8 20 249 https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/2c2caf65b2f1e243ffe38eaa4543ab7a.jpg 844da42e17801bf68e791ca8e8fa2bd4 https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/a030aef5e4fc31f0ea0b4ec3bee3f761.mp3 3cc19d57d4f64059a1e33dc64f87cccc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stonemason Oral History Project Subject The topic of the resource Life History; Occupational Lore; Trades; Description An account of the resource This collection consists of 14 interviews with 12 people (11 male stonemasons and one female family member). It was carried out between November 2015 and April 2017 and documents the experiences of stonemasons based in Cork throughout the twentieth century. The interviews were carried out by CFP Researcher Michael Moore, himself a qualified stonemason. The collection explores the occupational and social context of stonemasonry; work practices, the social context, occupational lore, the secret language Bearlager na Saor and family ties. Most of the interviews are focused on the mid to late twentieth century with some stories and histories dating back to the eighteenth century This project’s second interviewee, Jim Fahy of the Cork Mason’s Historical Society, was inspired to include an oral history element to his ongoing research and documentation of stonemasonry, and this material is being accessioned to the CFP. Michael Moore characterized the project as an attempt to capture a snapshot of the lives and voices of stonemasons and ‘to record their insular world for posterity’, pointing out that ‘There is a need to document the living tradition of stonemasonry by recording people who work or have worked in masonry, particularly those born into it as part of familial ties.’ (Moore, 2016: 8). Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-2017 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewer: Michael Moore Interviewees: Murty O'Sullivan; Jim Fahy; Joe Fahy; John Steele; Dan Jones; Joseph Fahy; Mary O'Sullivan; Jack Johnson; Mary O'Sullivan; Thomas Lysaght; Patrick Varian; Patrick Cooney; Tom McCarthy; Edward Buckley. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/178" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00565_osullivan_2015;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/179" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00566_fahy_2015;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/180" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00569_fahy_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/181" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00570_steele_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/182" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00574_jones_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/183" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00577_fahy_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/184" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00581_osullivan_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/185" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00583_johnson_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/186" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00589_lysaght_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/193" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00590_varian_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/194" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00595_Jones_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/195" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00609_Cooney_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/196" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00610_McCarthy_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/197" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00611_Buckley_2017:</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ireland; Cork; 1700s; 1800s; 1900s; 2000s Relation A related resource Published material related to the collection: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Archive20-WebEdition.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Moore, Michael (2016) ‘A Tale of Two Masons’, The Archive Journal, Vol 20: 8-10. </a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English; Bearlager na Saor (Stonemasons Language) Type The nature or genre of the resource Audio Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 14 .wav files Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed John Steele Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Michael Moore Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 58min 03sec Location The location of the interview Carpenter’s Hall, Father Matthew Street, Cork City Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data .wav Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 24bit/48kHz Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound 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 JS Well the working day was from half, was it eight o clock till five and eight o clock till four on a Friday, but you had to go in Saturday morning then eight o clock till twelve, that was your normal day, we had a forty four hour week or something like that, you know, and well you’d have to be there on time because bad time keeping was a no, no, you know. You had to be there on time because if you weren’t there, the men that were employed to tend you would be standing around, so you were always there on time, to be quite honest with you. And the first job I did was laying blocks as I did in this place called Tivoli restaurant, which is now where the entrance is to Merchants Quay. So, in my lifetime, it was built, knocked and Merchants Quay built on it, and it was a couple of store, stories high, it was a restaurant downstairs and it was something else then whatever on the other level. But one of me jobs then would be to collect the billycans, the cans to make the tea. So, one of the lads would say, ‘John, ten o clock’. You’d get the bare ten o clock till twenty past, so you always sort of had your tea near where you were working cus you’d get that few minutes extra waiting for the foreman to come up to you, you’d, so, I’d be sent off down maybe with four or five billycans on sticks and they’d have this thing, you’d bring a gauge of tea, which was tea and sugar mixed, and you’d put it in, I’d go down to the big boiler, oh god there were huge, berto boilers like, but they were old fashioned berto boilers, and you’d fill the can and I’d go up and I’d tell them all to come on, I have the tea, tea. So, we’d go in, we’d be sitting on a plank, sitting on a block, but always put something underneath your backside, if you’re sitting on the block, or you’ll end up with piles, that’s what we were always thought or anyway, it was true too because it was very uncomfortable. So, you’d have the tea, twenty past, I’d get the job then maybe of ‘John go down just rinse out the cans and the cups’. And I’d just go down to the nearest tap, wherever there’d be water, I’d wash out the stuff and have it ready for the one o clock, so I’d go back then, I’d be in between two men and I’d, first I’d be spreading for him and then I’d be spreading for the other lad, and then they’d say, ‘Come on, start laying a few blocks there now’. And I’d be laying blocks and of course like it was, even though the blocks were heavy, the blocks were heavy, way heavier then, than they are now, but as I said I was a big strong boy and I just loved it so much, I would have stayed there, if they said you have to stay till midnight tonight’, it wouldn’t have passed me a thought, I’d have stayed, because I came from the Lower Road, so I’d be up to the job in five minutes because from the Lower Road to Patricks street, like up past the station, I’m there. And then I was very lucky with the men I was with because there was a lot of brick going into the job and straight away they put me on brick, which was very unusual, but they said, ‘Look come on you’re going doing brick now’. And I took to it like a duck to water. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John Steele: Masonry Subject The topic of the resource Stonemasons: Occupational Lore: Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6 April 2016 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewee: John Steele Interviewer: Michael Moore Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CFP_SR00570_steele_2016 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork, Ireland 1960s -2010s Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 1 . wav File Description An account of the resource John speaks about his time as a Stonemason Relation A related resource <div class="element-text five columns omega"> From Stonemason Collection: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/178" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00565_osullivan_2015;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/179" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00566_fahy_2015;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/180" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00569_fahy_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/182" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00574_jones_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/183" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00577_fahy_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/184" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00581_osullivan_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/185" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00583_johnson_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/186" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00589_lysaght_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/193" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00590_varian_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/194" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00595_Jones_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/195" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00609_Cooney_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/196" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00610_McCarthy_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/197" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00611_Buckley_2017:</a> </div> Published material related to the collection: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Archive20-WebEdition.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Moore, Michael (2016) ‘A Tale of Two Masons’, The Archive Journal, Vol 20: 8-10. </a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Stonemason Stonemasons https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/f58cd772c4cb8152cc277156d806a418.jpg f07f057981c142922e4eccaefe2a0bbf https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/9d6024739dafa5a8f7ed1297445f5754.mp3 eff439b2f27625e42081f732d0c3a513 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cork’s Main Streets Collection Subject The topic of the resource Cork city's North and South main Streets. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewees: Erin O'Brien; Rosarii Comber; John O'Leary; Liam Ohiugin; Tom Spalding; Noreen Hanover; Michael Creedon; Patrick Leader; Interviewers: Aisling Byron; Tara Arpaia; Dermot Casey; Stephen Dee; Margaret Steele; Mark Wilkins; Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Catalogue Numbers: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/64" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00536_oleary_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/65" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00537_hanover_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/66" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00538_spalding_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/67" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00539_hUigin_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/68" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00543_obrien_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/69">CFP_SR00544_comber_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/70">CFP_SR00545_leader_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/71" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00546_creedon_2015</a>; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork City's North and South Main Streets. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Audio Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 8 .wav files Description An account of the resource This collection of eight interviews concentrates on Cork City’s historic spine, North and South Main Streets. These streets link the island of the city centre with the North and South Sides of the city. They form a shopping and business area, which has also served a residential purpose down through the years. Although our broader collection contains much description of and stories from the area, these interviews (carried out between January and March 2015 and totalling 4 hours 28 minutes in duration) focus specifically on the streets, their past and their future. Interviewees include residents of the streets and their environs and those who work and have worked there, and the interviews encompass memories of the area from the 1940s onwards, descriptions of change in the area, and reflection on the area’s future. Interviews were carried out with local residents, one of whom is a local historian, representatives of three multi-generational family businesses (Leader’s clothing, the North Gate Pharmacy and Bradley’s Off-licence), a South Main Street resident and city planner, a cityscape historian, and a promoter who was particularly active in organising events in the nightclub Sir Henry’s in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Take a stroll down these streets using the interactive website developed by Penny Johnston: <a href="http://corksmainstreets.corkfolklore.org/cms/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">corksmainstreets.corkfolklore.org</a> Cork Civic Trust supported this interviewing project. Relation A related resource Penny Johnston based a digital oral history mapping pilot project called ‘Cork’s Main Streets’ on the audio interviews from this collection in 2016, as part of her PhD research. The 2018 website and the map layer can be viewed at: <a href="http://corksmainstreets.corkfolklore.org/cms/">http://corksmainstreets.corkfolklore.org/cms/ </a> Penny’s PhD dissertation can be accessed at: <a href="https://cora.ucc.ie/handle/10468/5469">https://cora.ucc.ie/handle/10468/5469</a> Other Material Realating to Cork's Main Streets: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/62">CFP_SR00448_hinchy_2012</a>: Interview of ex-Beamish Brewery (South Main Street) staff member Ed Hinchy. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/90">CFP_SR00532_davis_2014</a>: Interview with former manager of The Other Place Resource Centre (South Main Street), Clive Davis, conducted by Stephen Dee and Dermot Casey, as part of the LGBT Archive Collection CFP_SR00535_wilkins_2014: Mark Wilkins was interviewed by Aisling Byron on the music scene of Cork City in the 1980s and 1990s: the interview contains in-depth discussion of South Main Street music venue Sir Henry’s and of the South Main Street pub The Liberty. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Margaret Steele Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed John O'Leary Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 32 mins 50 secs Location The location of the interview Farrenferris, Cork Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data .wav Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 24bit / 48kHz Interview Format This field should hold one of the following values; audio, video. Audio Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound The following is a short extract from the interview transcript, copyright of the Cork Folklore Project. If you wish to access further archival material please contact CFP, folklorearchive@gmail.com M S: Em just in your own opinion now, cos I mean this is very subjective thing, but like do you think that the location where Henry’s was in the city had any impact on the kind of place it was, being on the South Main Street? JOL: [pause] Well I suppose em if you were to start with a blank canvas and you were to geographically pick good spots to have a live venue it would be a good spot because you’re close to the college, it’s practically in the city centre, so you know from that point of view, it would have been in a good spot but em you know in terms of, I suppose, you know, putting on my promoter’s cap, you know, you would be looking for feeder bars and things like that, because back then definitely when we were running Freakscene, em maybe one third of the people that would turn up would be people on a given night who necessarily didn’t intend to come, they would just be having one or two drinks and have a taste for more, and there was no late bars, so you know they, they’d then choose which nightclub were they going to go to, so there was lots of good bars relatively near you know, so they would have all been feeder bars for the want of a better word and stuff so, yeah, it would have been a good location alright. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John O'Leary: Sir Henry's Subject The topic of the resource Sir Henry's Nightclub and Music Venue Description An account of the resource John O’Leary describes life as an insider of the alternative music scene in the 1990s. This interview focuses largely on the clubs (Sir Henry’s on South Main Street), characters, events, and bands throughout this period. In this interview, John O’Leary relates his memories of attending and then working within the alternative music scene in Cork in the 1990s. He discusses how a club named Sir Henry’s would have had alternative music nights, one of which was called Tight, on a Friday and a Sunday night. He attended University between 1990 and 1994 and states that these nights would have had a ‘free in’ for ‘penniless students’ early on a Sunday night. He describes how students and other frequenters of the night club would generally have been drinking at other local pubs before coming to Sir Henry’s, a phenomenon he later describes as ‘feeder bars’ in relation to his own experience DJ-ing. He states that everyone, back then, would have wanted to be in a band and that the ‘you were just made’ when Dave Fanning played your demo on the radio. Sir Henry’s would have been known, on a Friday and Sunday, for playing all alternative music such as The Smiths, The Pixies, Nirvana, as well as Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth and so forth. Later, when the Tight on Friday Night closed, he and a few friends set up their own night called Freakscene and John relates some of the ups and downs of that experience as well. Specifically, what attendance was like when they first started out, what records would fill or clear the dance floor, and the general relationship with management and security at Sir Henry’s. He also describes getting some live acts, such as The Fall into the venue for a show. