
• Northern
• Ireland
• Paul
• Brady

[UncleHugoDuncan]

They only did half a job on the Fir Trees! They should have levelled that shithole! It's a disgrace to Strabane! Any tourists that come here are horrified with the third world state of it!!!

[itchycelt]

to the cunt below- Srabane is a small working class town, go further out and it has stuning country side.

[IIxNiallLadxII]

Strabane's a shit hole. It's one of the most depressin dumps in Ireland. Can't wait to get out of it!

[zIRoNiiKzPs3]

0:40 - my grandas house . -.-

[matinee310]

@UncleHugoDuncan

Hey bigman - have you got a B&B or something- trying take trade away from poor auld Johnny!! Its better than Dolans last hotel lifford it had no roof!!!! Come to think of it have we any B&B???LOL

[matinee310]

@airgunner1844

Hey I hope you weren't one of them Fu@kers he used to jump out of the back of the landrover with trainers and try to catch us!!! SNATCH SQUAD I was a runner at the time- Jesus they were fast- good job my mates were slow LOL- You also ran round the town in your landrovers at Christmas full drunk!! You'd stop dead outside McFaddens and shout up the RA! Of course we shouted the opposite!! (1979-83) Think Ruc was front line -Fu@king better than you guys;) Agree with your comments.

[yam500]

@airgunner1844 Good on you.

[airgunner1844]

I served as a soldier there in the 80s I think you all deserve to live in peace. Sure there was hatred from both sides but I think it is time to move on and start living. I am reminded of my time in Ireland every second with the pain I suffer from injuries but I am not angry we ALL have learn to live together

[vikingdug1]

i used to love driving through strabane, shame about the pricks that thought they had something, losers. You had nothing ate u stilll more than a quiet propoganda stop off u fucking retired bennefit (prob driving illegal taxi) state fund sucking leaches. Apologies to those of youse that dont claim in the north. Get over it ur alll nearly dead.

[Superindigoman]

Grew up in Lifford, late 70s-80s, even with all the trouble then Strabane was a lively busy shopping town, seen it a couple of years back, totally different, feels dead, empty no life, shame.

[Mark1Stelios]

Patrolled there lots, I liked it, some nice people.

[ShankillRoadRIRA]

The IRA were always able to slip in and out of strabane like ninjas totally undetected, entire families would go missing sometimes lol