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I was wakened by my granny shouting 'come and see what Santa has brought
Christmas was my very favourite time of year. On Christmas Eve I had to go to bed very early. I was so excited I could hardly get to sleep. Then on Christmas morning I was wakened by my granny shouting 'come and see what Santa has brought '. In…
Tags: Christmas, grandmother, presents
'When war was declared seemingly the concensus in the village was that no one supported the Hotel, but Daddy donned his hat and walked down the main street and into the Hotel as if nothing was wrong'
We played a lot around the barracks and were a bit afraid of the black hole - the cell. After a fair if somebody was the worse for drink the sergeant gave him lodgings for the night. At that time there were five garda and one sergeant in the…
'Who could believe that someone could be so generous. I think it was like winning the lottery the excitement of it all'
I can't say what year we bought the house. Seemingly a great friend of my father's went to America years before and hadn't enough for his full fare so my father made up the balance. He did very well in the states and years later out of the blue…
Aunt Rosalin and Daddy with Cecilia and me visiting Santa Claus
Tags: Christmas, family, Father Christmas, Santa, Santa Claus
'All shyness and inhibitions were forgotten about as they were pulled on to the floor to take their chance and show off.'
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…
Tags: ballroom dancing, Christmas, Easter, family, friendship, holiday, Mobile Home
'I was mad into fashion and continue to be still.'
More memories were saving up for your Christmas clothes. For weeks beforehand, you visited a variety of shops especially on a Saturday to view the style. One particular Christmas I bought a grey wool fitted coat in Maceys of Georges Street. It was…
'I was wakened by my granny shouting 'come and see what Santa has brought.'
Christmas was my very favourite time of year. On Christmas Eve I had to go to bed very early. I was so excited I could hardly get to sleep. Then on Christmas morning I was wakened by my granny shouting 'come and see what Santa has brought '. In…
Tags: Christmas, grandmother, presents
'We had all being maintaining radio silence to disguise our position from our competitors'
We spent a very merry Christmas and New year in Adelaide. The final sector of the race was to Bankstown ( Sydney ), with a compulsory stop over of one hour at Griffiths. Using the handicap system the organizers staggered the take off times so that…
Tags: air race, Australia, Christmas, New Year's
'One of the best presents I remember was when my brother and I got watches for Christmas. '
We didn't have a lot of toys. We spent as much time as possible playing outside. I do remember a spinning top and a blackboard and easel, which came with a carton of coloured chalk. One of the best presents I remember was when my brother and I got…
Tags: Christmas, Outdoor Play, toys, Watch