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07 January 2015 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewee: John O'Leary Interviewer: Margaret Steele Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CFP_SR00536_oleary_2015 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork; Ireland; 1990s; Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 1.wav File Relation A related resource <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/64" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00536_oleary_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/65" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00537_hanover_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/66" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00538_spalding_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/67" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00539_hUigin_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/68" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00543_obrien_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/69">CFP_SR00544_comber_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/70">CFP_SR00545_leader_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/71" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00546_creedon_2015</a>; <div class="element-text">Penny Johnston based a digital oral history mapping pilot project called ‘Cork’s Main Streets’ on the audio interviews from this collection in 2016, as part of her PhD research. The 2018 website and the map layer can be viewed at: <a href="http://corksmainstreets.corkfolklore.org/cms/">http://corksmainstreets.corkfolklore.org/cms/ </a> Penny’s PhD dissertation can be accessed at: <a href="https://cora.ucc.ie/handle/10468/5469">https://cora.ucc.ie/handle/10468/5469</a></div> <div class="element-text"> Other Material Relating to Cork's Main Streets: CFP_SR00448_hinchy_2012: Interview of ex-Beamish Brewery (South Main Street) staff member Ed Hinchy. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/90">CFP_SR00532_davis_2014</a>: Interview with the former manager of The Other Place Resource Centre (South Main Street), Clive Davis, conducted by Stephen Dee and Dermot Casey, as part of the LGBT Archive Collection CFP_SR00535_wilkins_2014: Mark Wilkins was interviewed by Aisling Byron on the music scene of Cork City in the 1980s and 1990s: the interview contains an in-depth discussion of South Main Street music venue Sir Henry’s and of the South Main Street pub The Liberty.</div> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Aisling Byron Alan Jones (DJ) Alternative Music Bill Twomey (Chicken) Cork Rocks Dave Fanning Frank and Walter's Freakscene Gigantic Gorby's Indie Music John O’Leary Liberty pub Mercury Rev North Main Street Sir Henry’s South Main Street Sultans of Ping Sweat The Pogues Therapy? Tight on a Friday Night Top of the Pops Turnip Fish https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/e0cb38f4412b82ce52009ca814769351.jpg 84ab4ede9d5baef4d8dbb60bb8e18e9a https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/6cea0593b5ce8746918ca98a8bcf3630.mp3 c7d4663d9eaca24884bb581685fc0936 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Life Journeys: Living Folklore in Ireland Today Subject The topic of the resource Life history interviews from the inhabitants of Cork city's Northside. Description An account of the resource 27 oral history interviews focusing on the life of Cork city's Northsiders. This interviews in this collection were used in the Cork Folklore Project's (then the Northside Folklore Project) first book; Life Journeys: Living Folklore in Ireland Today. The book, published in 1999, was compiled and edited by former Cork Folklore Project researcher Stephen Hunter. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996-2001 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewees: Willy Good; Margaret Farmer; Eileen O'Sullivan; Tina Noonan; Michael Murphy; Sheila Dalton; Eibhlis deBarra; Denis P. Long; Catherine McCarthy; Helen Donovan; Billy McCarthy; Maria Lopez; Nicholas Hennessy; John Connolly; Liam Foley; John Collins; Jack Byrne; Thomas McCarthy; Rev John Farris; Brother Higgins; Mary Healy; Helen Prout; Eddie Daly; Alan Kennefick; Kay Dunne; George Glendon; Colin Rynne: Interviewers: Stephen Hunter (16); Caroline Crowley (4); Caroline Cronin (3); Lorraine Cahalane (1); Catherine Fray (1); Valarie Kelly-Curtain (1); Liam Hurley (1); Martin O'Mahony (1): Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CFP_SR00002_good_1996; CFP_SR00104_farmer & osullivan_1997; CFP_SR00127_mccarthy_1998; CFP_SR00134_noonan_1998; CFP_SR00140_murphy_1998; CFP_SR00154_dalton_1998; CFP_SR00176_debarra_1997; CFP_SR00177_long_1998; CFP_SR00181_farmer,mccarthy & donovan _1997: Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork, Ireland: 20th Century Relation A related resource Published Material: Hunter, Stephen (1999), Life Journeys: Living Folklore in Ireland Today, Cork: The Northside Folklore Project. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Audio Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .wav Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed John Connolly Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Stephen Hunter Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 94min 14sec Location The location of the interview NCE Ltd, Sunbeam Industrial Estate, Mallow Road, Cork Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Cassette Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John Connolly: Childhood Games; John F. Kennedy Subject The topic of the resource Life History; Description An account of the resource 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. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 15 September 1998 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewee: John Connolly Interviewer: Stephen Hunter Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CFP_SR00232_connolly_1998 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ireland; Cork; 20th Century Relation A related resource Published Material: Hunter, Stephen (1999), Life Journeys: Living Folklore in Ireland Today, Cork: The Northside Folklore Project. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .wav Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Childhood Games Christy Ring Fahy’s Well GAA Holy Wells John F. Kennedy The Glen https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/b56cc980aac6f8edc93bb8aee89ecde8.jpg 84ab4ede9d5baef4d8dbb60bb8e18e9a https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/47a94bc0c0c313793c012b9bde5cdbef.mp3 116f005e5e2aa8722c6d712b540fbfa9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Life Journeys: Living Folklore in Ireland Today Subject The topic of the resource Life history interviews from the inhabitants of Cork city's Northside. Description An account of the resource 27 oral history interviews focusing on the life of Cork city's Northsiders. This interviews in this collection were used in the Cork Folklore Project's (then the Northside Folklore Project) first book; Life Journeys: Living Folklore in Ireland Today. The book, published in 1999, was compiled and edited by former Cork Folklore Project researcher Stephen Hunter. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996-2001 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewees: Willy Good; Margaret Farmer; Eileen O'Sullivan; Tina Noonan; Michael Murphy; Sheila Dalton; Eibhlis deBarra; Denis P. Long; Catherine McCarthy; Helen Donovan; Billy McCarthy; Maria Lopez; Nicholas Hennessy; John Connolly; Liam Foley; John Collins; Jack Byrne; Thomas McCarthy; Rev John Farris; Brother Higgins; Mary Healy; Helen Prout; Eddie Daly; Alan Kennefick; Kay Dunne; George Glendon; Colin Rynne: Interviewers: Stephen Hunter (16); Caroline Crowley (4); Caroline Cronin (3); Lorraine Cahalane (1); Catherine Fray (1); Valarie Kelly-Curtain (1); Liam Hurley (1); Martin O'Mahony (1): Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CFP_SR00002_good_1996; CFP_SR00104_farmer & osullivan_1997; CFP_SR00127_mccarthy_1998; CFP_SR00134_noonan_1998; CFP_SR00140_murphy_1998; CFP_SR00154_dalton_1998; CFP_SR00176_debarra_1997; CFP_SR00177_long_1998; CFP_SR00181_farmer,mccarthy & donovan _1997: Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork, Ireland: 20th Century Relation A related resource Published Material: Hunter, Stephen (1999), Life Journeys: Living Folklore in Ireland Today, Cork: The Northside Folklore Project. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Audio Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .wav Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed John Connolly Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Stephen Hunter Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 94min 14sec Location The location of the interview NCE Ltd, Sunbeam Industrial Estate, Mallow Road, Cork Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Cassette Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John Connolly: Childhood Games; Corporal Punishment; Family Life Subject The topic of the resource Life History; Description An account of the resource 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 father worked. He describes his school years at St Vincent’s and discusses corporal punishment and the authoritarianism common in his day. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07 September 1998 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewee: John Connolly Interviewer: Stephen Hunter Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CFP_SR00231_connolly_1998 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ireland; Cork; 20th Century Relation A related resource Published Material: Hunter, Stephen (1999), Life Journeys: Living Folklore in Ireland Today, Cork: The Northside Folklore Project. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .wav Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Childhood Games Confirmation Corporal Punishment Fahy’s Well Fairhill Holy Communion Holy Wells John Connolly https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/ee0edafd05786129b140d2e12253e053.jpg fe03b99c84ee8f83b57baf79649f9013 https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/ad88d56a73e0f630ad258039328769d2.mp3 5d477ecee663764f449bf5d9c9b246b0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stonemason Oral History Project Subject The topic of the resource Life History; Occupational Lore; Trades; Description An account of the resource This collection consists of 14 interviews with 12 people (11 male stonemasons and one female family member). It was carried out between November 2015 and April 2017 and documents the experiences of stonemasons based in Cork throughout the twentieth century. The interviews were carried out by CFP Researcher Michael Moore, himself a qualified stonemason. The collection explores the occupational and social context of stonemasonry; work practices, the social context, occupational lore, the secret language Bearlager na Saor and family ties. Most of the interviews are focused on the mid to late twentieth century with some stories and histories dating back to the eighteenth century This project’s second interviewee, Jim Fahy of the Cork Mason’s Historical Society, was inspired to include an oral history element to his ongoing research and documentation of stonemasonry, and this material is being accessioned to the CFP. Michael Moore characterized the project as an attempt to capture a snapshot of the lives and voices of stonemasons and ‘to record their insular world for posterity’, pointing out that ‘There is a need to document the living tradition of stonemasonry by recording people who work or have worked in masonry, particularly those born into it as part of familial ties.’ (Moore, 2016: 8). Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-2017 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewer: Michael Moore Interviewees: Murty O'Sullivan; Jim Fahy; Joe Fahy; John Steele; Dan Jones; Joseph Fahy; Mary O'Sullivan; Jack Johnson; Mary O'Sullivan; Thomas Lysaght; Patrick Varian; Patrick Cooney; Tom McCarthy; Edward Buckley. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/178" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00565_osullivan_2015;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/179" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00566_fahy_2015;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/180" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00569_fahy_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/181" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00570_steele_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/182" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00574_jones_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/183" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00577_fahy_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/184" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00581_osullivan_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/185" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00583_johnson_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/186" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00589_lysaght_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/193" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00590_varian_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/194" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00595_Jones_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/195" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00609_Cooney_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/196" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00610_McCarthy_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/197" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00611_Buckley_2017:</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ireland; Cork; 1700s; 1800s; 1900s; 2000s Relation A related resource Published material related to the collection: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Archive20-WebEdition.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Moore, Michael (2016) ‘A Tale of Two Masons’, The Archive Journal, Vol 20: 8-10. </a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English; Bearlager na Saor (Stonemasons Language) Type The nature or genre of the resource Audio Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 14 .wav files Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Joesph Fahy Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Michael Moore Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 72min 18sec Location The location of the interview Cork City Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data .wav Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 24bit/48kHz Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound 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 JF I took the top of off Parliament Bridge a couple of years ago when I was with City Council. The bridge was built in 1816. Now, what happened was, there was so much stuff, cables and gas and water pipes going over the bridge, eventually the bridge had to be reinforced, so we had to show the stone of the arches and my God, how they did those, quarter-of-an-inch joints went perfect. But, all the people that worked in those, they must have been there for weeks, months, years. But, in order to hold the bridge in position, you’ve got to build out from it, buttress walls, to hold the bridge. Because if the bridge opens, the whole lot falls down. In that, now, Parliament Bridge, it goes down nearly to the South Mall. What it basically is is mostly brick and stone, to hold the bridge, in case it slipped. The other side went up Mary’s St. So, we took off the top of that, we had to replace some of the parapets, because ‘twas broken and we took a lot of gas, there was about sixteen cables crossing the bridge. They were there from the time of the trams, so we’d to take those out of it. The ESB had a couple of cables, which were working. But, we had trouble with a gas pipe. When they made the bridge, they couldn’t cast the pipe in a kind of a curve, so when they came up so far with the pipe, then they made a flat box, about nine inches, about four foot square, with a mouth to accept the pipe on both sides. That’s how they got over the bridge, because there’s a big hump in that bridge. So, and then, after I finished that one, I went up and did MM There’s a lot of history there so, when you opened it up to see the different ways that, the techniques that the masons before used. JF Oh, [sighs] telling you, they must be marvellous people, and I mean, there had to be a big arch put in for that, a timber arch, put in, and then, so as they put in the keystone, they could take away the rest, but ‘twas as perfect as the day it was done. Time Summary A summary of an interview given for different time stamps throughout the interview <table> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm .19cm;"> 0.00.00 - 0.05.00 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:0cm .19cm;"> Work history Joe started working at sixteen for John Sisk- a major firm He has built with stone brick and block Worked in Sarsfield Court as a young boy Stayed with Sisk until 1984 Worked for Sitecast Joined City council- general foreman over the city centre and north side of the city- would repair walls and footpaths- worked with them for over twenty years Retired in 2003 Worked in St Michaels church in Blackrock- did all stonework on the front of the church It burned down in 1962 Remembers JFK’s visit in1962 but didn’t go up Invited to 50th anniversary of the church last year as someone who built on it- a booklet brought out on it Worked in Ballyvolane church when an apprentice- his brother was foreman- building brick and block St Michaels built with Bestone- cut block- rough end shown- decorative and cheaper than stone </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm .19cm;"> 0.05.00 - 0.06.48 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:0cm .19cm;"> Work History continued Joe worked in Limerick and Waterford and in Kerry mostly with Sisk Built church in Filemore outside Cahirciveen- roof blew off and they had to replace it 6m02s“The thing about it is what I have done is going to be there for years and years” my work is all over the city and Munster as well but you have to have pride in what you do </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm .19cm;"> 0.06.49 - 0.10.13 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:0cm .19cm;"> They took the top off Parliament Bridge to repair it, originally built in 1816 Bridge had to reinforced- showed the original stone of the arches which were beautifully built Explains the building of the bridge- buttress walls 16 cables there from the time of the trams Explains how the ancient masons overcame a building problem due to the hump in the bridge Marvellous tradespeople Describes what they