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Hello Dave,
An interesting record. Thanks for sharing. Seems too that the
followers of the Churches of Rome and England could co-habit,
presumably amicably. How different compared with today and 'the
troubles'.
On a similar, "crowded house" theme:
When we immigrated to Australia at the end of the 40s, after WW2,
housing was short and on 3 separate occasions we had to share our
residence with other families. In all instances we were renting.
Girls of different families in one room and boys in another, adults
in the third bedroom. Privacy was scarce. Yet we all got on well.
Without TV there was no fighting for the channel. We would often
play board games in the evenings and with a full house the games
were great. Monopoly was popular, so too auction bridge. The
youngsters would occasionally put on a show, such as a marionette
event like Punch and Judy. Scripted by us and stage, puppets,
curtains, &c all made by us. Not much in the way of singing as
none were very tuneful at that age and no musical accompaniment. The
adults were very tolerant of the makeshift performances. There was
lots of fun and hilarity. The duration of the shared accommodation
varied from a couple of months to well over a year. The housing
situation in Australia now is not that different, with shortages and
heavy (refugee) immigration. And like the early 50s prices are
'through the roof'.
Gordon.
On 10/09/2024 6:11 pm, dm60--- via
CoTyroneList wrote:
Dear Co. Tyrone Friends
A very dear cousin sent me this from Derry -- a reminder of the days of yore in certain "Irish households"!
Warm regards
Dave Mitchell
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Kilkenny/Kilkenny_No__2_Urban/Dukesmeadows/526361/
Dave
In days ?of old? how we used to live (some of us) in Ireland ??,
S?amus
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