A day in Belfast in 1987

[@michaelstephen819]

This is so much better than all that biased shite about the 'troubles' - Belfast was so much more than that.

[@Packyboy]

you can take the man out of Belfast but never Belfast out of the man, I’m always thankful for that. Always be my hometown.👏👏👏🎼🎼🎼

[@gerardmccurley1854]

This little film captures 1987 Belfast perfectly. Great work.

[@Ali-mc3iw]

That was me aged 15 playing drums at 16:45. The Donnelly Brothers was the band. Never seen this!

[@mrangry6688]

Fantastic!

[@barrymcguire5048]

Is that Ireland you are in?

[@Ali-mc3iw]

@@barrymcguire5048 Yep

[@jinbelfast]

Was that in The Abercorn?

[@Ali-mc3iw]

@@jinbelfast Yep!

[@Whh1978]

My favourite city. Lovely people and just a great feeling being there.

[@daveferguson935]

Thanks for uploading this. The footage of the pubs refreshed my alcohol damaged memory!

[@AnonAnonAnon]

Served in Belfast 1988 and 1994 to 1997. A wonderful city, wonderful people from both sides of the divide. Loved my social life. Loved the city centre, the pubs, the people, the Belfast women! I had a girlfriend who took me to some places a soldier couldn't venture to. The Beehive bar on the Falls was one place, saw many good bands and acts in there. The nightclub behind the Europa hotel on a Sunday night. The chinese restaurant you went to after the nightclubs closed, you had to walk down a backalley to get in via the backdoor cos the front door was shut at 1am due to licencing laws, and you could drink until silly o'clock in the morning so long as you bought a meal! Great times.

[@christinemolloy2723]

You weren’t allowed for a reason. Instead of bragging about it think about the poor bastards that would have had to sweep up what was left of you. That said I very much doubt you were on the falls road drinking .

[@AnonAnonAnon]

@@christinemolloy2723 Its ancient history so don't get your knickers in a twist. I was dating a girl from the Lower Falls. To get to the Beehive we'd get a taxi from the city centre that dropped us outside. I didn't walk all the way up the Falls to go to a pub..!

[@christinemolloy2723]

@@AnonAnonAnon my knickers aren’t in a twist either your a Walter Mitty Or an IQ in single digits. That wasn’t my point was it.

[@napertandyissacbutt4958]

Christopher molloy is realy the larkhall.orange witch uses loads of handels wicked scots bigot witch

[@AnonAnonAnon]

@@napertandyissacbutt4958 I tend not to get involved with spats online with strangers. Miss Twisted Knickers knows everything about nothing. She'll most probably have a fit if I admitted to coming from County Louth and joined the British Army hence being able to blend in when socialising.

[@Batsinthebelltower]

Great to see the original belfast town again , i forgot how good an atmosphere it had , the artist drawing on the ground, all the busker bands , the original cornmarket bandstand and all the various stalls .... town really isnt the same today they should have kept cornmarket and not closed all the stalls , knocked down too many old beautiful buildings too

[@afloat5418]

Oh yes, the good atmosphere of The Troubles

[@ciartdsfa4899]

@@afloat5418 yep it's hard to believe that you can achieve a level of peace and your political class can make an absolute mess of the city, during the troubles you only had to worry about a sectarian beating at night if you waited on the bus etc these days it's swarming with drug addicts who don't think twice about street robbery, used to be a very rare occasion that sort of crime occurred. The place stinks, has dereliction and grime everywhere and there's next to nowhere to park a car so I'm going to try and avoid going back into it unless I really have to. Hard to believe this city centre was more appealing during the troubles 🤦🤣

[@afloat5418]

@@ciartdsfa4899 a sectarian beating? Thousands of people died, and more injured. People had their homes destroyed and each loss was felt throughout the community. Are you saying you’d rather live in a time where soldiers swarmed the streets?

[@ciartdsfa4899]

@@afloat5418 obviously not every aspect but in general the town centre when we were going into it was ropeyish at times but it wasn't street robbery like nowadays l, you knew where and who to avoid and there was loads more shopping choice too back then, the place is a mess these days , just my humble opinion btw 👍

[@joemcconnell2674]

​@@afloat5418 There wasn't trouble or violence all the time. A few times I visited Belfast during the 1980s I never seen any violence or trouble once.

[@stephenstewart9846]

Magic ! Brought back so many memories.

