Hello everyone from the Strand, when I was a wee kid there we used to call it Ballymacarrett. I left Belfast in 1968 and I had my first trip back last year. The place was different with the new houses etc, but the people were the same, good people. I was in a bar in Castle Street with one of my cousins and she said to me, "there is a fella at the bar who knows you" As you can expect I couldnt believe it, but sure enough there he was and he remembered me very well, Thanks Paddy,you cant imagine what its like to be away for 42 years and have someone in a bar see you and remember you. Now thats what the Strand/Ballymacarrett is all about. I only wish I could have caught up with a lot of other people who lived there and I went to school with while I was there.