Srories About Everyday Life
By mcscraic
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Wedding Party Parade
This story is about a man who never give up and discovered love always has its way .
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A Day AT The Races
An adventureous young lad with a spare dollar goes off to watch the horses run .
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A Painful Christmas
A Christmas message of hardship with a moral of love and mystery .
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About Ireland
A brief look at Ireland and her people
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Back To School Time
A key to unlock your childhood memories
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Banana Boat People
A young aboriginal girl abandoned by her tribe wins back her good name .
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Belfast Pre-Interment Days
The Belfast That What Once Was When I Was Young
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Beyond Magic And Wonder
A lonely girl finds the magic of a special friend .
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Bo-Bo And The Barricades
A look at community life behind barricades that keep out danger .
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Bo-Bo at the swimming pool
Bo-Bo takes a group of school kids to the pool . They encounter lots of fun on the way .
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Bo-Bo And The Bus
Some members of a local community go on a mystery bus trip .
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Bo-Bo And The Early Snow
Story of two boys having some innocent fun
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Bo-Bo And The Orphans
A story about Bo-Bo who had to fight hard for things that mattered most .
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Bo-Bo At The Zoo
Alls well thats ends well on an excursion full of incidents and mayhem.
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Bo-Bo Goes Camping
A group of boys go camping for the first time with their Boxing Coach .
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Bo-Bo Goes Fishing
Going fishing with Bo-Bo and Charlie means making fun .
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Bo-Bo's Early Snow
Bo-Bo and Charlie make some innocent fun in a sudden cold snap .
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Bo-Bo's On The Job
Success is two good friends working through hard times .
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Bo-Bo's Goodwill
One kind action can create change that lasts forever .
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Camping In Caves
You never know what can happen going away camping .
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Christmas In The Clink
A comic tale on one mans celebration of Christmas
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Life’s Little Sparkles
Between the struggle of street life and sickness a talented girl wins out in the end .
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Irish Living
A look a life in Ireland
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One Man Called My Father
Only one person can claim to be my Father . but how well do I know him . What are the things I want to remember . How would he like to be rmembered ?
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Thicker In The Blood
Without love in a marriage, problems cannot be solved .
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Thinking Of Halloween
Remembering Events In Ireland at Haloloween .
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The Interview
Behind the walls of democracy there are many clouded visions of right and wrong .
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Love Links
The story of two people who stepped out in faith,with hope and found love.
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John’s Date
The story of a man who has a date with destiny .
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The New School
Starting a new school is difficult but add to this a new country as well and it becomes almost traumatic .
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The Community Role
Christmas is a time to reflect on what role we play in our community.
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New Years Romance
Two strangers in a strange place with strange circumstanes come together and find love .
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The Technicoloured Dream
Going to the movies is always a good way to escape from the black and white landscapes that surround us .
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The Penny Lunch
Story about a man who lost his life and found it and how he gave and received help to many in need .
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Abuse In The Work Place
Abuse in The Work Place - The Hidden Problem By Paul McCann Abuse can take many forms . It is a crime and often it goes unnoticed and unpunished . To...
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Reporting The Truth
Reporting The Truth By Paul McCann Jesus died on the cross before journalism ever could report what happened and yet the story was told . Imagine how...
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The Purpose Of Life
The Purpose Of Life By Paul McCann What makes me who I am in essence is a context of cultures in my own lifestyle . Other areas that could have an...
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Charlie’s Tall Tale
Charlie’s Tall Tale By Paul McCann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0hWM_cATws Evening came and the streets lights came on around the harbour . Rain...
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Charlie's Retirment Struggle
Charlie At The Dole Office By Paul McCann https://youtu.be/vr3MiuYwJmI Charlie - “Its only me . “ Midge - “Where have you been now Charlie ,.I’ve...
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Bo Bo And The Roses
Bo Bo And The Roses - By Paul McCann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPNz1LVH3TQ&feature=youtu.be It was early one August morning as Bo Bo...
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The Woman With The World At Her Feet
The Woman With The world At Her Feet By Paul McCann . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47dIN5JYUJA . Hanna had grown up a popular girl around the...
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Bo-Bo Goes To College
Bo-Bo Goes To College By Paul McCann . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7AUAt3Krkg . Bo-Bo was always as busy as a bee with running the show at...
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Bo Bo's School Days
Bo Bo’s School Days By Paul McCann https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YePIOcVM0Q4 , It was Bo Bo and Charlies last year at school and all the teachers...
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Jays Christmas Dinner
Jay’s Christmas Dinner By Paul McCann Jay dropped out of school when he was 16 . His Father had a few connections around town and he was able to...
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Bo Bo And The Street Kid
Bo Bo And The Street Kid - By Paul McCann Once a year the local church hired Bo Bo and Charlie to help with the spring clean up . Bo Bo always gave...
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The Girl They Couldn't Give Away
The Girl They Couldn’t Give Away – By Paul McCann Barbra was abandoned at birth and never knew her parents. She was brought up in a convent by nuns...
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Mum Me And Mangos
Mum Me And Mangos By Paul McCann Chickie, otherwise Mum as I call her is the love of my life . Chickie and I were married young and had a large...
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The Wedding Speech
The Wedding Speech By Paul McCann So I was walking out the door and the phone rang .It was one of those occasions when I was in two minds wondering...
