tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post6481229457429179903..comments2024-03-18T11:32:50.070-02:30Comments on The Other Side of Eighty: One Sunday Morning in Youghal - Part 1 of 2Wisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-55025571668952681802013-10-30T15:38:49.944-02:302013-10-30T15:38:49.944-02:30How can we ever forget Molly? It was a terrible to...How can we ever forget Molly? It was a terrible torture in one sense but in another I know it helped my great imagination to flourish. I had to amuse myself. Internally. I remember (in my inagination only) putting purple underwear on the holy priests and confessing it as "impure thoughts". If they had frolicked on the altar in their undies it would have been far more entertaining and - ahem -more in tune with their true natures.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-45280038135721224752013-10-29T00:27:52.069-02:302013-10-29T00:27:52.069-02:30I remember the pony and trap from my granny's ...I remember the pony and trap from my granny's and how the horses would be tied to posts outside the church. God be with the days!(Though not the Fella we were made to fear so much!)<br />You made me snort at "snivelling at the hours of torture ahead!"mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-44246567248422983442013-10-28T19:01:28.568-02:302013-10-28T19:01:28.568-02:30Deb:
My mother had a particular hell with very di...Deb:<br /><br />My mother had a particular hell with very difficult pregnancies about which I've written.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-18751020368181886992013-10-28T19:00:31.927-02:302013-10-28T19:00:31.927-02:30Laura:
In the town of Youghal, way back then, car...Laura:<br /><br />In the town of Youghal, way back then, cars were scarce and also the petrol to feed them, it was the last era (maybe even year) of horse travel. I am glad I witnessed it. I remember distinctly the seat itching my bum :)<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-47220421238829558722013-10-28T18:58:48.942-02:302013-10-28T18:58:48.942-02:30Nick:
I've often thought that if there is a g...Nick:<br /><br />I've often thought that if there is a god (dess) (s)he must be laughing themselves silly at all these outlandish rituals and money collections to sustain them.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-87855370633725416412013-10-28T18:57:30.779-02:302013-10-28T18:57:30.779-02:30Cassie:
I find it hard to believe myself that all...Cassie:<br /><br />I find it hard to believe myself that all change happened in my lifetime!!<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-53515883757701032013-10-28T18:56:49.012-02:302013-10-28T18:56:49.012-02:30Irene:
Apparently our glorious hair (even at 8!!)...Irene:<br /><br />Apparently our glorious hair (even at 8!!) could lead a man astray or with sinful thoughts in church so had to be covered. <br /><br />It always has been the female's problem.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-11466444684314977852013-10-28T18:55:45.849-02:302013-10-28T18:55:45.849-02:30OWJ
Wait till you read Part 2.
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WWWOWJ<br /><br />Wait till you read Part 2.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-25720037707772267142013-10-28T18:55:22.134-02:302013-10-28T18:55:22.134-02:30GM:
A mantilla meant no frivolity, head scarves c...GM:<br /><br />A mantilla meant no frivolity, head scarves could have souvenir pictures or foolish flowers on them :)<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-22745005253521523782013-10-28T16:07:30.290-02:302013-10-28T16:07:30.290-02:30Ah, fathers doing what fathers did in the day. Ign...Ah, fathers doing what fathers did in the day. Ignoring their multitude of offspring while mother herded the cat-like herd of kids, pushed a pram loaded with the two youngest and tried to hide the fact that her belly was swelling with yet another bairn.<br /><br />Oh, to be a good Catholic wife in the 40s. Let's hope Heaven is all about hot baths, bon-bons and reading movie magazines for them, because they sure had hell on earth. Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133236228952504852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-63189691529133995492013-10-28T10:44:23.016-02:302013-10-28T10:44:23.016-02:30Ponies and traps? This posting seems about someone...Ponies and traps? This posting seems about someone much older than you! LxThe Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-9367136714133578982013-10-28T08:54:16.302-02:302013-10-28T08:54:16.302-02:30My only childhood memories of church services are ...My only childhood memories of church services are the ones I had to attend at boarding school. They were so dreary I couldn't wait for them to finish. The only time my parents entered a church was when they married (or someone else did). As you can gather, religion never made much impression on my family!nickhttp://nickhereandnow.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-70735276002970200512013-10-28T04:14:40.069-02:302013-10-28T04:14:40.069-02:30What a beautiful church. The fancy brickwork and ...What a beautiful church. The fancy brickwork and windows. I'd love to see inside. It is so different now when you go to mass. Not having to wear anything on our heads or wear our Sunday best. Your writing had me feeling right being there.<br />CheriCherihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946960953111359425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-75779103629931016762013-10-27T23:45:49.279-02:302013-10-27T23:45:49.279-02:30Being slow on the uptake, and not catholic, it too...Being slow on the uptake, and not catholic, it took me a while to figure out why your mother dropped a black shoe lace on your head. I was even thinking a licorice lace.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-2338980029991764012013-10-27T18:54:47.741-02:302013-10-27T18:54:47.741-02:30Memories :)Memories :)One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12548226150115102345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14874528.post-46481135643110794122013-10-27T17:07:24.719-02:302013-10-27T17:07:24.719-02:30A mantilla! Gosh, that brings back memories. I cou...A mantilla! Gosh, that brings back memories. I could never understand why I was allowed wear a mantilla, when I was sent back upstairs to remove a headscarf and replace it with a hat before joining the family in the car for the drive to mass!Grannymarhttp://grannymar.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com