Martina Purdy
A child poses for a photo with a person dressed as ‘The Nun’ during Church Street’s annual Halloween party in Toronto. Photo: CNS /Nick Lachance, Reuters. A line runs through my childhood, the time before I went to Canada, and the time after. Aged five, the Troubles put paid to my Irish upbringing; but, I well remember bobbing for apples in Belfast at Halloween. It was a simple enough game, hands behind your back, trying to bite a bouncing apple on…
