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Reeling In The Years: The Real Story Of Nelly The Elephant 1924
Contrary to popular belief, Nellie the elephant did not voluntarily ‘say goodbye to the circus’. Nellie’s incontinence and frequent violent ... -
Reeling In The Years – 1957: Women Officially Upgraded To 2nd Class Citizens By Government
In a move that has shocked many people in this country John A. Costello and his government have officially upgraded ... -
Reeling In The Years – The draining Of The River Suir (2002)
Due to Global warming and high levels of contamination in the water, the river Suir or ‘sewer’ has to be ... -
Reeling In The Years: Tramore 1923 – Boy Racers First Ever Cruise
Drifting, a driving technique where the driver intentionally oversteers causing loss of traction in the rear wheels while maintaining control, was first invented in ... -
Reeling In The Years – Ritual Peasant Burnings 1913 Waterford
Due to sexual relations between unmarried couples being frowned upon by the Catholic church, courting men and women had to ... -
Reeling In The Years – Protester Danny Suir Takes On The British Military
Danny Suir, from Ballygunnar county Waterford, was a disgruntled iron-smith who was laid off by the British army in 1915. ... -
Reeling In The Years – 1913: Debut Of Ireland’s Oldest Elvis Impersonator, Rocky Mills
Due to a ban on pelvic gyrating in 1902, Rocky Mills could only perform his one man show at certain ... -
Reeling In The Years – 1918: The I.R.B Horse Drawn Missile Launchers.
During the ongoing struggle for independence, large numbers of specially trained palomino ponies were smuggled in from Libya to aid ... -
Reeling In The Years – 1934: Flanagans Internet Cafe
Because of his crack pot business ideas, Thomas Flanagan was regarded as ‘a mad-man ahead of his time’. His ‘Internet ... -
Reeling In The Years – The Ku Klux Karnival
The Waterford branch of the KKK originally erected the first ever Tramore amusement ride back in 1944. The ferris wheel ...
