Patrick Varian: Stonemasons, America, Trades
Title
Patrick Varian: Stonemasons, America, Trades
Subject
Stonemasons: Occupational Lore:
Description
Patrick, originally from Greenmount, Cork city, at the age of 15 in 1957 started his apprenticeship. After a few years of working on sites in Cork city, Patrick emigrated to Boston Massachusetts, U.S.A. Where he continued working in the trade. In this interview, Patrick describes life sites in both, Ireland and the United States.
Date
18 October 2016
Identifier
CFP_SR00590_varian_2016
Coverage
Cork, Ireland, Massachusetts, USA, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s,
Relation
From Stonemason Collection:
CFP_SR00565_osullivan_2015; CFP_SR00566_fahy_2015; CFP_SR00569_fahy_2016; CFP_SR00570_steele_2016; CFP_SR00574_jones_2016; CFP_SR00577_fahy_2016; CFP_SR00581_osullivan_2016; CFP_SR00583_johnson_2016; CFP_SR00589_lysaght_2016; CFP_SR00595_Jones_2016; CFP_SR00609_Cooney_2017; CFP_SR00610_McCarthy_2017; CFP_SR00611_Buckley_2017:
Published material related to the collection:
Moore, Michael (2016) ‘A Tale of Two Masons’, The Archive Journal, Vol 20: 8-10.
Moore, Michael (2016) ‘A Tale of Two Masons’, The Archive Journal, Vol 20: 8-10.
Source
Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive
Rights
Cork Folklore Project
Language
English
Type
Sound
Format
3 .wav Files
Interviewee
Interviewer
Duration
92min 23sec
Location
Turners Cross, Cork City
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 for this interview or other interviews please contact CFP, folklorearchive@gmail.com
Collection
Citation
Cork Folklore Project , “Patrick Varian: Stonemasons, America, Trades,” accessed April 19, 2024, https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/193.