did on the bridge with insulation and concrete forms </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm .19cm;"> 0.10.14 - 0.11.24 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:0cm .19cm;"> Renovated the Southgate Bridge It is in fact 2 bridges put together- this can be seen from underneath There is rough stone on one side and cut stone on the other First bridge built in roughly 1703- designed for horse and cart He also worked on St Finbarrs Cathedral </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm .19cm;"> 0.11.25 - 0.12.14 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:0cm .19cm;"> Enjoyed working as a mason but not working as a supervisor He loved his work but did not enjoy supervision which he did for the last 20 years for Sisk and (Road) Stone People can take shortcuts but you have to maintain a high standard </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm .19cm;"> 0.12.15 - 0.17.14 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:0cm .19cm;"> His family of Masons Joe’s father was a mason and 2 of his brothers, one is dead, died at 58. Two of his uncles were masons. His grandfather married twice, so masons on both sides At that time trades closed off to families Joe started his trade in 1954 aged 16 Need to have a hankering to stay at masonry Outworking in all weather Back in early days, masons did everything- pipe laying, tiling and manholes They protected the trades No union cards, no work. The unions were strong, work was scarce at the time His uncles went to England during WWII 1939-1945 Joe does not remember it, though he did not see his first orange until 1948 None of his children took up masonry People were nicer then, nobody had anything Things have changed, now a grab all culture People in wrong jobs because born into occupations Let people find their own level </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm .19cm;"> 0.17.15 - 0.20.32 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:0cm .19cm;"> Joe built his own house talks about the life of mason and drink ‘I have pride in it but like everything else, the day will come when I’ll have to leave it’ Masonry is a hard life but as hard as you want to make it He doesn’t drink but knows men who do Joe watched his health and is in reasonable shape A lot of men in masonry fond of the drink and they could have done better without it You are considered an oddball if you don’t do what the rest do Joe didn’t drink and often went out to pubs and drove people home Excess drinking is a health hazard </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm .19cm;"> 0.20.33 - 0.24.15 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:0cm .19cm;"> The death of his brother, and his family Joe’s brother died at 58, he got Alzheimer’s at 54. He worked hard and reared a great family He never had a car, worked for the HSE Lived in Mayfield He’d be very proud of his family today Four of the girls worked in the county hall, one in the city hall All well educated His man is dead twelve years Joe’s eldest brother was fond of his pint alright He worked with his eldest brother on many jobs Joe was the foreman on original CUH when it was built first- His brother worked under him- he wouldn’t take charge of big jobs, he cut a line in how big a job he would do </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm .19cm;"> 0.24.15 - 0.27.07 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:0cm .19cm;"> Working on big jobs was tough Joe had to go into job with a crew very early to have everything ready for the masons at 8 or 9 am otherwise they would be twiddling their thumbs until 10 am at times there would be guys trying to underhand you- word would go around about who to watch out for Joe’s motto was that you can’t tackle people in the morning- you don’t what they walked away from- fellas had lots of troubles you can’t jump to conclusions too quickly- it’s dangerous until you have the facts </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm .19cm;"> 0.27.08 - 0.30.51 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:0cm .19cm;"> Practical jokes on building sites Always good craic on sites Joe describes a scene in Ballyphehane church where a carpenter was nailed to the lats inside of the roof and left hanging up. Fellas could come to their stuff at the end of the day to find their new shoes nailed to the bench but it was harmless fun like There was painter working in the Bon Secours hospital locked into the store on several days and all the lads would just walk past the door and not leave him out Joe tells a funny story about a young fella working on the building of the Bon Secours hospital who was told to go down with an iron cart to collect a lever window after lunch. He went down to the place to collect it and the man down there was exasperated that he had turned up so early, he said that he had told the foreman to come down after lunch and the young fella replied that he had his lunch at ten am </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm .19cm;"> 0.30.52 - 0.33.34 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:0cm .19cm;"> No job Security in trade and family nicknames There was no security in the job, you could be sacked within an hour- could be because work was running out or they weren’t suitable, but an hour was all you got At that time a forty seven hour week Plenty of fellas went into an old age after working Job wasn’t easy but there was a certain amount of satisfaction from what you do Jim (Fahy’s) father, Joe’s brother was a perfectionist- Con- although known in the family as Ronnie. An aunt named him Ronnie because she thought that Con was an old persons name so in the family they called him Ronnie- but on sites known he was known as Con </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm .19cm;"> 0.33.35 - 0.36.02 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:0cm .19cm;"> The working day Joe was lucky that he had guys around him that would set him right on the job Always something came up on job that you had not encountered Joe spent most of his apprenticeship on his own- he was just handy enough to do work and that was it He got bus to work, when he worked on Blackrock church he met a fella at the Coliseum and got a lift- gave him a couple of bob at the end of the week to cover him He walked a lot too Joe was born in Rathmore buildings Joe still likes to walk, he has a car he rarely uses, his last car had only 50,000 km after 8 years </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm .19cm;"> 0.36.03 - 0.42.44 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:0cm .19cm;"> Building has changed over the years Some good projects done in Cork over the years- the hotels on the western road and the county hall on the straight road UCC is now trying to buy the savings bank on the Mall besides Connelly Hall- it’s great because they’ll look after the building That’s the problem with the current situation- they built down on the site in Albert Quay and what is it, a frame with glass around it- doesn’t appeal to him at all Someone in England making windows, their making money over there- they won’t last, aesthetically they might look okay and the heating might be good but apart from that, they’ll be easily pulled down, sur there’s nothing there Now they put in a fire stairs in concrete in case of a fire it’s the only thing that will withstand the heat, everything else is steel Joe’s paternal grandfather was the foreman in Kent Railway Station when they were building the start of the nineties?? These places were a job for 2/3 years, whereas now it’s 9 months is the norm- all about speed now In places like hotels- the toilets are made up in a box and delivered ready to be plumbed and electrified You see in building you have to start from the bottom and live with it till it’s finished- but now one fella is making a part of it in Limerick and another fella is making another in Dublin and it comes in a truck readymade Everything is vacuum packed now, you could get an IKEA building- it will always be that way now It’s a pity Joe taped and jointed the plaster boards in his own house which did away with a lot of work as well- that’s the way it is and that’s the way it’s going to be and it’s going to get worse </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm .19cm;"> 0.42.45 - 0.46.30 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:0cm .19cm;"> Living in digs and travelling to work Joe still had his home but at one time lived in digs during the weeks and come back on Friday night It was a job especially when work was scarce you’d have to cut your cloth to suit Thank god Joe was never idle for any bit of time because he was willing to travel Joe never went abroad, in his later years he did a bit of work in Chicago and London on his holidays- foxers- side jobs Joe has a friend in Chicago, he went over in 1968, his still alive and he’s 86- worked on a side job with him- plastering- built a couple of walls in Chicago as well Back in the 1950s a lot of people left to work in England after the work- they were building highways and what have you- good money in it, a lot of them became builders after- the Murphy’s and so forth- they all made millions Joe was never tempted to travel, he was satisfied if he had enough to eat, he’d be grand Contentment goes a long way </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm .19cm;"> 0.46.31 - 0.51.24 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:0cm .19cm;"> The differences in limestone and red sandstone stone in Cork City There is a vertical shaft of rock rising for 40 ft that’s part of St Patrick’s hill- Joe’s house is on (Richmond Hill, Cork City) all the houses built with sandstone, but if you go across the city where the lough church is- rise up Barrack street but it dips again as you go out toward Togher- that’s all limestone- that runs all the way down to Blackrock under the river and it rises again in Little Island. The city hall stone was all got below in Little Island. Shandon has two sides in red sandstone and two sides in Limestone. St Finbarr’s Cathedral is all limestone. St Peters and Pauls is limestone and red sandstone because you can’t make a quoin out of the red sandstone Have to bed red sandstone with the grain running flat- if you put it on edge water gets in between the different layers of the stone and then frost bursts it. Sandstone has to be laid flat but when its flat then, very hard to get a face on it- so always a problem with it- sandstone is deadly to work with </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm .19cm;"> 0.51.25 - 0.55.47 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:0cm .19cm;"> The house that Joe built 2010 was a very hard winter Foundation of this house built on a sheet of rock Rock got so cold one night that it popped the tiles in the kitchen- the poor dog got a fright He put in the foundation in 1978- man from corporation said he had to get a compressor in and level off the stone- joe said he would do no such thing- its very hard to break this stone- the lower down you go the less grain in it and the harder it is to break- man wanted him to make a drawing of his solution to it- Put sand over the stone when he poured the concrete to make a cushion between the two- the corporation man passed that solution Parts of the foundation a foot deep For house insurance no need for subsidence or flooding coverage Joe says that people are paying for subsidence coverage and their houses are built on top of rock Joe had knowledge of building so he used it </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm .19cm;"> 0.55.48- 1.00.09 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:0cm .19cm;"> The standout jobs for Joe and picking stone in a quarry Joe did all the stonework on the Munster and Leinster bank on Cook Street when the extension went on and he was only an apprentice at the time- it was all cut stone- it came in blocks- but to bed it and grout it and had to tie into a building then- last stone has to be cut to suit- all ornamental stone Ballyphehane church, Blackrock Church and St Patrick’s church The Presbyterian church at the bottom of McCurtain street- they cleaned that now and pointed it and made it beautiful- but what’s spoiling it is that they have a big tree in the drive and you can’t really see the church- Joe was not involved in that one He sorted stone for a repair to a church in Clonmel- his brother did it Joe went to the quarry between Kiely’s Cross and Dungarvan, before you dip down to Dungarvan there’s a quarry to the left- Kiely’s- Joe spent a week there getting stone to replace - it was kind of sandstone- a lot of it peeled away- so just getting 4 or 5 inch facing The company used dynamite and after they cleared it there would be a lot of loose stuff then- but sizes were important- it had to be squared Had to get the best pieces out of it Joe was also in the quarry in Ballintemple getting stone to repair a wall- You see the thing is you’re trying to make it look like its 150 years old </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm .19cm;"> 1.00.10- 1.02.35 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:0cm .19cm;"> Nice buildings tour de France, Roman arches, English Railway Joe was watching the tour de France and he loved seeing the buildings and chateaus, some with moats around them Joe was in Rome once and he would need about a month to take in all the buildings If you go back to the Romans they brought the water from the hills around in an aqueduct. They found that it was costing so much because it was 60ft high, it is they developed the arch- saved a lot of material- the Romans are outstanding Joe saw over in England visiting his daughter, a railway arch spread out over a valley carrying the railway- marvellous people People don’t appreciate what has been done </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm .19cm;"> 1.02.36- 1.04.27 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:0cm .19cm;"> Lord Bandon’s wall and the Strike and the mason built into the wall Joe was telling Jim that there was a wall built around Lord Bandon’s property years ago- all a red sandstone there- the wall is 10ft high and about 50 masons working on it and they were getting something like two and a half pence a day So they decided they would go on strike They asked Lord Bandon for more money and he said no, they said the labour would be taken and Bandon said let them go But one guy stayed behind because he said his family would starve if he had no money- but after about two or three months when Lord Bandon could see such little progress, he decided to relent and pay the money- so the boys came back and your man was still there- and about 2 days later your man was gone- no one saw him again and it is reported that they built him into the world- Joe read a story of it- and it was in the Holly Bough last Christmas- this story was back around the time of the famine </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm .19cm;"> 1.04.28- 1.08.30 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:0cm .19cm;"> Poor facilities on sites and bad weather They put up a shed for the cement but what they put up for the men then was a hovel- there wasn’t facilities to wash yourself Joe worked for a while in Sarsfield Court there was a big crew there- a couple of guys used to look after the boiling water for the tea- The site was so big that every fella had a billy can, you’d give him the tea and sugar to make the tea, but it could be a half an hour by the time you get it, it’d be cold If you were working where the plumbers were, they usually had a settling torch lit to heat up the tea, but we often got tea and it was cold- This guy would have a bicycle and he’d have a bar and maybe twelve or fourteen cans on the bar and he’d cycling down to the far end, a different block- while he was driving down the wind is cooling the tea There was never great facilities in that line Toilets were a hole in the ground You only had an eight and a half hour day but you’d be delighted to get home and have a hot cup of tea Joe worked up on top of Blackrock church with a big coat on me and a cap- not a hard hat, and it snowing- not supposed to building in frosty weather- we were up about 120 feet and Lough Mahon below-blowing wind and snow- it was tough Awkward to work when you have so much clothes on you Like everything else, there was the good things and the bad things </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:none;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm .19cm;"> 1.08.31- 1.12.18 </td> <td style="border:1px solid #000000;padding:0cm .19cm;"> Nicknames and funny stories Joe had no nickname himself- but load of people on sites did- ‘Head the Ball’, one fella in Blackrock- Bill something- he always used to say, ‘I’m a quiet man all the same but get me going and I’d tear iron’. There was some great guys Joe worked with one fella in Blackrock who used to cycle over from Douglas village, an honest, sound fella- at the time the church was been built they used Ursuline Convent, but they used the priests house for christenings, and they were working late one evening and father Farrell had come down from the cathedral one evening and he did a christening. At the time a pint was 2 and 8 pence. He gave three half-crowns to the lads, and he said go down to Ackies pub and have a pint when you’re finished. And your man looked at the three half-crowns you see and the priest said, Tommy what’s wrong? Tis, tis two and eightpence for a pint now father. And a half-crown was only two and sixpence. So he took back two of the half-crowns and he gave a ten-shilling note. But a more honest devil you’d never meet. There were some great guys There was camaraderie there There was a fella came back from lunch in the pub and he was so inebriated, he couldn’t get his coat over his shoulder. And none of them would help him- laughs- but sure that was the way it goes Are you okay now with that? End of interview </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Joesph Fahy: Masonry, Working Life, Family Subject The topic of the resource Stonemasons: Occupational Lore: Description An account of the resource Joesph starts off the interview by talking through his work history. From working for Sisks at 16 to his job as a foreman for the Cork city council. Joesph mentions some of the building projects he has been involved in, from the churched in Blackrock and Ballyvolane to the repair and restoration work on Parliament and South Gate Bridges. He then explains his family connection to masonry and the Fahy’s go back generations in the trade. Joesph then talks about his immediate family and the death of his brother. He then describes the camaraderie on building sites and the practical jokes that take place. Also covered in the interview is, nicknames, the average working day, life living in ‘digs’, the difference between limestone and sandstone, sourcing stone from the quarry, and a tale of Lord Bandon's wall. Joesph's son Joe and his nephew Jim were also interviewed for this project. