German reunited with wartime pal 60 years on

A FEW old-timers in Ardfert still remember the little German lad named Bernd who spent three years in the Kerry village in the grim years following WWII.

Yesterday, he returned as a 70-year-old man for an emotional reunion with members of his host family, the O’Carrolls, shedding tears of joy and recalling happy memories.

Bernd Rosenberger was among hundreds of German children who came to Ireland under Operation Shamrock — a Red Cross programme — while their homes were being rebuilt after the war.