“three ladies walking down O Connell street, my mother (Bridget Mc Donald) in the centre was from Castlemarket in Kilkenny, she came to Dublin after boarding school in Athy and did her secretarial course in Skerries and then joined the Civil Service in the GPO until she got married. , Castlemarket, Kilkenny. Her family were farmers and she was the only girl with three brothers, the girl of course was sent off to boarding school to gain an education, she was a very clever woman, loved politics and would debate it all day with you, The other ladies I am afraid I have forgotten their names.”
(1933)
Submitted by Maura Murphy