“They didn’t see much of the tar road”

Contributor : 

Olive Towey

Author : Paddy Egan, my late uncle

Paddy was well travelled having worked in Australia for some years. He came home to Ireland with the intention of returning to Australia but met and fell in love with Bea Towey and decided to settle into farming life. He was a very intelligent man and very witty – offering the right words at the right time in any situation.

Paddy would say this when he encountered someone without much life experience voicing a judgemental opinion.