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My hero in life was my uncle James, a brother of my mother. He drove a lorry in his father's potato business although he would go on to inherit a substantial portion of it. James was only interested in driving the lorry and drinking in any pub he…

We used all have bicycles and did trips to 'Moorlough' (a lake up in the hills about 8 miles away) or to Baronscourt Desmene. That was the home of The Duke of Abercorn and he had an enormous wooded estate (perhaps 4000 acres) and a very elaborate…

Television came about 1954 and we had black and white 12 inch screen. There was one channel only (BBC) and you watched it regardless of content. I can remember Charley Drake, a comedian, whose joke seemed to be falling out of doors. £_amonn…