Theresa and Eddie Gregg celebrated their 60th Anniversary with a Mass in St Patrick’s Ringsend, where they were married. Their wedding day was 15th September 1947 on the Feast of our Lady of Sorrows. Eleven children, 27 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren later, they are still going strong.

All the family gathered together to celebrate this great occasion and Theresa says her children are “the best in the world.” Eddie and Theresa met at the wedding of Eddie’s cousin and three years later they were married themselves.

Theresa tells me that her courting consisted of the odd kiss and cuddle and trips to the cinema. Theresa worked in the tobacco factory in Townsend Street for 10 shillings a week but of course she had to leave her work when she married, as was the custom in those days.

Eddie worked for 44 years in Merville Dairies (now the Premier Dairies). Eddie’s mother took him straight from the school in St Andrew’s in Pearse Street, bought him a long pair of trousers and he started work the next day.

Theresa was never one for going out much and occupied herself with knitting, sewing and embroidery in between bringing up eleven children.

‘NewsFour’ sends congratulations to Eddie and Theresa and wishes them many more happy years together.