Archive (3 life histories found)
'Put a microphone under my nose or a TV Camera in my face and I became a new man. '
I have always had a thirst for knowledge so one of the first things that I did when I reduced my work load was - I joined the U3A. Now, that was a good decision. I love the two classes I joined, the 'Life Story writing Group' and 'Radio for…
Tags: friendship, Journalism, Music, Newry Chamber of Trade, Newry Telegraph, reading, Reporting, Television, Trade, travel, U3A, Writing
'Arriving home in the early morning I noticed that the blinds in the front room were pulled down. This was a common sign of a death in the house '
I had, until this period, no direct experience of the death of a close family member. At the age of seven my baby brother Brendan died, but we were protected by our parents from detailed knowledge of this tragic affair. Family lore has it that my…
Tags: cemetery, cowboy, death, father, Television
' I remember the whole family huddled around the wireless one night listening to the play 'Rebecca '
Television came about 1954 and we had black and white 12 inch screen. There was one channel only (BBC) and you watched it regardless of content. I can remember Charley Drake, a comedian, whose joke seemed to be falling out of doors. £_amonn…
Tags: BBC, Red Indians, Silver, Television, The Lone Ranger, Tonto, wireless