Jan 31, 2024
‘There’d have been a lot of animals around here when I was young. You’d always hear the pigs squealing. One of my neighbours had ducks who would go mad anytime it started raining.’ Become a member of Turtle’s History Library to access all areas, €12/year...
Jan 31, 2024
‘I worked from eight in the morning until nine at night, pressing and ironing shirts, or cleaning and pleating coats for the nurses at Vincent’s Hospital. The money was very bad and it was hard work … Ah, there’d always be dancing. Ballroom dancing on the street...
Jan 31, 2024
‘You hear the young people say “I’m going down to the village?” That’s what they call Inchicore. But I never knew it to be called “the village” and I was born and reared here. It was like a village, but we called it “Inchicore”.’ Become a member of Turtle’s History...
Jan 30, 2024
‘We’re unclaimed treasures, all of us. They say that only the mugs get married and the best china is left on the top shelf.’ Become a member of Turtle’s History Library to access all areas, €12/year...
Jan 19, 2024
‘Did you never hear of the Wag of the Wall?’ asks Christy, somewhat incredulously. ‘It was the first clock to come along after the Sun Dial. It had a big, long pendulum with chains and two weights. A man brought one into me once … it had been lying idle and...
