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Eileen Kearney: Grattan Street, Healthcare, Working Life

Eileen grew up in Tallow in west Waterford in a family of seven. Her father ran the family butcher business attached to the house. She recalls him singing and whistling, and the sawdust on the shop floor. Recalls meat and tripe being sold and…

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Aoife O'Brien: Grattan Street, Healthcare, Working Life

Aoife describes growing up on the Northside near Cathedral Road and playing games with her friends. Describes her grandmother who ran a shop on Churchfield Green. Her grandmother was a confidante to many locals. Her grandmother eventually moved into…

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Sean Higgisson: Grattan Street, Healthcare, Working Life

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Sean grew up by the Lough in Cork city and spent holidays in Ardmore. Describes his family home and memories of his grandparents. Talks about playing football and the game Red Rover as a child. His mother was not allowed to keep her job in the public…

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"Mary": Grattan Street, Healthcare, Working Life

‘Mary’ grew up on a farm in county Limerick, part of which was rented to a mental hospital to be worked by patients. By interacting with these patients she quickly learned who you could trust and who you couldn’t. Mentions her brother’s physical and…

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Edith O'Regan: Grattan Street, Healthcare, Working Life

Edith grew up in Youghal where she recalls playing childhood games including Red Rover, chainey, a makeshift tennis and sandcastles on the beach. Describes attending school in cold substandard buildings. Preferred self-directed learning to rote…

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Eileen Kearney: Grattan Street, Healthcare, Working Life

Aoife O'Brien: Grattan Street, Healthcare, Working Life

Sean Higgisson: Grattan Street, Healthcare, Working Life

"Mary": Grattan Street, Healthcare, Working Life

Edith O'Regan: Grattan Street, Healthcare, Working Life

Mary Morgan

Colin Rynne: The Butter Museum, Archaeology,

Mick Moriarty: Barbershops, Fashion, Childhood

George Glendon: Irish Army, World Wars, The Congo

Kay Dunne: Childhood, Opera, Camogie

Alan Kennefick: Irish Dancing

Eddie Daly: Road Bowls

Helen Prout: Film-making, Cinema, Youth

Mary Healy: Theatre, Gilbert & Sullivan, Society

Brother Con Higgins: Christian brothers, Education, Sport

Rev John Farris: Civil Rights, Christianity, Northern Ireland

Thomas McCarthy: Waterford, UCC, Fianna Fáil

Musetta Joyce: Cork Arts Theatre, The Emergency, The Magdalene Laundries

Jack Byrne: Blackpool, World War Two, Sports

John Collins: Working Life, Railways, Greyhounds