* about me *
I had a very happy childhood & along with my two
younger brothers, James & Sean attended St
Joseph's Infant & Junior schools.
1974 saw me making the move to senior school
at Cardinal Newman RC High. This I have to
say wasn't a bad school then although in it's
infancy as the only Catholic High school for miles
around.
I played every sport available to me, to a decent
standard which meant staying after school most
evenings.
The weekends were taken up with football &
music. I started Irish music lessons under the
guidance of legendary traditional musician
Brendan Mulkere at the Harp Club in Luton I
think around 1969. (If memory serves me right it
was one of the first Comhaltas Ceoltoiri
Eireann branches outside of Ireland ! (feel free to
correct me). This is where i got into my first
group ! Thankfully I can't locate a photo at
present but we were called the Mini Minstrels I
think ? It contained some extremely talented
musicians most notably accordion maestro John
Whelan. Around this time I started singing at
Fleadh Cheoils. Traditional singing in
English..........under 11 years was the age group
& up to the age of 11 I did very well. Winning the
All - Britain title on three ocassions.
cont'd
younger brothers, James & Sean attended St
Joseph's Infant & Junior schools.
1974 saw me making the move to senior school
at Cardinal Newman RC High. This I have to
say wasn't a bad school then although in it's
infancy as the only Catholic High school for miles
around.
I played every sport available to me, to a decent
standard which meant staying after school most
evenings.
The weekends were taken up with football &
music. I started Irish music lessons under the
guidance of legendary traditional musician
Brendan Mulkere at the Harp Club in Luton I
think around 1969. (If memory serves me right it
was one of the first Comhaltas Ceoltoiri
Eireann branches outside of Ireland ! (feel free to
correct me). This is where i got into my first
group ! Thankfully I can't locate a photo at
present but we were called the Mini Minstrels I
think ? It contained some extremely talented
musicians most notably accordion maestro John
Whelan. Around this time I started singing at
Fleadh Cheoils. Traditional singing in
English..........under 11 years was the age group
& up to the age of 11 I did very well. Winning the
All - Britain title on three ocassions.
cont'd
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| Mum & Dad's 45th Wedding Anniversary. Drumshanbo, Co Leitrim Aug 2006 |
| All Britain Under 11 Winner |
| Me & my Grandad Frank Flynn on an early morning milking expedition |
