I was born in Ballymena, the county town of Antrim, and spent the first 12 years of my life in a village about 10 miles out of the town, half way to Ballymoney, called Cloughmills. We were situated right in the middle of what was the ancient region…
As a child growing up there I was very conscious of the fact that in our little patch of North Antrim there were many places associated with St Patrick. At Dunseverick, the castle on the north coast which is reputed in the Annals of the Four Masters…
What education I had up to the age of sixty was in P Elementary Schools. I took a notion at that age to do a six month course at Rupert Stanley College and was able to get a certificate with good marks. I received a B1 which really gave me the urge…
