Humphrey Twomey: Aloys Fleischmann, Murphys Brewery, Cork polio outbreak
Title
Humphrey Twomey: Aloys Fleischmann, Murphys Brewery, Cork polio outbreak
Subject
Arts; Theatre; Life History;
Description
Humphrey talks about the Cork classical pianist Charles Lynch. Blackpool tenor William Dunlea. Ballet teacher Joan Denise Moriarty. He talks about Cork composer Aloys Fleischmann and his home on a lake in the Glen. Also speaks about Fleischmann's parents.
This is the second of two interviews with Humphrey for The Cork Shakespearean Company (The Loft) collection. The first is CFP_SR00711_Twomey_2019
This is the second of two interviews with Humphrey for The Cork Shakespearean Company (The Loft) collection. The first is CFP_SR00711_Twomey_2019
Date
12 August 2019
Identifier
CFP_SR00723_Twomey_2019
Coverage
Cork, 1800s, 1900s, 1920s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
Relation
Source
Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive
Rights
Cork Folklore Project
Language
English
Type
Sound
Format
1.wav File
Interviewee
Interviewer
Duration
98 minutes 39 seconds
Location
Mayfield, Cork
Original Format
.wav
Bit Rate/Frequency
24bit / 48kHz
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
He speaks about memories of Spangle Hill. He recalls whenever a boat would come in to Cork the women from Spangle Hill would go down the hill with prams to meet their husbands or male relatives who were coming over from England and use the prams to transport their luggage back up the hill. On a big day you would see a lot of them pushing prams up the hill. He says they would also use the prams for bringing shopping home. He says speaks of how some local men would be over in Dagenham Ford plant during the War.
He speaks about memories of Spangle Hill. He recalls whenever a boat would come in to Cork the women from Spangle Hill would go down the hill with prams to meet their husbands or male relatives who were coming over from England and use the prams to transport their luggage back up the hill. On a big day you would see a lot of them pushing prams up the hill. He says they would also use the prams for bringing shopping home. He says speaks of how some local men would be over in Dagenham Ford plant during the War.
Collection
Citation
Cork Folklore Project, “Humphrey Twomey: Aloys Fleischmann, Murphys Brewery, Cork polio outbreak,” accessed April 19, 2024, https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/217.