Archive (10 life histories found)

As I look back on my life, or on that part of it that I have lived up to now, I believe that I have been blessed.I have been blessed with good health and we all know that 'your health is your wealth'. I have one or two small irritations associated…

I was 65 on the 30th April, 2010 and, having completed almost 50 years in the retail business, I decided it was time to take things a little bit easier. At that time, I was working with my daughter, Dara and her husband, Brian, in their spar…

I spent 40 Christmases in Carlin Records and I didn't regard a single day of it as 'work' or a 'job'. I just loved it and it was a major part of my life. I am sure that the fact it was our family business was the reason that I put my whole heart and…

At first there was only my father and myself, but, as the business expanded, we took on staff and always organised a meal for them at Christmas.We always prided ourselves on having created a friendly working environment and our employees were part…

In the early days, as I was a working for my father, nothing was properly formalised. I think I started off with £3 and then I went up to £5.From an early age, I saved my money, first with an account in a Post Office Savings account and, later, I…

In April, 1961 - just before my 16th birthday - my father opened his own retail business. I went in to help in the shop after school, on Saturdays and during that year's summer holidays. I never went back in September. I just loved working in the…

During the early years of our marriage I worked in Roche's Stores, as I said, a five day nine to six job. In 1972, however a decision was taken to close the Grill Bar and I found myself made redundant. This was a considerable shock, I had been…

'The Foyle' was languishing already in 1961 and continued on this downwards trajectory until finally going bankrupt in November 1967. Uncle Jack took ill in 1965 leaving only my father and me (and two widows, non-executive and one widow, mother of …

The government and Dublin corpration gave a grant to first time buyers. This is the Corporation's approval for what was called the supplementary grant. The amount was £206.00 and the government gave £275.00.

This is the minutes from a meeting of the company committee to discuss business expences - note these expences included a new ball for Billy Gallagher's kid brother.