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Did you have to emigrate for work, and what made you come home ?...

Paddy20 · 2006-05-20 01:15:06

I emigrated to the U.K. in 1961 at aged 15 years, for economic and personal family reason's. It was certainly an enlightening experience. However, had I had a choice, I would have stayed at home. Having returned to my hometown in 1987, I still worry about those that have not, and probably never will make it back to thieir…

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#32 20-06-2006 1:13am
jimmycrackcorm

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anluainn_ru wrote:

Aye.. I came back 4 years ago. After intially having a severe "what the hell have I done" panic attack, I enjoy greatly being back even though the services are horrendous and the fact I'm "lucky" to have clean drinking water in Leitrim still shocks me.

Still and all, its home and its a hormone/DNA makeup that I just can't shake.. but I don't like the way we're "progressing" to duplicating the economies of England/US as thats exactly what I was leaving. Commuter lifestyles and lego-land housing.

One of my very good friends who is a Leitrim native considers your remarks about clean drinking water in Leitrim as being sculerious - He avidly states that there are many shops in Leitrim that sell ballygowan!:D

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