After Mam and Dad married in 1954, Mam became part of the Doherty family of Upper Ballyloskey — the family known locally as the “Newmans”. These photographs record some of those new family relationships and the life around the Doherty home.

Left: Mam with Annie Doherty (“Coiner”). Annie was the wife of Dad’s older brother, William “Billy” Doherty.

Right: Mam with her brother-in-law Patrick “Patsy” Doherty. Both photos taken outside the Doherty “Newman” homestead in Upper Ballyloskey.

Left: Mam with her mother-in-law, Brigid Doherty Morrison.

Right: Mary Rose Doherty (sister-in-law) with her mother, Brigid Doherty Morrison. Both photos taken in Upper Ballyloskey.

Mam with her first-born, Breda.

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