Biography
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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- 270 reads
Mammy’s Break In Boy
Mammy’s Break In Boy . By Paul McCann . Mammy looked a bit worried , she had locked up the house and forgot to take the key . We walked through the...
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- 821 reads
Hoops And Cleeks and Guiders On The Go
Hoops And Cleeks and Guiders On The Go By Paul McCann We took our hoops and cleeks And ran around the streets. Steering was hard to do with a cleek...
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- 278 reads
The Names of The Games
The Names of The Games By Paul McCann Playing two balls against a brick wall with balls bouncing back Some could play three balls and sing along for...
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- 338 reads
Ole Ole Ole June 1990
Ole Ole Ole June 1990 By Paul McCann . It was June 1990 and Ireland had made it to the finals in Italy playing in the World cup. Tommy moved in with...
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- 195 reads
Door To Door Collectors
Door To Door Collectors By Paul McCann The people who came with a knock on the door collecting money as they went past like the men’s confraternity...
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- 1085 reads
When The Coal Truck Came To Town
When The Coal Truck Came To Town By Paul McCann When the coal men came into the street the word went out to get ready for a snatch . A few lads kept...
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- 158 reads
The Winter Child
The Winter Child By Paul McCann As the rain turned to sleet , smoke poured from the chimney pots on top of the little houses around the streets ...
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- 486 reads
If I Could Live My Life Over Again .......
If I Could Live My Life All Over Again. I have said, that SO many times. Even more so last year. What does that really mean? Usually, I say that when...
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- 676 reads
Back In The Village Before It Progressed
Back In The Village Before It Progressed By Paul McCann There once was a time and a place in our town long before progress had come along , when a...
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- 465 reads