Smithfield market, Belfast, 1959
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- Smithfield market, Belfast, 1959, a living history of our past
Please note I do not own the copyright to this video,I have put it up for historical purposes for future generations. Thank you.
Really fascinating to see.
Hugh Greer Bookstore - my family! His brother Isaiah is my grandfather.
That's my Grandad sharpening the scissors, it is like seeing a ghost.
Was his name Burns? Was he an artist? My dad used to visit him.
His name was Paul Morton. He was a bit of an artist. My father who was Burns, he signed his pictures WH Burns (Paul Mortons son in law) was a professional artist who made a good living at art. My father did allow my Grandfather to sell his paintings in Smithfield but under a false name as selling in Smithfield would have affected the good name of my Fathers painting. I can say this now as it is all in the past. I am Paul Burns
That’s my uncle Joe Kavanagh “I Buy Anything “
I'm the young man buying the book at the very end of the video! I'm now a very healthy 86 years old and live in BC Canada. I was an advertising artist working in London when this video was made and I was 22 years old.I have had a successful career in advertising, teaching art and as a full time painter since 1989. visual with my paintings in collections around the world. I still paint in my studio and write poetry. Seeing myself in this video blew my socks off! I was born in Belfast, went to Upper Sullivan in Hollywood and also studied at the Belfast College of Art before joining an Advertising agency in London. When the video was shot I was home on a visit. John McConnell. Vancouver Island Canada.