Nov 10 2024 11 mins 5
Mary McGonagle told this wonderful story on our October trip to Ballybofey in Donegal as part of the Frances Browne Literary Festival. A piece of living history. She appeared on the tenx9 podcast previously as Mary Johnston but she writes under her birth name.
Tenx9 is a live storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme.
It began in Belfast in 2011 in the Black Box, started by Paul Doran & Pádraig Ó Tuama.
You’ll find all the upcoming dates at tenx9.com/events, our guidelines at tenx9.com/guidelines & you can submit your stories at tenx9.com/submissions.
Tenx9 is a live storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme.
It began in Belfast in 2011 in the Black Box, started by Paul Doran & Pádraig Ó Tuama.
You’ll find all the upcoming dates at tenx9.com/events, our guidelines at tenx9.com/guidelines & you can submit your stories at tenx9.com/submissions.
