Coloured photo of the Ennis road in 1913.
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Wouldnât you think that the poor girl on left with one leg would be up
on the ass and cart . 
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Whereâd you get that?
It hasnât changed much.
Missing thousands of cider fuelled expectant youths on way to GG on match day .
Itâs hardly changed a bit
Yea, I flicked through that earlier but couldnât see it.
I came across this one. Only older Limerick folk will recognise this guy. Might be before your time.
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Yeah remember him
Fat Francis. Used to be around the Georgian buildings on OâConnell Street/cecil street fair bit, taking a breather on the steps
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Fat Francis ⌠jaysus, that takes me back.
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What was the craic with him?
He was always labouring about the city centre ⌠Must have been over 25 stone. This was in the days when most of the country werenât overweight⌠Youâd regularly see him on steps taking a breather along middle/upper OâConnell st⌠Just a known character around the mid/late 90s into 00s.
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He looks very healthy in that photo, jaysus the poor fella was in an awful way.
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Is he still alive?
Limerick is definitely a city full of characters
Anyone ever see the fella with the 3/4 length pants sitting outside the railway hotel every day no matter what the weather all year round.
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I remember him
No, heâs long dead.
I remember his mostly from the queue to the Savoy Cinema. Every night heâd be there tapping the queue for a few bob before the 8pm show. Everybody knew him and everybody was nice to him. A little bit of chat, hand over the few bob and heâd move along the line. Word was he was hit by a bus which caused gland problems and weight gain.
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