Memories & Reflections
Authors: Adult groups in Dublin and Galway Publication Date: September 2022 Description: A collection of stories, poems and memoir by adult groups including the Irish Deaf Society, Lourdes Youth and Community Services, Sophia Housing and writing groups in libraries in Walkinstown, Dublin and Ballybane, Galway. Story Seeds: Memories & Reflections is a joint project of Fighting Words and An Garda Síochána Community Policing, supported by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Creative Ireland and the Irish Youth Foundation
Authors: Adult groups in Dublin and Galway
Publication Date: September 2022
Description: A collection of stories, poems and memoir by adult groups including the Irish Deaf Society, Lourdes Youth and Community Services, Sophia Housing and writing groups in libraries in Walkinstown, Dublin and Ballybane, Galway.
Story Seeds: Memories & Reflections is a joint project of Fighting Words and An Garda Síochána Community Policing, supported by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Creative Ireland and the Irish Youth Foundation
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Acknowledgements<br />
Story Seeds: <strong>Memories</strong> and <strong>Reflections</strong> would not have been possible<br />
without:<br />
• All the writers who contributed and created new stories that<br />
celebrate the communities where we all live<br />
• The various groups’ commitment to participating in the project<br />
• The volunteers and staff of Fighting Words for their help with<br />
planning and logistics<br />
• Shirley Benton Bailey for proofreading and copy editing all the<br />
work<br />
• Majella Kelleher for assisting with workshops in Walkinstown<br />
Library<br />
• Robyn Gill for project administration<br />
• Photographs accompanying stories by Derek Johnston,<br />
Maggie Owens, Lianne Quigley and Gerry O’ Leary supplied by<br />
the authors, “Galway Races” image supplied by Seán Love.<br />
All other images by Canva<br />
• The support of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability,<br />
Integration and Youth, Creative Ireland, the Arts Council and the<br />
Irish Youth Foundation<br />
• The design skills of Philip Elliott and of Pete and Louis Moreau at<br />
Central Press Bray Ltd., for the beautiful Story Seeds logo, poster<br />
and book design<br />
Workshop Facilitators<br />
• Sean Farrelly<br />
• Clair O’Brien<br />
• Jerry Caldwell<br />
• Úna Kavanagh<br />
• Colm Quearney<br />
Project Coordinators<br />
• John Grogan<br />
• Jim Connell Moylan<br />
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