“My granny, Maura Kavanagh, and my grandad, Seamus Roche.The photo must have been taken in 1964 or 1965 as my granny is wearing her engagement ring and they got married in 1965. She died from cancer in 1969, leaving my grandad and my mom (Vivian), who was three years old. My mom was put into an orphanage as my grandad couldn’t handle life after the love of his life
had gone. My grandad would visit her and take her out on day trips – he cared a lot for her, but he wasn’t able to cope. He was the only grandparent I and my brother, Ivan, had, so for me he was very special and I could tell that my mom and grandad had a special bond. I treasured him. There aren’t many photos of my grandad, so having this photo makes me so happy. I can feel their love and their happiness from their smiles.”
(1964)
Submitted by Esther Fahy