• Question: in what way did your dad inspire you to become an engineer?

    Asked by puppyloverxx to Aisling on 7 Mar 2018.
    • Photo: Aisling Lee

      Aisling Lee answered on 7 Mar 2018:

      My Dad was always a hard working man and very good with his hands. He started out training to be a carpenter and ended up taking an apprenticeship as a printer and became a highly skilled one. During the height of the boom before recession hit and a lot of companies were able to automate more of the process’ he lost his job, but, decided to keep doing his best for us and went back to working as a carpenter.

      As a result all my life he would be working on stuff in his shed and fixing things around the house. I was always so inquisitive as a child and was fascinated at how things worked. As there was no other girls on my road I played with only boys and became a tomboy. As a result I identified with my Dads interests more than my mam or sisters. We’ve a close bond as a result and now I look after stuff he used to 🙂

      Hope this answers your question

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