Edward Forde Hickey

A series of Tipperary tales within a fictitious hillside community during the early twentieth century. 'From Time to Time' includes: *a tale of a brutal wartime revenge contrasting with the gentleness of a young English girl in the face of local...

A chance to delve into the minds of children and adults among the ruined streets of post-war London. The streets were our playground with not a car in sight, where we played all day.On Sundays, bugle boy bands marched past us and in the evening the...

Migrant children like myself soon integrated with other children at school. Teachers were inspirational in music and art as well as basics and even arranged a visit to the seaside.At dinnertime, we raced from school to the dinner-centre a mile away,...

Some children still spent summer hopping in Kent. Our class went camping in Ashdown Forest, a change from the bomb sites. We had the cubs and brownies where we earned proficiency badges in a number of skills. On Sundays, the Lido was a short bus ride...

This book portrays a closely-knit group of people living in the north Tipperary hills during the early 20th century - a community largely made up of small farmers, whose lives were far different from today. The book's inspiration comes from writers...

This series of tales was compiled during the recent pandemic lockdown and they include colourful incidents in the lives of bonesetters, matchmakers, youthful lovers, newcomers from beyond the mountains, a reformed villain's wedding, celebrated by the...