Tag Archives: bomb

The Thing that went Bump in the Night

Posted on February 12, 2013 by jasonoruairc

I was asleep in my bedroom under the eaves of the student house in Rugby Road when it happened. My little bed was lifted clean off the floor, the jolt of its return awakening me. My first thoughts were that … Continue reading →

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1992, ambulance, anger, Belfast, blood, bomb, Botanic Avenue, curiosity, disappointment, Dole Office, Donegall Pass, Dublin Road, explosion, fear, Fulton Street, glass, injured baby, IRA, Jason O'Rourke, March 24th 1992, Pakenham Street, Police station, Posnett Street, RUC Station, Sandy Row, Shaftesbury Square, shattered windows, WPLongform | 14 Comments

Those Were The Days, My Friend…

Posted on December 10, 2012 by jasonoruairc

Do you remember when there used to be a metal paling fence outside Kelly’s Cellars that made a sort of corridor? It had a turnstile at the end, by St Mary’s. And there were those big gates at the end … Continue reading →

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ardoyne, Belfast, Bilko's, bomb, Carrickfergus, Castle Street, craic, D Cabs, danger, Docker's Club, Dublin Road, Electrician's Club, fear, Frizzell's Fish Shop, Holylands, IRA, Irish Music, Jason O'Rourke, Kelly's Cellars, Literature, Lower Ormeau Road, Madden's Bar, payphone, reprisals, revenge, Shaftesbury Square, Shebeen, short story, Stranmillis Road, taxi, tension, The Castle Mews, The Hercules Bar, WPLongform, writing | 14 Comments

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The Thing that went Bump in the Night

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