Archive (4 life histories found)

Dromahair the place of my birth is a small village nestling between small hills and mountains in the County of Leitrim bordering the County of Sligo. It is a very historical area, as it boasts the ruins of a famous Abbey and three Castles. It was…

My father and his brothers all lived in close proximity to their mother, who was a sort of Matriarch. It was in effect a 'compound' - they shared a lot in common. When I was younger the phone - Cloughmills 246 - was in granny's - the papers were…

An article which appeared in the Leitrim Guardian in 2011 which reflects upon a trip the author made in 1949 to Cloughmills, the town where Mary Dynan was born and reared. Mentioned in the article are Mary's family and in particular her father Brian…

This article was written around 1942 about Cloughmills and my father and his brothers: Sandy, Brian, Patsy, Gerald McGuckian.