[@richardscovell6620]

Priceless , great to see the old town...many thanks

[@aalexjohna]

The Irish sold their daughter's virginity to British soldiers for 5lbs of spuds.

[@michaelmcateer1156]

Lovely. Brings back memories.

[@belfastcommunity7710]

Beautiful work.!! I loved it so so much!!!many thanks!!!!

[@Mercuryrules]

Harry Halls and Just Books were two favourite haunts, back in my teens.

[@ccbloom9350]

Amazing how times have changed

[@GaryGSF]

An excellent video bringing back some great memories.

[@johncully4699]

This is how great and strong we are, all the troubles going on. Meanwhile still lived. Don't loose this, this is ours. Protestant and Catholic, ❤

[@OlafProt]

What a great wee film. Even when i moved here in 2002, Belfast still looked pretty much like this. It was so individual, independent, interesting. Now its just a generic uk/Ireland shopping zone. 5:53 the Gram Shop!!! Golden Discs too. HMV came and destroyed all these shops. Then went out of business. The Welcome Chinese on Stranmillis (still there i think!). U2 at the Kings Hall!! The Beaten Docket. Ah bollocks Belfast sold its soul for an Apple Store and 12 Starbucks. Who is the featured sculptor? City Airport (Harbour Airport) was amazing back then. And again even 2000-2 it was so informal. Just wander into arrival to meet parents.

[@Drifty40]

The Welcome Chinese takeaway on the Stranmillis Rd, I used get my lunch in there when I was at school. Or in the Barleycorn on the Ormeau Rd. 😄 Its a shame Good Vibrations didn't get a place in the vid though. Great upload ! Great memories !

[@BirdieBraniel]

Wow, are you still rich??

[@Drifty40]

@@BirdieBraniel Rich ? Buy buying a Chinese takeaway or chips for lunch, once or twice a week ? Yea...I'm loaded. 🙄

[@BirdieBraniel]

@@Drifty40 you're not making it better. I went to Orangfield Girls and went home at lunch time for toast! 😄

[@binflynn1]

Fantastic to see writing my book and researching some stuff came across this brilliant just brilliant

[@donnasmyth45]

Fantastic. Lavery's back entry, sitting on the kegs ❤

[@johnlavery6116]

Ah ! Laverys still the best.

[@Paul-TrophySE]

U2 at the Kings Hall. The Joshua Tree tour. What a night that was.

[@henrymcnally1775]

When buskers were buskers ...no big amps and miles taking up the whole street

[@wbm3085]

Everything so much less cluttered from this era

[@lindarobinson4153]

Interesting to see Belfast back in the day..

[@JohnMcMahon.]

Great little piece of social history here John. I’m assuming you’re the same John Campbell from the credits that did the camera work and editing. If so, can you remember what date in 87 this was filmed or was it over several days?

[@keekstar2914]

That was beautiful..... Tom Kelly singing in the liverpool bar

[@RubberPlant1966]

Brilliant video

[@johnshooter4763]

Where was all of this done, I was 4 most of 87. Wonder if I knew anyone coming out of shorts or h and w?

[@jackiecampbell7903]

Just lovely!

[@AllanGildea]

Very well made film.

[@FRM101]

27:34 I feel like these boys probably got a second look before popping on public transpo that day.

[@FRM101]

Surreal to watch such normalcy while knowing with such certainy how much violence was still to come.

[@robertdonnelly385]

was that the ormeau bakery featured?

[@CampbellVisuals]

Yes it was.

[@robertdonnelly385]

@@CampbellVisuals so many memories of that company/building

[@Karmaisreal629]

Good times.

[@stuartmorton8111]

the guy blowing the condom of his head, humors remained!

[@Toni-xm4ww]

Maybe I have mistake but seems to me that ladies were much slimer than in 2005 when I was there

[@rahuldahoob4513]

Even fatter in 2022

[@trickydicky5545]

Did security forces take the day off when he was there?

[@christopher9727]

John 3.16-21

[@ThomasMcCarthy-mu5of]

What? No immigrants. Maybe they were frightened of the troubles? This looks like a very divided white Celtic Anglo Saxon culture before immigration began?

[@mikehauch3149]

Much rather be dead now and live back then

[@Karmaisreal629]

They were good times and good people.

[@andrewchippendale2820]

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[@napertandyissacbutt4958]

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[@napertandyissacbutt4958]

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[@andrewchippendale2820]

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[@costello9470]

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[@andrewchippendale2820]

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