I grew up in a Cork City where it was commonplace....

[Yermon]

that everyone would know their street neighbours by name.

I can honestly say that on the street where I now live there are a number whose names I haven't a clue of.

 

[Hallbopping]

to head out for the day with your friends and not come back until that evening for your dinner. Your Mam wouldn’t know where you were.

 

[sigourney's knickers]

I went missing for days down to Crosshaven.

No-one missed me.

Best days of my life.

Rod n togs baby.

 

[Yermon]

to kick a ball out on the street with loads of yer pals and cars were so few there was even a rule for the occasional time when a car might drive through

 

[Lee Bushwacker]

I went missing for days down to Crosshaven.

No-one missed me.

Best days of my life.

Rod n togs baby.

"Nobody's Child". How sad!

 

[sigourney's knickers]

"Nobody's Child". How sad!

I was fine.

 

[Yermon]

I was fine.

"Rod n togs" was a euphemism wasn't it

 

[Pooman]

....look out the window before you went out to make sure Soundy wasn't around.

 

[Matlock]

... all of this was fields.

 

[Lee Bushwacker]

I was fine.

Only joking Sig!