MARIE MURPHY, AGE 72, CLONSILLA
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MARIE MURPHY, AGE 72, CLONSILLA

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Marie Murphy speaks about her people and her early days growing up in Roscommon, while her father worked as a postman in Pearse Street, Dublin. Marie came to Dublin in 1953 and began work in the GPO at the age of 16. In 1972 she opened a post office in Clonsilla and worked there for the following 23 years. She recounts her many rich and varied memories associated with her time as postmistress in Clonsilla.

Additional information

Type:

MP3

Audio series:

Fingal (north Dublin), first series

Bitrate:

128 kbps

Download time limit:

48 hours

File size(s):

43.88 MB

Number of files:

1

Product ID:

CDDNN01-56

Subject:

A postmistress remembers

Recorded by:

Maurice O’Keeffe