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/180" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00569_fahy_2016;</a> & <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/179" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00566_fahy_2015;</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 05 July 2016 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewee: Joesph Fahy Interviewer: Michael Moore Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CFP_SR00577_fahy_2016 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork, Ireland 1960s -2010s Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 1 .wav File Relation A related resource From Stonemason Collection: <div class="element-text five columns omega"> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/178" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00565_osullivan_2015;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/179" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00566_fahy_2015;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/180" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00569_fahy_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/181" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00570_steele_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/182" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00574_jones_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/184" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00581_osullivan_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/185" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00583_johnson_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/186" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00589_lysaght_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/193" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00590_varian_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/194" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00595_Jones_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/195" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00609_Cooney_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/196" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00610_McCarthy_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/197" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00611_Buckley_2017:</a> </div> Published material related to the collection: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Archive20-WebEdition.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Moore, Michael (2016) ‘A Tale of Two Masons’, The Archive Journal, Vol 20: 8-10. </a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s Family Life Joesph Fahy Nicknames Parliament Bridge Sisks (Building Contractors) South Gate Bridge Stonemasons Trades Working life https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/2fbbdf891654120624f55a0464a38e4c.jpg 9a3923302f8d5781b6da0c8380eebc43 https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/6c099543e53acc85465ea964d69da097.mp3 942a5c1a7762eb9d9e459338e1c09ef5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stonemason Oral History Project Subject The topic of the resource Life History; Occupational Lore; Trades; Description An account of the resource This collection consists of 14 interviews with 12 people (11 male stonemasons and one female family member). It was carried out between November 2015 and April 2017 and documents the experiences of stonemasons based in Cork throughout the twentieth century. The interviews were carried out by CFP Researcher Michael Moore, himself a qualified stonemason. The collection explores the occupational and social context of stonemasonry; work practices, the social context, occupational lore, the secret language Bearlager na Saor and family ties. Most of the interviews are focused on the mid to late twentieth century with some stories and histories dating back to the eighteenth century This project’s second interviewee, Jim Fahy of the Cork Mason’s Historical Society, was inspired to include an oral history element to his ongoing research and documentation of stonemasonry, and this material is being accessioned to the CFP. Michael Moore characterized the project as an attempt to capture a snapshot of the lives and voices of stonemasons and ‘to record their insular world for posterity’, pointing out that ‘There is a need to document the living tradition of stonemasonry by recording people who work or have worked in masonry, particularly those born into it as part of familial ties.’ (Moore, 2016: 8). Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-2017 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewer: Michael Moore Interviewees: Murty O'Sullivan; Jim Fahy; Joe Fahy; John Steele; Dan Jones; Joseph Fahy; Mary O'Sullivan; Jack Johnson; Mary O'Sullivan; Thomas Lysaght; Patrick Varian; Patrick Cooney; Tom McCarthy; Edward Buckley. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/178" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00565_osullivan_2015;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/179" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00566_fahy_2015;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/180" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00569_fahy_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/181" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00570_steele_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/182" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00574_jones_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/183" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00577_fahy_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/184" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00581_osullivan_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/185" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00583_johnson_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/186" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00589_lysaght_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/193" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00590_varian_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/194" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00595_Jones_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/195" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00609_Cooney_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/196" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00610_McCarthy_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/197" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00611_Buckley_2017:</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ireland; Cork; 1700s; 1800s; 1900s; 2000s Relation A related resource Published material related to the collection: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Archive20-WebEdition.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Moore, Michael (2016) ‘A Tale of Two Masons’, The Archive Journal, Vol 20: 8-10. </a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English; Bearlager na Saor (Stonemasons Language) Type The nature or genre of the resource Audio Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 14 .wav files Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Joe Fahy Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Michael Moore Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 78min 46sec Location The location of the interview Carpenter’s Hall, Father Matthew Street, Cork City Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data .wav Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 24bit/48kHz Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound 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 JF You’d see people saying, he’s stone mad that fella, but how that name came was, that came from the old masons, the old stonemasons because they’d be working on a stone wall right, and then they’d, when you do stone work, you’d have to stand back from it and look at it and you’d see, oh I have to cover that there, that’s not running right there that joint is going to high or you know that stone now, I don’t think that stone is good enough there, and you’d have to stand back from your work and then he said, you could be dressing a stone, and you could be dressing it for five minutes, now they dressed all the stone by hand, the stone today is all guillotined [Cut square by a machine] there’s no art in it today as such, like there’s still art in it because anytime I handle a guillotine stone now, I still put the chisel to it, even though it’s square enough and the face is good enough, I still put the chisel to it, just to give it the chisel marks, to let people know that you’re after going at it, that you’re not just after putting it in like cladding on a wall, you know, and that’s what I do with it, but as I say MM Put your touch on it JF Yeah, I always put a touch on it, I’ll always touch it, and I’ll tell the young fellas I’m showing, you touch that, always touch it, just don’t stick it in, anybody can stick it in like that, you touch it and do a nice job on it and take pride in what you do Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Joe Fahy: Masonry Subject The topic of the resource Stonemasons: Occupational Lore: Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 30 March 2016 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewee: Joe Fahy Interviewer: Michael Moore Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CFP_SR00569_fahy_2016 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork, Ireland 1960s -2010s Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 2 .wav Files Description An account of the resource Joe speaks about his life in the trade. Joe's Father and Cousin were also interviewed for the project. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/179" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/183" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00577_fahy_2016;</a> & <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/179" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00566_fahy_2015;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Archive20-WebEdition.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a> Relation A related resource From Stonemason Collection: <div class="element-text five columns omega"> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/178" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00565_osullivan_2015;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/179" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00566_fahy_2015;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/181" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00570_steele_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/182" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00574_jones_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/183" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00577_fahy_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/184" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00581_osullivan_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/185" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00583_johnson_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/186" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00589_lysaght_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/193" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00590_varian_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/194" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00595_Jones_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/195" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00609_Cooney_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/196" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00610_McCarthy_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/197" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00611_Buckley_2017:</a> </div> Published material related to the collection: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Archive20-WebEdition.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Moore, Michael (2016) ‘A Tale of Two Masons’, The Archive Journal, Vol 20: 8-10. </a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound 1960s 1970s 1980s Carpenter’s Hall Stonemasons Trade Union Trades https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/abb95f6ae17edd7b2abc04a73abf26f5.jpg 561d156eba09cd0265d7af6441b56726 https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/98d126ffed23138fddb618f8b6439333.mp3 9a4c7de44c80d2724df059197dd5d297 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stonemason Oral History Project Subject The topic of the resource Life History; Occupational Lore; Trades; Description An account of the resource This collection consists of 14 interviews with 12 people (11 male stonemasons and one female family member). It was carried out between November 2015 and April 2017 and documents the experiences of stonemasons based in Cork throughout the twentieth century. The interviews were carried out by CFP Researcher Michael Moore, himself a qualified stonemason. The collection explores the occupational and social context of stonemasonry; work practices, the social context, occupational lore, the secret language Bearlager na Saor and family ties. Most of the interviews are focused on the mid to late twentieth century with some stories and histories dating back to the eighteenth century This project’s second interviewee, Jim Fahy of the Cork Mason’s Historical Society, was inspired to include an oral history element to his ongoing research and documentation of stonemasonry, and this material is being accessioned to the CFP. Michael Moore characterized the project as an attempt to capture a snapshot of the lives and voices of stonemasons and ‘to record their insular world for posterity’, pointing out that ‘There is a need to document the living tradition of stonemasonry by recording people who work or have worked in masonry, particularly those born into it as part of familial ties.’ (Moore, 2016: 8). Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-2017 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewer: Michael Moore Interviewees: Murty O'Sullivan; Jim Fahy; Joe Fahy; John Steele; Dan Jones; Joseph Fahy; Mary O'Sullivan; Jack Johnson; Mary O'Sullivan; Thomas Lysaght; Patrick Varian; Patrick Cooney; Tom McCarthy; Edward Buckley. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/178" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00565_osullivan_2015;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/179" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00566_fahy_2015;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/180" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00569_fahy_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/181" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00570_steele_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/182" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00574_jones_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/183" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00577_fahy_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/184" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00581_osullivan_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/185" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00583_johnson_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/186" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00589_lysaght_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/193" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00590_varian_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/194" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00595_Jones_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/195" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00609_Cooney_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/196" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00610_McCarthy_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/197" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00611_Buckley_2017:</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ireland; Cork; 1700s; 1800s; 1900s; 2000s Relation A related resource Published material related to the collection: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Archive20-WebEdition.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Moore, Michael (2016) ‘A Tale of Two Masons’, The Archive Journal, Vol 20: 8-10. </a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English; Bearlager na Saor (Stonemasons Language) Type The nature or genre of the resource Audio Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 14 .wav files Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Jim Fahy Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Michael Moore Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 43min 15sec Location The location of the interview Minnane Bridge, Cork Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data .wav Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 24bit/48kHz Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound 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 JF The thing about it is now I’m the last of my family as a mason, once I die there’ll be no one to take it up after me and that’ll be the end of my family’s time in the masons trade which goes back generations, and it’s sad thing really at the end of the day like because I would have loved my 2 sons like 1 of em even to take it up but they had no interest in it like, and I feel like as if you know and that’s the reason I’m so hooked up with historical side of things now is that what’s there I’m trying to preserve it and not only that I want to promote it as well, so like that’s the reason I’m so involved in it now and getting the banner restored now and things like that you know. It’s really important and not only that I’ve managed to save a lot of the records of the plumbers, the carpenters, the electricians, all these things were left in bags inside in carpenters hall, just abandoned and left there and the next thing for the them you know yourself a black plastic bag the next thing that was going to happen to that was it was going out in a skip. