Archive (50 life histories found)

A photo of Mary with her primary school class. Mary is fifth from left in second row.

A school photo taken of Mary Dynan's primary school class. Mary is in the third row fourth from the left. This picture was taken in 1947. The teachers are Miss Mitchell and Miss Henry, the priest is Mary's uncle Fr Daniel McGuckian

In this picture are Mary Dynan's cousins, and siblings. But Mary is not there - one of the big disappointments of her young life. She was in Gweedore at the Gaeltacht when an American friend came visiting and took this photograph to take back to the…

A photo of Maisie McNailly as a child with her older brother.

A picture of Harry Browne with his family including all his grandchildren

Dolly with her family and her father.

Dolly with her husband and the two children

Billy Gallagher's wife and their daughter.

Billy Gallagher's children

Family life started on Bloody Monday 1972 (day after Bloody Sunday) at 39 Mount Merrion Avenue. We had rented an unfurnished apartment on the top floor of this very cold and draughty house. It was carpeted (cheaply) and an open fire fireplace. The…