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´óÏó´«Ã½ Northern Ireland - Days Like This - Story 2nd October 2008
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"It happened so quickly…it left us completely speechless…"

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John recalls a day of excitement and ecstatic energy from the spring of 1964.

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Name: Andrea Maguire (Johns Daughter)
Date: 03/10/2008
Comment: Dad
A wonderful Story that I never knew or heard before. Great to hear your memories of a wonderful Grandfather. xx



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A life long fan - John in the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Ulster studios with his Derry City FC scarf
Happy holidays - John's mother Nellie, father Jimmy and family friend Mary with John at Lake Windermere in 1953
The Derry City football team boarding a plane at Aldergrove in 1965
The team line up before playing SFK Lyn in Norway, 1965
John wearing his Derry City FC scarf with a few fellow Derry City supporters outside the town hall in Oslo
John with Nellie his mum, his dad Jimmy, aunt Maureen and daughter Andrea
Graduating from Jordanstown in 1987 with his wife Pam and his father
Cheers!  John with his Dad, cousin Gerard, Gerard's wife Patricia and John's wife Pam.
Derry Vs Spurs at the Brandywell

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