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An early picture of me, click image to enlarge.

- A Little Bit About Me -
Where I was born and when : I was born in the town of Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland at
1p.m. on Thursday, 31st August 1939. 3 days later, I was baptised at St. Margaret's R.C.
Church, Airdrie. On the same day Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, announced that
Britain had declared war on Germany.
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Who my mother and father were, where they were they born and bred and when and by
whom. Where they were educated. Where they met. What they did for a living and assorted
anecdotes from their lives. : My mother and father were both born in 1903 in Glasgow. Jim
McIntyre, my father, was the 7th son to be born to Mary (nee Devine) and Tom M'Intyre. 4 of
these boys died in infancy; his other two brothers were called John and Ignatius. Sadly, his
mother died in 1906, having given birth to a baby girl, called Mary Josephine(Mamie).The
three younger children were taken back to Ireland to be cared for within the extended
family headed by their grandparents, Big Da and Big Ma. John joined his brothers and
sister a year later. All the children attended Doaghbeg School;John and later Jim continued
their education at St. Eunan's College Letterkenny. John became a priest, and my father
trained to be a teacher at Dundee College in Scotland. More about my Father and
his family

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My Mamma and her family

Catherine (Cassie) Callaghan was my mother's maiden name. Her birthplace was Tollcross
in the Eastern outskirts of the city. Her parents, Rose and Tommy, came from Fanad, the
same part of Donegal that my father's people came from. There were 8 children, Susan,
Cassie, Mary, Hugh, Agnes, Tommy, Eddie and Rosemary. My mother was 16 by the time
Rosemary was born and already attending Glasgow School of Art, having first attended St.
Joseph's Primary school, where she won a scholarship to Notre Dame High School,
Dowanhill. She went on to teach Art having completed her teacher training at Jordanhill
College. A more detailed account of my mother's story can be found in "Cassie" a small
book compiled with care by my brother John, from my mother's own written and
oral memories. More about my Mother and her family

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My Mamma and her family

They met...... As my Father was brought up in Doaghbeg, Fanad, and my mother's family spent their
annual summer holiday at her grandparents home in Tullynadal, Fanad, it is not impossible for them to
have met in childhood, (indeed my Grandfather Tommy Callaghan, in his youth, worked on the farm
my father grew up on) but their paths first really crossed at my maternal Grandparents house in
Tollcross.
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These are my brothers Tom, John and Jim. For more pictures, click More Photos

My Siblings, where they were born and when, where they were educated and what they
did for a living, their partners and children and assorted anecdotes from their lives :
The first to born in our family was named Thomas Benedict, and arrived on March 21st 1936. Tom was
an only child for only a very short time as John came along on the 12th November 1937. On November
1st 1941 the fourth member of the McIntyre family was born, my wee brother Jim. More about my siblings....

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Where I was Educated and by Whom. My school friends, and what went on to do. What I did
for a living All Saints I remember clearly my first day at school, Miss Laughlin, showed me two
desks, the first and second in the row nearest the window. She told me that my two
brothers had sat in those desks when they had been in her class, and asked me which one
I wanted to have. I chose the second desk.(More about my education and career...).

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My husband, where we met, our children and anecdotes from our lives :
Talking about the old ryhmn about the different characters that children
have depending on which day they were born put me in mind of an uncharacteristic superstition,
about days of the week, which I succumbed to in the runup to the birth of my youngest daughter Una.
I love my sons dearly but when I became pregnant for a fifth time, it was only natural that I began
praying that the new arrival would be a little girl, I so wanted Angela to have a little sister. The
consultant I saw told me that, as it was so soon after the Martins birth (which was an emergency
caesarian) I would have to have another operation this time.

All proceeded normally, and I was eventually told to come to hospital on Wednesday 13th November
1973, in preparation for the operation on the Thursday morning. Now, all the boys had been born on a
Thursday (30/01/69, 03/09/70 and 09/11/72). Its funny how the mind works, I had never thought
of myself as superstitious, but I did not want this baby arriving on a Thursday. I was actually relieved
when I developed a chest infection and the op had to be postponed. I am sure that it is only a
coincidence that our precious little Una did not arrive till tuesday (19/11/73), the same day of
the week that her sister Angela had been born (03/01/1967)
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August 2007 I will write more about the past year and a half in due course but must mention my daughter Angelas graduation as Master of Arts. Her Thesis was on Worklife Balance. Angelas Graduation I have added some more to the pages about my schooldays, you can see them here School

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March 2008 I promise I will write more about the past year and a half in due course but must mention my sons recent entry and succesful completion fo the Reading Half marathon in a very respectable time of under 2 hours. Eunan in the Marathon Brendan has also completed his MA with Distinction about which I will also return to add more later as time permits.

Modern Technology My son Eunan has lately been experimenting with MSN Microsoft Messenger as a way of keeping in touch with impressive results. It is like a phone where you can call and speak to people but see them at the same time. Here is a picture of Caitlin and Eilis - my Daughter Angela's children - talking to Eunans Daughter Sophie.

