Kieran Edwards & Noreen Crowley: Ballyphehane, Childhood, Community
Title
Kieran Edwards & Noreen Crowley: Ballyphehane, Childhood, Community
Subject
Life History: Ballyphehane, Childhood, Family, Rent Strikes, Community,
Description
Kieran Edwards and his sister Noreen Crowley (nee Edwards) are originally from Fr Dominic Road Ballyphahane, they start the interview by discussing the community that Ballypheheane nurtured. Noreen then talks of her youth and how she used to look after he siblings, she details the old places they used to frequent as children, the ‘Wella’, the ‘Furry Glen’, Lanes wood, and the Lough.
Kieran then speaks of his mothers daily routine and her baking every morning. Kieran also mentions the humility of the community and how Ballyphehane got together with other working class people from other corporation/council development around the country in the rent strikes of the 1970s.
They then mention the people of the community that will be forgotten for their work in the fledgeling suburb.
They then speak of the changes in the community, the coming of business to the area and Ballyphehanes place in the city of Cork.
Kieran then speaks of his mothers daily routine and her baking every morning. Kieran also mentions the humility of the community and how Ballyphehane got together with other working class people from other corporation/council development around the country in the rent strikes of the 1970s.
They then mention the people of the community that will be forgotten for their work in the fledgeling suburb.
They then speak of the changes in the community, the coming of business to the area and Ballyphehanes place in the city of Cork.
Date
4 September 2018
Identifier
CFP_SR00672_edwards-crowley_2018
Coverage
Cork; Ireland; Ballyphehane; Fr Dominic Road; 1950s-2000s
Relation
CFP_SR00586_lyons_2016; CFP_SR00587_walker2016; CFP_SR00592_chute_2016; CFP_SR00617_mcallen_2017; CFP_SR00643_osullivan_2017; CFP_SR00665_falvey_2018;
Furey, Jamie (2012) ‘Boxcars, broken glass and backers: A Glimpse at the Ballyphehane Oral History Project’, The Archive 21: 24-25. http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Archive21-WebEdition-1.pdf
Source
Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive
Rights
Cork Folklore Project
Language
English
Type
Sound
Format
1 .wav File
Interviewee
Interviewer
Duration
57m 12s
Location
North Cathedral Visitors Centre
Original Format
.wav
Bit Rate/Frequency
24bit / 48kHz
Collection
Citation
Cork Folklore Project, “Kieran Edwards & Noreen Crowley: Ballyphehane, Childhood, Community,” accessed April 20, 2024, https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/84.