Archive (16 life histories found)

I was born Ita Murphy on 12th of October, 1956, in Carleton Maternity House Portadown, Co. Armagh. My parents were Patrick Murphy, from Ballyards, an Insurance Agent and Sheila Kelly, from Lislea, Ballyards, a Linen factory worker in the nearby…

Dessie had a bad accident and our grandfather took him out to live with him. Dessie had the highest regard for him. Even though he was living on the farm he would come into our house and him and Frank were like brothers. I'm sure they got up to…

A photo of Ita McClelland aged about eight with her family.

I was born and brought up in a townland then known as Lisnisk 2 £miles from Rathfriland, 10 miles from Banbridge South Down. I had two brothers. One older and one younger and a sister 5 years younger. When I was young my father was ill with…

When I was about ten years old I saw a toy for sale in the local shop, run by the Hughes sisters. It was a plastic tank with an ingenious water powered gun which fired a plastic shell. I lusted after that tank. It cost two shillings, a not…

This is a day at Portstewart Strand with Aunt Etta and cousins. The older girl is Mary Kelly who helped with the children.

A photo of Maisie McNailly aged about two with her parents and siblings.

Photograph of Hugh Duncan with Trevor, Joe and Tommy

Photograph of Hugh Duncan aged 16 with his brother Trevor

A picture of Harry Browne with his family when he as aged about 12 years.