Archive (3 life histories found)
The thought that maybe I am gradually losing the story of my life, as I saw it, has pushed me on'
It was the last Friday in May 2006. From Trocaire's office window in Maynooth I could see the shrubs and flowers in St Joseph's Square bathed in sunshine. Maurice was home from Nairobi and keen for a round of golf. It was promising to be a good…
'...give them some idea of the girl I once was, so that if it is only my long term memory which is left to me, they will have a way to connect and communicate with me.'
During the year 2010 and 2011, I attended a few reminiscence sessions in Belfast and decided that I would like to record my own life story book. I thought it might be of interest in later years, to those in my extended family who are very young at…
Tags: connection, life story, memory, reflection
'Yarns from the Trade'
Once as a promotional tool I decided to employ someone to write up 'Yarns from the Trade'. This was to be stories about some of our customers and how they came to be in the menswear business. This was inspired by Logan Knott from Boyle, Co…
Tags: clothing trade, memory, shirt trade, stories