Colin Rynne: The Butter Museum, Archaeology,

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Title

Colin Rynne: The Butter Museum, Archaeology,

Subject

Life History;

Description

Colin was born in Liverpool, England. His parents were both Irish. In 1975 they returned home to Ireland to his father's townland in Co. Limerick.
As a child, he used to spend his summers in Co. Meath.

After his schooling, Colin studied Archaeology at University College Cork under Professor Michael (Brian) O'Kelly. After his time in UCC Colin found employment in the Bunratty Folk Park. later he became a consultant to mostly doing post-medieval surveys. in the mid-90s he took charge of the Cork Butter Museum.

Date

10 August 1999

Identifier

CFP_SR00318_rynne_2001

Coverage

Ireland; Cork; England; Liverpool

Relation

Published Material:

Hunter, Stephen (1999), Life Journeys: Living Folklore in Ireland Today, Cork: The Northside Folklore Project.

Source

Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive

Rights

Cork Folklore Project

Language

English

Type

Sound

Format

.wav

Interviewee

Interviewer

Duration

46min 12sec

Original Format

Cassette

Citation

Cork Folklore Project , “Colin Rynne: The Butter Museum, Archaeology,,” accessed April 19, 2024, https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/238.