A big area where I think our website will be able to act as both a historical record as well as just a bit of craic would be an area on Reminisciences.
As part of my work with the Rehab Mayo People of the Year Awards, I had the privelage this year of meeting a number of current and recent residents of Birmingham, UK (all with ties to Mayo). They were all distinguished gentlemen with long, prestigious careers. But, the thing that really stood out to me was their strong gra for Ireland and Mayo and their participation in events and fundraising over the years on behalf of various groups and causes. Most importantly--they have amazing stories to tell!
I think anyone would enjoy hearing about some of these exploits--especially if you know some of the people involved.
So, we'll definitely encourage people to share some of their own stories as well as their "as told by" stories.
The only suggestion I'd make for things to avoid would be any story that starts with something like: you youngsters just don't understand how easy you have it...in my day we used to walk/cycle/whatever for miles/hours/days just to... Those kinds of stories start to sound a bit like whinging...so they'll have their own place somewhere in the forums.
Saying that, I have heard some amazing tales about how people used to walk their cattle from Foxford to Castlebar for the mart. Or, cycling fairly long distances to dances and the like. Which is worth remembering in our day of good roads and cars.
Or am I just starting to sound like the whingers?
If you have any great stories from Mayo or involving Mayo people abroad or other suggestions for content and information for our new website, please email me at webmaster@mayococo.ie.
As always, please email me your comments and ideas to webmaster@mayococo.ie and please join our Mayo Worldwide Community Facebook group.
Thanks for reading!
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