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'Dates involved a trip to 'The Pictures' or going dancing in one of the many venues around the city '
Dating was a complicated business in those days. In the first place the meeting place said a lot about the people involved. Country people or Culchies as they were known met at Nelson's Pillar or under the clock at Clery's department store. This was…
'Asking a girl out on a date was a tricky proposition if you did not know where she lived '
Dating was a much more innocent affair in those days. No 'Good' girl would allow even the most chaste kiss on a first date and sex, a word which was not allowed in decent company, was reserved for after marriage. All the expenses in relation to the…
Tags: Courting, Dance, dance steps, Dating, sex
Early days in Powerscount demesne
A picture of Harry Browne with his wife in Powerscourt demesne in wicklow
Tags: Courting, Dating, Powerscourt