101 Years Young

Micheál is back with more stories from his life in Dublin. We talk about our favourite statues, bridges and landmarks of Dublin. He chats to me about characters he met during his time, clothes of the 50's and 60's and he tells me how it felt for him to become a father, a grandfather and, incredibly, a great-grandfather.

Joined by my cousin, Andrew, another proud grandson of Micheál's, we read the two presidential letters sent for Micheál's 100th and 101st birthday. Micheál recalls the old theatres of Dublin city and tells us the extraordinary story of when his brother won a live turkey in a Christmas raffle

Micheál speaks to us about his father-in-law,  John Reginald Fischer and tells us about winning a Porsche sports car in the Lotto worth €100,000.

Micheál talks about the hard times in his life and recalls his saddest day of all, losing his wife, Phyllis.

Micheál speaks about his time in Dublin during World War 2. Named The Emergency in Ireland,  food had to be rationed while tension and uncertainty where a constant.  Micheál takes us back to his time as a young man during this pivotal time.

Micheál tells us about his boozy evening in Slattery’s bar the night before his wedding day and his Mother's unique home remedy for a brutal hangover. He remembers his old apartment in Temple Bar and tells us of his old family home.

Micheál talks about finishing up in his job with Premier Dairies and moving on to new ventures at a haunted building in Store Street.  He reflects on the night of the Stardust disaster and his fond memories of his past dogs,  Misty and Gerry. 

Micheál tells us all about how he first learned to drive, all the cars he’s owned and the road trips he’s taken with the family around Ireland.  

We're back for another chat with my Granda, Micheál. In this episode, he talks about his early work life, starting out as a skilled shoe maker, accidentally appearing in a Hollywood picture, laying eyes on the one and only John Wayne and moving on to Premier Dairies as a milk man, working with a pregnant horse. Thank you for continuing to tune in to this podcast. We hope it brings you a bit of lau...

Micheál reflects on his life with his late wife, my nana, Phyllis, and his memories of Raheny village. Two books referenced in this podcast have their titles slightly mispronounced. They are: The Meadow of the Bull: A History of Clontarf by Dennis McIntyre and Green Fields Gone Forever: The Story of the Coolock and Artane AreaBook by Douglas S. Appleyard

Micheál takes us back to Dublin in the rare aul times. In this episode, we chat about how Dublin’s fair city has changed and how it was back in the day. Join us as we hear his views on politics, Michael Collins, The Irish War of Independence.

In this episode, Micheál reflects on his memories of his parents and life in Dublin in the rare aul' times.

Welcome to 101 Years Young . Happy Birthday Granda! My Granda, Mícheál turned 101 today and we sat down with him for a moment to ask him how it feels to be 101 years young. Join us over the next few weeks as Mícheál tells us stories from his wonderfully long life, reflecting on family, work, life in Dublin and fighting through hard times. This is 101 Years Young.