In writing an article for my memoir, I suddenly am wondering when, exactly, did I first step foot in Portora Royal? My older brother, Roger, went to Dungannon Royal for a short time in 1970, but somewhere along the line we visited Portora, in Enniskillen. Was it before going to Portugal, after coming back, or some other time? I don’t know, but do I remember the headmaster asking Roger what he thought of his fine school and him being brutally honest and saying he thought it was a load of…well, no need to go into details. The headmaster then called him a liar and my mom swore we’d never set foot in Portora ever again.
I ended up spending 1977-1981 at Portora.
