I left Ireland in 1976 to undertake nurse training in England. My first training was, as it was then known , to become a Registered Nurse for the Mentally Subnormal. Thankfully we have moved on from those days and increasingly treat people with more respect and focus on their abilities rather than disabilities. My 3 … Continue reading A Touch of the Ordinary – Memoir →

In 1966 and at the tender age of 12 years I left my home in Clogheen, a small village in Co. Tipperary, armed with a small brown suitcase, the blessings of family and friends and a solid conviction that I had a vocation to serve God as a teacher in the De La Salle Order … Continue reading Escaping God – Memoir →