tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869305015023933417.post335974534326739646..comments2023-10-17T18:58:55.347+01:00Comments on Infinite Ireland: Hector GreysAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16650818378589619734noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869305015023933417.post-50032188077269934302011-01-12T13:34:34.803+00:002011-01-12T13:34:34.803+00:00Hi David,
Thanks for the comments. I can only agr...Hi David,<br /><br />Thanks for the comments. I can only agree with you, the modern toy shops come nowhere near the old ones... Or maybe that the 'good old day's syndrome?<br /><br />All the best NoelAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650818378589619734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869305015023933417.post-41310960205178161082011-01-11T21:52:24.077+00:002011-01-11T21:52:24.077+00:00Hi Noel,
There was a toy shop I recall well in Be...Hi Noel,<br /><br />There was a toy shop I recall well in Belfast called "Leisure World". This was 4 storey building in Belfast's city centre which must have been NI's equivalent of Hamleys come JJB Sports. An absolute behemoth of a shop for any child and must've have contained "Ireland's largest toy department" (sorry parody of a quote from Father Ted Christmas special) covering 3 of its 4 floors.<br /><br />I used to spend ages in that place, especially in the 80's when home computing kicked off with the old ZX Spectrum & Commodore C64.<br /><br />Alas it's long since gone, having closed down shortly after I moved over to the 'mainland' back in '93/'94. And sadly for kids nowadays there's nothing really like it in Belfast - your Disney stores, Toys R Us & Smyths just don't touch it!<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />DavidDavid Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09276209127951607317noreply@blogger.com