Oct 12, 2022
Fourteen-year-old Paddy was among several thousand who heard the explosion from the mainland when the mine detonated. His father died of his wounds early the next day. An older man approaching Paddy soon afterwards. ‘You are the head of the family now’, he said....
Oct 11, 2022
At his peak, Red Tom smoked a hundred Sweet Afton a day. ‘I’d get them for nothing,’ he says. ‘Father Michael … be janey mac, every time he saw me going by, he’d say, “Here, hold on,” and throw me three boxes with twenty packs in each.’ Become a member of...
Oct 11, 2022
Every Sunday, Jack rambled up to the village of Grangecon for a pint in Mrs Moore’s establishment. ‘It’s good to get out for an old chat,’ he said. ‘I’ll go while I’m able because I’m going to be dead long enough.’ Become a member of Turtle’s History...
Oct 11, 2022
‘We went to the neighbours’ houses and we chatted and sang songs and played tricks and enjoyed ourselves. Now you hardly know your neighbours. Young people hardly know their neighbours. It’s not their fault. If we were the same age, we’d be the same. They’re the...
Oct 11, 2022
Con Riordan’s home lies in the lush valley of Glenbeigh, not far from the farmstead of the Piggott twins. Like many Kerry farmers, he had lived here all his life. The cottage was thatched in his youth but was given a slate roof a few years ago by a thoughtful nephew....
