14 Things You Won't Believe Irish People Did During The Celtic Tiger

Independent.ie compiled a list of 14 things you won't believe Irish people did and could do during the Celtic Tiger, or, the 'good years'.

1. 1. Getting 100% mortgages.

Some people were even getting up to 110% mortgages - a bit extra to cover some nice furniture. Wasn't that nice of the banks?

2. 2. Christmas Shopping in New York

Some Irish people used to just 'pop over' to New York for a bit of shopping - as you do!

3. 3. Drink champagne in the hairdressers

Via cdn.sheknows.com

Back in the 'good times', Irish people were not only offered tea and water in the hairdressers but also had the option of champagne.

4. 4. Arriving to your children's First Holy Communion in a helicopter

Independent.ie

In 2007, Celtic Helicopters recently reported a healthy business from the parents of children taking Communion at a measly cost of €1,250 an hour.

Business meetings were sometimes scheduled based on the nearest location to a heli-pad, often meaning those people still using cars were heavily inconvenienced.

At least one company saw the funny side and offered to put the 'leftover Celtic Tiger helicopters' to a good use.