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Denis P. Long: Working Life; Balckpool; Austrailia

Denis grew up in Blackpool. His father was a train driver.
He worked for the ESB (Electricity Supply Board) but wanted to earn better money and went to Australia in the 1950s. He tells a funny story about visiting a rocket range and meeting someone…

Tags: 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, Australia, Bird-Catching, Blackpool, Corkeran’s Quay, Denis P. Long, Glen Rovers, Holy Wells, Micah Carroll, Michael Carroll, Sunday’s Well, Teaching

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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Sr Marie Collins: Presentation Sisters, Childhood, Teaching

Sister Marie describes the restrictions and the pleasures of religious life as a Presentation Sister and as a teacher.
Sister Marie was born (circa 1920) in Limerick, to farming parents. She wanted to be a nun from an early age. She also became a…

Tags: Education, Measles, Nano Nagle, Presentation Sisters, Religious Life, Schooldays, Spirituality, Sr Marie Collins, Teaching

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