Pat Sexton: The Loft; Cork Shakespearean Company, Dr Lucas, Quaker Meeting House, Pearse Gunn of the Loft.
Title
Pat Sexton: The Loft; Cork Shakespearean Company, Dr Lucas, Quaker Meeting House, Pearse Gunn of the Loft.
Subject
Arts: Theatre, Life History
Description
Life in The Douglas Street area in the 60s 70s and 80s. Theatre in Cork and The Cork Shakespearean company. “The Loft”.
This is the first of two interviews with Pat for The Cork Shakespearean Company (The Loft) collection. The second is CFP_SR00638_Sexton_2017
This is the first of two interviews with Pat for The Cork Shakespearean Company (The Loft) collection. The second is CFP_SR00638_Sexton_2017
Date
13 January 2017
Identifier
CFP_SR00596_Sexton_2017
Coverage
Cork, Douglas Street 1960s, 70s, 80s
Relation
Source
Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive
Rights
Cork Folklore Project
Language
English
Type
Sound
Format
1.wav File
Interviewee
Interviewer
Duration
60min 03sec
Location
Togher. Cork
Original Format
Cassette
Transcription
The following is a short extract from the interview transcript, copyright of the Cork Folklore Project. If you wish to access further archival material please contact CFP, folklorearchive@gmail.com
Pat speaks about The Quakers who have their meeting house across the road from his family home. Pat says he went to a few meetings there. He mentions a man who used to go there, Declan Gould. Pat used to go there out of curiosity and to read their literature. He says he didn’t consider becoming a fully-fledged member. He got to know a congregation member called Larry who says does dance lessons. Pat says they were good employers and mentions Brooke Haughton of whom Mr Haughton was a Quaker. He said they did not discrimate and employed many Catholics. Pat mentions a neighbour who lived across the road from him, Patsy Frayne who was a Catholic and was employed as a caretaker in The Meeting House. Pat says they had an average meeting congregation of about 30 and sometimes it could go up to 50.
Pat speaks about The Quakers who have their meeting house across the road from his family home. Pat says he went to a few meetings there. He mentions a man who used to go there, Declan Gould. Pat used to go there out of curiosity and to read their literature. He says he didn’t consider becoming a fully-fledged member. He got to know a congregation member called Larry who says does dance lessons. Pat says they were good employers and mentions Brooke Haughton of whom Mr Haughton was a Quaker. He said they did not discrimate and employed many Catholics. Pat mentions a neighbour who lived across the road from him, Patsy Frayne who was a Catholic and was employed as a caretaker in The Meeting House. Pat says they had an average meeting congregation of about 30 and sometimes it could go up to 50.
Collection
Citation
Cork Folklore Project, “Pat Sexton: The Loft; Cork Shakespearean Company, Dr Lucas, Quaker Meeting House, Pearse Gunn of the Loft.,” accessed April 19, 2024, https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/199.