'We had plenty of relatives nearby.'

'We had plenty of relatives nearby.'

Tom remembers his big family and the reunions with his aunts, uncles and cousins.

Tom Sutton

Trinity College Dublin

1930

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Tom Sutton

Childhood and Early Life

Life Story

Belfast

1930s

With Aunt Essie, Uncle Sam and their children, Vera and David, Aunt Flo, Uncle Jim and their offspring, Betty and Norman, Aunt May and Uncle James with their children Alex, Jim and Nancy, and unmarried Uncle David, all living in Belfast, we had plenty of relatives nearby. Whilst we kept in regular contact, we all looked forward to the get together of all the clans, especially birthdays and, even more so, at Christmas, when each of my aunts hosted a visit to their home. The children dined together first and the seniors at second. After the eats, games for the children in one room, the seniors settled in the other room for a real chin wag.

Irish Research Council for Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences (IRCHSS)

Dr Kathleen McTiernan (Trinity College Dublin)

Dr Deirdre O'Donnell (Trinity College Dublin)