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Trip Through Time: The night the German bomb fell on Dundalk

Just recently I was walking in Crowe Street when I overheard a Dundalk tour-guide giving a description of the car-bomb that exploded in Earl Street on the evening of December 17, 1975. I understand that he was part of a group of volunteers who have ...

29 Jul 2022 at 22:33

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Trip Through Time: What in old Dundalk was 'The China Bridge'?

When were the cherry trees planted in Ard Easmuinn? The Ard Easmuinn private housing estate was built on lands west of the Dundalk Railway Station purchased by the Dundalk Urban Council in the 1950s. The mostly detached houses were built on sites ...

31 Jul 2022 at 22:33

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Trip Through Time: What happened at Gallows Hill in Dundalk?

Do you you enjoy an horror story? In my experience most Dundalk folk are fascinated by the macabre and it was for this reason that old horror movies were among the most popular among audiences attending the old cinemas before television came ...

22 Jul 2022 at 22:33

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Trip Through Time: Where in Dundalk was the Sheila factory?

Answers to last week's questions: Who was Setana? Setana was the birth name of the legendary hero Cuchullain. He was the son of Dectine, sister of Conor (or Conchobor as he is sometimes known), the famous head of the Red Branch Knights. ...

05 Jun 2022 at 22:33

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Trip Through Time: Dundalk, the Bicycle Town

When I was a school-going child Dundalk was known as the 'Bicycle Town' because, it was believed that the population owned more pedal cycles per head than any other town in Ireland. This was partly because of the 'Wartime Emergency' ...

03 Jun 2022 at 22:33

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Trip Through Time: The time Radio Caroline docked in Cooley

The furtive pleasures of listening to something that might be illegal, however, came to the fore again when the pirate radios started broadcasting in the early 1960s and, I believe, this part of the world was in the lead in ...

21 May 2022 at 22:33

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Trip Through Time: Early radio broadcasting in the Dundalk area

Some Dundalk radio enthusiasts might be surprised to learn that community radio stations have been broadcasting in the area for close on 60 years. In fact, radio transmissions have been picked up in Dundalk for much longer ...

20 May 2022 at 22:33

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Trip Through Time: Where did the E.S.B. open their first showroom in Dundalk?

Answers to last week's questions: Which Dundalk commercial anniversary occurs on June 1? On Saturday June 1, 1912, the electrical power supplied by the Dundalk Urban District Council's Power Station was permanently ...

22 May 2022 at 22:33

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Trip Through Time: Who in Dundalk was known locally as the 'Soccer Saint'?

Answers to last week's questions: Which Dundalk sporting venue was once known as 'Casey's Field'? This was the field on which Dundalk A.F.C. built their stadium 'Oriel Park'. The land belonged to the Casey family ...

29 May 2022 at 22:33

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Trip Through Time: The Pubs of Dundalk

In relation to a a question I asked recently regarding the restrictions placed on a certain public house in Dundalk about 200 years ago arising from the alleged meetings of a secret society on the premises, I ...

06 May 2022 at 22:33

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Trip Through Time: The changing Dundalk scene

When writing about the Butter Market I could not help recalling that there were many other things that have changed around Dundalk since the beginning of the present century and, more especially, since the ...

14 May 2022 at 22:33

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Trip Through Time: Who were the Dundalk 'Woodpeckers'?

Answers to last week's quesions: What day of the week was 'Market Day' in old Dundalk? For centuries Monday was the most important trading day in the town of Dundalk. The custom goes back to 1226 when a ...

15 May 2022 at 22:33

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