Maggie O'Farrell Quotes About Dad

Quotes about: Dad

• There was so much anti-Irish sentiment not just from other kids at the school I went to in Britain, but also the teachers themselves. I remember very clearly a lot of the things people said to me and my sisters. And of course those sentiments go back a long way. When my dad visited London in the 50s and was looking for somewhere to stay, there were signs outside boarding houses that said "No blacks, no Irish."

  Maggie O'Farrell

  Teacher, Dad, School

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

• When I worked at The Independent newspaper, I had colleagues who would laugh and say that whenever they picked up the phone to my dad and heard his accent, they thought they were about to hear a five-minute warning to get out the building. People in Britain have always thought it acceptable to make racist remarks about the Irish. The prejudice underlying that supposed joke was everywhere.

  Maggie O'Farrell

  Dad, Independent, Laughing

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

• We always planned to move back to the Republic but it never happened, I'm not sure why. My dad is one of those immigrants who never leaves the place he came from. He talks about Ireland all the time. If any Irishman wins at any sort of sport, he sees it as a personal achievement.

  Maggie O'Farrell

  Sports, Dad, Moving

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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