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John Fay

Weekly Comment:
Grandfather’s War Years

By John Fay
November 10, 2017

November 10, 2017 by 3 Comments

What's in a photograph? Writer John Fay reflects on an image of a grandfather he never knew as he's being sent to World War I. ℘℘℘ My grandfather, John Fay, was born in Finavarra, County Clare in 1896. The youngest of twelve children, he grew up on a farm that juts out into Galway Bay. Family lore has it that he had an almost idyllic childhood – trapping lobsters and playing … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
Grandfather’s War Years

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