A History in 100 Objects of Derry - Derry City Council

77. Phil Coulter collection of discsPhil Coulter began his career in the city as a student playingwith local showbands. He has since amassed a collection ofawards and nominations.‘The Town I Loved So Well’ is the song he would most like tobe remembered for and has become something of a themetune for much of 2013.Proposed byJohnny Murray78. Ronson Escort 67 hairdryerIn the early 1970s my mother bought a Ronson Escort 67hairdryer with “extra long flex and shoulder strap to let youmove around with both hands free”.This object pre-dates curling tongs and was designed fortraditional curlers. For years I set her hair and mine with it.Unfortunately, we couldn’t “move around” much as the flexis just 10ft long!”Derry continues to be a home of style!Proposed byAnne Cushley (née Durkan)79. Share Certificate – (Ballyarnett) Racecourse Company LimitedThe certificate is for 20 shares (nos. 561 to 580 inclusive)costing £1 each.The certificate signed by Edward Tinney, my grandfather, andby Andrew Cole, publican.This share certificate was issued to my granduncle DenisMcFeely on 16th May 1924. Ballyarnett racecourse openedin 1777 and the last official race was held in 1905. Unofficialracing involving local horses continued until 1927.Proposed byPatrick Durkan80. Pencil sketch of a barricade in William StreetAs a lower sixth Art student in Thornhill, my classmatesand I were sent to William Street on 20 September 1969 tosketch one of the first barricades in Northern Ireland.The barricades became a familiar scene across the city.In hindsight, those were the days when parental consentand letters about health and safety were certainly not aconcern!Proposed byMary O’Toole29