{"id":6913,"date":"2021-06-06T07:30:10","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T07:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebaths.org\/?page_id=6913"},"modified":"2021-06-11T10:10:19","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T10:10:19","slug":"paul-bennett","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thebaths.org\/index.php\/paul-bennett\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Bennett"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Paul Bennett<\/span><\/span><\/h1>[vc_column_text]Bishop\u2019s Stortford
\nHertfordshire, UK<\/strong><\/p>\n

I grew up in Dalkey and as a child in the early 1960\u2019s\u00a0 l was taken frequently by my father to the Vico Gentleman\u2019s Bathing Place which at the time was a male preserve. I did also go to both Dun Laoghaire and Blackrock baths. My main memory is that it was cold! I seem to recall that they were salt water baths and were affected by the tides when the water was changed by nature but l could be wrong. I also remember the bath tubs there which were still in use for people who did not have bathrooms at home.<\/p>\n

If you were really lucky you got a Teddy\u2019s ice cream after your swim! As a child that was a huge treat.<\/p>\n

The baths were popular in good weather. I remember people with towels and togs rolled up, the latter often made of wool. l seem to remember diving boards there. l could not yet swim so l clung to the side of the pool. l remember lots of noise, splashing, shouting, laughter and excitement.<\/p>\n

It is over fifty years since l last swam there so some of my recollections may not be accurate.<\/p>\n

Postscript<\/strong>
\nI grew up in Dalkey and Dun Laoghaire in the sixties and Teddy\u2019s was a bit of an institution. I left Ireland in 1973 aged 17 initially for two years but l never returned to live. In 1999 I was visiting with my wife and daughter and we walked the east pier and l took them for a Teddy\u2019s, having hyped it up as the best ice cream ever. Sadly it proved for me to be a big disappointment as it failed to live up to my childhood memories! Nevertheless it was good to see it still there with long queues outside. l hope it is still there now![\/vc_column_text]

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