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Rev John Farris: Civil Rights, Christianity, Northern Ireland
Reverend Faris is a Presbyterian minister. His family had connections with Cork. He discusses his childhood impressions of differences between Northern Ireland and the Republic, as well as commenting on aspects of the Christian ritual year.
Reverend…
Reverend…
Thomas McCarthy: Waterford, UCC, Fianna Fáil
Tom is a poet from County Waterford, who describes what University College Cork (UCC) was like in the 1970s. He is an admirer of Fianna Fáil and he discusses the party’s politics. He talks about his work and about other poets.
Tom was born in…
Tom was born in…
Musetta Joyce: Cork Arts Theatre, The Emergency, The Magdalene Laundries
Musetta studied at the Crawford School Of Art and worked in textiles in Galway and Cork. She became a professional actress and worked with among other groups, the Radio Eireann Players. She spent twenty years teaching English in Sicily. She now…
Jack Byrne: Blackpool, World War Two, Sports
Jack talks briefly about life history and remembers local sporting heroes such as Christy Ring.
Jack (born circa 1926) grew up in O’Connell Street. His parents were both Northsiders. His father worked for the Post Office. His mother was born in 1888…
Jack (born circa 1926) grew up in O’Connell Street. His parents were both Northsiders. His father worked for the Post Office. His mother was born in 1888…
John Collins: Working Life, Railways, Greyhounds
John talks about some of his experiences working on the railway, and about his interest in greyhound breeding and racing.
He relates incidents from his working life on the trains, such as episodes of vandalism, and describes how a thief was caught.…
He relates incidents from his working life on the trains, such as episodes of vandalism, and describes how a thief was caught.…
John Collins: Working Life, Railways, Corporal Punishment,
John was born in 1928. His family was from Bandon. His father worked on the Cork and Bandon Railway and was transferred to the city in 1929, the family living at Killbarry Cottages, Blackpool. The family moved to a house in Lower Road which was also…
Liam Foley: The war of Independence, Corporal Punishment, Music
Liam is a musician and he discusses his introduction to playing, as well as talking about his family and his schooldays.
Liam was born in 1940 in Water Lane. His father, John, was a cabinet maker, who also liked to play music, and could play…
Liam was born in 1940 in Water Lane. His father, John, was a cabinet maker, who also liked to play music, and could play…
John Connolly: Childhood Games; John F. Kennedy
John Connolly describes John F. Kennedy's visit to Cork.
He talks about Christy Ring and Cork GAA and the atmosphere of match day.
John also talks a bout some childhood games. He mentions a holy well in Failhill called Fahy's Well.
He talks about Christy Ring and Cork GAA and the atmosphere of match day.
John also talks a bout some childhood games. He mentions a holy well in Failhill called Fahy's Well.
John Connolly: Childhood Games; Corporal Punishment; Family Life
John Connolly describes growing up in Fairhill. He gives details of various childhood games, including Kick the Can and Cat and Dog. His mother died when he was about two years old and he and his two sisters were raised by their relatives while their…
Nick Hennessy: Racism, Adoption, Childhood
Nick was born circa 1959. He spent his earliest days in an orphanage. His father was from Egypt and his mother was Irish, and their relationship was frowned upon by his mother’s family.
He was adopted and lived in Dublin and then in County Kerry. As…
He was adopted and lived in Dublin and then in County Kerry. As…
Maria Lopez: Galica, Language, Superstitions
Maria was born in Galicia, in Spain, in 1958.
She talks about differences between Galicia and Madrid. Maria talks briefly about ghosts and superstitions of Galicia and about the Galician language. She sees similarities in Ireland and the Irish…
She talks about differences between Galicia and Madrid. Maria talks briefly about ghosts and superstitions of Galicia and about the Galician language. She sees similarities in Ireland and the Irish…
Billy McCarthy: Quaker Road, Public Baths, Childhood
Billy was born in 1941. His mother, Mary Ann Cronin, was from Mayfield; her father, William Cronin served with the British army during the First World War, and later became a postman. His father’s family came from Dunmanway, West Cork. His father,…
Humphrey Twomey: Aloys Fleischmann, Murphys Brewery, Cork polio outbreak
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…
Kieran O Leary: Cillian Murphy, Queens Old Castle, Ballinlough
Kieran speaks about growing up in Ballinlough, the shops and businesses that he remembers. How he developed his interest in theatre and getting involved with the Loft and other theatre groups. He talks about going to primary school with actor Cillian…
Humphrey Twomey: Collins Barracks, World War 2, Cork Shakespearean Company
Humphery shares Further memories of moving with his family to Dillon’s Cross area aged 7. Memories of Collins Barracks and seeing the army on manoeuvres. The Emergency or World War 2. Army manoeuvres in Gouldings Glen in an area known as the Black…
Finbar McGrath: Fianna Fail, Christian Brothers, Jack Lynch
Finbar talks about his late brother in law Gus Healy and his involvement in the Cork Shakespearean Company AKA The Loft and also talks about Gus’s political career in Fianna Fail and his career as a TD and senator plus his two terms as Lord Mayor Of…
Margaret Farmer, Catherine McCarthy, Helen Donovan: The Emergency; The Black and Tans;
Margaret remembers that her father used to shout “Up the Mollies” when he had drink taken. [Note: These particular Mollies were agitators controlled by Joseph Devlin MP in opposition to William O’Brien]. She recalls the days of the Black and Tans; on…
Denis P. Long: Working Life; Balckpool; Austrailia
Denis grew up in Blackpool. His father was a train driver.
He worked for the ESB (Electricity Supply Board) but wanted to earn better money and went to Australia in the 1950s. He tells a funny story about visiting a rocket range and meeting someone…
He worked for the ESB (Electricity Supply Board) but wanted to earn better money and went to Australia in the 1950s. He tells a funny story about visiting a rocket range and meeting someone…
Eibhlís de Barra: Northside, Gender, Childhood Games
Eibhlís was born on the Southside of Cork. Her husband was from Blarney Street, on the Northside.
She recalls childhood games such as The Chaineys, and The Gobs, and Scaa, the latter two played with small stones. She quotes some of the skipping…
She recalls childhood games such as The Chaineys, and The Gobs, and Scaa, the latter two played with small stones. She quotes some of the skipping…
Alan Walsh: Halloween, St Stephens Day, War Of Independence
Alan speaks about memories of Halloween and the game of snapapple and also about Christmas. He speaks of Wren Boys on St Stephens Day. He also speaks about school and games such as glassy alleys and conkers. He goes over some of the ground covered on…