Christmas and Easter were my favourite times and were spent one day in our house, another in a family members house and so the holiday time was passed. Our holidays were spent in a mobile home in Mullingar. We spent years going there and the fun…
Memorable occasions were the Christenings, the First Holy Communions, the Confirmations, the first days at school, the weddings and the birth of my grandchildren. Getting my first car was a great achievement and a memorable one. I bought it in a…
My values in life were influenced by my mother, my mother-in-law, my husband, my choir friends, my college friends, my school teachers, the various clubs and groups in which I participated in over the years. I got them by being involved,…
I am proud of my children, how they have grown into well balanced and civic minded individuals. I value them more than they will ever realise. They have got on with their lives and are now settled with their own family. They developed a really…
After primary school I did a commercial course in the vocational school in Ballsbridge. I completed many short courses, such as dress designing, knitting, arts and crafts and others. Forever it seemed I yearned for further education and an…
The most amazing thing to happen to me in my life was the birth of my three children. Two boys and one girl, now all grown adults. They have provided us with immense pleasure and joy over the years and have rewarded us with three beautiful…
The wedding took place on Wednesday, September 14th, 1966 at 11.30 a.m. in Adam and Eve's Church, followed by a reception in the Clare Manor Hotel, which was totally destroyed by fire years later and is now no more. Back then, weddings were…
With Aunt Essie, Uncle Sam and their children, Vera and David, Aunt Flo, Uncle Jim and their offspring, Betty and Norman, Aunt May and Uncle James with their children Alex, Jim and Nancy, and unmarried Uncle David, all living in Belfast, we had…
