Billy Galligan shares how early lessons as a porter on Irish trains shaped his patience, diplomacy, and calm under pressure later in life as a bus driver in Georgia. He also reflects on military training, a career-altering injury, and the unexpected path that led him to discover photography.
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Billy Galligan traces the improbable path from a St. Patrick’s Day meeting in Savannah to a transatlantic marriage, immigration hurdles, and the painful loss of his father. He also shares how a military and railway career led to school bus driving in Georgia, and how he and Leanne built an instant family through foster care and adoption.
Billy Galligan shares the winding path from teenage porter on the Dublin-to-Westport line to Army photographer and school bus driver in Georgia. He also explains how a chance St. Patrick’s Day meeting led to transatlantic love, adoption, and a family motto of sure, why not.
Billy Galligan shares the emotional story of leaving Ireland for Atlanta at 48, carrying the weight of family separation, immigration limbo, and loss. He also reveals how his background in rail, the Defence Forces, and photography prepared him for an unlikely new calling: driving a school bus in suburban Georgia.