Marking the fifth anniversary of the recognition of Travellers as an ethnic minority group in Ireland, Kathleen Murphy writes about how she forged a closer relationship with her grandfather.
"I wanted to be closer to Granddaddy, like I was, and am, to my other grandfather but I didn't know how. Granddaddy was a strict, serious, funny man who only used the number of words required and not one more than necessary, I guess that is where Daddy gets it from. Growing up I respected granddaddy, but I didn't know how to talk to him. Despite the fact that we both spoke English we might as well have being speaking two different languages..."
Listen above to Granddaddy by Kathleen Murphy from Sunday Miscellany on RTÉ Radio 1.
Listen to more from Sunday Miscellany here.
