Calm .. penultimate
Our parents were never happy; they fought constantly like politicians exchanging insults to the bitter end. For the greater part of our childhood their relationship was marked by angry verbal encounters in a daily war of attrition.
Calm … 3 …
I left the hospital and got into my car and drove to the local beach. This place was very special to us from the time that we both could walk.
Calm after the Storm … 2 …
Cancer: the very sound of that awful word filled my head and my heart with uncontrollable grief and anger. I couldn’t bear the pain of seeing her youthful eyes close for the last time. I wanted to remember her in the full glory of life.
Calm After the Storm … 1 …
[We must emphasise that the following is a fictional story that will be serialised during the next fortnight while Mr & Mrs Editor are on holiday!]
Great Coal Rush 1951
In 1951 the
Kitty Sean Cunningham
In summer in Glen(Columcille) there is a concert each Monday night in the Folk Village – featured – and each Wednesday night in Oedras Gael (the nearby Irish College).
Cahir Linn, Rostrevor
While on the subject of aerial photos, here is one of the Shore Road, Rostrevor.
Christian Bros, Kilmorey Street
Joe and Walter Morgan attended the Christian Brothers’ School in
Growing up in Erskine Street
The original Erskine Street houses were built for military officers, and were highly esteemed. Those who lived in them were considered as ‘swanks’.
Ambulance Crew redundant!
Ambulance men and their families had to cope with the difficulties and vagaries of a divided society, not just at work but at home too.
Ballymacdermot Court Cairn
Every stone retains its memories
Of hands that gripped and heaved,
Of beads of perspiration,
Of whispered secrets,
And gossipy conversation.