Today Apil 18, marks the anniversaries of our father Gerard who died on April 18 2006 and his younger brother Séan who died on April 18 2012. The youngest of the three brothers Jim, died on March 28 2014.
This photo was taken on the Dingle Peninsula in July 1984.
Left to right; Our Dad, Gerard, or Jerry as he was known locally (December 1921- April 2006); Uncle Jim, or Seamus as he was known in England, (March 1925 – March 2014) – he died just days after his birthday; Uncle Séan, known in New York as John (November 1923 – March 2014).
They all grew up in Carrigart, Co Donegal, with their older sisters May and Eileen. Dad was born in Glenswilly and the younger boys were born in Ballyheerin in Fanad. Uncle Séan emigrated to the USA in 1948 and Uncle Jim emigrated to London in the same year.
They are sorely missed.
Thanks for sharing that wonderful picture.
I worked in London for a while in the early 90s for a John Duffy from Carrigart. He would have been a little younger than your men I think.
He would indeed and I think he is still there. I must ask some of the London exiles living and working there in construction. Thanks for dropping by!
They must have been fine men to still be missed and remembered by you.
Oh they were and they were famous fir not ever saying anything bad about anyone ever. All gentle men.