If you lived in this street and you have any photos or memories you would like to share with us then please forward them to us at Sailortown
A photo of Ship St viewed from Garmoyle St
June 2006
Ship St c. 1970
Robert Beggs outside his house at the corner of Ship St and Nelson St c.1930
Marie ,Patricia, Sheila. Billy & Colette Beggs taken in 62 or 63
taken in Ship St looking up towards York St.
A rare photo of William "Galloper " Thompsom
pictured beside his van, taken outside his premises
in Ship St. Behind the van are the houses of the O'Hara and Denvir families.
A photo of Charlie and Josephine
Pedersen from Ship Street
A young Tommy O'Hara (centre) with
Brian Denvir and Joker Molloy
Below is Tommy's poem evoking memories
of his childhood in Ship Street.
Ship Street Memories
By
Tommy O’Hara
The clippity clop of horses hooves
The greying frost on slated roofs
Friendly neighbours and familiar names
Concrete roads and tar line games
These memories of Ship Street
Gas mantle lamps and keep left signs
Linoed floors and roller blinds
Hobnailed boots and men at work
Paraffin lamps and watchies huts
More memories of Ship Street
Waste paper ragmen and Butterfly nuns
Crispy baps sore heads and Paris buns
Tea chests of firewood and Galloper’s van
Bread men and milkmen and refuse cans
Still memories of Ship Street
Innocent trusting promises given
The dead can’t hurt you but watch out for the living
Ship Street was tumbled the people all scattered
No houses needed, the people are shattered
Only memories of Ship Street.
ã Tommy O’Hara
