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Thank you, l was born and raised in Rochdale from 1955 onwards. We will never see it’s like again. Ah that wonderful market.

That’s crazy

Omg my sister is in this

This vid brought a smile to my face and nearly a year to my eye, born in Rochdale 1952, my mum was an ushered in the regal cinemas. ( free entry and ice cream ). great days, moved away for work but back at Christmas with family, got mugged outside tiffanys, all in the past now

Allan Cuthbertson was the perfect character actor. If you wanted an actor who could deliver his lines quickly, accurately, determinedly and convincingly, Mr Cuthbertson was your man.

Puttin must be shivering in his boots regards this lot..😅

Awesome! Much love from down the road in Monkey Town

Down to a t.😊

The old market, and fish market, worked the market 70z.

I joined in the early '70's. It was the era of bullswool and the 303. Loved every minute of it . I would recommend it to any young lad .

brilliant .thankyou

priceless

Brilliant history video

Born there 1963, emigrated to Australia 1967.

that fella who was never off the air but you could never remember his name

The best of the best.

These video clips bring back memories, great to see the Waterford barracks in some of them.

My great gran lived on manchester road opposite the gas works . About 1965

I feel so old now

I fired one of those, or similar back in 1972 in sennelarger, Germany. I recall it had quite a kick to it, and temporarily deafened us. We also had the SLR back then with 7.62, which seemed a lot better than the current army rifle.

Spent a few years in the FCA in the early 90s up in finner had hoped to get into the PDF but for some reason got turned down,was totally pissed off after that considering time and energy and back then my own money buying better kit,anyhow I went further afield to foreign shores and amazingly was excepted into a foreign army,I'm happy they did turn me down for I spent 15 years there and experienced a hell of a lot more than I would've done in the defence forces still saddens a little today my own country didn't want me but sure se la vie!

Served with 9th Battery 3FAR in Templemore from 89 to 91, I did 3 years, regret not staying in or joining the army, Fired 25 pounders in the Glen, we switched from Lee Enfield to FN-FAL, Did a guard of honour for President Hillery, fired rifles on the range, manouvers around the Devils bit mountain, had a great time but a job pulled me away eventually. Great time we had, my dad was in the Congo.

MY LATE DAD SEAN VALENTINE, WAS IN THE F.C A, MY UNCLE BRENDAN VALENTINE WAS ALSO IN IT, ,AND MY GRANDDAD JOE VALENTINE WAS IN THE WAR OF INDEPENDEDNS HE WAS,,

Look at the date. No 20mm training rounds for the 84 then or ever. The training adapter fired a unique 6.5mm Swedish round or a 7.62mm round. I trained on it in the 23 rd Battalion and we fired a TPTP round in live firing. Great fun.

Ah the FCA or as we called it The Free Clothes Association and the Brilliant Lee-Enfield 303 and the FN FAL great spotter rifle I loved the FCA the 11th Motor Squadron. Kickham Barracks Clonmel sadly closed now great video mate thank you.

really not even use of dummy 9mm ammo ? in the barrel - thats not realistic -the whole exersise look like training teenagers but I guess thats how its done there

Why is a Sgt getting a stand down parade? It is meant for senior NCOs and senior officers.

I enjoyed this film of the good old day's, I did my bit with the TA in the UK, meeting many Irish people serving in TA too. We are all vet's now! (how did that happen) and the reunions are a fantastic time, 60 year olds acting like there 19! P.S. The London Irish Rifles did have a great bar. Friday night was band practice night. There have been massive cutbacks since the end of the cold war in man training days and It's near bloody impossible to join today 2021. It's got so complicated to get through a modern civvie influenced recruiting process. Ditto the regular's to (all 3 arms) Anyway in the Times yesterday 09/02/21 it said the UK reserve forces may not exist in 2026.

Man you guys were lucky you were able to use FN FALs. They don't make pieces of equipment like that anymore :(

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Great historical information about Duffy's . Well done Mr Mc Quin

2021 il be 30 years in,as a young man I lived at it and enjoyed every minute.covid fecked up 2020 but that's life.

Beautiful

Where's the footage of the women who passed out in 1992 in Collins Barracks Dublin?

Nasty day for it...fair play!

I am from New Ross and this great to see. Thanks

Good old days, I love it.

Wtf 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I lived in Rochdale 1964 to 1968 as a child. My Dad was manager of Thomas Cook on Drake Street and we lived on Weston Avenue. Nice video and so much kinder to the Town than so many commentaries on it these days.

Look at poor oul Ned Snonners😂😂ah takennn

All the equipment vehicles, weapons etc seemed to be British made. Did you buy from the British, or did they give it to the Irish Reserve ?

More power Jimmy O'Toole. Mary McQuinn WELL DONE on your first experience as Camera Operator.

I remember walking through rochdale when I was about 8 (I was born in 1980 BTY) and I saw the McDonald’s sign put up as they were building the McDonald’s, and I said to my mum ‘look mum, McDonald’s is coming to rochdale’ and she said ‘don’t be so stupid’ and gave me a clip round the ear-ole. But I was proved right a few weeks later when it opened. I miss you mum x x

This makes me feel so sad and happy at the same time. Is it me or does the song here sound so much more emotional than it did in that ‘Hovis’ advert? I think the chords are a little different in places maybe, cos it has a different feel.

I was one of the group of women that joined the FCA 9th Infantry Battalion. Fun times and I learned a lot. Miss it. Great experience for any young person.

I miss my FN FAL. Proper rifle.

Where the police station and magistrates courts is, i can remember the time the fair use to come there, when i was kid and that waa some time a go

i bet that camera is an fca man

I was in the 9th Battery 3FAR in Templemore Barracks. Great old craic. Fired the Lee Enfield, FN, 24 pounder gun in the Glenn.

Served in Longford from 1981 - 89, Lee Enfield rifles, green boiler suits, no women & leaky boots - I would go back in a heartbeat. They were better equiped in 1997 than us.