Wicklow Abroad – Christine McHugh Ballymanus
Name: Christine McHugh
Town/Village: Ballycurra
Club: The Billies
Now Living: London
How long have you been living there?
16 years
Reason For Leaving Ireland:
Work and the craic
Thing you miss the most:
Watching The Billies 😉
Person you miss the Most:
Eehhh, all the family 😊
Best thing about your new home:
Pubs. Lots of them!
Worst thing about your new home:
It’s not Ireland 🇮🇪
Funny story from your time overseas:
The time I was politely asked to “Shut up” while singing “Her hair shone red, like the berries on the rowan….” in my work local …. Not a Glenroe fan 😬
Funny story from before you left home:
So…. there was the time I got left behind in McMullans in Arklow. Family, all of them, only noticed when they were three quarters way home! Seriously! #tryingtoloseme #calltheispcc 😳 (Right that’s the best not xxx rated story there is. Sad, but true 😂😂)
Person you are glad to be far away from:
Most of Knockananna …. Ha ha 😂
Is your club better/worse off without you:
Worse off – my swearing is sadly missed 😳
What 3 people would you fly to you if you could and why:
Mam and her two sisters. Be nice to have them for a few days. And they are always worth a laugh 🤭
What person in Irelands love would bring you home:
Dad…
What person in Ireland’s love would make you want to stay away:
Ryan Turbidy 🤢
A Wicklow themed photo from abroad:
(Hubby winning the cup with North London Shamrocks – my London club (my swearing isn’t appreciated here either 🙄)
A photo from before you left: