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I moved to Finglas 14 years ago. I love it. The only thing I think it needs is an awareness program started in the schools to teach people not to through rubbish about. Such a beautiful place. Love the new little butterfly and bee sanctuary. Thanks for that.
Thanks for making this. Learned so much from it. 100’s of things that were in front of our eyes as a kids in the 80’s and we had no idea. It’s interesting how the story of main roads splitting communities, causing division and societal problems is so common. Hindsight is 20/20 I suppose.
I'm glad you found it interesting. It's so true about the divisions - an engineer somewhere draws a line on a map and the social repercussions are huge! But, as you say, hindsight is a fine thing :)
Thank you. It is lovely to see Finglas again. I moved to Finglas in 1965 before this we lived in Cabra. I knew Finglas before this though as my aunts and uncles lived there. One uncle Ronnie Whelan senior I practically grew up with. Finglas was new and I felt we were all Dubliners going to live in the country. I was use to the country as I had some family from Celbridge, Kildare and spent holidays there. I would like to tell you I was champion swimmer and swam for Guinness/Dublin. I am not showing off but girls weren't really recognised in sport at the time. My Mam died in 1965. She was a great women many said she was born before her time. She was a soldier in WW11. I went to St. Michael's , I didn't like the Nuns very much but luckily there were only three of them. I still remember my lovely neighbours and everybody was really friendly. People really did there best and Industrial Dublin was grown and with it the topics of the day. Great memories, vibrant people, a community that supported each other. A great document wonderful characters, the historical background made it complete. A proud generation we were.
Thanks so much for sharing. What a fascinating story about your Mum and you. If I’d known about you before making the documentary I’d have loved to include an interview.
@@tvie Thank you too. I will save the video's and pass them on to my children. I live in the Netherlands now so the story of Finglas will go far. Love it! Dear old Finglas, Dear old Dublin.
Like song📀 i remember it well at Saint Patricks well in finglas were the social welfare office is now. all the land from there to the new Police station was green fields, every saint Patricks Day was a procession which was in the Field and a open service of prayers and devotion to Saint Patrick 🕯🕯🕯near the Well Lots and lots of people from all over came to pray that day
Played WFTA in a football match bringing a team from Coventry to play them the welcome was amazing brought me back to when we lived in Finglas in the late 1950s,
We lived in Mellows road in 1954 I think only two roads Mellows road and Mellows Avenue, I was about 7 I remember playing on an abandoned double decker bus at the bottom of mellows road , my father (Mick Duncan) was involved in football in fact we had street leagues whe we moved back to mellows road having left to live in raheny and moving back again in about 1959/60. Loved it then before moving to Englan.
The parents were so generous with their time in those days - doing all they could to provide something for the kids when there was nothing much being provided by the powers that were at that time.
What a great documentary. Really delighted that this was made . Very well done to the Cassidy family for putting this great piece together. I am sure it took a lot of effort and time . Originally moved to Finglas in 1968 and knew a lot of people in this documentary. Brought back some great memories. Loved growing up in Finglas and wouldn't change it for the world . Some great people from Finglas and always a tremendous community spirit. Loved the Soccer Road Leagues and the Summer Project . Well done again and thank you for doing this and showing what a great historical place Finglas was and is . Living in New York for the past 35 years but always a Finglas man at heart .
Thanks a million David. It was a lot of time and effort but it was 100% a labour of love. It was brilliant to get a chance to chat with so many people and capture those memories. So much more we could have put in if we had space!
@@tvie It would have been beautiful with the abundance of farmland and to see the bridges around Tolka river and dunsink lane also the old houses in the fields at the back of Woodbank Drive and Westwood
And still does brilliant to see all the great work done and the spirit of Finglas lives on in the heart of the club especially when you see all the children and parents there
My grandmother and my father lived in watery lane and my two sisters, brother and I were all born and raised in Finglas. It is a wonderful place and we have many great memories of growing up there.
My own childhood was spent crossing through Watery Lane to play in the field or by the river. Then it all changed when that dual carriageway sliced through it all. Declan
My Father Patrick Mc Kiernan transformed The Drake Inn into Ireland's first purpose built cabaret venue with seating for 650. The Drake hosted many top international acts the first being Guy Mitchell in 1972 as well as top Irish acts including Brendan Grace, Sonny Knowles, Red Hurley and Dickie Rock. At other times he ran talent competitions offering big prize money and on Mondays traditionally a slow night he ran women's night offering a show with chicken & chips and transport for £1.25 per head. The Mc Kiernan family and staff who worked with us proudly ran The Drake Inn until April 2002.
