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I loved going to stay with my Granny McGovern who lived in the country. I suppose it was the freedom of being able to run through the fields. We had lots of new friends there. They called us 'the Townies'.

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…