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At age fifteen/sixteen I went with my sister and our friends to guest teas and small local dances ran by football clubs. The guest teas consisted of tea and sandwiches and other savoury items plus cakes, buns etc and after the food was eaten the…

Dancehalls were our main way of meeting boys. There was no drinking.We'd prepare for hours with clothes and makeup. We frequented Clerys, the Metropole, The Crystal, the National in Parnell Square.In the beginning one could be put out of the hall…

After leaving school at sixteen there was a great sense of freedom. No more study or no more strict school uniform.At last having money to spend. Shopping and clothes.However there were many ups and downs. Crying, worrying, fretting, nobody…

Religion ruled. Practically everything was a sin. Sex was never mentioned even though there were unaccounted children in families, they were accepted by us children. One never questioned.The boys were almost aliens to us who attended all girls…