Not many people can say they are from the Short Strand,,,,,,,,,,, But I can. THEE SHORT STRAND.
I think it's the Short Strand looking down at Quinn St.
Does anyone know who is in the picture.berniedeboraghlilly223Hi REP1 that is the name on the photo if its any help
I was born in 42 Thompson St. in 1955.Lived in The Strand until moving to Carrick in 1968.Now living in New zealand.Great friends from back then include Gerald Morgan,Michael O'Donnell,John McMahon,Jackie Gartland (all from ThompsonSt).My brother Thomas and sister Lisa still live there.Both my parents Sena McGregor(nee McConvery)and father John/Jack/Jackie are dead.Great place to grow up. Nellie Morgan(mentioned in an earlier post)was Gerald's grannie.Looking back it was,pretty much, a ghetto but we knew no difference when we were growing up.Pa Hump(Mr.Hill) was headmaster and my favourite teacher was Frank McKeever.Any info on any of the above names would be ,greatly,appreciated.
Michael O'Donnell + Gerald Morgan were my best friends.I remember your mother,Maura-I'm sure she's changed LOL.How is Michael.? I have seen your uncle Joseph on the News from time to time.Does your aunt Teresa still live there?
lol well my mummy still has glasses alough they are alot smaller. .i dont think she has changed much. Still a button for my uncle joe! Michael is dead on, as far as i know he works in downpatrick now, drugs awareness councelor or something. Yes theresa still lives there, she has 4 daughters. .mairead also still lives there and has 6 children and christopher lives in dundalk and has 2 sons. I take it your surname is McGregor? Your brother Thomas used to live beside Theresa.