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jim Fahy: Masonry, Apprenticeships, Emigration Subject The topic of the resource Stonemasons: Occupational Lore: Description An account of the resource Jim Fahy is a stonemason who was interviewed in 2015 by Michael Moore from the Cork Folklore Project, also a stonemason. Jim Fahy comes from several generations of stonemasons on both sides of his family. He describes the ‘closed trade’ system, which would have given him entrance into the profession due to his family lineage. When the system ‘opened’ he was required to do formal training despite the fact that the mason’s traditional rule gave him the right to enter without formal training, through apprenticeship. He started his apprenticeship or training in 1975. He vividly describes the hard working conditions and the skill of the stonemason. He describes the union customs such as ‘paying their script’ and being brought to ‘the green table’ in the mid-1970s until the Recession in 1981. He laments the current state of the profession and fears that properly trained tradesmen will soon become extinct. Both Jim's Cousin and Uncle were also interviewed for the project: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/180" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00569_fahy_2016;</a> & <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/183" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00577_fahy_2016;</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 3 December 2015 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewee: Jim Fahy Interviewer: Michael Moore Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CFP_SR00566_fahy_2015 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork, Ireland 1960s -2010s Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English, Béarlagair na Saor (Masons Language) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 2 .wav Files Relation A related resource From Stonemason Collection: <div class="element-text five columns omega"> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/178" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00565_osullivan_2015;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/180" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00569_fahy_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/181" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00570_steele_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/182" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00574_jones_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/183" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00577_fahy_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/184" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00581_osullivan_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/185" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00583_johnson_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/186" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00589_lysaght_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/193" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00590_varian_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/194" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00595_Jones_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/195" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00609_Cooney_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/196" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00610_McCarthy_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/197" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00611_Buckley_2017:</a> </div> Published material related to the collection: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Archive20-WebEdition.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Moore, Michael (2016) ‘A Tale of Two Masons’, The Archive Journal, Vol 20: 8-10.</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s Apprenticeship Bearlager na soar Celtic Tiger Dry Stonewall Association of Ireland Emigration Inis Oírr Jim Fahy loco library (Kent Station) Nicknames Patrick Jones (poet mason) Recession (1981) Stonemasons Tom McCarthy Trade Union Trades Unions https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/81fe2e74e4d07cf00b5bf2220ee539ef.jpg cbf1c711785600501bec005b1d811bed https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/347be1b012b3cb4dc3c9c67be9efafd1.mp3 4e71b4d4a15fdf5d4a3cfb73b78652ce Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Cork Memory Map Collection Subject The topic of the resource A place-based interviewing project exploring everyday life in Cork City, with excerpts disseminated on a series of online digital maps. Description An account of the resource A place-based interviewing project exploring everyday life in Cork City, with excerpts disseminated on a series of online digital maps. In 2010, the Cork Folklore Project initiated a new collection and dissemination project, entitled the Cork Memory Map. We wished to step up our interviewing programme and enhance public access to our holdings through the creation of an online map of stories and memories. A central concern in this initial stage was to keep our research agenda as open as possible in terms of generating accounts of everyday life in the city down through the years. As we were not carrying out topic-focussed interviews (in contrast to previous projects on topics such as song in the Northside, drag hunting and occupational lore), the place-based focus enabled us to explore everyday life at different stages of interviewees’ life histories, remaining open to cues from the interviewees while maintaining a sense of direction and purpose for all involved. The fact that the interviews were structured around memories of place, rather than taking the form of life history interviews, also had an impact on the material gathered. The initial phase of interviewing was carried out in the main with older residents of Cork City, Ireland, who grew up in the city centre or adjacent suburbs and who were born between 1929 and 1950. Lasting between 45 minutes and two hours, individual interviews in the Memory Map project tend to follow a similar pattern. A description of the interviewee’s childhood neighbourhood is followed by a succession of ‘grand tour’ questions about daily routines, work and play within the neighbourhood. Places important or familiar to interviewees were explored, as were routes habitually taken through the landscape. This narrative base was used as a springboard for using cues provided by the interviewees as the basis for follow-up questions on significant people and activities mentioned. A sub-collection of shorter interviews was generated during Heritage Week (20-28 August) 2011. The Cork Folklore Project, in collaboration with Civic Trust House, launched the Memory Map Project with an exhibition and collection event throughout the week. Visitors to the exhibition were invited to ‘put themselves on the map’ through short interviews. The Memory Map also featured in a ten-minute Curious Ear documentary broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 during Heritage Week, and available as a podcast (The Curious Ear/Documentary on One (Cork City Memory Map) http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2011/0816/646858-curious-ear-doconone-cork-city-memory-map/). The bulk of the interviews were carried out between July and December 2010 (21 interviews), with 9 full-length interviews carried out in the second half of 2011, along with 18 shorter interviews carried out during heritage week, 23-27 August 2011, and 9 interviews in the second half of 2012. 1 video interview was carried out in January 2014 with Memory Map interviewee Pat Speight. The design for the map and supporting database design was carried out by Cheryl Donaghue (UCC) as project work for an MSc in Interactive Media, with assistance from Colin Mac Hale. The Project received support for the further technical development of the map from the Irish Heritage Council in 2012. The map itself has undergone various iterations, the most recent being its preparation for use on the Omeka platform by the CFP team and PhD candidate Penny Johnston in 2016/2017. Existing and subsequent interviews from the CFP collections have also been utilised for the online mapping dissemination project: the interviews designated as ‘memory map’ interviews are those carried out specifically with the map in mind from 2010 onwards. Support: This project was supported by the Heritage Council of Ireland in the Heritage Education Community and Outreach grant scheme, 2012, and also received support from the Cork City Council Community Grants Scheme. For further description and discussion of the Cork Memory Map project, see: O’Carroll, Clíona (2011) ‘The Cork Memory Map’, Béascna 7: 184-188. O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Cork Memory Map: an update on CFP’s Online Project’, The Archive 16: 14. https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF Dee, Stephen and O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Sound Excerpts: Interviews from Heritage Week’, The Archive 16: 15-17. https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF Clíona O'Carroll (2014) 'The children's perspectives: Place-centred interviewing and multiple diversified livelihood strategies in Cork city, 1935-1960'. Béaloideas - The Journal of Folklore of Ireland Society, 82: 45-65. To view the Cork Memory Map Click <a href="https://corkfolklore.org/memory-map/">Here</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2010 - 2013 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork, Ireland, 1930s - 2010s, Relation A related resource O’Carroll, Clíona (2011) ‘The Cork Memory Map’, Béascna 7: 184-188. O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Cork Memory Map: an update on CFP’s Online Project’, The Archive 16: 14. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/archive16.pdf">https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF</a> Dee, Stephen and O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Sound Excerpts: Interviews from Heritage Week’, The Archive 16: 15-17. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/archive16.pdf">https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF</a> O'Carrol, Clíona (2014) 'The children's perspectives: Place-centred interviewing and multiple diversified livelihood strategies in Cork city, 1935-1960'. Béaloideas - The Journal of Folklore of Ireland Society, 82: 45-65. The Curious Ear/Documentary on One (Cork City Memory Map) <a href="http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2011/0816/646858-curious-ear-doconone-cork-city-memory-map/">http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2011/0816/646858-curious-ear-doconone-cork-city-memory-map/</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Audio; Video Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewees: Breda Sheehan (2 Interviews); Geraldine Healy: Johnny 'Chris' Kelleher; Marie Crean; James 'Jim' Mckeon; Brenda Twomey (RA); Breda St Leger; Pat Speight (1 Audio, 1 Video); Sean Lane; Pat O'Brien (O'Leary); Eileen Jones; Pat Saville; Noel Magnier; Mary Marshall; Paddy Marshall; Denis Murphy: Helen Prout (2 Interviews); Donie Walsh; Margaret Newman (4 Interviews); Kevin Leahy; Marie Finn; Pádraig Ó'Horgáin; Michael O Connell; Mary Sheehy; Bernie McLoughlin; Derrick Gerety; Peggy Kelleher; Sandra Byrne (RA); Noreen Cronin; Liam Ó h-Uigín (2 Interviews); Nicole Meacle; Una Lyons; Helen Goulding; Bernard Casey; Dragan Tomas; Pete Newman (Duffy); Brenda Stillwell; Creena O'Connell; Joseph Lane; Mary Montgomery McConville; Michael (Mick) O'Callaghan; Phil Corcoran; Thomas Jones (2 Interviews); Patricia (Pat) McCarthy; Fergal Crowley; Pat O'Brien; Tony McGillicuddy; Alice Delay; Barry Murphy; Patrick Fitzgerald Interviewers: Breda Sheehan (6 Interviews); Gráinne McGee (7 Interviews); Cliona O'Carroll (12 Interviews); Stephen Dee (3 Interviews); Geraldine Healy (2 Interviews); Michael Daly; Helen Kelly (6 Interviews); Gearoid Ó'Donnell (6 Interviews); Tom Doig (2 Interviews) John Elliot (3 Interviews); Alvina Cassidy; Eanna Heavey: Majella Murphy; Mark Wilkins; Richard Clare; Louise Ahern; Ian Stephenson; Annmarie McIntyre; Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Catalogue Numbers: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00387_sheehan_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00388_sheehan_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/103" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00389_healy_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/104" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00390_kelleher_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/105" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00391_crean_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/106" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00392_mckeon_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/107" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00393_twomey_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/108">CFP_SR00394_stleger_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/3">CFP_SR00395_speight_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/109" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00396_lane_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/110" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00397_obrienoleary_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/111" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00398_jones_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/112" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00399_saville_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/113" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00400_magnier_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/114">CFP_SR00401_marshall_2010</a>;<a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/115" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> CFP_SR00402_marshall_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/116">CFP_SR00403_murphy_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/117">CFP_SR00404_prout_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/118">CFP_SR00405_walsh_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/119" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00406_prout_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/120">CFP_SR00407_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/121" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00408_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/122" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00409_leahy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/123" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00411_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/124" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00412_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/125" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00413_finn_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/126" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00414_ohorgain_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/127" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00415_oconnell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/128" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00416_sheehy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/129" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00417_mcloughlin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/130" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00418_gerety_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/131" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00419_kelleher_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/132" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00420_byrne_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/133" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00421_cronin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/134" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00422_ohuigin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/135" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00423_meacle_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/136" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00424_horgan_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/137" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00425_lyons_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/138" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00427_goulding_2011</a>; CFP_SR00491_fitzgerald_2013. Heritage Week 2011: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/139" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00429_casey_201</a>1; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/140" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00430_tomas_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/141" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00431_newman_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/142" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00432_stillwell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/143" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00433_oconnell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/144" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00434_lane_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/145" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00435_montgomery-mcconville_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/146" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00436_ocallaghan_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/147" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00437_corcoran_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/148">CFP_SR00438_jones_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00439_ohuigin_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/149" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00440_mccarthy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/150" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00441_crowley_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/151" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00442_obrien_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/152" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00443_jones_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/153" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00444_mcgillicuddy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/154" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00445_delay_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/155" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00446_murphy_2011</a>; Video Interview: CFP_VR00486_speight_2014 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 58 .wav Files 1 .mov File Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Jim Horgan Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Richard Clare Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 76min 10sec Location The location of the interview Farranferris, Cork Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data .wav Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 24bit / 48kHz Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound 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 RC: Have you ever come across any theatre superstitions in your time? JH: Oh yes plenty you know theatre is full of superstitions. I suppose you know most people involved in theatre for any length of time would be aware of them and it’s not that they are particularly Irish in nature or in Cork for that matter I think they are just in theatre generally. So there are the usual ones, you never whistle you know it’s bad luck that’s what we’re trying to avoid. We are trying to avoid the bad luck but you