SKINHEADS EARLY 1980S

[rudegirl]

  Did anyone ever hang about the cityhall with all the Skinheads and go into the YMCA and Lord Hamil burger Bar, and travel up and down the Shankill in large groups on the buses

[derb4u]

heres one for you rudegirl

[pol65]

Good few a-town skins there!

[rudegirl]

seen this one before theres a right wee squad.  Just wondering if any of them still like the ole ska music

[stewie]

  hey i ran with them boys, in the YM.you remember Joe Campbell who used to run it?

[Giannineo]

hey i ran with them boys, in the YM.you remember Joe Campbell who used to run it?

wre ye a wee thug Stewie?

[homebird original]

heres one for you rudegirl

 
Couple of Market boys there too. Jim 'Sam' Fitzsimons and Sid Mc Kiernan.
 
HB

[stewie]

wre ye a wee thug Stewie?

i was one of the well mannered skins

[stewie]

 
Couple of Market boys there too. Jim 'Sam' Fitzsimons and Sid Mc Kiernan.
 
HB

a long time ago HB we probably tried punching each other at one time the Shankill Skins where like that

[BelBhoy]

Theres a couple of Ballymurphy Skins (Kelly's Corner Skins) there as well. Dee Begley and Junior Lavery. Very fond memories of those days. Remember going to Lord Hammills and being escorted through town by the RUC going to the Cliftonville games.

Still love the music - listen to it almost every day on my iphone.

Great memories

[olelad]

what about the original skinheads back in 69 who then became suedeheads and then bootboys. 

[teragram]

Did my best to avoid them.

[olelad]

Did my best to avoid them.

 
 

[teragram]

Aye they were just like the tartan gangs, better avoided. But as usual they were only dangerous when there were a bunch of them. On their own they were pussies.

Please don't confuse this with the cat thread.

[olelad]

Aye they were just like the tartan gangs, better avoided. But as usual they were only dangerous when there were a bunch of them. On their own they were pussies.

Please don't confuse this with the cat thread.

 
the early to mid 70s was the hayday for gangs such as bootboys,skinheads,suedeheads,mods. in this country the bootboys fashion of skinners, dms etc lasted right up until the late 70s when the 2nd wave of skins and mods came about. for whatever the reason this era of the cult gets alot more recognition.