MAUREEN PHIBBS, AGE 67, BLACKROCK, BLESSINGTON, CO WICKLOW

This interview begins with Maureen Phibbs recalling her schooldays in Cullen, north Cork and her own family, the Hickeys. She speaks about her time spent in Birmingham, where she worked with many immigrants. Her story reveals the importance of her work was during the sixties and seventies, when there was mass emigration from Ireland to England. She is now editor of ‘Irish Roots’ magazine, which provides an important service in distributing information on all aspects of Irish culture.