31 memories of growing up in Castlebar
CASTLEBAR people have lots of great memories of growing up in the town.
From jumping into Lough Lannagh from the old diving board to fishing from the old pedestrian bridge at the rear of St. Gerald’s College.
We’ve put together a list of some of our best memories and we are sure they will resonate with all Castlebar people at home and abroad. In fact, you are welcome to post your own memories on our Facebook page.
The accompanying images are courtesy of the ‘Castlebar Old Photos’ Facepage page, which is a real treasure.
1. Seeing colour TV for the first time on the window of RTV Rentals on Main Street.
2. Buying a Gavin’s sliced loaf at Lily McDonald’s Shop.
3. The Saturday cattle fair at Rush Street.
4. Drinking cold water from the public tap outside Marsh House.
5. The days when Golden’s Bakery sold their lovely bread from the back of a van in estates around the town.
6. Discos in the Town Hall.
7. The popularity of the local rock band, Phaze.
8. The huge influx for the town’s first rock festival at Rehins, The Occasion at the Castle.
9. The Lone Star and McGowan’s Filling Stations.
10. Playing soccer on the Green at Marian Row.
11. Jumping into Lough Lannagh from the old diving board.
12. Brady’s Shop at the top of Gallow’s Hill.
13. Spending hours sliding on the hill at a icy Church View Villas during a cold snap.
14. The odour from the Bacon Factory.
15. Fishing from the old pedestrian bridge at the rear of St. Gerald’s College.
16. A visit to Deasy’s Woods.
17. The old Town Dump between Rathbawn and Sion Hill.
18. Collecting old tyres for Bonfire’s Night.
19. Times spent in the former swimming pool at St. Bridget’s Crescent.
20. The money shoot at Durkan’s Hardware Store at Main Street.
21. Bests Supermarket.
22. Annual FCA Camps and the awful food.
23. Baynes’ Hill in the snow.
24. The fear of ‘the bumps’ on the first day at St. Gerald’s College.
25. Doing the ‘hoogie jumps’ over the river at Marian Row.
26. The cobblestones at Lucan Street.
27. Paddy Nolan’s milk run.
28. Robbing apples from the orchard at the back of the Bank of Ireland.
29. The night a streaker ran down Main Street.
30. The transformation of Hopkins Road.
31. The silence of the old library at Mountain View.