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'I don't know why somethings stand out in ones memory but I remember saying goodbye to him standing on Aunties doorway the same way I remember saying goodbye to him in the hospital in Brooklyn as I knew I would never see him again'

Dessie had a bad accident and our grandfather took him out to live with him. Dessie had the highest regard for him. Even though he was living on the farm he would come into our house and him and Frank were like brothers. I'm sure they got up to…

Tags: apprenticeships, convent school, leaving home, Siblings, Sligo, work

'I suppose in today's world the big house was like a factory giving employment all around the area'

Dromahair the place of my birth is a small village nestling between small hills and mountains in the County of Leitrim bordering the County of Sligo. It is a very historical area, as it boasts the ruins of a famous Abbey and three Castles. It was…

Tags: employment, Sligo, village