hi tommy ;
old tuiti friuti rins a bell he used to come into the blarney stone along with the rest of the lads [ the barrow boys ] for breakfast
and lunch time during the day as well ; donleavys along the stratford rd is quite correct i remember the guy you are on about big jackie worked with him and you know the size of him ; do recall the rose taveren just along from donleavys john cole owned it along with the one up bradford st ;
best wishes tommy ; astonian;
tuity fruit was the nickname given to old george fewtrell, my old dad reckons he was the best con man in b,ham--if i,m allowed to say that, when i was a kid, i used to be employed, driving him around, he would call at the house for 9--30, am, my dad would have the stock ready, in winter it was electric fires, toys, dolls etc, by 10, we would be of, george would hit, three shops, sell the stuff and be back in the boozer for 12ish, i was paid up, jimmy brady also ran the "lamb" i think, just up from donleavys, now his son, chrissy, runs a boozer up bradford street, sounds like the same people.