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Thursday 01 November 2007
"There were almost 100 children...and only five tiny rooms. Six children slept on one mattress"
Friday 02 November 2007
"They couldn't give you much in material things, but they would always give you time..."
Monday 05 November 2007
"A complete graveyard full of men who ultimately made a sacrifice so we could have the freedom we do today"
Tuesday 06 November 2007
"I walked and walked for what felt like ages. Then I couldn't bear the strain any more and I began to cry"
Wednesday 07 November 2007
"The thing that stuck in my mind was the sound. The sound of the plane stripping the timber..."
Thursday 08 November 2007
"At that point my tears did flow because I just felt that my heart was being squeezed..."
Friday 09 November 2007
"I threw the slate in her direction and it caught the air like a flying saucer..."
Monday 12 November 2007
"At that first moment, I really felt that this was someone who was going to be significant in our life..."
Tuesday 13 November 2007
"I was looking at him and I could see the terror on his face. I'll never forget that."
Wednesday 14 November 2007
"I was aware of these spurts of flame rising from the ground..."
Thursday 15 November 2007
"I started right away, searching and hunting, in houses and around hedges. Anywhere I thought they would be."
Friday 16 November 2007
"It has had an impact on me. I've been able to think about things like society and relationships"
Monday 19 November 2007
"He said 'No, you have to realise you're not the only child in this family'..."
Tuesday 20 November 2007
"I looked down and I saw a salmon...and I wondered, is that the salmon of knowledge?"
Wednesday 21 November 2007
"...they really came looking tremendously well, well tailored...and with lots of money in their pockets..."
Thursday 22 November 2007
"I was just sipping away at my drink thinking this would be one for the road"
Friday 23 November 2007
"...my heart sank. I just felt so stupid and that this would scupper my chances..."
Monday 26 November 2007
"In that moment we understood something that we could not understand up to then"
Tuesday 27 November 2007
"Mother, mother come quickly and see what is outside the door..."
Wednesday 28 November 2007
"Everybody was looking up and me and I was looking down at them..."
Thursday 29 November 2007
"Isn't it wonderful how when you get to a certain age the penny drops..."
Friday 30 November 2007
"Now wee laddie, will you stop pestering me, and not a word to your grandmother..."
