My Mother's Diary

I'm originally from Birmingham. My Dad was from Muff in Donegal where I spent a lot of childhood summers. I lived in London for 15 years, but I've been residing in Dublin for 20 years now.

This diary is my late mother's and includes her Birmingham address as well as an Irish address - the latter, where her mother was originally from. My unwed Granny fell pregnant with my mother and they had to m…