Stuart Fuller

‘We have a cillín in our garden’

Scott Fuller

Granny saved a corncrake and brought chicks home in apron

Stories of family emigrating and going to war …’A lot of my family, being Church of Ireland denomination, left Skibbereen during this period.’

Great Great Grandmother life story including working in Munitions Factory in WW2

Hid rebel in the bed with young child (under her toes)

‘Tans and IRA would call to Great Great Grandfather’s house and demand food and horse and cart

Great Grandfather almost shot by IRA over talking about greyhounds

Family genealogy

Granny saved a corncrake and brought chicks home in apron

Great Grandfather had to drive cattle to fairs at night & hide under bridges to stop IRA stealing them

Family genealogy

Story of wedding in Dublin day before 1916 Rising & IRA man on the run without shoes (includes poems)

Great Grandfather was messenger in WW2

Great Great Grandfather shot in knees by Free Staters for storing guns for IRA

Story of priest hidden in Protestant safe house & IRA evicting pretend-IRA from seized farm & former safe house bought by Englishman

Edith Sommerville gave IRA sword but found it next day in a bush

Great Great Grandfather was in Glasgow Brigade of IRA

Making flax and other work on the farm

Great Great Grandfather hid in wooded area from Black and Tans at night as he lived in fear

Father fell out of coconut tree on Great Great Grandfather’s farm in Nigeria