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My nieces and nephew got married so now I have three grandnephew and nieces; Lauren, Shannon and Shane. I enjoyed seeing them grow up. I think they look on me as an older grandmother. The two youngest were born in England so I went over to care for…

I had no children of my own. I was very fond of my sisters' children, Aileen, Margaret and William. I was with them from they were babies. I babysat with them and cared for them if their mum had to be away. When they became older, I would have taken…

During our training we all lived in the Nurses' Home. We enjoyed great comradeship, we would have got together at night in someone's room or the sitting room, to discuss our day, to tell each other if we had a patient with a special condition. The…

I will always remember the day the sister asked me to take the TPRs - temperature, pulse and respiration. I had been shown how to do it. The thermometer tray is on the cabinet at the end of the ward. 'Have you been shown how to chart TPRs Nurse?_�…

I remember one patient I won't forget. I was on a male medical ward. An oldish man had been admitted. A senior nurse took me with her to examine this man's leg. It was well covered with a bandage. He sat on an easy chair, extends his bad leg. The…

My first day as a student nurse. I get up early after 7 a.m. Other girls are up and dressed. I get my blue and white check frock, collar and hat on. We walk to the dining room in twos, have a cup of tea and are then each taken to a ward. We observe…

I will always remember the day 3rd September, 1950, when I arrived at the Belfast City Hospital Nurses' Home. A nurse met me and took me to a room where a lot of girls like myself waited and one man. A tall lady entered the area and announced, 'I'm…

Living in the country there wasn't a lot of entertainment. I remember riding the bicycle to Castlewellan (10 miles) to see the wedding of Princess Elizabeth, as she then was, in the cinema.We went on a few holidays - Bangor and Portrush. Sometimes,…

I would have liked to have gone to Banbridge Academy, my father was against that. He didn't want me getting any idea of leaving home.An aunt of mine was very interested in me and encouraged me to go to Rathfriland Technical College (as it is now…

I went to school when I was 4 yrs old, to Clonduff P.E.S. There would have been 30 to 40 pupils and two teachers: one lady who taught junior pupils up to third class and a male teacher who taught 4th, 5th and 6th and 7th class for pupils who stayed…