Originally Posted by DanManF1:
“I'm curious. How did people celebrate New Year before 1999? Was it even celebrated at all? I'm 20, so every New Year's Eve for me has always been hyped up to the max, with everybody determined to have as much fun as possible. I hate it, if I'm honest. I gathered that only really happened after the millennium, or am I wrong?”
It was celebrated in Dublin. or at least the populace at large would gather at the gates of the church to wait for the bells to chime in the New Year. I remember doing that from the 60s. Even when deep snow was on the ground, we sunk our way to the church gates, and what fun it was falling into the deep ruts on the way.

When New Year arrived we all wished each other a Happy New Year. One year we went to the newspaper street in Dublin, where they had a moving screen up high and we saw the ball come down! It was quite jolly, and at least we saw the New Year in
These days in another country, I wait for the fireworks to bring in the New Year.

Someone around these parts always has fireworks, and we don't have to go out and watch them, as they can been seen from a window or 3

