Places I Remember

“There are places I remember, all my life though some have changed, some for ever, not for better , some have gone and some remain”

……In My Life..The Beatles ….1965 ..Rubber Soul

Born ….St David’s Hospital Cardiff

Mother born “Pace” means peace, Castel Baronia near Grottaminarda, province of Avellino, Campania, Southern Italy.

Father born Conaghan, Driminaery, Mountcharles, County Donegal, Eire.

Home….Tongwynlais infant,Whitchurch, Cardiff all through childhood.

School…Eglwys Wen Primary Junior, Whitchurch High School, Cardiff

Family…Coventry, Benevento, Flumeri, San Sossio Baronia, Cardiff, Donegal, Sligo, Reims, New York State, Chicago.

Work….Lord Chancellors Department Cardiff, Divorce Court, Crown Court, County Court, Post Office,Wales Gas, harlequin,

Cardiff Royal Infirmary NHS 1982 , NHS Ambulance Service since 1985.

Holiday Vacations….Ireland, Italy, France all through childhood.

 Train from Cardiff to Paddington, London Underground circle line to Victoria, boat train to Folkestone, ferry to Bologne, SNCF to Paris Gare du Nord, Napoli Express train through Mont Blanc tunnel passport check in Switzerland another Italian passport check (armed guards on carraige, like those spy films) before Genoa, Rome terminate Naples, Bus to Avellino, local bus (the one with the women with the chickens in cages) to Grottaminarda, Taxi to Momma Nonna’s house between Flumeri and San Sossio Baronia travel, time approx 34 hours.

Holiday’s since adulthood… Cornwall,Lakes, Scotland,Norfolk Broads,Cambridge, Liverpool,Yorkshire,London,Brighton,West Country,

Ireland ..travelled through every county, connections in Donegal (Dad), Sligo,Tyrone, close family connection to Deputy Prime Minister Mary, frequent visitor to Dublin,Kilkenny,Cobh,Belfast,Larne

France…Reims,Paris,Cote D’azur,Loire, Dax, Alps.

Other Countries Visited. USA, (NYC, SF, Vegas, Hawaii (Maui), Florida), Bahama’s (Freeport), Holland, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Luxembourg,Greece.

Favourite Places….Home (there’s no place like it), Donegal especially Doorin, the Gap, Glencollombecille, Inver,

Sligo, Lissadel, Strandhill, Dublin, Glendalough,Kilkenny, Kinsale

 

 

Glendalough CoWicklow Ireland

 

 

 

London, Liverpool (will expand later)

Gower peninsula /Patti pavilion Swansea Bay area

Mumbles (try coffee & tiramisu at Verdi’s where Catherine and Michael go) 

 http://verdis-cafe.co.uk/index.php

If you travel between Mumbles and Swansea go to Joe’s Ice Cream Parlour

 http://www.joes-icecream.com/retail-parlours