Your dad, along with yourself and Una, were a massive support to the Finglas community, Olga. I remember when I set up the newspaper, you and a few other community minded businesses supported it with advertising which was crucial to keeping it going and The Drake, under your keeping, was always open to community efforts. Such a pity to see it now. I would have loved to interview you for the series. Declan
It was great to see the mural on the wall of the family home on the old north road ,that really brought back memories,I walked by that house so many times,I was born and bred on Casement Drive,and spent the first thirty years of my life living in Finglas,living in Meath the last twenty three years but still drive through on my way to work,great memories,thanks.
Very good representation of Finglas. My memory of growing up in Finglas was of the great community spirit. Thank you for making the documentary. Was it pitched to RTE?
Thanks so much Maria. Yes, people really looked out for one another. We wouldn’t have been able to make it freely available online if we’d tried to pitch it to broadcasters so we only had it on Dublin Community TV and then put it straight on here.
Great Finglas story I was reared in finglas east were I had six brothers and five sisters it was a safe and very happy community we had a great Doctor Fagan in the village in 1950s he was a great man very kind the shops in the village Maddens groceries had everything Naughtons groceries and sweet shop Byrnes newspapers and general store Mr Kenny tobacco sweets newspapers milk etc mrs Murphy chemist shop she had all the cough Medicines and aspirin tablets Lipton for teas and meat and butter and all sorts it prices were higher than other shops Prescott cleaners Simon Deignam magazines pens notebooks books all sorts of paper and household goods Montgomery butchers Gerry Browne Barber Di luci fish and chip shop Fagans sweets and tobacco Shop Johnston money n o brien bread and cake shop Kathleen Keenan homemade cake shop drogheda stores Lubys Post office Drake Inn pub Duck Inn pub Bottom of the Hill pub morewear shoe repair Parochial Hall These were all there it was a fabulous village like an old movie
What a really lovely short film. The only mistake this lady made was using Irish tap water in her preparation. Irish municipal drinking water is the worst in Europe due to its saturation of a commonly known neurotoxin AKA Flouride. Otherwise nice job!
Thanks so much :) I actually made a water filter with pebbles, sand, organic cotton and activated charcoal in a 5 litre glass jar because of the tap water!
talking about the dump in finglas they are proposing building 700 new houses down there are they mad do they not realise what went into this dump I worked for a chemical co bringing a truckload of busted drums of everything from sodium cyanide methylene chloride caustic soda nitric acid sulphuric acid to name a few also there was scrap cars with petrol still in them plus every other dangerous shot from all over the city( a ticking time bomb)people beware
what did Brendan o Carroll with the deposits belonging to the young couples who booked their reception in the castle pub he took the money when he knew the place was going bust
Maybe back then Brendan O'Carroll was trying to scratch out a living like so many more of us. He has no trouble putting his hand in his pocket now that he can and is very good to St.V de P.
@@angelaclinton3129 yeah he scratched out a living at the expense of gerry brown and his ex wife then you get to know the real Brendan and so much for the SVP they only give to the same ones every week and not to the ones who really need it
Absolutely brilliant Declan. Your Dad would be very proud of this production. Thank you for showing the real spirit of Finglas and its people. "FINGLAS - A place where neighbours are much more than people who just live near you."
Fantastic documentary, That was a please to watch, my father, grandfather, great grandfather came from finglas, unfortunately they have all passed, I would love to hear their stories today .
@@ballockybill2277 I remember there was another Cassidy family and I think they had a Declan and a Jacinta too. It caused confusion once when we were at Dr Fagan’s at the same time. :)
It has his picture on it and weird thing i seen him in malaga airport in september on same plane i was looking sayin i know him from somewere well i think it was him
@@anthonyh888 Yes - it was a family affair. Declan directing and his sister Jacinta producing. I’ll see if he was in Malaga. I know his birthday is September so wouldn’t surprise me :)
I remember your Dad well as I use to work in Finglas. Often saw him walking up the North Road.Never knew he was so talented. I also remember Darren Kinsella. He use to be the local photographer with a local newspaper. Might have been the Northside News? What’s Darren doing now? This documentary series is fantastic and I’m loving it. The girl who’s doing the commentary has a great voice. Well done to everyone involved.
Ah, lovely to think you remember my Dad :) Darren worked with the newspaper that I ran - The Finglas Forum, and the voice is my sister, Jacinta. Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to leave a comment :) Declan
Can’t believe you never mentioned that Kildonan was Ireland’s first civilian/commercial airport on the 8th June 1931? There’s lots of things you’ve left out but in fairness, it’s a great documentary. Well done.
There are still two more episodes to go with lots more interviews and references to the history of Finglas. The next episode goes live next Sunday at 3pm Irish time 👍🏻
