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MUCKAMORE LADIES CRICKET CLUB COMMITTEE 2172
Here we are in Belfast at the side of the City Hall on a cold December morning with the members of Muckamore Ladies Cricket Club Committe and in the background we have the Christmas tree and the Bank Buildings.
- - - On the left we have Essie Graham (Tres), then P. Furness (Chair) clutching the Radio Times, - - - B. Crawford (sec) and finally J. Nelson (asst Sec).

HMARKET STREET 4551
This is Market Street which is off Cromac Square back in 1900. The photographer has only been able to get an old man and children for the photograph, hopefully the adluts are all working. Someone has cleaned up the street but not taken the rubbish away, they could have put it in the handcart.

ENGAGING COUPLE- -3501
This engaging lovely couple sitting on the settee are Lewis Porter and Marie Mussen who at 17 years old has got engaged to Lewis.
Now Lewis thinks he's the 'Bees Knees' in his new 'Beatle style' collarless suit and engaged to the girl of his dreams.
Putting a ring on a girl's finger does not make her yours it's the other way round. For not long after Lewis got rid of the suit, the reason why? Marie hated it!

MICKEY MARLEY 1891
This is Mickey Marley on the streets of Belfast in 1986 with his roundabout which was pulled by his horse and as you can see his faithfull dog was always with him. Children flocked to him and in my day it was a penny a ride, the roundabout was turned by a handle which Mickey did with great gusto and there was even a song about him called "Mickey Marley's Roundabout". On his roundabout in this photograph from the left are sisters Christine, Sharon and Michelle Irvine. His roundabout is now housed in the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum. - - - - - -
The chorus of Mickey Marley's Roundabout is:
Round and round and up and down,
Through the streets of Belfast town,
All the children laugh and shout,
Here comes Mickey's roundabout.

When Mickey retired he sold the roundabout to the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum. Micky went home on the 28th April 2005.

MICKEY MARLEY 4552
It's 1972 and crossing the road in Markets area is Mickey Marley guiding his horse and Merry-go-Round cart.. There wasn't a place in Belfast that Mickey wouldn't go to the joy of young children.

MOYNA MACGILL 4564
This is Moyna Macgill (born Charlotte Lillian McIldowie in Belfast on the 10th December 1895 and died in Los Angeles, California, November 1975). Moyna was an Irish actress from Belfast and the mother of actress Angela Lansbury(Murder She Wrote)1925 - 2022). Moyna was the daughter of William McIldowie and Elizabeth Jane (née Mageean). Her father was a wealthy solicitor who was a director of the Grand Opera House in Belfast, a position that sparked her interest in the theatre.this photograph was taken 1920.

HARD AT WORK 2483
As you can see these young Draughtsmen in the Plastics D.O. of James Mackie & Sons in the early 70's are hard at work and the time is 3.20pm.
On the left is Brian Barnes (Dunadry), Sam McComb (Muckamore), Unknown, Dick Matchett (Portadown) and finally Don Wright from Belfast.

MARKET AREA 4559
Here we are in a rich part of the Market's area back in 1900 as you can tell by the brass plate with lettering on it. These two women are heavily wrapped in shawls, working in the
Market area to earn pennies, acting as street buskers to support their families. Now it was usually local women that worked the barrel organ but to me these two look more like
of Italian descent and proud of it in their dresses. The one nearest the organ you can see the turning handel in front of her.

MAY STREET NATIONAL SCHOOLS 4560
This is May Street and standing opposite May Street National School back in the 1890's. It was put there in the centre of the city in the most densely populated part, In the photo the school has closed and moved to Seymour Street when it eventually closed for good it became a Boxing club/Youthclub and finaly finally demolished.

photograph was taken again in 1913 either before or after the Millfield over to the right. Now on the left beyond the man looking down the street is the lampost and opposite is J.Sullivan the Chimney sweep as We come down the street to the two young boys, the one on right is in his bare feet. Further down we have two girls one carrying a baby in a shawl wrapped round them. Next to them are two older girls the one on the left is in her bare feet while the other one I would say works in the shop and coming towards them are a young man and a girl.

UPPER MALONE ROAD 4557
Well here we are back in 1910 on the Upper Malone Road and looking at the The Dub Tea Rooms and a Grocery shop. Standing in the doorway are two men, the one on the left works in the tea rooms while the other man works in the Gracery shop. The collie dog dosen't care to be photographed all he wants is a tit-bit or a walk. I suppose you're wondering about the name, well this is one of the routes down to Dublin but the name likely refers to the "Dub Lane" location, referencing either the road to Dublin, the Irish word for black (dubh), or its proximity to Shaw's Bridge.

JAMES JOSEPH MAGENNIS 4556
James Joseph Magennis born 27th October 1919 at Majorca Street, West Belfast, Magennis was awarded the Victoria Cross (VC) for heroic actions on board the midget submarine X E 3 during an attack on the Japanese cruiser Takao in Singapore. Magennis a Diver showed extraordinary valour and bravery by leaving the Submarine twice to attach explosive charges to the Cruiser. Pictured here with Lord Mayor Sir Crawford McCullagh at a civic reception in Belfast , 1945. James Magennis died in 1986 in Halifax, West Yorkshire. A bronze and stone Memorial was erected in the grounds of the City Hall and officially unveiled on 8th October 1999. I presume the lady with a smile on her face and wearing a fox stole is his mother.

MOUNTPOTTINGER ROAD 4555
Here we are on the Mountpottinger Road and the corner of Albertbridge Road back in 1953. A tram is heading back intto Belfast and a policeman on a bike going in the same direction. To the right of the tram is the 'Picture Drome' cinema, back then you got valvue for your money, it started of with advertisements then what;s coming next week, Cartoons followed by a 'B' movie and then the Main Movie. Now if you came in say halfway through the main movie you could sit on and watch right up till were you came in!

MOUNTPOTTINGER ROAD 4553
Here we are on the Mountpottinger Road and the corner of Albertbridge Road, an open topped tram with ladies sitting on the top heading down into Belfast. Standing in the middle of the road is a policeman who is directing the traffic while across the road is another policeman leaning against the lamp post. Perhaps he's teaching the other officer.

MAY STREET 4554
Here we are at the Market in 1945 on May Street where these two men are selling Chrysanthemums and Daisy like flowers. It looks like they maybe selling some for these two nuns seem very interested.

MILLFIELD 4561
Here back in 1913 we are in Millfield and going by the posters, Kelly's had a Grocery business here in Millfield and the Old Park road. Now at number 78 J.Sullivan ran his business as a Chimney Sweep. In the middle of the building there is an alleyway with three boys in it and a little girl standing next to it I wonder what the name of it was?

MILLFIELD 4563
It's the 1950's outside a shop in the Millfield area next to a house with a half door and a woman on the inside talking to a little girl on the outside while standing next to them is an elderly lady wearing a shawl.