There must be someone.....

[kevvome]

They don't make 'em like they once did Oz, more's the pity.. Your grandma and my grandma sound so similar. Salt of the earth.

I know my Grandad served in the Navy 40 years, and my family wanted no part of the politics over in the North. They would get harassed on the way home from Mass on Sunday's. My Granny also told my sister something about a friends son who got mixed up in that to his detriment. I guess when I went back in 2003 I was seeking 1989, but it was gone including my Grandmother. I think the Irish stuck together those that moved across to England, because my Grannies next door neighbours moved next door to her in Keighley.

40 years in the navy? That's a LONNNNNG time! And to get away from the troubles was a wise move. I would have hated every second of having to live in that situation. Imagine having to uproot your family and move to another country just for some peace. That is mindblowing. I know what you mean about trying to recapture the past. I have tried it myself many years ago, more than once, it never works out, not ever. People and places change, water under the bridge and all that. And that is what you call a GREAT neighbour, one who follows you across the sea just to be near to you again. marvellous story.