It can be hard to imagine in present-day what life would be like with 10 children. I am sure there are some cases, but they are infrequent. This clip from the archives shows what it was like for a mother, father and ten kids in a three-bedroom house.
Carol, Marie, Rosalind, Janet, Edith, Lorraine, Martin, Stephen, David, and Rebecca all troop down the stairs one after the other ranging in age from 14 to 2 years old. They are the Hall family of Ballyfermot, West Dublin.
Mary is highly optimistic about her situation and is thankful that she “is still healthy”. They seem like a wonderful family. Enjoy this brilliant old Irish video. It would also be great to get an update on how they are all doing all these years later.
What did you think of the video? You can see more of my old Irish videos here.
Shannon
Thursday 11th of August 2022
I would also be curious as to how the family has been doing & if any more kids💚
Irish Around The World
Thursday 11th of August 2022
Yes it would be great if they followed up!
Susan Wrenn
Sunday 24th of July 2022
That Mom is a lovely lady. The children are blessed! I an number 8 of 9, and we lived in a three bedroom house with one bathroom, no garage or basement. That in mind, I KNOW the rooms in the average house in the states are considerably larger than those in Ireland.
Barbara Newton
Saturday 23rd of July 2022
Took me back. I come from a small family of only 8 children. Ha! It was a charming reminder of how things were back in 1971. I had just moved away from home - 18 at the time. Thanks for sharing this!