never whistle in a dressing room and if you do you have to go outside the door, turn around 3 times and then come back in. And I’ve had to do that (laughs) many times because you just forget you know especially if you're involved in musical and you might start whistling one of the tunes and everybody would go “Outside the door!” and turn around. So there’s that one the obvious one you’d never wish anybody good luck you always say “Break a leg”. I don’t know where that came from, I’m sure somebody knows but one of those things you just never do you know? You just say “break a leg”. The other ones that I’ve come across over the years would be that you never say the name of the “Scottish play” as it’s called, Shakespeare’s Scottish play. RC: Mmm. JH: No, no I won’t say it but it’s..I know why you don’t say that because I did read up on it and it’s simply that in those times when Shakespeare’s plays were you know being toured around in theatres that when they weren’t doing very well they needed a hit. They would always roll out the Scottish play because it was a guaranteed hit because people loved it and it was full of gore and witches and everything else. So they would always roll that out so it’s not that the play its self is unlucky it’s just that if you're doing it, it’s a sign that the theatre group or company isn’t doing very well so that’s why it has this tag of being an unlucky play. RC: But you still won’t say it. JH: Still won’t say it because I’m in a theatre at the moment and I’m not going to say it here but no you’d avoid saying that. What else is there? Trying to think now there’s a lot more. Oh, you never give…you give flowers to the leading lady but you never give them before the show, before the show opens because again it’s bad luck because if you like the leading lady hasn’t earned them at that stage. You would give them immediately after the show but never before because it’s bad luck. So there’s, there’s lots of things like that, that you just don’t do you know? And it’s not that I’d be in any other aspect of my life that superstitious but when it comes to theatre I just adhere to the traditions you know? And these are the traditions, so it’s part of what you do and I suppose it’s out of respect as well for the theatre traditions that are there and to continue them you know? RC: You would view it more as a tradition than a superstition maybe? JH: Well I suppose it’s mixed because again even though as I said for me it’s the traditional side of theatre. I still will you know if necessary go out and turn around 3 times and come back in. RC: Even if no one tells you too? JH: Even if no one tells me too you know I still will because theatre is you know that sort of profession where fear goes along with it and fear is an interregnal part of it. You know the fear of will I remember my lines, will I make a fool of myself or will it go, will it be accepted? So and that fear is necessary to have an acceptable performance, you need some level of nerves. So it’s an interregnal part of it and people involved in theatre just live with fear and thankfully it only relates to when we’re in the theatre but the fear is there and the traditions the superstitions if you like that raise their heads every so often are part of that. That if we don’t it this way then it won’t be as good as it could. The last show I was involved in it was funny to see backstage the people all had their little rituals you know and again it’s part of the rehearsal thing that we do. Everything is repetition, everything is getting it right down to the last detail and people had their little rituals where they’d have everything in its place in the dressing room and you know God forbid if you moved it you know that’s the place for it and that’s where it is. Then you’d have people walking up and down backstage pacing because that’s what they do just getting into the role. There are little things that you know are technical things that we need to do as actors before performance and part of that is trying to loosen up the face, the muscles in around the mouth so there are little exercises that we can do which sort of stretch the mouth into you know very contorted shapes at times and I remember one instant where there was an actor in the wings doing these contorted faces and the exercises and someone thought they were actually having a heart attack because it was so strange looking but these are the things unless your involved with theatre you do think they are very strange but anyone involved in theatre thinks it’s quite normal you know so it does have it’s own quirks but yea I mean even though we accept that the fear will always be there and should be always there we're still quite happy to do you know because it is it’s very fulfilling at the end of the day. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jim Horgan: Pouladuff, Theatre, Superstitions Subject The topic of the resource Life History: Description An account of the resource Jim (born 1960) grew up in Croaghtamore Cottages, Pouladuff. His father was a draughtsman with Cork City Council. He was also an amateur film-maker, who made films with Jim and his siblings as actors. Some films required significant splicing by hand. His mother acted in the community as a kind of unofficial welfare worker. Jim became a photographer and graphic designer. He later became a fashion photographer, shooting models for the Fidelma Supple Agency in Cork. As a graphic designer for Musgraves, he designed fliers by hand in the days before computers were used. He recalls the introduction of computers and new technology. As a teenager, he preferred reading to sports and made great use of the library. Croaghtamore Cottages had been built on the site of a market garden, and the soil allowed him to conduct some amateur archaeology; he found old clay smoking pipes. After leaving school he became involved in amateur drama and theatre, firstly with the Penny Youth Theatre; he was also involved with CAT (Cork Arts Theatre) and the Blackrock Players. He talks about theatre superstitions. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9 October 2012 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewee: Jim Horgan Interviewer: Richard Clare Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CFP_SR00424_horgan_2012 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork, Ireland, 1960s-2000s Relation A related resource <div class="element-text"> <div class="element-text">Other Interviews in the Colection: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00387_sheehan_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00388_sheehan_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/103" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00389_healy_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/104" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00390_kelleher_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/105" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00391_crean_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/106" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00392_mckeon_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/107" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00393_twomey_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/108">CFP_SR00394_stleger_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/3">CFP_SR00395_speight_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/109" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00396_lane_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/110" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00397_obrienoleary_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/111" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00398_jones_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/112" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00399_saville_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/113" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00400_magnier_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/114">CFP_SR00401_marshall_2010</a>;<a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/115" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> CFP_SR00402_marshall_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/116">CFP_SR00403_murphy_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/117">CFP_SR00404_prout_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/118">CFP_SR00405_walsh_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/119" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00406_prout_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/120">CFP_SR00407_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/121" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00408_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/122" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00409_leahy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/123" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00411_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/124" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00412_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/125" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00413_finn_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/126" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00414_ohorgain_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/127" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00415_oconnell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/128" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00416_sheehy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/129" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00417_mcloughlin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/130" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00418_gerety_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/131" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00419_kelleher_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/132" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00420_byrne_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/133" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00421_cronin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/134" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00422_ohuigin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/135" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00423_meacle_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/137" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00425_lyons_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/138" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00427_goulding_2011</a>; CFP_SR00491_fitzgerald_2013. Heritage Week 2011: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/139" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00429_casey_201</a>1; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/140" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00430_tomas_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/141" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00431_newman_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/142" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00432_stillwell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/143" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00433_oconnell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/144" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00434_lane_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/145" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00435_montgomery-mcconville_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/146" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00436_ocallaghan_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/147" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00437_corcoran_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/148">CFP_SR00438_jones_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00439_ohuigin_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/149" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00440_mccarthy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/150" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00441_crowley_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/151" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00442_obrien_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/152" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00443_jones_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/153" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00444_mcgillicuddy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/154" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00445_delay_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/155" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00446_murphy_2011</a>; Video Interview: CFP_VR00486_speight_2014</div> <div class="element-text"> Published Material: O’Carroll, Clíona (2011) ‘The Cork Memory Map’, Béascna 7: 184-188. O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Cork Memory Map: an update on CFP’s Online Project’, The Archive 16: 14. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/archive16.pdf">https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF</a> Dee, Stephen and O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Sound Excerpts: Interviews from Heritage Week’, The Archive 16: 15-17. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/archive16.pdf">https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF</a> O'Carrol, Clíona (2014) 'The children's perspectives: Place-centred interviewing and multiple diversified livelihood strategies in Cork city, 1935-1960'. Béaloideas - The Journal of Folklore of Ireland Society, 82: 45-65. The Curious Ear/Documentary on One (Cork City Memory Map) <a href="http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2011/0816/646858-curious-ear-doconone-cork-city-memory-map/">http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2011/0816/646858-curious-ear-doconone-cork-city-memory-map/</a></div> </div> <div class="element-text"> To view the Cork Memory Map Click <a href="https://corkfolklore.org/memory-map/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Here</a></div> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 1 .wav File Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s Amateur Dramatics Blackrock Players Cinema Cork Arts Theatre Fidelma Supple Agency Home Movies Jim Horgan Musgraves Penny Youth Theatre Pouladuff Road Social Care Theatre https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/b263c34085afa8b5d23cb27a6bc5d955.jpg fa8b6eafa8848bd662be79c0d3666648 https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/60d3e96b4e94aa24ed86297779b7a849.mp3 b3f8f1220f68df5bf4e3a87c716af965 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Cork Memory Map Collection Subject The topic of the resource A place-based interviewing project exploring everyday life in Cork City, with excerpts disseminated on a series of online digital maps. Description An account of the resource A place-based interviewing project exploring everyday life in Cork City, with excerpts disseminated on a series of online digital maps. In 2010, the Cork Folklore Project initiated a new collection and dissemination project, entitled the Cork Memory Map. We wished to step up our interviewing programme and enhance public access to our holdings through the creation of an online map of stories and memories. A central concern in this initial stage was to keep our research agenda as open as possible in terms of generating accounts of everyday life in the city down through the years. As we were not carrying out topic-focussed interviews (in contrast to previous projects on topics such as song in the Northside, drag hunting and occupational lore), the place-based focus enabled us to explore everyday life at different stages of interviewees’ life histories, remaining open to cues from the interviewees while maintaining a sense of direction and purpose for all involved. The fact that the interviews were structured around memories of place, rather than taking the form of life history interviews, also had an impact on the material gathered. The initial phase of interviewing was carried out in the main with older residents of Cork City, Ireland, who grew up in the city centre or adjacent suburbs and who were born between 1929 and 1950. Lasting between 45 minutes and two hours, individual interviews in the Memory Map project tend to follow a similar pattern. A description of the interviewee’s childhood neighbourhood is followed by a succession of ‘grand tour’ questions about daily routines, work and play within the neighbourhood. Places important or familiar to interviewees were explored, as were routes habitually taken through the landscape. This narrative base was used as a springboard for using cues provided by the interviewees as the basis for follow-up questions on significant people and activities mentioned. A sub-collection of shorter interviews was generated during Heritage Week (20-28 August) 2011. The Cork Folklore Project, in collaboration with Civic Trust House, launched the Memory Map Project with an exhibition and collection event throughout the week. Visitors to the exhibition were invited to ‘put themselves on the map’ through short interviews. The Memory Map also featured in a ten-minute Curious Ear documentary broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 during Heritage Week, and available as a podcast (The Curious Ear/Documentary on One (Cork City Memory Map) http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2011/0816/646858-curious-ear-doconone-cork-city-memory-map/). The bulk of the interviews were carried out between July and December 2010 (21 interviews), with 9 full-length interviews carried out in the second half of 2011, along with 18 shorter interviews carried out during heritage week, 23-27 August 2011, and 9 interviews in the second half of 2012. 