Archive (6 life histories found)
'They made a great impression on me by their Christian kindness. '
Memories of Killowen and Rostrevor in County Down. Joe and Nina Robinson who lived at Edgemount at the base of the mountain close to the quay in Rostrevor. I helped Joe in his garden and fed the ducks and hens and cutting branches up with a…
'My little brother Brian who was just 4 months was sick with pneumonia. '
It was my fourteenth birthday and Mr. Mitchell the head forester offered me a job right away working with the foresters on the mountains. This gave me a wonderful outlook on the works of nature for the rest of my life. I appreciate more every day…
'Because of the blitz in 1941 our house at 82 Medway Street was wrecked by the German Luftwaffe '
Because of the blitz in 1941 our house at 82 Medway Street was wrecked by the German Luftwaffe. As our house was nearby the shipyard the blast from a German bomb damaged our house so badly we had to be evacuated to Killowen the next day. My Aunt…
Tags: Blitz, Entertainment, family, Hygiene, landscape, nature, Rations, World War II
'Tommy was more than a brother to me, he was my best friend '
Tommy was serving his time as a shipwright and they lived with granny Duncan in Avon Street and came down to Rostrevor at the weekends and Tommy and I sometimes went to Newry by bus and went to the pictures: Savoy, Frontier and another I can't…
Tags: cinema, Entertainment, friendship, Health, nature, Opera, Sports, theatre, work
'The craic was good and we didn't race but we enjoyed the scenery and the company as we jogged over the fields and the roads.'
I liked running and was still very fit. We went out running on Mondays and ran 4 miles. On Wednesday 4 miles and on Saturdays 10 miles always getting a rub down and a shower. The craic was good and we didn't race but we enjoyed the scenery and…