Archive (67 life histories found)

A Zimbabwean rural school, where Rosemary McCloskey lived and worked

A picture of Rosemary McCloskey with her high school camogie team. Back L-R: Kathleen McHugh, Rosemary McCloskey, Maire Delaney, Mary Martin, Geraldine Smith, Marie McCann. Front L-R: Maura Magee, Angela McMahon, Eileen McGrogan, Cecilia McCloskey,…

A postcard of Falls Road as it was during Rosemary McCloskey's school days in St Dominic's High School

A picture of Rosemary McCloskey taken at St Columbian's P.E.S., Glenview Street, Belfast

A photo of Ita McClelland's children.

A photo of Ita McClelland aged about fifteen standing outside her school.

My values in life were influenced by my mother, my mother-in-law, my husband, my choir friends, my college friends, my school teachers, the various clubs and groups in which I participated in over the years. I got them by being involved,…

A lone coal fire was the only form of heating in schools then and we took turns to pile on coal to keep it glowing. I was lucky enough to be seated on that side of the room, but usually the teacher's desk and blackboard helped block the heat…

My best friends at school were Marie Heaphy, Eileen Kidd, Mary Carthy, Marie Troy, Phyllis Mackey and Betty Spain. We wore a navy gymslip with a blue sash, white blouse and royal blue jumper. The school desks seated two girls and a shared inkwell. …

Playground games played were skipping, chasing, hide and seek and hopscotch. Skipping was an acquired skill and two ropes could be used at the same time. For this game, timing was important. You had to be sharp and watchful so as not to miss your…