By Eamonn Keyes Preamble I suppose this piece ties in with my Spartan tales to some extent and provides additional context for the life I lived in the 1960s, so it should […]
Reasons to be Fearful: Part 3
After the Spartans: The Next Chapter
His chopping skills impressed us all, and simultaneously with this movie the Man from UNCLE started being shown on UK television, also featuring many scenes involving martial arts. This was unmistakeably the future for a nine year old Spartan hoplite at a loose end…..
The Influence of Ancient Spartan Warfare in Mid-1960s Belfast
Many people will be surprised to discover that even before the Troubles got seriously started in August 1969 that we were rehearsing unknowingly for the main event. And by ‘we’ I mean children of primary school age in some parts of North Belfast, soon to be one of the main conflict areas, and by ‘some parts of North Belfast’ I mean the street where I lived and several surrounding streets.
‘Reading My Mother Back’: A memoir in childhood animal stories
Books read to you in your childhood can still evoke powerful memories of people, places and times from your younger years. Professor Timothy Baker, Personal Chair in Scottish and Contemporary Literature in […]
When Small Is Beautiful
“from the ages of 3 to 5, I went to a local nursery – St. Pat’s. I have clear and good memories of it.”
