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
In the early 1970s when my dad was five years old, my granddad and granny brought him along with his two younger brothers and his younger sister to the spring show in Dublin which was held on the grounds of the Royal Dublin Society. To go up to the show my dad had to get … Read more
My mums name is Dolores Henderson now but back in 1970 she was known as Dolores Mc Dermott. A little back ground to my mum. She lived in a Place called Corrigeenboy near Ballyfarnon, Co. Roscommon. This rural area was made up of small farmers. Children helped on the farms. After her dad died in … Read more
During the midterm I talked to a very interesting man, he was a former teacher in the SligoGrammar School and his name is Damhlaic MagShamhrain. He was a man born and raised in Ireland. As a child, he lived in the busy city of Dublin in the 1950s and attended a school there. When I … Read more