Welcome To The Old Market
Geordie "Mouse" McMullan, having his van checked by the brits outside St Colman's School.
D. Armstrong of the Belfast& District Billiard and snooker League presents the senior individual winner, Billy McMullan (Market) runner up was J.O.McLaughlin (National) and referee was Gerry Canavan.
L to R, Geordie (Mouse) McMullan, Sean McNally, Tom McMullan and Silver McKee,
Johnny McKeown the lengendary Market Blacksmith with little Jim Walsh dressed as Roy Rodgers pictured outside 38 Eliza Street. In 1954, when the real Roy Rodgers and his wife Dale Evans were touring Ireland and the U.K Roy's famous horse Trigger was in need of shoeing and so arrived in the Market at Ireland's famous Smithy Shop where John shoed the beautiful Palamino. Pictures were taken of course but I have yet to turn one up. I have however a picture of Johnny standing by his anvil alongside Bob Fitzsimmons the Heavyweight Champion of the World, I only hope he was not making Bob a special horse shoe to fit inside his boxing glove. many are the stories of this famous Blackie some even suggest he made Pikes for the rising in 1798... Erin go Bragh. and by the way you do know that John Mitchel the patriotic Young Irelander was a regular visitor to the Market before he was transported to Van Damiens Land.
Hello Joe: I'm sending a few old pictures of Eliza St. in the Market. You may have received one or two of these already from Dolly Flannigan as I sent copies to her as well. I hope you can include these on the web site. It's been great fun sharing photos and stories with some of the old Market people. I'm sure they will enjoy these. One is a picture of Johnny McKeown and myself outside my house at 34 Eliza St, another of McGlade's shop and another of St. Coleman's school. Still enjoying your site. Great work Joe. Thanks. Jim Walsh.
1905
St Colman’s School built in Eliza Street, cost £1,632. Eliza Street , Emelia , Charlotte, and Arthur Streets thought to be named after the children of The first Marquis Of Donegall. Donegall Pass is said to be so named as it was a permitted “pass”, through wooded land owned by the Marquis, streets there, Elm, Pine, etc, named after the types of trees to be found in this once heavily wooded area. 1906 City Hall opened August 1st., cost £360,000,
A bus run some years ago for Market people , some names , George Hanna, Molly Hanna, Martha Bright, Bella Lagan, Maggie Finlay, Mary McConkey, Maggie Goodman, Kathleen McGarry, Kitty Clinton, Lily Murphy, Rosie McAllister, Johnny Lowe, Tony McDonnell, Mrs McAteer, Billy McClean, Bella Graham, Hattie Smyth. the trip by the way was to Knock, Co. Mayo and was organised by Rosie McAllister and Sammy 'Swallow' Turner. I am still waiting for a picture of the great Market man Tucker McAllister?.
Cromac Square-Cromac Street,The Market, late 1930's, one must admit here are some great old Belfast photographs.
The jockey was young Seamus Nolan from Staunton Street
Every one mentions Inglis Bakery when they speak of the Market, but there was also McWatters Bakery, in the photo above their van can be seen driving along Royal Avenue.
Ma Copley's Chair Planes , on the Chapel Fields, where she also ran her famous boxing competitons
The Flannigan girls L to R, 10 year old Frances, Dolly 3, Anne 14, little 5 year old Nell Jennings in front, outside the Flannigan's house
Hello Joe. I've been enjoying this site for quite some time and love the improvements you are making. Left Eliza St in 1959 for the States. Now near Nashville, TN. Lived at 34 Eliza St. next door to Johnny McKeown's. He was our landlord. Where do I find this picture of Johnny near the anvil. I'd love to have it. I have a pic of me (complete with cowboy hant and six shooter) and Johnny outside my house with me on one of his horses. Probably taken around 1955. Keep up the good work Joe. Next time you are in the area I'll buy you a "longneck" at Tootsies.
Standfield Street, Hendersons at top, Vernon Street
Inglis's Bakery, top , McGlades shop, New Bond Street
McAuley Street showing the back of Inglis's Bakery
Silver McKee and his mother.A funny story goes that once Stormy Weatherall came round to The Markets to challenge Silver and Mrs McKee opened the door , and seeing Stormy was in a fighting mood she srtepped out into the street, rolled up her sleeves and said, "My Paddy is in bed, but if its a fight you want I'll give ya all the fightin' you need"
The Smith's Great Grandparents
The Smith family Stewart Street
Centre, Willie Rae , The Market's own Elvis Presley
Some names, Gerry Gibson, Brian McAuley, Hugh McFall
Boy Scouts in the grounds of St Malachy's 1952
ALison Writes from York. England.
Hi Joe love the site nice to know the people my dad spoke of Stormy, Buck Alec ,and the rest were real and not just in his vivid imagination for years I thought he was making them up A lot of people from the Market reading Rushlight just wondering do any of you know David Sloan married Peggy used to live in the market area love to get back in touch with them again Davy's my uncle keep up the good work Joe i'll be back , Alison
Silver McKee , G.G McGuigan, Jimmy (Spider) Kelly,Joe Dorrian, Bucko McStravick, May 1967
St Malachy's Chapel
