Mr Ripple - Eire's Oldest Ice Cream Man
For anybody who grew up in South Dublin, or who've youngsters and even grandkids within the space, there’s one face (and sound) you’ll all the time be glad to return throughout. For the final 49 years Mr.Ripple has been taking part in the identical previous tune round Dublin, to the joy of youngsters and for the reminiscences of generations.
Mr Ripple is a brief documentary following ice-cream man John Taylor throughout one in every of his every day rounds. Initially working the mines in Wales, he moved to Dublin round 50 years in the past and began promoting ice-cream. At 75 he’s nonetheless driving every day along with his route taking him to round areas in South Dublin, making him (presumably) Eire’s oldest ice cream man..
Many issues have modified over the a long time however the demand for 99’s, screwballs and cones nonetheless stays, albeit not in the identical quantity, one thing John attributes to supermarkets. Regardless of this he nonetheless takes the van out for almost all of the yr to the delight of the native youngsters, working out to see his previous blue and white Austin van.
Even for older generations that nostalgia of seeing the ice-cream man brings happiness which basically is what it’s all about. Plus, as John says himself, you’re by no means too previous to take pleasure in an ice-cream.
Filmed by Taller Tales
www.tallerstories.com
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For anybody who grew up in South Dublin, or who've youngsters and even grandkids within the space, there’s one face (and sound) you’ll all the time be glad to return throughout. For the final 49 years Mr.Ripple has been taking part in the identical previous tune round Dublin, to the joy of youngsters and for the reminiscences of generations.
Mr Ripple is a brief documentary following ice-cream man John Taylor throughout one in every of his every day rounds. Initially working the mines in Wales, he moved to Dublin round 50 years in the past and began promoting ice-cream. At 75 he’s nonetheless driving every day along with his route taking him to round areas in South Dublin, making him (presumably) Eire’s oldest ice cream man..
Many issues have modified over the a long time however the demand for 99’s, screwballs and cones nonetheless stays, albeit not in the identical quantity, one thing John attributes to supermarkets. Regardless of this he nonetheless takes the van out for almost all of the yr to the delight of the native youngsters, working out to see his previous blue and white Austin van.
Even for older generations that nostalgia of seeing the ice-cream man brings happiness which basically is what it’s all about. Plus, as John says himself, you’re by no means too previous to take pleasure in an ice-cream.
Filmed by Taller Tales
www.tallerstories.com
Likes: 1
Seen: 494
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