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This is a Memoir of 60s Holidays in a west of Ireland seaside town - Kilkee in Co Clare. If you holidayed in Kilkee or west Clare in those far off days, you will recognise many of the people, the places and the experiences. If you know and love Kilkee now, you will have the chance to discover how it has changed, and how it has stayed the same, in the last fifty years. Nostalgia, anecdotes, and descriptions - of a time when we were younger and the world was full of hope. An affectionate ""thank you"" to the people and visitors who make Kilkee so special.

Pat Cullane starts his banking career in a west of Ireland seaside town. A promising experience is cut short when tragedy strikes close at hand, and he finds himself back home in Dublin before he can come to terms with what has happened. Forty years later, after a career that takes in both the Celtic Tiger and the crash, he lands back in that same town in the west, for his last job before retirement. How will he react to the memories? How has he changed in the lifetime that has passed? Is child really father to the man, and if so, how does that affect how we learn? Should we reflect on things...

After 50 years in the education system, in both England and Scotland, as pupil and teacher, Sean McPartlin looks back and reflects on the importance of pastoral guidance, the elements needed for a successful school, and the joy of working with pupils, families,and colleagues during a career he considered a vocation. From nervous first day pupil in suburban Edinburgh, through teaching in city centre comprehensive, a youth strategy support centre in the inner city, and finally as a Depute Head in West Lothian, he writes with authority and enthusiasm about education, its place in society and how...