It is the tale of how Annie Roddy, his granny and my great-grandmother, was saved from drowning by her own brother on a stormy evening in Dundalk Bay in August 1884. Before collapsing, Annie Roddy made one final desperate shout for help which her brother, the lighthouse-keeper, heard. The ordeal didn’t dissuade the bould Annie Roddy though. “Did you know, Áine, that none of us would be here if me granny had drowned that day in Dundalk Bay? SERIES: Daddy, dementia and mePart 1: I couldn’t face seeing him so confused againPart 2: How can I tell daddy his son is dead?

Source: The Irish Times October 03, 2018 06:00 UTC