Father Stronge

Got the sack from convent primary school for "operating" on a doll. Medical school for one year, then decided to enter the church. Living conditions in the slums of Gateshead. Large families, arguments about religion. Irish immigrants in Gateshead, slums, lodging houses. Ceilidhs. Dryburn. Health problems. Changes in wealth over generations. Bookmakers - police. Funeral customs. Cooking a fourpenny sheep's head. Priest's clothing. Price of a lodge exchanged for a gill of beer. Jewish community. Labourers surveillance.

Location: Gateshead
County: Tyne and Wear
AUD1990-95

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