One Mile Long - Bray Seafront Remembered (2019)

One Mile Long - Bray Seafront Remembered (Episode 2). In this final episode we hear about the fall of the lighthouse during a storm; the passenger, rowing and peddle boats for hire. A couple who've returned from Israel for a visit - their first since their honeymoon. We find out about the chair lifts to the Eagles Nest and the reasons why Bray as a resort declined in the 1970s. This programme was made in 2008 - the start of the fall of the 'Celtic Tiger' and a protracted decade of recession and austerity - however, since then, the resort has undergone a transformation in terms of the different types of attractions that now attract visitors. The Cliff Walk is becoming ever more popular and is recognised as being one of the best coastal walks in Britain and Ireland. Perhaps this should be the starting point for an up-to-date programme to feature and reflect a new generation of locals and visitors. In any event, One Mile Lone - Bray Seafront Remembered captured the voices of a passing generation and this episode featured: Kevin Mead, Jimmy Mohan, Dave Hannon, John Walsh, Kathleen Kinsella, Nancy Mahony, Brendan Coleman, Desmond Hedley-Wright and Historian Mary Davies. One Mile Long- Bray Seafront Remembered. A 21st-Century Vox production. Produced by Pat Hannon for East Coast FM. For further historical sources visit the Town Hall Bookshop (opposite Dealz)on Bray's Florence Road. For a brilliant resource of old photographs and clippings etc. go to Facebook and logon to Bray - Did You Know? www.facebook.com/braydidyouknow/ or checkout www.countywicklowheritage.org/index.aspx or your local and helpful library.