Lorraine Twomey: Orthopaedic Hospital, Family Life
Title
Lorraine Twomey: Orthopaedic Hospital, Family Life
Subject
Ireland; Cork; Gurranabraher; Healthcare; Occupational Lore:
Description
Lorraine grew up on the grounds of the Orthopaedic Hospital. Her father was the Gate Porter. Her father moved into the gate lodge in 1955 and a year later he married and it became the family home till his retirement in 1991.
Lorraine was one of eight children, four girls and four boys.
She speaks of the role her father had in the hospital and how it was to grow up on the grounds of a hospital.
Lorraine was one of eight children, four girls and four boys.
She speaks of the role her father had in the hospital and how it was to grow up on the grounds of a hospital.
Date
29 August 2018
Identifier
CFP_SR00673_Twomey_2018
Coverage
Cork, Ireland, 1950s-1990s
Relation
CFP_SR00618_Dempsey_2017; CFP_SR00622_McNamara_2017; CFP_SR00625_McShane_2017; CFP_SR00626_O'Connell_2017; CFP_SR00628_Osullivan_2017; CFP_SR00632_Curtin_2017; CFP_SR00633_Sargent_2018; CFP_SR00648_Fitzgerald_2018;
Published Material:
MacConmara, Tomás for the Cork Folklore Project (2018) The Ministry of Healing, St Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital Cork: An Oral and Historical Record. Cork: Health Service Executive.
Source
Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive
Rights
Cork Folklore Project
Language
English
Type
Sound
Format
2 .wav Files
Citation
Cork Folklore Project , “Lorraine Twomey: Orthopaedic Hospital, Family Life,” accessed April 25, 2024, https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/165.