Archive (8 life histories found)
'… the teacher Miss Mullholland was a very strict disciplinarian ... She would only have to appear on the village street and every child would disappear'
'In Rome, we stayed in a convent and slept in dormitories and raided the nuns' kitchen at night.'
Growing up I didn't have a favourite toy apart from some games like _�� snakes _��n' ladders or ludo'. Neither did I have a pet! My most significant relationships and memories of my childhood were being a member of a choir, a junior one…
Tags: ballroom dancing, Barry's Tea, Choir, cinema, Creamery Butter, Fashion, friendship, Games, Hobbies, Ludo, Music, Pets, Photography, Pope, religion, Rome, Snakes and Ladders, toys
'Thanks to the wonders of modern technology, we are able to follow her progress on skype, but you can 't kiss or hug the computer screen _ﾋ_ well, you could, but the men in the white coats would come and take you away!! '
Bevin Carlin Kelly - as she calls herself. Bevin fills our lives with joy and manages to brighten each day that we are lucky enough to see her. Like her mother (Fiona) she has an independent streak with an enquiring and challenging mind. She has…
'One of the best presents I remember was when my brother and I got watches for Christmas. '
We didn't have a lot of toys. We spent as much time as possible playing outside. I do remember a spinning top and a blackboard and easel, which came with a carton of coloured chalk. One of the best presents I remember was when my brother and I got…
Tags: Christmas, Outdoor Play, toys, Watch
'I didn't have many toys'
I didn't have many toys. I had a doll which had lovely hair I loved combing it and dressing it. We had a rocking horse which we had to share. We often had a row over who should have it. I loved playing with balls, rounders, football. Mini golf…
'It has made me think about the change of attitudes of parents to their children spoiling them in many ways. '
I remember as a boy some other boys in The Boys Brigade. They wore little pillbox hats and navy like jerseys with matching socks. I couldn't join because my parents couldn't afford to buy me a uniform. I also remember the little girls going to…
'He was unemployed for long spells in the thirties, as was most of the men in our district on the Newtownards Road '
My mother and father had nine children together and 7 boys. William and Brian died when infants. Then Tommy was born. After that there was myself, David, Roy, Trevor. Trevor was given the name because he was born in May Cottage in…
