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- This story was submitted to the People's War site by Olga McKee on behalf of Philip Knipe and has been added to the site with his permission. This was typed in his presence.
- Location of story:听
- Armagh
- Background to story:听
- Civilian
- Article ID:听
- A2808713
- Contributed on:听
- 05 July 2004
My father said there were a lot of shortages during the war and although some items were available in the Republic folk could not just go across the border and get them.Everything was rationed but if you had money you could use the black market.
My father often told the story of how his Father-in-law and my Uncle went across the border to Dundalk during the war to buy butter. On the way they would invite the customs officers for a drink.When the officers were properly sozzled, his father-in-law bought the butter and between him and my uncle got the custom officers into the car and went back across the border with the customs officers none the wiser.
He also said that he and my mother while courting they used to sit on Leaman's Hill outside Armagh watching the German bombers as they came and turned over Leaman's Hill to take their run into Belfast.
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