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July 2008 : Happy News and Sad News My son Eunan and his wife Sharon have been blessed with a beautiful bouncing baby boy. He was born 29 July 2008 and weighed in at a very healthy 8 pounds and 8 ounces. They have chosen the lovely names Jamie and Matthew. The news contrasts sharply with news of Frank's brother Michael's passing, at the home of his daughter Mary in Chattanooga Tennesee, after a long battle with illness. Our thoughts are with his wife Sally, daughter Mary, sons Michael Junior and Kevin and all his grandchildren at this difficult time. Michael is the first of either Franks or my own siblings to pass away and will be sadly missed. The Tirconnel Tribune carried a full and touching tribute for which the family is very grateful. His death follows that of Franks cousin James Willie who passed away earlier this year and whose family our thoughts are with also. James had a very fine voice and was happy to sing for company when asked. My sons remember when he sang "The Homes of Donegal" one evening at Michaels house during a holiday there in 1999, when the school at Arryheera was holding an anniversary Michael J Carr RIP

September 2008. Sadly, my husband Frank has again been called back to his native Fanad in unhappy circumstances. A second death in the family has occurred, this time his youngest brother John has been taken by a painful illness which the excellent staff and doctors of the local Health Service did their best to treat but which took its toll despite his strength and their efforts and expertise. Everyones thoughts are with the family at this time. This photo of the twins first holy communion has sat on the mantlepiece here for many years.

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March 2009. I will write something about Christmas shortly and also little Jamie's christening. He is doing fine and has even been in Windows Messenger to his Aunties : In the meantime I have added some stories to the section about my mother and her side of the family Mama. Also, the charity my daughter helps to run has been rewarded with a place in the Sunday Times top one hundred organizations to work with. It is one of only two charities so honoured which is a great boost to the firm and to herself as a senior member of the team Lent has begun and I am going without my soap operas again this year. I am substituting these with episodes of The Waltons which I have bought on DVD and bring me back to the days when we would all gather around to watch this classic serial all those years ago. Finaly, the Festive period and early part of the year have been a time of grave concern for the health of Franks brother James, who is faced with serious illness. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his wife Bridget and his family in this difficult time. The care provided by the NHS has been, by all accounts, excellent and of great assistance and support to James own resillience and fortitude.

Easter 2009. I have yet to write more about Christmas, and also little Jamie's christening, but promise to soon. However I thought I would give a short account of some latest news in the meantime. Eastertide this year coincided with my husband, Frank, reaching his 70th year. The whole family was able to meet up for a meal at The Cunning Man Pub out in the country on the River Kennet. His present arrived in good time and he is now enjoying his new armchair which he says should last him a good few years. The children had a good time together, with Caitlin - Angelas youngest - and Emile - Brendans eldest, starting their education recently at their first choice of schools: and Sophie - Eunans eldest - to follow in September. Eilis, Angels's eldest, starts secondary in September, again at her first choice of school. How time flies. You can see some of the pictures from the day, along with many more by using the link to my son Eunans account on the Photo sharing website, Flickr. Eunans Photos My brother, John, came to visit soon after, on his way to Rome. Our nearness to Heathrow means he can combine his trips out to Italy with a short stay with us and provides a welcome opportunity for the grandchildren to stay in touch with their much loved Great-Uncle. John has made an effort to keep up with modern technology, with the help of his collegues in his parish, recognising the benefits and usefulness of new communication methods. As is usual now, he booked his airline tickets online and was even able to select and confirm the exact seat he wanted for his travel, something of a change from the early experience of travel to Rome, which in his lifetime has gone from being an infrequent adventure to a routine task, though still never dull. A flavour of the diffculties of travel in times past can be got from my mother account of the journey to Rome for Johns ordination which can be found here : Cassie - Chapter 14 Finally, I have taken up some studies with the Open University, in English literature, which I hope to pursue towards some qualifications but which I am happy to say are an interesting pursuit in themselves. As part of the course structure, many tasks involve the use of the Facebook networking site, so if anybody else has an account there please click this link, Facebook and get in contact. In wider news, the recession is hitting our town hard and is the leading topic of conversation whenever the family meets. In our own family my youngest son, Martin, was made redundant recently after 7 years in his job, but has managed to find work temping in the same sort of work which along with his redundancy package should tide him over for now. Everyone is seeing the effects of townturn in one way or another and is dismayed at the seemingly long term disorganisation that is making itself felt now. I am hopeful that we have made enough preparations to weather the storm without to much harm to the long term future. I also hope that a better world will come from this hard lesson. On a lighter note, our local football team, in their campaign to return to the top league, continues to delight and infuriate in equal measure, with some excellent performances immediately followed by inexplicably poor showings. The loyalty of the support has been an encouraging sign though, and lays to rest a perennial excuse for the towns poor showing in the league. Also the cultural side of the town is on the rise with The Reading Fringe Festival, which Martin helps to run, entering its fifth year.

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This is a picture Eunans first house, drawn by another son Martin.

......and the Great Arch.

Artwork using paintshop pro.

......and Lough Swilly by moonlight.

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Here are some Links you might be interested in The IBM Encyclopedia (a fountain of useful
knowledge) or Sophies World This is a very interesting philosophy site, or The Vatican (the
headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church), or Codebook.com , an interesting site about
encryption or The Fanad Homepage or ITN Britains National News Network.More Links

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