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16 memories anyone who grew up in an Irish housing estate will recognise

The GREEN.

1. The green was the focal point of all activities and craic

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It was the promised land.

2. You played Kerbs on a daily basis and at one point wished it was a real sport so you could go pro

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“I’m pretty sure I’m the best 11-year-old Kerbs player in history.”

3. There were random walls around the place leading to nowhere that lads were obsessed with climbing

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And the older you got, the bigger the wall you could could scale for the craic.

4. And also, just belting a ball against them for hours was a legitimate activity

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Like Niall Horan, above.

5. There was usually another estate nearby that you almost certainly had a serious rivalry with

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Even though you had never been there or met any of the other kids.

6. At one stage, the whole estate got mad into rollerblades

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And by extension, roller hockey. It was a three-month-long phenomenon that took over the place.

7. Literally all your best friends lived within a three minute walk of your house

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Handy.

8. And there was no such thing as texting ahead when you were calling over to them

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Just rock on up.

9. The only thing stopping you from camping out on the road permanently was the slow trickle of cars moving through

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“CAR.”

10. The sheer amount of houses really helped when Halloween came around

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You had so many options, and no need for parental supervision.

11. And nick-nacking became an art form around the same time of year

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12. There was a half decent shop within a few minutes walk, but it involved going outside the confines of the estate

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Which meant real roads. There was usually an age restriction on when you were finally allowed venture.

13. If you got anything half decent on Christmas morning, you had a captive audience waiting for you outside

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14. The whole estate was simply a giant playing field designed for tip the can

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That was its primary function.

15. And bitter water fights could go on for days and days in the summer

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16. And finally… when the ice cream van came it was pure chaos

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The best <3

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