Major Holidays in my Youth
The following is a list of the major holidays with my family in my youth, at least as far as I can reconstruct them.
Year Location 1942 Aug/Sept in Portballintrae 1943 1944 Portballintrae 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 Portballintrae for July Dad, Chris to London for a week at Easter in April 1950 Dad went skiing in Engelberg, Austria, in January Fort Royal, Rathmullen, Donegal for July 1951 Dad and Mum went skiing in Murren, Switzerland, in February Mum, Chris and Mike went to Festival of Britain and to Irene's flat in Hampstead Dad went to Boy Scout Jamboree in Bad Ischl, Austria 1952 Family went skiing in Arosa, Switzerland, in February Fort Royal, Rathmullen, Donegal for July Dad and boys went to Dublin in August 1953 Dad, Chris and Mike went skiing in Igls, Austria, in January Family stayed in Causeway Sreet, Portrush, for August Dad, Chris and Mike went to London for the Motor Show in December and collected the Hillman Minx upon return 1954 Dad went on motorbike tour of Devon in March Mum and Dad went to French Riviera in May 1955 1956 Mum and kids in caravan at White Rocks in August 1957 Family at house near Links Hotel, Portstewart and at house on Strand Crescent, Portstewart Chris on school holiday in Montreaux, Switzerland 1958 Family at house in Port-na-blagh, Donegal, in August and in caravan on Coleraine Road, Portstewart Scout camp at Marble Hill, Port-na-blagh, in June/July 1959 Family in caravan on Portrush Road, Portstewart, and in house on Royal Avenue (off Strand Road), Portstewart 1960 Silverbay, house on Portrush Road, Porstewart