Comments - Roscommon Poet Becomes Bard for 100,000 Aussie Workers - The Wild Geese2024-03-29T05:59:24Zhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=6442157%3ABlogPost%3A166510&xn_auth=noVery thoughtful insight into…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2015-08-15:6442157:Comment:1675992015-08-15T18:46:26.298ZThat's Just How It Washttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/MaryThorpe
<p>Very thoughtful insight into a Irishman's life in Australia in the ear 1962 .. This is an era when I was growing up in Ireland ; and I can remember very vividly many of my friends older brothers /sister /aunts /uncles - making the bold decision to emigrate- leaving heartbroken Mothers /Fathers behind ; never to see their ;loved ones again. Such was the distance in miles and money in that era - that in the present day era of emigration - it is more likely that Mothers and Fathers do their…</p>
<p>Very thoughtful insight into a Irishman's life in Australia in the ear 1962 .. This is an era when I was growing up in Ireland ; and I can remember very vividly many of my friends older brothers /sister /aunts /uncles - making the bold decision to emigrate- leaving heartbroken Mothers /Fathers behind ; never to see their ;loved ones again. Such was the distance in miles and money in that era - that in the present day era of emigration - it is more likely that Mothers and Fathers do their utmost to visit children wherever they are in the world.... </p>