I grew up in Limerick and am the eldest of four. When I was 7 years old, I went to Mary Queen of Ireland primary school in Caherdavin, a suburb in Limerick. Walks were only 10-15 minutes to and from school, and initially my mom walked me to school until I was old enough to… Continue reading When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Vicky Twomey-Lee
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When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Austin Comerton
Austin Comerton was born in Ballinasloe Co. Galway in 1953: After completing secondary school, he worked at the Bank of Ireland before going into business in his mid twenties. He emigrated to Canada in 1988 with his wife and two daughters.He worked in the Office Furniture industry for a number of years before moving to… Continue reading When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Austin Comerton
Nuair a Bhíomar inár Ríthe agus Banríona ar an mBóthar: Cathal Mac Coille
Ag dul chun scoile ar an mbus i mBaile Átha Cliath sna 1960í Bhí mé 14 bliain d’aois nuair a d’athraigh mo mhodh taistil chun scoile ó rothar go bus. Chuir an turas bus laethúil ó Chluain Dolcáin go Baile Átha Cliath ar bhealach mo leasa agus m’aimhleasa in éineacht mé. Bhí deis agam gach… Continue reading Nuair a Bhíomar inár Ríthe agus Banríona ar an mBóthar: Cathal Mac Coille
When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Cathal Mac Coille
Cycling to school in Clondalkin in the 1960s, and a Garda warning I was ten when I became the proud owner of the bike of my dreams. The fact that it was secondhand didn’t matter, its gleaming red frame and mudguards made a perfect birthday present. The short slope in the back garden of our… Continue reading When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Cathal Mac Coille
When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Pierce Turner
At eight a.m. I could hear my mother shouting my name up the stairs to the third floor where I lay in bed fast asleep. The call would be for my brothers Paddy and Seamus as well, and of course my sisters Breda and Bernie, who were on a lower floor. Everyone would move before… Continue reading When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Pierce Turner
When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Catherine Agada Joseph
As a young girl in secondary school, I used to walk for 30 minutes every morning at 7am to school, and another 30 minute walk back home at 4pm. It never felt like a 30 minute walk because many other children in my neighbourhood also attended the same school. We would all wait for each… Continue reading When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Catherine Agada Joseph
When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Una Mullally
Across the Greens of a Concrete Suburb Walking to and from school as a child in the late 1980s and early 1990s was always about a succession of shortcuts. This journey began by crossing the park behind Super Valu in Deansgrange, a place of spring chestnut trees, winter frost, and autumn swallows. Then, up Kill… Continue reading When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Una Mullally
When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Tom Doorley
My earliest memory of my journey to school involved catching the bus – usually an 11 or a 16 – on Drumcondra Road to get to the Dominican Convent in Eccles Street, now long demolished and replaced with much of the Mater Hospital. In those days there was a stable yard close to the back… Continue reading When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Tom Doorley
When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Karl Doyle
I got a lift to and from school everyday with my mam.On the way to school we would chat and listen to 98fm (I loved Dermot & Dave). On the way home my friend Tadhg would come with us because his house was on the way. Tadhg and I used to ramble on about whatever… Continue reading When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Karl Doyle
When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Mairéad Ní Nuadháin
Going to School in Ballaghaderreen the ‘Back Way.’ I don’t remember my first day at school but photographic evidence exists. Pat O’Connor, the local pharmacist, who was also a photographer took a picture of myself and Edward Hiney. I don’t know who owned the schoolbag but we seem to have had just one, that we… Continue reading When We Were Kings and Queens of the Road: Mairéad Ní Nuadháin