Reading the lines of the National Archives: Census of Ireland 1911
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 🇮🇪,
Séamus
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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 🇮🇪,
Séamus
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On 11 Sep 2024, at 08:00, Gordon Wilkinson via CoTyroneList <cotyronelist@list.cotyroneireland.com> wrote:
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:
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