Nick Maxwell

My grandparents lived in a cottage in killery Balintogher near Lough gill. They had no electricity and there was no water and tap in the house for water. My grandfather had to go there well every morning and got two buckets. In the house they had an open fire. Over the fire they had three … Read more

Michael Manning, Battalion Adjutant, Old IRA, Clifden District, Co Galway, received   intelligence that the Black and Tans were searching for an informer in Clifden who had set up an ambush against their unit only the previous week. They were threatening to travel to Clifden by train for a search and destroy mission  for the presence … Read more

I was too young to remember the start of the Second World War but as a young child one of the things I remember during the war the newspapers. On each newspaper there was always a map, and on each map there were arrows representing the Axis Powers and the Allies. At the time I … Read more

“Don’t forget your music bag, Winifred.” Mother called as she came down the front steps waving the multi-colored canvas bag in my direction. Today was my piano lesson with Mrs. Burton. I would have liked to forget, but I never could. My Tuesday piano lesson hung heavily over my head each and every week Every … Read more

My granny was talking to me about walking to school when she grew up in the 1930’s. She walked 3miles to school everyday bare footed on the summer time, with 2-3 sods of turf in her hands. She was accompanied by her two brothers and her sister who were also bare footed carrying, sods of … Read more