Archive (334 life histories found)

My father had old car on blocks in yard, no petrol to drive. Uncle Jim buried 100 gallon tanks of petrol before the war to be prepared for shortage but never found them again. We had a tea chest full of tea (hoarded) disguised as a pouffe in the…

Born during the war (rationing), all travel by bicycle, lived in 4 bed semi detached (Galban, Derry Rd, Strabane) (rented) with maid living in. Annie Coyle from St Johnston in Donegal. She was paid 30 shillings a month and worked full day (7 am to…

My life memories have not been ordinary memories. I was born on the 30th September 1931. My childhood memories are not all that happy,money always seemed to be a problem at home. In the 1930's there was no work. I often wondered how I was sent to…

The first school I attended was Malone P.E. School,Balmoral Avenue,Belfast. I also attended Moybane School,Letterbreen and the Model School,Enniskillen and the Enniskillen Collegaate School.I walked,cycled and took the bus to school.My teachers…

I was baptised in Lisburn Road Methodist Church,Belfast. I went to this Sunday School and I still have my 1st,2nd and 3rd birthday cards from The Cradle Roll.I was taught Ballet at Lena King dance Studios,Dublin Road Belfast also elocution with…

My first significant memory is going to Malone Place maternity hospital,Belfast to collect my baby brother Basil. I was then 8 years old. I can remember world war two being declared in September 1939. In 1941 I can remember going to live with…

An article which appeared in the Leitrim Guardian in 2011 which reflects upon a trip the author made in 1949 to Cloughmills, the town where Mary Dynan was born and reared. Mentioned in the article are Mary's family and in particular her father Brian…

This article was written around 1942 about Cloughmills and my father and his brothers: Sandy, Brian, Patsy, Gerald McGuckian.

List of school fees for term commencing Sept. 1960

List of school fees for the term commencing Christmas 1958