Archive (4 life histories found)
'I didn't get to visit Dublin until I was in my teens and Aunt Lizzie brought me back for a week. She bought me a lovely pair of blue shoes'
A great source of interest in the village was the trains which ran from Sligo to Inniskillen. They were people in the village who would go to meet the train and then relate who got on or off or if packages arrived for different people. It was the…
'Our house, and the area, was known by 'Little Britain', as the men, my father included, all fought in the first world war'
Our house and the area was known by 'Little Britain', as the men my father included (were) all fought in the first world war. They were situated in Killester nr. Dublin. An inspector came around now and then to make sure they were kept in good…
Tags: Dublin, father, house, Little Britain, World War I
'I had no plans for what I was going to do in Dublin'
I had a distinct 'Africa Addio' feeling as I left Malawi in September 1992. It was the end of an era in Africa for me, and I did not expect to be back there again. I had no plans for what I was going to do in Dublin. I worked as a supply teacher for…
Tags: Change, Dublin, Return home, travel
'Renovating a house is like climbing a mountain in that you need to remain confident that you are going to succeed'
In January 1977 we traded our house in Rochfortbridge for a house in Dublin. This proved to be a very advantageous move. The Dublin house was a large, basically sound building, in need of a large dose of hard work which included cleaning, painting,…
Tags: Buying house, Dublin, millionaire, renovations