Archive (6 life histories found)

All water supplies were from wells. The water was pumped into buckets and carried into the house. As for bathrooms, they were non-existent in country houses, except the grand ones. We had a dry toilet in a little shed about ten yards from the house.…

One of the most interesting and amusing periods of my life were the years I spent flying in Nigeria. I was employed by Guinness Peat Aviation in Shannon and they had a contract with Nigeria Airways. This was a 'wet' lease i. e. supplied aircraft…

This is a picture of Mary Dynan's mother drawing water from the pump. When Mary's mother first married, herself and Mary's father lived in a house in Cloughmills that had no running water. They stayed there while awaiting the building of their new…

This is a postcard that shows the semi-detached houses on the right which replaced Mary Dynan's grandparents house and pub in 1935. Mary Dynan's granny lived in one with her Uncle Patsy. Mary and her family lived in the other. When Mary's mother got…

A holiday photo of Maisie McNailly in front of a fountain in Benidorm.

A photo of Maisie McNailly's grandnieces in pedal boats on a waterway.