Wed 50 years ago today. where did the years go
Writer Jim McKeon has penned a poem called Wedded Blitz which we publish here, as he marks 50 years of marriage to his wife Margaret
Jim McKeon and his wife Margaret who are married 50 years on February 20.
Jim McKeon
HAPPY days. Fifty years? Where did it go?
My wife Margaret and I married on Saturday, February 20, 1971, a few days after decimalization came to be. The pint went from three shillings to 15 cent.
Jim McKeon and wife Margaret McKeon at his book launch, Cabbage, Beef and Rainbows in aid of the Good Shepherd Services in the Kiln, Murphys Brewery. Picture: Darragh Kane