Absent Friends
By mcscraic
Bravo Berni
Brian's Away With The Birds
John's Away On
Flight Of The Flock
Ardoyne Andy
Mena's Memories
Ursula's
Morgan Sets Up
Kathleen's Got Out
Miss Robinson - Jesus Loves You
Tommy Took The Boat
Ruth and Rocks
Kearneys Crew
Paul's All Right
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Ardoyne Andy
It was different growing up back then in the forties and fifties . People had respect . Looking back its sad to think thats all been left behind .
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Bravo Bernie
For some emigration is the only way to go .
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Brian’s Away With The Birds
Like the flight of the wild geese another exile from Belfast must make a home away from home .
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John’s Away On
Well there was nothing to keep him , so John went away on .
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Flight Of The Flock
Meeting this group of people from Ardoyne was like getting caught up with the flight of a flock of wild geese .
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Morgan Sets Up
Another angle to a man with a cue .
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Mena's Memories
Leaving a land and a people that she loved Mena tried to find a home .
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Ursula’s
The further away from home you are , being Irish makes you proud .
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Kathleens Got Out
Living in conflict can sometimes change your perception about life . Its only when we leave a place of conflict that we can see the truth .
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Miss Robinson - Jesus Loves You
A girl who was an only child grew up, got married , emigrated, lost her husband and still smile's through it all .
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Tommy Took The Boat
Another Ardoyne man decides to emigrate . Its a big step to take alone a little like a lottery in life but if you take the chance sometimes you can win .
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Kearneys Crew
Absent friends are precious memories of a life left behind.
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The Celtic Hand Craft
The Celtic Hand Craft By Paul McCann I was amazed at how many Irish people I met at the National Folk Festival in Canberra . Storytellers, singers,...
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