Archive (5 life histories found)
'We left next day for Victoria Falls and were amazed at such magnificent waterfalls and scenery. It has to be seen and experienced!'
Aidan O'Kane came out to Zimbabwe to visit me. I collected him at Harare airport and we went to McCann's for our tea that evening and next day proceeded to the mission. Aidan was very impressed at how I knew my way round Harare. That was not…
Tags: landscape, Missions, scenery, travel, Victoria Falls
'The others waded through that deep water and were home and dry quite some time before I managed to make it with the car.'
The 'Kiltegans' always celebrate St Patrick's Day. After all St Patrick is their patron. They sure know how to host a party. WE had one unforgettable party in St Benedict's Mission, which was well away from civilisation in a place near Headlands. I…
'At last I believed that my mission was about to begin.'
The following April, I was asked to go to Gweru to collect the promised truck-a Nissan Hi-lux single cab. I was overjoyed. At last I believed that my mission was about to begin. Well I suppose it did in a way but it was not what I had envisaged. The…
Tags: Harare, Mercy Order, Missions
'People at home had been extremely generous to me and I had a few hundred pounds with me, and believe me, it was more than needed where I was going!'
There were few farewell parties for me and when I was ready to travel, Cecilia and Fr Ciaran Dallat accompanied me to London, where I stayed with Aidan O'Kane in Conway House (an Irish Centre Housing hostel for men in QuexRoad, Kilburn) for a couple…
Tags: Home, Mercy Order, Missions
'Banjul's old airport was going through its final weeks when I arrived, and the place was chaotic'
Soon after returning from Korogwe I got involved in rebuilding the garage at the back of the house. I was accompanied by Adrian Kelly, who provided the necessary skill, while I did the digging, lifting and carrying. The project started as an attempt…
Tags: Africa, Banjul, Missions, Princess Diana, teaching