I was aware of the 1966 world cup because it was in England but paid litlle attention to the games. The opening game was very boring but 1970 was different we were coolecting coins of the players

 

April 1970 Paul Mcarney anounces beatles break upHendrix dies Janis Joplin, Jagger gets done for pot and Isle of white festival

 

Every week I think I was in a fight

 

To reach puberty you just had to smoke.

 

Fr Virgil was the priest who would tell you the facts of life but somehow Ronnie Bennett got his oar in there.

 

Tue April 28 Arsenal win Fairs Cup

 

The fifth years were dorm prefects and the worst was a guy called Rasher

 

2% in Latin and German

 

tart of an ear of football sucess that would in in 75 Gormanston St Finians  3-9 to 8 points

Lost to Chriost Ri 22 of March in Thurles

 

Were allowed to stay up for the results. Great excitment

 

Great day out, went on boating lake lity bangers and threw them into others boats.

 

First time in my life I saw the effects of organised activism and its stayed with me all my life. John Lennon returned his OBE and the bed in Mai li  Ali. Anti apartheit protest again st ruggby in january. Troubles in Irealand Ministers acused of arms smugeling

 

Still remember the excitmed generated when Ghengis entered the Baths and all the naked women with bits of railing covering ther intereasting bits

 

Mid night feast, I went into the Girls dorm and someone told the Ban on Ti

 

My mother dropped me off, we went up to the dorm to put out my things. Parket floors and partitions seperating each bed was luxuary compared what I had got used to in Ring

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