When this photograph was taken at the top of the World Trade Centre in May 2001 we were all blissfully unaware that just four months later this restaurant and most of the staff that served us that lunchtime would no longer exist. We had flown to New York from Dublin and spent three days going to the theatre, visiting Central Park and of course shopping. Having lunch at the top of one of these iconic towers was at the top of the list.

We carried on to Toronto and caught up with some former colleagues and friends we had worked with from Bell Canada and enjoyed a leisurely tour of this delightful city.  But, it had certainly been a trip of coincidences that amused us and we often talk about now.

In our lane in Beabeg was a lovely family and both parents worked for Aer Lingus. Berna was a…