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John McGinley

"I was absolutely gutted and the tears were tripping me…I was looking for a story book ending but sometimes fairytales don’t come true…"

The story...

John takes us back to the 3rd May 1958 and a day that started with bitter disappointment. As the day progressed he found himself the victim some unfair allegations

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John was very close to his father Patrick. Patrick, or Paddy as he was know by his friends, died in 1981 only a few years after John got married. His obituary notice and photos of him and the rest of Johns family can be seen in the photo gallery on the right. Many of the photo's were taken around the time of the story.

The Manchester United plane crash

A Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ news report highlighting the survivors and those "unaccounted for" can be see on the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's On This Day website. .

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Comment on John's story

Name: Tom McCarthy
Date: 01/03/2008
Comment: Great story! Well done

Name: Adrian Coyle
Date: 29/02/2008
Comment: That's a really touching story, John. What's most notable about it for me is the way in which the memory seems so vivid and you are able to evoke the context so distinctly. The listener is brought right into it and is there alongside you!

Name: Cathy McAuley
Date: 28/01/2008
Comment: Lovely story and well told John. He sounds like a nasty piece of work. glad to hear your dad knew better!x

Name: Catherine Burns
Date: 25/02/2008
Comment: Well done Daddy!
A lovely story!
Cat x



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