Growing up Black & Irish - A personal history of Liverpool
Irish History Podcast
Fin Dwyer
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 29 November 2021
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
Last month I recorded a show at the Liverpool Irish Festival with Teresa Hill. Teresa is really passionate about her fascinating family history. Her father from was from Freetown in Sierra Leone while her mother's family were from Ireland.
In this interview Teresa spoke candidly about her life. She grew up in a Liverpool where racism was common and many Irish families ostracised mixed race family members. However her grandfather Luke Bernard was very different as Teresa explains he was 'a forward thinking man'. She also talked about how sectarianism was a major feature of life in Liverpool and how the Troubles impacted her life. It was a really fascinating discussion about Irish communities in Britain in the 1960s and 70s. I hope you enjoy it.
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| 1:16.2 | I've always had a soft spot for Liverpool, which is a bit strange because I had never been there |
| 1:21.7 | until recently. My attachment to the city goes way back to my childhood. When I was a kid, |
| 1:27.6 | I was obsessive about English soccer and followed Liverpool religiously. But I never went to see |
| 1:33.3 | them play and never actually set foot in the city. Now this finally changed this year when I was |
| 1:39.1 | asked to record a live show at the Liverpool Irish Festival, which took place in October. |
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