1 video interview was carried out in January 2014 with Memory Map interviewee Pat Speight. The design for the map and supporting database design was carried out by Cheryl Donaghue (UCC) as project work for an MSc in Interactive Media, with assistance from Colin Mac Hale. The Project received support for the further technical development of the map from the Irish Heritage Council in 2012. The map itself has undergone various iterations, the most recent being its preparation for use on the Omeka platform by the CFP team and PhD candidate Penny Johnston in 2016/2017. Existing and subsequent interviews from the CFP collections have also been utilised for the online mapping dissemination project: the interviews designated as ‘memory map’ interviews are those carried out specifically with the map in mind from 2010 onwards. Support: This project was supported by the Heritage Council of Ireland in the Heritage Education Community and Outreach grant scheme, 2012, and also received support from the Cork City Council Community Grants Scheme. For further description and discussion of the Cork Memory Map project, see: O’Carroll, Clíona (2011) ‘The Cork Memory Map’, Béascna 7: 184-188. O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Cork Memory Map: an update on CFP’s Online Project’, The Archive 16: 14. https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF Dee, Stephen and O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Sound Excerpts: Interviews from Heritage Week’, The Archive 16: 15-17. https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF Clíona O'Carroll (2014) 'The children's perspectives: Place-centred interviewing and multiple diversified livelihood strategies in Cork city, 1935-1960'. Béaloideas - The Journal of Folklore of Ireland Society, 82: 45-65. To view the Cork Memory Map Click <a href="https://corkfolklore.org/memory-map/">Here</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2010 - 2013 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork, Ireland, 1930s - 2010s, Relation A related resource O’Carroll, Clíona (2011) ‘The Cork Memory Map’, Béascna 7: 184-188. O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Cork Memory Map: an update on CFP’s Online Project’, The Archive 16: 14. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/archive16.pdf">https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF</a> Dee, Stephen and O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Sound Excerpts: Interviews from Heritage Week’, The Archive 16: 15-17. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/archive16.pdf">https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF</a> O'Carrol, Clíona (2014) 'The children's perspectives: Place-centred interviewing and multiple diversified livelihood strategies in Cork city, 1935-1960'. Béaloideas - The Journal of Folklore of Ireland Society, 82: 45-65. The Curious Ear/Documentary on One (Cork City Memory Map) <a href="http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2011/0816/646858-curious-ear-doconone-cork-city-memory-map/">http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2011/0816/646858-curious-ear-doconone-cork-city-memory-map/</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Audio; Video Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewees: Breda Sheehan (2 Interviews); Geraldine Healy: Johnny 'Chris' Kelleher; Marie Crean; James 'Jim' Mckeon; Brenda Twomey (RA); Breda St Leger; Pat Speight (1 Audio, 1 Video); Sean Lane; Pat O'Brien (O'Leary); Eileen Jones; Pat Saville; Noel Magnier; Mary Marshall; Paddy Marshall; Denis Murphy: Helen Prout (2 Interviews); Donie Walsh; Margaret Newman (4 Interviews); Kevin Leahy; Marie Finn; Pádraig Ó'Horgáin; Michael O Connell; Mary Sheehy; Bernie McLoughlin; Derrick Gerety; Peggy Kelleher; Sandra Byrne (RA); Noreen Cronin; Liam Ó h-Uigín (2 Interviews); Nicole Meacle; Una Lyons; Helen Goulding; Bernard Casey; Dragan Tomas; Pete Newman (Duffy); Brenda Stillwell; Creena O'Connell; Joseph Lane; Mary Montgomery McConville; Michael (Mick) O'Callaghan; Phil Corcoran; Thomas Jones (2 Interviews); Patricia (Pat) McCarthy; Fergal Crowley; Pat O'Brien; Tony McGillicuddy; Alice Delay; Barry Murphy; Patrick Fitzgerald Interviewers: Breda Sheehan (6 Interviews); Gráinne McGee (7 Interviews); Cliona O'Carroll (12 Interviews); Stephen Dee (3 Interviews); Geraldine Healy (2 Interviews); Michael Daly; Helen Kelly (6 Interviews); Gearoid Ó'Donnell (6 Interviews); Tom Doig (2 Interviews) John Elliot (3 Interviews); Alvina Cassidy; Eanna Heavey: Majella Murphy; Mark Wilkins; Richard Clare; Louise Ahern; Ian Stephenson; Annmarie McIntyre; Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Catalogue Numbers: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00387_sheehan_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00388_sheehan_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/103" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00389_healy_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/104" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00390_kelleher_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/105" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00391_crean_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/106" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00392_mckeon_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/107" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00393_twomey_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/108">CFP_SR00394_stleger_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/3">CFP_SR00395_speight_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/109" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00396_lane_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/110" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00397_obrienoleary_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/111" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00398_jones_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/112" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00399_saville_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/113" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00400_magnier_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/114">CFP_SR00401_marshall_2010</a>;<a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/115" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> CFP_SR00402_marshall_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/116">CFP_SR00403_murphy_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/117">CFP_SR00404_prout_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/118">CFP_SR00405_walsh_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/119" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00406_prout_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/120">CFP_SR00407_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/121" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00408_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/122" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00409_leahy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/123" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00411_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/124" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00412_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/125" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00413_finn_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/126" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00414_ohorgain_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/127" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00415_oconnell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/128" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00416_sheehy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/129" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00417_mcloughlin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/130" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00418_gerety_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/131" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00419_kelleher_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/132" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00420_byrne_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/133" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00421_cronin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/134" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00422_ohuigin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/135" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00423_meacle_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/136" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00424_horgan_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/137" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00425_lyons_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/138" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00427_goulding_2011</a>; CFP_SR00491_fitzgerald_2013. Heritage Week 2011: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/139" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00429_casey_201</a>1; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/140" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00430_tomas_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/141" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00431_newman_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/142" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00432_stillwell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/143" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00433_oconnell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/144" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00434_lane_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/145" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00435_montgomery-mcconville_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/146" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00436_ocallaghan_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/147" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00437_corcoran_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/148">CFP_SR00438_jones_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00439_ohuigin_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/149" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00440_mccarthy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/150" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00441_crowley_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/151" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00442_obrien_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/152" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00443_jones_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/153" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00444_mcgillicuddy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/154" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00445_delay_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/155" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00446_murphy_2011</a>; Video Interview: CFP_VR00486_speight_2014 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 58 .wav Files 1 .mov File Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Gráinne McGee Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Jim McKeon Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 117min 19sec Location The location of the interview Bishopstown, Cork Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data .wav Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 24bit / 48kHz Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound 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 J M: Oh yeah, yeah, the old Mangle Field was, was, I think the Mangle Field was a huge part in my life. You know there was so many things happened there. Like it was the centre of my life, really. You know it was just a dirty old -- there was nettles at the side of it, a big hole in the middle, but we just were there day and night, whatever sport was in, rugby, cycling whatever like. The Mangle Field was huge. They would be huge. I mean all the, all the right-hand side of Gurranabraher like, which is all houses now, they were all fields. There was, opposite my house was a place called the dump. There was a flat field on top of it and then going up then in stages, tiered, there were two or three em fields which where -- everybody was playing football and hurling all the time. Now Leary’s Field is still there, that’s up further in the top of Fairhill, like the right-hand side of Churchfield, eh that’s still there, yeah. The Fairfield is there still, yeah. That, that was always there, because that’s how obviously Fairhill got its name. ‘Twas a huge hill, on up the Fairfield. Eh it’s not used that often really. The other ones would be em [pause] it’s hard to say. The only other thing with all the boxing clubs and things like that, they’re all gone now a long, long time, you know? Em, the only other thing that we missed was em, we called it Bonty’s, ‘twas kind of a big bog, boggish field. Eh where Valley Drive is now, past where my house was, there was all em plots. Em we were all given plots by the corporation, you’d have a little plot you know and you grew spuds there. ‘Twas a very -- it has come back in again now actually. And I remember on a Saturday, I would bring up a em, what they -- a gally, a billy can of tea to my father and a couple of slices of bread, and he’d be, he’d be digging the spuds or, or I’d be helping him you know. But they were all em, that’s all plot land and there was all water seeping, it’s still seeping down there, coming up along the side of the road, because that stream was coming all the way down. The stream, the same stream, well it came out where we learnt to swim and where all the rats and bottles and dead pups were, you know? It flows all the way down underneath Fairhill, down onto the Watercourse Road and out under by the, by the, by the Opera House. It comes out there and that joins up with the Watercourse Road then coming in from Blackpool. Eh with the Watercourse Road again, that’s why ‘twas named em -- that’s all completely gone now like, all Churchfield, all the right-hand side of Gurranabraher, Columcille Road, all em, all em -- I’m saying new houses, the new houses are probably there fifty years, you know? That’s all gone. There was a lot of playing fields around the place, the North Monastery is still there, I think anyway. Although I, I have a feeling those fields are gone now, they’re taken up by, by clubs like St Vincents and, and eh Maybe Father O Leary’s and em Castleview soccer team, I think they’re all taken up. ‘Cause they were belong to the North Monastery. There was maybe eight or ten hurling pitches. G M Right. J M I’ve a feeling they’re all gone, you know? So like I mean, it was, where I lived was practically out in the country. ‘Twas on the verge of the country anyway, you know when you come up to Wolfe Tone Street there, the start of Fairhill, there was fields all over the place you know that’s -- F-Fairhill ended the city if you know what I mean. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James 'Jim' McKeon: Northside, Sport, Writing, Subject The topic of the resource Life History: Description An account of the resource Jim (b. 1940s) remembers that his father worked for the railways and had a tied cottage in an area known as Kilbarry Cottages, or Railway Cottages. Then the family moved to Paddock House, Fairhill. The house was at the top of Washbrew Lane, and came with 2 or 3 acres. Jim remembers the Eucharistic Procession, when the fire brigade hosed down the lane and women scrubbed the street clean. There was a well at the top of the lane called Fahy’s Well. He tells another story about a woman who called into a shop to borrow a wedding ring on her wedding day. How animals were maltreated. Boxing was a popular sport because there was no costs involved. They played all sorts of sports and games, including “kiss and torture” and “spin the bottle”. He describes a pervasive fear of authority. He loved school and won a prize every week there. He went to school in Blackpool and appreciated his teacher, Cal Herlihy, who instilled a love of theatre and astronomy. He was very shy as a child and young adult. He was working in the Post office, but he developed a love of theatre and became an actor and writer. Jim talks about the writing process. His love for the work of Frank O’Connor and his writing a biography of him. Working as a telegram boy for the Post Office. In the Post office you could secretly do other activities. Youghal as a holiday destination. Areas of the Northside that have changed over time. His mother wrote and read letter for Travellers. He talks about two “shop houses” (or house shops), where a room in an ordinary house was used as a small shop for essential goods. His mother’s house shop sold “brus”, a confectionery mixture made from broken sweets. The difficulties of learning painting; of writing and of performing. Working life at the Post Office. Handling large sums of money, with no security. He talks about the character of Cork and Cork people. