John from Ireland : From book-keeping in Limerick to travelling the world

In modern history, the Irish have been one of the great migratory peoples, with millions seeking better opportunities in Britain, the Americas and Australasia and elsewhere over nearly two centuries. Irish migrants have been a part of Australia's history since the arrival of Europeans and a large percentage of the population still claims some Irish heritage. These days, Irish migration to Australia is more of trickle, with the country enjoying an economic transformation over the last 30 years. John grew up in Limerick in the 1940s and 50s, in a time when the Catholic church was still a very strong influence and opportunities for young people were much more limited. After getting a taste for travel hitchhiking around France at 19 years, John made the move to London to try and get into the travel industry as an accountant. This would be the first step in a life of travelling and transitioning into new careers. His wanderings would take him to Montreal, Bermuda, Uganda and eventually, Hobart. Although his first career was chartered accountancy, he would have several career changes and in Australia he came to coach writing skills to professionals in various organisations and developed his own niche in writing company reports and then teaching others. Music credit "Achaidh Cheide" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Fiddles McGinty" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Photo : Andrew Wilson Photography