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CAROL SINGERS
These brave Randalstown Carol singers all wrapped up against the cold and singing their hearts out, the year is unknown.
David Jaminson is on the left, the small figure in the centre below the lamp is Dorothy McIlroy and behind her is Mr Currie the local Optician.
Singing her heart out at the end on the right is Margaret Small.

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CELIA KIRKWOOD
All smiles for the camera we have Celia Kirkwood aged 6 in 1964.
With that beautiful smile, lovely ringlets and cheeky eyes a lot of hearts are going to be broken.

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CELIA KIRKWOOD
This bonny baby with her lovely dress and bracelet on has just done her hair with her brush.
Celia Kirkwood in 1958 has no problem smiling for the camera as she knows she's beautiful!

CAULFIELDS
Sitting here in Caulfields wondering who is going to get their money out first when they are caught on camera.
It's Carrie Picken, Nellie McCaughey and Blossom McCaughey.

THOMAS CAMPBELL
This young Royal Irish Rifles lad out with his friends for a cycle is Thomas James Campbell from the townland of Mucklerammer on the Portglenone side of Randalstown. Thomas was a farmer's son but preferred a life in the army. Happily Thomas survived the war and eventually emigrated to Australia.

CADDY POST OFFICE
Here we have Caddy Post Office which was about 2.5 miles from Randalstown in the 1950's with the good old red telephone phone.
No mobile phones back then, it was put your pennies in and press button A.

COOL GUYS
Out for a run are these three cool young men from Randalstown on their Royal Enfield motorbikes,where they are I don't know.
On the left is James Drummond with Tommy Reid and an Unknown. As you can see no crash helmets, didn't have to wear them them for it was the 1940's.