Archive (5 life histories found)
'Sports' Council were very keen that bowling would play its part in attracting tourists back.'
With few visitors coming to Northern Ireland because of the troubles in the province, as things improved the Sports' Council were very keen that bowling would play its part in attracting tourists back. Straight away, Israel accepted our invitation…
Tags: bowling, Northern Ireland, Tourism, Troubles
'Next were the twins, Julia and Heather, in October next year. Totally unexpected. Even the doctor was surprised!'
In 1956 we came to Northern Ireland where I took a job at the Spamount woollen mills,Spamount,Castlederg. This was a large mill,manufacturing all sorts of cloth,woollen,worsteds,and also a limited amount of travelling rugs. All the foremen's houses…
Tags: bank loan, daughters, house, Northern Ireland
'...the children were growing up and started the local Grammar School and I got my independence by having my own car '
We came to Limavady at 1970 and eventually I settled down when we bought our own house at 1973. Limavady people were very friendly and helped me in so may ways to setting up a home. At this stage the children were growing up and started the local…
Tags: employment, friends, Northern Ireland
'Armies were everywhere with military tanks and it really seemed like a war zone everywhere '
Then eventually we moved to Northern Ireland to a small place called Limavady in County Londonderry. Before we moved to N.Ireland people in England were saying 'are you mad going to N. Ireland where a war is going on?_ヒン So we started our lives…
Tags: bomb scares, military, Northern Ireland
Memories of my first house Limavady
Tags: first house, husband, Northern Ireland