MAUREEN
Maureen Ward (1918 – 2013) har bodd hele sitt liv i Dublin. Hun var gift med Barney, og sammen ble de en stor generøs irsk familie med 7 barn, 21 barnebarn og ganske mange oldebarn. Maureen var familiens ubestridte overhode. Hun utdannet seg til syerske og arbeidet side om side med sin far, i hans skredderfirma. Etter at hun giftet seg med Barney, jobbet hun i begynnelsen i hans elektriske firma, før hjem og barn krevde sitt. Maureen fortsatte å sy alle klærne til hele barneflokken, og andre familiemedlemmer. Hun hadde etterhvert også en rekke deltidsjobber for å kunne spe på familieinntekten. Hennes siste deltidsjobb var på den anerkjente Davy Bynres Pub’en i Dublin. Her jobbet hun med klargjøring av mat. Maureen stod i jobb helt til hun pensjonerte seg som 82-åring. Etter dette var hun i hjemmet og stelte for sin Barney, som hadde sviktende helse på sine gamle dager.
Disse bildene er hovedsakelig tatt de siste 4 årene av Maureens liv. Det er et lite utvalg bilder for å vise, og ære hennes dagligliv i et typisk irsk hjem.
MAUREEN
Maureen Ward (1918 – 2013) born and has lived her whole life in Dublin, Ireland. Married to Barney and together they became a big generous Irish family with 7 children, 21 grandchildren and a bunch of great grandchildren. Maureen was the absolute head of the family. She became a qualified seamstress working alongside her master tailor father in the family tailoring business. After her marriage to Barney she worked with him in his Electrical Business and later looked after the home and children as was customary in her day. Maureen continued her sewing projects making all the clothing for her own children and for extended family members. She also worked outside the home in many part-time jobs in order to supplement family income. Her final job was working in the famous Davy Byrne pubs helping with food preparation where she finally retired at 82 years of age to stay home and look after her husbands who was in ill health. The pictures have mostly been taken over the last 4 years of Maureen’s life. This very short selection of photographs at my pages, tries to reflect her personality in her everyday life at home and her surroundings.