Bray, Co Wicklow 1954

The seaside resort of Bray is only a few miles south of Dublin and in the days before cars was easily accessible by train from Dublin on two different routes. The Dart train still goes there and thanks to improved roads is only about 15 minutes from our house in Dublin by car. In the past Dubliners often hired out a cottage for the summer and the family stayed there for a few weeks while the Father commuted to work. There were no fancy holidays to Europe in those days. In fact people used to come to Bray from Liverpool for a Summer holiday. The photo shown is from 1954 of Mum with her Mum and Auntie Nuala. Behind them you can see the wrought Iron seating which once went along the entire lenght of the sea front, sadly it is currently in a delapidated state but still intact along some of the front. Bray is nowadays a bit run down but still a day trip for many Dubliners and the coastal train ride from Dublin is still a highlight even on a cold Sunday in Winter, then on to the Promenade for a brisk walk and finally a bag of chips or an ice cream cone or both! Then as Frank says on to the "Hurdy Gurdeys'' in the Amusments. The Maguires are easily amused!