My background has been in every way a plus or me. I love being Irish. When I taught in England - before the troubles broke out - we Irish nuns were loved and respected. At a later stage when Muredach and I were at the University in Keele at the…
When I was at the important juncture in my life where things were sort of falling down around me, I was fortunate to meet at the Cambridge University Counselling Service, a wonderful lady called Dr. Ruth Young who helped me greatly. Fr. Cecil…
While the whole tenor of my upbringing, and my desire to show my love for God led me in a certain direction, my aunt Sr. Emilian, had a significant influence on me - I admired her greatly. My mother's affection for them and the way she put her…
Maybe the earliest branching point in my life was the arrival of my brother when I was just over 15 months old. Perhaps a lot of my view of myself stems from my being supplanted from my perch then. However, the most significant actual branching…
I enjoy keeping in touch with my far flung friends by email. I enjoy fiddling with photo shop and publisher - producing things like cards for special birthdays etc. I used to do this with calligraphy but the choice of fonts and possibilities…
I retired from paid work in 2001. On my last day of work they had a party and speeches and generally said nice things about me - but I had had several similar 'leavings' throughout my life. I suppose there was an element of regret - and also…
My father and his brothers had purchased the Deerpark Farm from Lord Massareeue - it must have been around 1939 - and we children used to love going to Antrim and roaming free there. Unfortunately I have one unhappy memory among all the happy…
I met my husband, Muredach, when I got a job at Down Connor Catholic Family Welfare in 1969. The Co - ordinating Committee for Relief (of people driven out of their homes) met in that office on the Falls Road. Muredach was secretary of that…
I joined a religious congregation when I was 17 and my life conformed to its rules and regulations until I changed direction 16 years later. During that time, apart from when I was at university, my main occupation was teaching at second level. I…
There were about twenty of us - excited St. Louis girls meeting at the ferry on the first leg of our journey to spend a month in France. We even had to get new blue blazers with Kilkeel crest to match the others. We had not yet acquired the…
