Archive (14 life histories found)

Arriving in Cathal Brugha Street for the first time we came into close contact with girls who were not related to us or from our immediate neighbourhood. The effect was astonishing. There was one of the cooks who hailed from the Aran Islands and as…

In the house Paul (eldest) and myself always shared bed, sisters still in cots and maid had own room. Large brown blankets/cloths were draped over windows to make room dark and make us sleep. Entertainment was the wireless that farted more than…

A few years after the death of my husband and mother I happened to meet an old friend in the bus. His name was Eric Greddis,he was a divorced man. We had played badminton as 17 year olds at Fenaghy Community Centre. Eric was to become a lifelong…

In 1944,I became a teenager. In those days it just happened. Nothing very exciting. Girls in general were not taught the facts of life. The country-side was a safe place to live,there was never any danger as were always in a crowd.On Saturday nights…