Having lived in Listowel for a while in the Mid-70s. I had many a pint in John's Pub enjoying his entertaining conversation and stories. Listening to him speak, he could almost make you feel like you had experienced the time yourself. A pleasure in life to have been his company
I know how you feel, I get the same for my grandparents generation who would have been kids and young adults in the 30s and 40s, I remember my granny pushing me around in the buggy down "meet street" and Thomas Street and the real old dublin accents that are almost gone now, it's sad to see that go
