Where Are You Going on Holiday? Ireland 1973
144,682
Published 2022-04-04
People on Grafton Street and Camden Street recall previous vacations, holiday plans and the cost. France, Spain, Corfu, West Indies and Arklow are just some of the holiday destinations mentioned.
This episode of ‘Agenda’ was broadcast on 1 August 1973. The reporter is Doireann Ní Bhriain.
All Comments (21)
-
I was raised in London, our holiday was two weeks at the grandparents in Mohill, county Leitrim pitching hay, great crack.
-
49 years ago. Where are they now ? Many consigned to sweet oblivion. Life is all a fleeting dream, as my late mother would oft say when I was growing up. Time makes ghosts of us all 🎭☘🇮🇪
-
The 79 year-old who’d like to go dancing….😔💗
-
For my holiday I would like to time travel to 1973 to the streets of this video. How beautiful it is
-
Ireland was Ireland back then.
-
In 1979 i remember so fondly my Family went on holiday together to Butlins in Pwllheli(Wales) and we had the best time ever. 1st time ever on a Ferry only 5yrs old was like the greatest thing ever. I still remember that holiday as if it was yesterday. You can't buy such great childhood memories. 🇮🇪💚🏴
-
Growing up in Scotland we used to go to Ireland. Lovely friendly people who know how to enjoy life. They were always so nice to us as kids
-
If your parents were from the country, that's where you spent your summer
-
“What did you do in the caravan?” “Play arowandt” love the Dub accent. 😂
-
Growing up in New Zealand in the 80s, middle class people went to Australia or the pacific islands (Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, mainly) if they went abroad for a holiday. Rich kids might get taken to the Disneyland in California. But ordinary people went camping somewhere in New Zealand. A lot of people (like me) never went overseas until their big “O.E.” (Overseas Experience) in their twenties, when they’d saved up enough money for the air fare. New Zealand is a long way from anywhere, so flights have always been expensive, and travelling by sea takes ages.
-
Lovely interviews. Everyone so full of character and good humour. I bet the two lads at the end knew how to have a good time on holiday.
-
“I went to Arklow. It was horrible.” 😂
-
When did we lose these beautiful speaking,classs and mannerism.
-
West indies for a holiday in 73 now that is called stinking rich.
-
1.27 went on holidays "onceT". Beauriful weather, and child-her-en. Lovely Dublin🙋🏻♀️💚
-
I remember being sent to Cabinteely for summer holidays in the 80s. And I only lived in Shankill 😂
-
" before i got married..." Great line!
-
The little lad at 2:00 made my day. I hope he's doing well now!
-
Everything was so much nicer back then. And that is a fact.
-
I'm amazed! I genuinely didn't realise that people went abroad on holiday in 1973 - other than some exceptionally rich people. I was born in 75 and people around me seemed to just holiday in the UK somewhere. I'm from Wales.
