Memories of Killowen and Rostrevor in County Down. Joe and Nina Robinson who lived at Edgemount at the base of the mountain close to the quay in Rostrevor. I helped Joe in his garden and fed the ducks and hens and cutting branches up with a…
I first met Robert Bradford in 1971 when he was a minister in the Methodist Church at Suffolk on the Stewartstown Road, the Upper Falls Road. He was a friend to everyone on the estate, a man who showed his Christianity in a quiet and caring way. He…
A significant date I will always remember was 11th November 1971. It was a time when my whole life changed and I became a Christian. Life really became more meaningful, seeing people in a different light and knowing they are important to God. I got…
It was my fourteenth birthday and Mr. Mitchell the head forester offered me a job right away working with the foresters on the mountains. This gave me a wonderful outlook on the works of nature for the rest of my life. I appreciate more every day…
Mary was her name. I didn't know her surname. She lived in Cupar Street at the Falls Road end. She was a security guard in a big shop in Belfast City Centre where Ann and I stopped for a wee garn when in town. Always with a lovely smile on her…
Religion had a huge influence on all aspects of our lives. Being Catholics we were not allowed to associate too closely with Protestants for fear that they might contaminate the purity of our religion. There were a number of protestant families in…
Religion was taken seriously in our house. This was not exceptional. At that time the vast majority of people in Ireland attended mass every Sunday and said the rosary every night. While my father was happy on a diet of Sunday mass, the rosary every…
My life really has changed since I lost my daughter, Sima, in July 27th of 1999, who was very close to me. She was not only my daughter but my constant friend, support and sometimes I feel as if she was my Guardian Angel to me. She protected me and…
All of us boys wanted to be priests, not for any religious motive but because the local priest was such a significant person. I remember one priest, Dr Marron, in retrospect a nasty piece of work. In announcing once that the Christmas collection…
