Bookies byrnes is gone a lad Christy Barry got pumped 12 times in the betting shop and it lost an awful amount of custom due to the shooting
Ah. I heard about that but thought it happened in the the Powers beside beechcomberā¦
No it happened in the bookies on killester avenue.
Would you have had a pint in any other bars around the area.
The sheds
Rubby man was he?
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Never had a pint in the sheds.
If I was down that way would of having a few scoops in the yacht
Popped into the craobh the odd timeā¦ Kavanaghs further down was a grand spotā¦ Was in the A1 the other side of roundabout few times , didnāt like itā¦ Hated the goblet. Kitty kiernans tooā¦ Pebble beach and the sheds were grand.
Would not be a fan of the craobh myself.
Shower of bastards that run it.
Every club has a few wankers running itā¦ Good folk there too. I remember the craobh manager of team i used to play against was an absolute gent. Small slight baldy man, lar or Larry maybe his name at a guess.a real dub. Terrible nice man.
What age group would it have been
U14 to 16 in mid 90s
I ended up in there one night, loaded drunk. Got eyed up by a table of dodgy looking fuckers when we went in. When I went to jacks two of them followed me in and quizzed me, they reckoned I was an undercover cop.
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Youāre lucky they took the time to question you. 
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They knew you werenāt a cop. They were making sure you werenāt a rat
I know. We had watched a match somewhere down towards Clontarf and made our way back to Beaumont. I was in that beachcomer the same night, a shit hole. Ended the night in a 21st in whatever pub is now where the stardust was.
What a bizarre days drinking.
The caretaker in Craobh is a Laois man called Mick Maher. Heās close to 80 at this stage. 30 years coaching hurling, Cuts the grass, washes the floors, negotiates with the travellers in the next field, does a fair bit of social work, stewards in croke park and smiles a lot. A diamond of a man. @myboyblue would you happen to know him?
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That was.my age group back then.
Could of been stephen Norton???
What division would it have been and I hope Iām not encroaching but what club were you with
Mick would be a very close friend of the family.
He lives above in artane
He also fixes hurles and supplies them.
Probably the best man who ever graced the club.
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One of the best men Iāve ever had the pleasure of knowing.
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Hes a legend him and Jim arthurs
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