At no time of the year do the predilections and idiosyncrasies of a family come to the fore as much as they do around Christmas. The Christmas traditions tell a story about the personality of a family. Are you a midnight mass family? Or a hale and hearty sea-swim-on-Christmas-morning kind of gang?
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By Cian Manning On 14th February 1906 Martin Ronan was born at 13 Usher’s Island by the River Liffey in Dublin city to John (a labourer) and Anastasia Ronan. By 1911 the Ronan family now numbering 10 (nearly enough for a soccer team) were living at Brandon Terrace on Usher Quay and Martin played football