God the innocence of it all…I remember sitting in the back of my Dad’s brand new (second hand) Morris Minor, KZD 99 and waving out the back window to Dickie, as my Mum went berserk with excitement on the passenger seat.
Earlier this year, I posted 10 ‘then and now’ photos from Temple Bar, Dublin. I used photographs from 1985. These were featured in the Irish Architectural Archive’s Temple Bar 15 […]
Joe Walsh, a Co Down native, founded Joe Walsh Tours (JWT) in 1961 in a tiny Nassau Street office in Dublin. JWT started with religious pilgrimages to the likes of […]
The metal shell of the Gasometer on South Lotts Rd, Ringsend, Dublin 4. Photo taken in 1988 by Maureen Devitt RIP. The Gasometer dates back to 1885. Now known as […]
In October 2006, the Temple Bar Cultural Trust and the Irish Architectural Archive produced an exhibiton and catalogue called Temple Bar 15 to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the architectural […]
From 30 years ago, here are 3 ads for 2 different alcopop brands sold in Ireland. These ads appeared in Irish style magazine d Side in 1996 and were digitised […]
Christmas in Ireland was published in 1985 by World Book Encyclopedia Inc. from Chicago, USA. We’ve digitised a selection of photos by Bob Willoughby, Fionnbar Callanan, Mary Rowley and a […]
The Brand New Retro book is 10 years old this week — which means it’s officially vintage too. 😎 brandnewretro.ie10m The Brand New Retro book turns 10 this week! Back […]
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My mum was a big Dickie Rock fan. She would sometimes use the expression ‘spit on me Dickie’ in reference to him. I never knew what she meant.
Patrick
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God the innocence of it all…I remember sitting in the back of my Dad’s brand new (second hand) Morris Minor, KZD 99 and waving out the back window to Dickie, as my Mum went berserk with excitement on the passenger seat.
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It was a popular advert at the time. Get more old adverts online soon.
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