Welcome To The Old Falls Road
With Joe Graham
The stretch of the Falls Road we will be looking back on is that between Albert Street and Springfield Road, a section of the road which the British Army nicknamed The Lower Wack which sadly some locals use.
Joe, Willie Delaney, he's third from the left in the front row, gave me this picture to fix for him. It was damaged with some bad cracks. Third from the right at the back is Paddy Leonard...you've mentioned him many times in the past. Willie played for Leyton Orient. He's a good friend of mine and will be delighted if you use the picture. Sean Morris.
Hiya Sean, I remember seeing that picture must compliment you on doing such a good job of restoration, Joe.
Who do you recognise among these Irish dancers of over 40 years ago, some went on to be top Irish Dancing teachers and judges.
"Two of Ireland's greatest ever amateur boxers. Terry Milligan and Jim McCourt."
Photo, St. Finian's Primary School Falls Road
A few well known ex-boxers here.?
The Falls Burning in August 1969, the area bordered by Falls Road, Albert Street, Durham Street and Grosvenor Road was put under British Military Curfew, eleven months later in July 1970, they wrecked homes, even stole from gas meters and killed many people.
Marie Drumm, one of many women who broke the Falls Road British imposed Curfew, Marie was later shot dead in her Mater hospital bed by Loyalists.
A tragic event, the Curry-O'Hare Funerals
The McParland family coal business from Lincoln Street Grosvenor Road
An early view of Dunville Park corner of Falls Road and Grosvenor Road .The fountain on the left was erected to the memory of Sarah Dunville the park was bestowed to the citizens of Belfast by the Dunville Whiskey family, Dunville and Sorella Streets get their name from this family.The Sorrella trust was the name of the trust left to look after the park, for some reason we don't hear nothing of those funds left to look after the park now.
Michael Dwyer's G.A.C Leeson Street late 1960's Team, who do you know ?
Michael Dwyer's Junior Football Team, Corrigan Park, 1954. Some names, Gerry Nolan, Tommy Reynolds, Seamus Maguire, Brian Kennedy, Patsy Neeson, Sean Smyth
Cyprus Street Corner
Silk And Rayon Workers
The building of Clonard Monastery
The Old Long Bar, 3 names, Spotter Murphy, Gerry Taggart and Tucker Connolly
Myself with republican legend Bridget Hanna, one time resident of Leeson Street.
A dismal view of a typical 1940's Falls Street, when a handcart was the important tool of many men to earn a living, collecting rags, selling flowers etc, few had the opportunity of working in the busy Belfast Shipyards, but that is another story. One street, Cyprus Street, had so many handcarts parked that it became known as 'Handcart Avenue. The were ragstores galore in the old district. The thousands of houses were all privately rented, built by speculators and Linen Barons, and some streets even named after their families.
A reminder that Grosvenor Road was onced called Grosvenor Street.
September 1969, and once again for the third time in 49 years the Falls Road people retreat behind barricades to survive from sectarian or police attacks.
Residents of Colin Street 1960's
Locals at Getty Street Entry which ran into Dunville Street
The McDermotts GAC Team 1960's
Looking down the Falls Road from opposite the Clonard picture house, on the right Mickey Hamill's Centre Half Bar, then Paddy Lavery's pawnshop, opposite that the Diamond Picture house(the tall building with "ECHO" wrote on gable), and Daly's Bar, with the mils in the background. Mickey played Centre Half position for the famous Belfast Celtic football team
The site of the old Clonard Picture house Falls Road was originally to house the "Britainnia" factory for Mackies & Co,(of which I have the original plans) but they decided against it , moving instead to the Springfield site. At the left of the picture house was a lemonade place which was originally a street, named Cavan Street.
Ned troddens barber Shop 68 Falls Road, years later it was the barbers shop of the famous Rab Maguire of 'crew cut' fame.
Ton Street Residents about 1971
Hannigan's Grosvenor Road Bar with Danny Farrell's wee shop showing just below it . Danny, a very respected man, was the father of the Gibraltar Patriot Martyr Mairead Farrell
Paddy Fox's Grocers Store at 82 Falls Road
Seymour's Shop at the corner of the Grosvenor and McDonnell Street
The old Cullingtree Road Barracks, which was the scene of a gun and bomb battle in the 1940's. Also ot was to hear the Legendary Pound Loney man J.J. O'Hagan was taken to when he fought with the peelers. After laying out three or four peelers, reinforcements were sent for and J.J was tied onto a handcart and wheeled round to the barracks
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