Archive (1372 life histories found)

Scholarship certificate 1954 for primary school

Certificate by the priniciple of Khallikote College praising Dolly's behaviour, diligence,active participation, grades, organization skills and her character

Very early passport notably for the entire family

I mentioned that we twice cycled to Belfast for charity. Our family doctor furnished me with this note to get me off the hook but it did not work.

We spent one night in the Regent Palace Hotel on our honeymoon - this is the receipt for the princley sum of £3.19. Note the requirement for a £2.00 deposit

We spent one night in the Regent Palace Hotel on our honeymoon - this is the key card for the hotel

Our wedding reception was in the North Coast Hotel, Portmarnock. This is a brochure showing the menu option

The original building contractors with whom we signed a contract were GT Crouch and company, they sold the last six sites to a small builder named Heffernan who completed the contract. He immediately raised the price by £250.00 and Sheila wrote to…

Buying ones house did not include the ground on which it stood and the ground had to be rented from the owner for a period of years such as twenty one years or ninety years. At the end of the rental period the rent had to be renegotiated or the…

The government and Dublin corpration gave a grant to first time buyers. This is the Corporation's approval for what was called the supplementary grant. The amount was £206.00 and the government gave £275.00.