Mom is wearing her summer clothes, white shoes,white pocket book, white necklace as well as a nice Summer dress. She always looked ver nice and took pride on how she would be dress.
You have seen a picture of her as a young girl at the age of 16 on the ship going to Boston from Liverpool England.
The oldest child and daughter of the Jackson Family. A farm girl from Coragh, County Fermanagh, Ireland. She would be the oldest of 13 children.
The sarifice that her parents made to send her to America which was thanks toher uncle, the step brother of her Father Patrick Jackson. Who was living in Worcester, Massachusetts.
The education of our Mother was limited because she was helping her Father on the farm and also her Mother who had other children, Margaret, Bernard etc.
But her education in being a strong person in her Catholic Faith was cultivated by her parents. In the evening they would say the rosary together and afterwards she would have a cup of tea. Her Father would wake her up to join them in prayer. Mom was very close to her Father and enjoyed helping him on the farm and the hard work of gathering potatoes etc.
This was her life, her brothers and sisters were very important to her. And alwas even living in the United States. Even though she wanted to become a religious Sister probably due to her Mother having a brother who was a Catholic Bishop in County Cavan. But God had other plans for her to become our Mother. Having her own children, Joanne, Maureen, Everett, Bernardine and of course me. Each one of us were very important to her. Her own children and her own family.. Dad sent her back to Ireland to see her Mother and fanily members. And also went to Newfoundland to see her sister Sadie. And then with me to London to see her sister Maggie and also Elizabeth and Kathleen.
Our Mother was shy put her emphasis and concern in life was her Family. And as the family grew and seeing her grandchildren brought more joy to her and of course to our Father.
As i mentioned she had limited education due to her responsibilities in her early childhood. But she would sit with us her children and learn a lot more through us. And she would encourage us to study and if we did well she would treat us to ice cream at the end of the school year in erly June..
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