Archive (3 life histories found)

In the early days, as I was a working for my father, nothing was properly formalised. I think I started off with £3 and then I went up to £5.From an early age, I saved my money, first with an account in a Post Office Savings account and, later, I…

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…

These words from the poet John Locke were in my mind as the plane came close to Dublin airport. I was excited about meeting with family and friends and telling them all about Kenya. While they were very pleased to see me I soon realised that they…