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Private Notes
This episode revisits the rise & fall of the Irish Holiday Resort. From a few days in Bray to a Dream Vacation on ‘The Continent’ how we holidayed changed a lot through the 20th Century. The advent of UK Style Holiday ‘Camps’ & the rise of ‘Praycations’ as the Pilgrimage to Lourdes became our number1 dream holiday choice in the 50’s & 60’s.
This episode takes a look back at The Way We Shopped from the era of the small local shop to the dawn of the mammoth Irish Supermarket chains and the spectacular rise of a small Dublin Clothing Store called Penneys.
The Way We Worked: A look at the way Ireland was charts the nation's change from single earner male-provider households via the flood of women into the workplace in the 70s and 80s.
