Harold's Cross is a suburb of Dublin, and in the 1960's, the locality was no different from most small towns in Ireland, with farming activities intermingled with factories, and the usual mixture of churches, schools, shops and pubs, with the added bonus of a hospital, an orphanage, a greyhound track, a large cemetery, a monastery, a public park, and much more. Here, the author remembers an idyllic childhood, full of excitement and variety.