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The Wedding Gown
. The Wedding Gown By Paul McCann Hazel Maclean was the daughter of a Henry and Margie Gowlan who owned a string of ladies fashion stores all around...
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The Man Behind The Door
The Man Behind The Door By Paul McCann It was 2021 and the new year had begun with the news that a new vaccine was found to fight the spread of the...
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The Fabric Of Multicultural Events
The Fabric Of Multicultural Events By Paul McCann When you are in attendance at a multicultural event its like seeing a picture of life as kind of...
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Another Place And Another Time
Another Place And Another Time by Paul McCann Sometimes I tend to drift away back in time and think of my childhood days growing up in a small...
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Another Memory Of A Place From Another Time
Another Memory Of A Place From Another Time By Paul McCann There is a place in time that once existed and in my memory I like to remember the people...
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Another Picture Of A Place In Another Time
Another Picture Of A Place In Another Time By Paul McCann In the village I grew I recall the gambling that went on around the back alleys and spare...
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The Heart Of Ardoyne
The Heart Of Ardoyne By Paul McCann I grew up in a little village in North Belfast called Ardoyne . It would be impossible to sum up the amount of...
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The Ardoyne Lifeline
The Ardoyne Lifeline By Paul McCann In Ardoyne there was a time that once existed and in my memory I remember the faces of the people in the place...
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The Games We Once Played
The Games We Once Played By Paul McCann In another time around the streets of Ardoyne there was always games of one kind or another being played ...
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A Stormy Night
A Stormy Night By Paul McCann Tonight will be a stormy night , And to the town I have to go . I’ll ride my bike on this rainy night , As the wind may...
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Carnivals and Gypsy Kings
Carnivals and Gypsy Kings by Paul McCann With no home of their own except for a caravan they would frequently arrive on the spare ground fringes...
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Bob A Job Week 1964
Bob A Job Week 1964 By Paul McCann There was once a time of innocence in the world when children were safe to go around on their own without adult...
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A Night At The Unity
A Night At The Unity By Paul McCann When I was young I had job in the evenings working at the Unity club in old Ardoyne . It stood proudly there...
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St Gabriels Home Of Champions
St Gabriels Home Of Champions By Paul McCann Ardoyne had many champions in different sports . There were a few tin huts and clubs that had been...
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A Wedding Day To Remember
A Wedding Day To Remember By Paul McCann Gerry and Joanne nearly never made it to their own wedding . On the day of the wedding Gerry was walking out...
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They Learnt To Be Smarter
They Learnt To Be Smarter By Paul McCann Between playing football and boxing there was never enough hours in the day for Micky and Sticky who were...
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Around The Fireplace
Around The Fireplace By Paul McCann Before the days of central heating and electric fires all the houses in Ardoyne had an open fire place . In the...
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A Days Work For Bamber
A Days Work For Bamber By Paul McCann On a lovely August morning in Ardoyne , some of the local lads were putting the final touches to their guiders...
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They All Heard The Call
They All Heard The Call By Paul McCann Mrs Murphy lived alone in her own wee house in a safe community on pension that gave her enough to get by .At...
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Dennis And The Abandoned House
Dennis And The Abandoned House By Paul McCann Every day Dennis would leave school to have lunch at his Grandmothers house. It was always an...
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The Great Australian Migration
T he Great Australian Migration by Paul McCann With an aging population Australia is in need to bridge the gap that exists between those who have...
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Getting On With Life After Miscarriage
Getting On With Life After Miscarriage By Paul McCann I had 4 children born in 6 years and 2 miscarriages that taught me a lot about myself and how...
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Why School Was Cool Today
Why School Was Cool Today By Paul McCann In The Front Office When I got to school today I saw the front office window was broken . There was a line-...
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The Great Australian Migration
T he Great Australian Migration by Paul McCann With an aging population Australia is in need to bridge the gap that exists between those agreement...
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Murder At The Manor Part - 1
Murder At Ther Manor By Paul McCann Part 1 At the end of a country road , there was an entrance driveway to Barnstone Manor. Two large front gates...
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Murder At The Manor - Part 2
….Continued Murder At The Manor By Paul McCann Part 2 Mr Greaves replied . She said . “Oh well I wouldn’t know about that . You see I have a few...
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Leaving The Land
Leaving The Land By Paul McCann There are many stories of people who have left their home such as farmers and their families who have suffered great...
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The Magic Of A Cup Of Tea
The Magic Of A Cup Of Tea by Paul McCann After a year or two in Australia I returned home to Belfast where I had grown up . . After I arrived I went...
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They Learnt To Be Smarter
They Learnt To Be Smarter By Paul McCann Between playing football and boxing there was never enough hours in the day for Micky and Sticky who were...
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Rab A Dab Dab
Rab A Dab Dab By Paul McCann A real pressure cooker is how some described him . A little terror of a kid he was . Others said he had behavioural...
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A Job For Phil
A Job For Phil By Paul McCann Every Friday evening my good friend Gerard Steward and I swapped the marvel comic books we had read for some new ones...
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Riding The Buses To Town
Riding On The Buses By Paul McCann I used to wait for bus to go into the centre of Belfast , or downtown as we would say back in the day before the...
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Busmen’s Pennies
Busmen’s Pennies By Paul McCann I started collecting pennies when I first noticed an old Queen Victoria coin in my change after buying a quarter of...
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