by irishbeo | Apr 27, 2020 | Stories of Town Life
Tales from the ‘Plain People of Ireland’ In this episode, Tony Lowry talks of the resourcefulness of his father who acted as a general handyman for the decaying single storey houses of low-income tenant families in post-war Waterford city. Photograph of...
by irishbeo | Apr 27, 2020 | Stories of Town Life
Tales from the ‘Plain People of Ireland’ From a series of stories about Life In Rural Ireland in the first half of the 20th century. In this episode we hear Chris O’Flynn talk about living in a building that was once the hub of industry in an...
by irishbeo | Apr 27, 2020 | Stories of Town Life
Tales from the ‘Plain People of Ireland’ In this episode we hear from Meta Cunningham as she reminisces about childhood days in the small town of Banbridge in Northern Ireland during World War Two with memories of food bartering, American soldiers and...
