Oral History
Elizabeth Jean McIlroy
In this clip, Elizabeth Jean McIlroy (b. 1920) discusses how her dreams of becoming a teacher were stopped by the outbreak of war - leading her to joining the Ministry of Food, issuing ration books to locals in Downpatrick and later managing evacuees of the Belfast Blitz.
Listen to the clip and download the transcript below:
Story Teller: Elizabeth Jean McIlroy
Date of Sound:
Length of Story: 4m 21s
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