Archive (13 life histories found)

A photo of Ita McClelland's niece and groom during their wedding ceremony.

A photo of Ita McClelland's daughter on her first holy communion with her grandmother.

A photo of Ita McClelland's children, niece and nephew on a family Communion Day.

A group wedding photo of Ita McClelland with her husband and wedding guests on the steps of St. Malachy's Chapel.

A photo of Ita McClelland and her husband outside St. Malachy's Chapel on their wedding day.

A photo of Ita McClelland in a garden wearing her communion dress.

To say my grandparents were religious would be an understatement. My grandfather hailed from County Longford and was a builder. He was a member of the old IRA and had taken part in the Howth gun running and had been jailed in Frongoch Camp in…

First Communion was received in St Francis Xavier's Church in Gardiner Street in the Ignatian Chapel. Some days before the event we all went in a crocodile to the chapel for a rehearsal. Instead of a host we had a mint sweet placed on our tongue. We…

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…

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…