Ha ha, yep it was busy alright, big families like that used to be very common in Ireland. We were a hugely Catholic country, so much so that condoms were illegal until 1985!!! Yes you read that correctly! Crazy when you think of it, but I'm not complaining, I might not be here otherwise 😃

In all seriousness though, I'm really close with all of my siblings, their kids, my cousins etc... I had a fantastic childhood full of love and kindness.