'They made a great impression on me by their Christian kindness. '

'They made a great impression on me by their Christian kindness. '

Hugh Duncan remembers a couple he knew from Rostrevor in County Down. The husband, Joe worked in the garden and his wife Nora was a great cook. Hugh remembers the great stories they used to tell.

Hugh Duncan

Trinity College Dublin

1940

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Hugh Duncan

Adolescence and Early Adulthood

Life Story

Rostreavor, Co. Down

1940s

Memories of Killowen and Rostrevor in County Down. Joe and Nina Robinson who lived at Edgemount at the base of the mountain close to the quay in Rostrevor. I helped Joe in his garden and fed the ducks and hens and cutting branches up with a crosscut saw. He allowed me drive his pony and trap on the country roads. Nina was a very good cook and I spent a lot of time listening to whoppers of tales about his young days. They made a great impression on me by their Christian kindness. I learned so much about what is good in life.

Irish Research Council for Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences (IRCHSS)

Dr Kathleen McTiernan (Trinity College Dublin)

Dr Deirdre O'Donnell (Trinity College Dublin)