My heart stopped when I heard the knocking at my windowpane. It was the middle of the night and I had been sound asleep in my bed. The noise came again and my heart sprang back to life and was beating ten to the dozen. Next I heard someone say… read more →
Our Dad qualified as a medical doctor but as he was the eldest boy in his family he was destined to follow a career in business leaving him his family as his only outlet to practice his medical expertise. He did this to great effect. We fell out of… read more →
Does anyone remember those fabulous playsuits from the late 1970s? I had a golden coloured one with white trimming. I loved it and it was great to put on over my bikini when I headed off to the beach to meet my mates. It came in handy one day when… read more →
When I was young, very early teens, I was in a “gang.” There were four of us, my elder brother Jez, his mate Alex, Alex’s friend Dave, and me. I was the youngest, but tallest, so I was allowed in. We had a camp under the high brick built railway… read more →
Growing up as a free-range kid in late ‘60s/early ‘70s south Dublin was fantastic. In the long school holidays, Mums kicked their kids out the front door after breakfast with the words ‘don’t be late for your tea’. It was a win-win arrangement. We were free to roam and get… read more →
Growing up as a free-range kid in late ‘60s/early ‘70s south Dublin was fantastic. In the long school holidays, Mums kicked their kids out the front door after breakfast with the words ‘don’t be late for your tea’. It was a win-win arrangement. We were free to roam and get… read more →
Da always watched the news and his favourite was News at Ten. It was then a nightly routine that, after the news, he would take our dog Brandy out for a walk ‘around the block’. When I was a little older I would go with him. I enjoyed talking to… read more →
I have no idea what age I was, but I was probably no more than six or seven years old. This day was one of the biggest moments of my young life. I was walking with Ma and Da down the middle of O’Connell Street in Dublin city centre (yes,… read more →
Growing up In Mount Merrion in the mid 50’s, I was part of a gang that lived around the area where the The Rise meets Trees Road. Some of our gang members had older brothers that got up things that we younger lads either didn’t have the nerve for or… read more →
Even though now in my 70’s, I can still clearly remember the hot summers day during school holidays when 2 small boys were just ever so bored. My pal Richard Daly and myself lived two doors apart and on that day we were trying to find something to do in his… read more →