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Martina Sheel-Winter

Co-Chairperson of the Jersey Irish Society and author of "An Irish Jersey Journey". Born in Swinford, Co. Mayo, she emigrated to Jersey in 1977.

Jul 30, 2026

17:45
Yes.
17:48
I did.
17:49
I was always interested, like I mentioned earlier, about when the Irish came to the island and the fact that the stories would be lost if they weren't written about or recorded.
18:04
So I got... following stepping down as the chair of the jersey irish society in 2022 i started interviewing people 30 people from the jersey irish community and to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the society because the proceeds from the book go to the jersey irish society they do not come to me so it's so they can plow any funds back into the community and organising events for the Jersey Irish community.
18:45
And also I received a grant, an immigrant grant, as it's called, from the Irish government for doing the book.
19:00
Is there any one that stands out to you personally, Martina?
19:04
Um, that's a very difficult one now, Tommy, to actually say.
19:08
They're all very interesting in their own way, but there is a young girl, um, and most of the interviewees are the older, because I wanted to, to find out from them what Jersey was like when they arrived first, but she's a young girl.

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