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Originally posted by MommyDearest View PostThanks jeangenie, would it have been part of the DWP ?, I would just like to know where his work was based, so I can make a picture of him going off to work every day.
i think he may have been in our house......have you got a photoHere Rex!!!...Here Rex!!!.....Wuff!!!....... Wuff!!!
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Originally posted by jeangenie View PostI know the office was in Oisin House in Pearse Street in the eighties but I'm sure it was not there in the 50s. Anyone remember where they sent their sick certs to in the 50s
As far as I recall the certs went to the DSW in Beresford Place just facing Busaras.'Never look down on a person unless you're helping them up'.
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Originally posted by quinner View Posti think he may have been in our house......have you got a photo
Joe, Rashers, this is my dad, Don Nugent. sorry it's a bit blurry.
Thanks Rashers for that info on Beresford Place, he used to cycle to work every day,
later on he was given a car...Last edited by Margaret N; 18-10-2011, 10:34 PM.You got to have a twinkle in your wrinkle.
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Originally posted by MommyDearest View Post
Joe, Rashers, this is my dad, Don Nugent. sorry it's a bit blurry.
that is the man i think...the features are certainly right...i was going to ask you..did he look like that old labour politcian...gerald kauffman....same features in my mindHere Rex!!!...Here Rex!!!.....Wuff!!!....... Wuff!!!
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Originally posted by quinner View Postthat is the man i think...the features are certainly right...i was going to ask you..did he look like that old labour politcian...gerald kauffman....same features in my mindYou got to have a twinkle in your wrinkle.
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Originally posted by MommyDearest View PostBluddy hell Joe........do you really think he is the same man... naa not gerald Kauffman, but as rashers say's allways in a good mood.....it's where I get it from,,,,,Here Rex!!!...Here Rex!!!.....Wuff!!!....... Wuff!!!
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Originally posted by quinner View Posti certainly think so.....yes a fine gentleman as i remember...i thought he worked somewhere around lord edward street...but i was only a boy at the time...and he has had a cup of tea in oursYou got to have a twinkle in your wrinkle.
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Originally posted by MommyDearest View PostJoe I could kiss you, infact I will the next time we meet, (with permission from Kath) he was a great man and dad,,Your ringing bells now mentioning Lord Edward Street....hmmmmHere Rex!!!...Here Rex!!!.....Wuff!!!....... Wuff!!!
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Originally posted by quinner View Posti also think but may be wrong but he would go and find you if you were in the local pub....i have seen him in sinnots in bride street/ golden laneYou got to have a twinkle in your wrinkle.
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Originally posted by MommyDearest View PostDon't tell me he was drinking on the job.? would he not just drop the cheque in the letter box ?Here Rex!!!...Here Rex!!!.....Wuff!!!....... Wuff!!!
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Originally posted by quinner View Posti do believe it had to handed to the person personally.....probably be a good idea in dublin at that time lol....i think he would be checking up to see you were sick anyway lol
i may be mixing this up......but something is telling me that his bike had a thing on the back....maybe for pannier bags or a child seatHere Rex!!!...Here Rex!!!.....Wuff!!!....... Wuff!!!
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Originally posted by quinner View Posti do believe it had to handed to the person personally.....probably be a good idea in dublin at that time lol....i think he would be checking up to see you were sick anyway lolYou got to have a twinkle in your wrinkle.
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Originally posted by quinner View Posti may be mixing this up......but something is telling me that his bike had a thing on the back....maybe for pannier bags or a child seatYou got to have a twinkle in your wrinkle.
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Originally posted by MommyDearest View PostYes there was a saddle bag on the back and a little saddle on the crossbar and a bar to put our feef on....it's looking more like the same man...I know he was not the only one who did that job.
my dad was a invalid as such...and my uncle next door was also paid by him, my uncle would be in our house quite often....well very often lol....every day if i remember....but i slept in his flat...no room in ours..............me a british army squaddie, sleeping at the bottom of my uncles bed...and him a staunch ira man lolHere Rex!!!...Here Rex!!!.....Wuff!!!....... Wuff!!!
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