A Far Cry from the Smart phone
(photo; Irish Abroad)
Ah, those were the days! Everyone carried one of these for emergencies in the 1980s. There were pay phones, in every town and even in some places where there was never a town. In the bad old days of the 60s and seventies you had to have a bucket load of change at the ready to use a pay phone. Coins were bigger and heavier in those days.
Cometh the hour, cometh the call card.
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Make a Wish type Gesture by Listowel Firemen
John Kelliher took this photo of Killian Browne with Listowel firemen recently. Killian has been very ill and, as a special treat, he got to dress like a fireman and see what happens in a fire station.
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This is a great website that puts the old and new from around Kerry side by side. I took both the photos and the text from Time Travel Kerry;
"Listowel Courthouse-
Two views of the courthouse building firstly in the late 1960s and again in September 2015. There has been a lot of changes in the years between the two photos but the building itself hasn't changed much. (Original photographer unknown)"
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Christmas Lunch at The Seanchaí
If you are planning a festive lunch for your staff or for a group of friends, consider The Seanchaí
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From John Kelliher and Mike the Pies
Legendary pool players Lofty Kelliher, Ned Broder, Jack Sweeney, Eddie Hartnett and Tom Lyons.
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Thought for today
I have wept in the night
For the absence of sight
That made me to others' needs blind
But I never once yet
Felt a pang of regret
For being a little too kind.
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