In this episode of The Mossbunker Review, Dr. Liam reflects on a frustrating yet revealing attempt to uncover his family’s history. What began as a simple genealogical conversation with his father opened into larger questions about memory, silence, war, generational pain, and why so many families lose their stories within a generation or two. Along the way, Liam explores the hidden cost of treating “the past as past,” the fragile nature of remembered history, and why storykeeping requires patience from the listener and courage from the teller. From Ulster Protestant family traditions and “Good King Billy” to forgotten grandparents, lost records, and a Korean War story too strange for a newspaper editor to print, this episode asks what happens when memories disappear before anyone thinks to ask.
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