Freda Jones
Vanishing Ireland
English - September 17, 2021 14:00 - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsHistory Society & Culture heritage ireland irish irishheritage irishhistory oldireland turtlebunbury vanishingireland Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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"Journeying to her West Cork school on the back of her father’s milk cart is among the earliest memories of 91-year-old Freda Jones, a much admired organist living near Baltinglass, County Wicklow. She recalls her childhood days alongside the Schull to Skibbereen railway line before she left for boarding school at the Collegiate School, Celbridge. She also tells how she was obliged to give up her teaching career in Baltinglass, County Wicklow, following her marriage in 1957."