Nick Maxwell

Oh, The story’s I could tell you about my mother and her siblings. The things that they would get up to is hilarious. Hmmm, where shall I begin… The Solid Sweets. One day my mum, (Annette) and her two sisters, (Gwen, Bernadine) where really bored. They went into the house and tried to look for … Read more

At the age of thirteen, in the late 1950’s, my dad stole a horse. Well, when he tells the story he always insists that he only borrowed the horse, and I suppose that he did give it back in the end, however borrowing usually implies that you’ve asked permission beforehand which he hadn’t, so I … Read more

In the 1930’s my great granddad had bought a car which he needed for his job involved in the department of agriculture. It was a car that needed to be cranked up at the front with a handle to start the engine. In that time there were only two cars in his area, swords Dublin, … Read more

My granddad when he was just 17 decided to drop everything , family , school , friends and his life to go and find work in England. He started his journey with only 17 pounds in his pocket. today my granddad is supporting more than 60 jobs and housing over 70 families. There were an … Read more