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 28 July 2010 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewee: Jim McKeon Interviewer: Gráinne McGee Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CFP_SR00392_mckeon_2010 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork, Ireland, 1930s-2000s Relation A related resource <div class="element-text">Other Interviews in the Colection: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00387_sheehan_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00388_sheehan_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/103" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00389_healy_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/104" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00390_kelleher_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/105" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00391_crean_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/107" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00393_twomey_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/108">CFP_SR00394_stleger_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/3">CFP_SR00395_speight_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/109" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00396_lane_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/110" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00397_obrienoleary_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/111" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00398_jones_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/112" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00399_saville_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/113" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00400_magnier_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/114">CFP_SR00401_marshall_2010</a>;<a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/115" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> CFP_SR00402_marshall_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/116">CFP_SR00403_murphy_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/117">CFP_SR00404_prout_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/118">CFP_SR00405_walsh_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/119" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00406_prout_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/120">CFP_SR00407_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/121" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00408_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/122" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00409_leahy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/123" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00411_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/124" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00412_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/125" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00413_finn_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/126" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00414_ohorgain_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/127" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00415_oconnell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/128" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00416_sheehy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/129" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00417_mcloughlin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/130" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00418_gerety_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/131" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00419_kelleher_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/132" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00420_byrne_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/133" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00421_cronin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/134" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00422_ohuigin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/135" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00423_meacle_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/136" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00424_horgan_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/137" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00425_lyons_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/138" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00427_goulding_2011</a>; CFP_SR00491_fitzgerald_2013. Heritage Week 2011: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/139" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00429_casey_201</a>1; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/140" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00430_tomas_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/141" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00431_newman_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/142" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00432_stillwell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/143" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00433_oconnell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/144" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00434_lane_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/145" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00435_montgomery-mcconville_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/146" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00436_ocallaghan_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/147" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00437_corcoran_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/148">CFP_SR00438_jones_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00439_ohuigin_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/149" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00440_mccarthy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/150" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00441_crowley_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/151" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00442_obrien_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/152" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00443_jones_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/153" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00444_mcgillicuddy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/154" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00445_delay_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/155" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00446_murphy_2011</a>; Video Interview: CFP_VR00486_speight_2014</div> <div class="element-text"> Published Material: O’Carroll, Clíona (2011) ‘The Cork Memory Map’, Béascna 7: 184-188. O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Cork Memory Map: an update on CFP’s Online Project’, The Archive 16: 14. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/archive16.pdf">https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF</a> Dee, Stephen and O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Sound Excerpts: Interviews from Heritage Week’, The Archive 16: 15-17. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/archive16.pdf">https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF</a> O'Carrol, Clíona (2014) 'The children's perspectives: Place-centred interviewing and multiple diversified livelihood strategies in Cork city, 1935-1960'. Béaloideas - The Journal of Folklore of Ireland Society, 82: 45-65. The Curious Ear/Documentary on One (Cork City Memory Map) <a href="http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2011/0816/646858-curious-ear-doconone-cork-city-memory-map/">http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2011/0816/646858-curious-ear-doconone-cork-city-memory-map/</a></div> To view the Cork Memory Map Click <a href="https://corkfolklore.org/memory-map/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Here</a> Click <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/cmm/neatline/fullscreen/cork-memory-map#records/11">here</a> to access Jim's entry on the Memory Map Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 1 .wav File Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 2000s Animals Brus Cal Herlihy Cork Eucharistic Procession Fahy’s Well Frank O’Connor House Shops Jim McKeon Kilbarry Cottages Northside Paddock Hill Paddock House Travellers Working life Youghal https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/b4c9bbb32d410d6ac4e7758f0ac954b7.jpg 84ab4ede9d5baef4d8dbb60bb8e18e9a https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/ec2b7f98a1468a5cde9d07d425990ea1.mp3 c4a9c6a1d59e2e1423bc33ec2e0c3533 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Life Journeys: Living Folklore in Ireland Today Subject The topic of the resource Life history interviews from the inhabitants of Cork city's Northside. Description An account of the resource 27 oral history interviews focusing on the life of Cork city's Northsiders. This interviews in this collection were used in the Cork Folklore Project's (then the Northside Folklore Project) first book; Life Journeys: Living Folklore in Ireland Today. The book, published in 1999, was compiled and edited by former Cork Folklore Project researcher Stephen Hunter. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996-2001 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewees: Willy Good; Margaret Farmer; Eileen O'Sullivan; Tina Noonan; Michael Murphy; Sheila Dalton; Eibhlis deBarra; Denis P. Long; Catherine McCarthy; Helen Donovan; Billy McCarthy; Maria Lopez; Nicholas Hennessy; John Connolly; Liam Foley; John Collins; Jack Byrne; Thomas McCarthy; Rev John Farris; Brother Higgins; Mary Healy; Helen Prout; Eddie Daly; Alan Kennefick; Kay Dunne; George Glendon; Colin Rynne: Interviewers: Stephen Hunter (16); Caroline Crowley (4); Caroline Cronin (3); Lorraine Cahalane (1); Catherine Fray (1); Valarie Kelly-Curtain (1); Liam Hurley (1); Martin O'Mahony (1): Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CFP_SR00002_good_1996; CFP_SR00104_farmer & osullivan_1997; CFP_SR00127_mccarthy_1998; CFP_SR00134_noonan_1998; CFP_SR00140_murphy_1998; CFP_SR00154_dalton_1998; CFP_SR00176_debarra_1997; CFP_SR00177_long_1998; CFP_SR00181_farmer,mccarthy & donovan _1997: Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork, Ireland: 20th Century Relation A related resource Published Material: Hunter, Stephen (1999), Life Journeys: Living Folklore in Ireland Today, Cork: The Northside Folklore Project. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Audio Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .wav Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Jack Byrne Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Stephen Hunter Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 93min 48sec Location The location of the interview Grange, Douglas, Cork Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Cassette Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound S H: And I suppose you saw Christy Ring play on many occasions. J B: Many, many occasions. S H: What do you think, do you think he was one of the greatest of all hurlers? J B: He was, no doubt, he was, he was simply a marvel. But there were many other great players too. Ring had -- S H: Did you meet him? J B: Funny, I met him once and, an unusual occasion, one famous match in Thurles in 1944 and there was no transport in Ireland during the War. And we went to Thurles, we cycled to Thurles, three of us, the two chaps I told you about earlier and myself, three of us cycled to Thurles. We left Cork early Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock and we stayed in Cashel that Saturday night, on to Thurles on Sunday morning. And one of these chaps, Sean Norton, he’s still alive, he was working in Suttons. Suttons had a big store on the South Mall at the time. And Christy Ring was driving a lorry for Williams in Midleton, and he used to come into Sutton's collecting stuff or delivering stuff, one or the other, probably both, but Sean knew him from coming into Suttons, and we were in Thurles on that Sunday morning and we met Christy Ring. J B: And we were only 18, 19, Christy was a couple of years older. And Sean knew him and we spoke to Christy Ring on that Sunday morning and just for five, ten minutes and he went away from us then. And that same day he scored a marvellous goal to win the game for Cork. J B: He did, he did. and he ran fifty yards solo run and scored a great goal. S H: And what do you think were his greatest attributes as a player? J B: Well he was an unusual man. Every game he played, no matter what the occasion, big or small, I would say every fibre of his being went into that game. J B: No matter what it was. And he was more determined than anybody else. And of course, he excelled in all parts of the game then you know, striking, lifting, hitting, everything, he excelled in everything, he was a truly marvellous man. But it was his, just his grim determination to get the ball you know, I think that singled him out above everybody else. S H: Yeah. Did he have a great tactical sense of the game? J B: Oh he had. He had. But that came with advancing years then. But there were three different Christy Rings. His career spanned a long time and for the first eight, nine years he was a beautiful young hurler, truly a joy to watch, and he suffered a lot in that time from close marking and by close -- I would say nasty marking. And then for the second period, he was a hard man, he gave back what he got, just as hard as he got he gave back and these were his great days, he was a truly marvellous man then. And then for his third period he to use your rugby cliché, he got his retaliation in first. J B: Yeah. He was, he was -- S H Turned mean? J B: Mm, he was. You had three different Rings. And I mean you hear older people now, of course, only old people remember Ring now, and depending on what county you came from or what club you supported, they remember the Ring that suits their own point of view. S H: Yeah. J B: But there were three. S H: And do you think despite that like obviously he had to develop a certain level of aggression to survive I suppose but, and succeed, but was he basically a fair player? J B: Oh he was, he was. S H: A clean player? J B: He was. God, I saw him doing some wonderful things. In his dying days, you might say when he was on his last legs I saw him and the way he could chase after. I saw him doing this --- a ball going into the corner and he would chase after a fullback and the fullback would be younger and faster and the fullback would reach out and Ring would race out and then just 15 yards before the fullback got to the ball Ring would suddenly vary away from the ball and the fullback would get to the ball and he’d hit it out and Ring would be waiting out 15 yards to catch the fullback’s and score, and I saw him doing that on a couple, what, on at least two occasions. S H: Yeah? Just on instinct really Ability to read the play? J B: Twas, 'twas the look on the fullback’s face. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jack Byrne: Blackpool, World War Two, Sports Subject The topic of the resource Life History; Description An account of the resource 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 and grew up on Scoura Hill. (Jack believes the term is a corruption of an Irish word, translating as Hungry Hill.) His father’s mother had a shop at Wherland’s Lane until 1922. He mentions the Bride River and a walk along it called Debtor’s Walk where people who owed money could travel without being seen. He talks briefly about the ghost known as the Foxy Lady, which may have been the image of a young woman killed by machinery in the Sunbeam flax mill. His father served in the British army and he says his neighbourhood had many ex-servicemen; he muses on people’s attitude to the Second World War, and on Irish neutrality. He liked hurling and soccer and recalls cycling to Thurles in 1944 to see a match, and meeting Christy Ring. He describes Ring’s playing. There was no car or public transport during the war, and he recalls that 10,000 Cork people cycled to Fermoy for a match in 1943. After school, he was unemployed for a year before finding work at the Sunbeam plant. Jack retired in 1988. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 20 May 1999 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewee: Jack Byrne Interviewer: Stephen Hunter Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CFP_SR00264_byrne_1999 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ireland; Cork; 1900s Relation A related resource Published Material: Hunter, Stephen (1999), Life Journeys: Living Folklore in Ireland Today, Cork: The Northside Folklore Project Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .wav Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Christy Ring Debtor’s Walk Emigration Foxy Lady Hurling Jack Byrne Scoura Hill Sunbeam The Emergency World War II https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/d94a43c85512c76e21fd630524588787.jpg f1fb10522c73c329dbbd036a035b4605 https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/66a0e60788850f595effed8ecfb5cbde.mp3 e581e62ba0589968febd8de540005d7d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stonemason Oral History Project Subject The topic of the resource Life History; Occupational Lore; Trades; Description An account of the resource This collection consists of 14 interviews with 12 people (11 male stonemasons and one female family member). It was carried out between November 2015 and April 2017 and documents the experiences of stonemasons based in Cork throughout the twentieth century. The interviews were carried out by CFP Researcher Michael Moore, himself a qualified stonemason. The collection explores the occupational and social context of stonemasonry; work practices, the social context, occupational lore, the secret language Bearlager na Saor and family ties. Most of the interviews are focused on the mid to late twentieth century with some stories and histories dating back to the eighteenth century This project’s second interviewee, Jim Fahy of the Cork Mason’s Historical Society, was inspired to include an oral history element to his ongoing research and documentation of stonemasonry, and this material is being accessioned to the CFP. Michael Moore characterized the project as an attempt to capture a snapshot of the lives and voices of stonemasons and ‘to record their insular world for posterity’, pointing out that ‘There is a need to document the living tradition of stonemasonry by recording people who work or have worked in masonry, particularly those born into it as part of familial ties.’ (Moore, 2016: 8). Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2015-2017 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewer: Michael Moore Interviewees: Murty O'Sullivan; Jim Fahy; Joe Fahy; John Steele; Dan Jones; Joseph Fahy; Mary O'Sullivan; Jack Johnson; Mary O'Sullivan; Thomas Lysaght; Patrick Varian; Patrick Cooney; Tom McCarthy; Edward Buckley. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/178" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00565_osullivan_2015;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/179" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00566_fahy_2015;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/180" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00569_fahy_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/181" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00570_steele_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/182" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00574_jones_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/183" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00577_fahy_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/184" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00581_osullivan_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/185" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00583_johnson_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/186" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00589_lysaght_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/193" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00590_varian_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/194" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00595_Jones_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/195" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00609_Cooney_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/196" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00610_McCarthy_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/197" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00611_Buckley_2017:</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ireland; Cork; 1700s; 1800s; 1900s; 2000s Relation A related resource Published material related to the collection: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Archive20-WebEdition.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Moore, Michael (2016) ‘A Tale of Two Masons’, The Archive Journal, Vol 20: 8-10. </a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English; Bearlager na Saor (Stonemasons Language) Type The nature or genre of the resource Audio Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 14 .wav files Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Jack Johnson Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Michael Moore Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 113min 06sec Location The location of the interview Cork City Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data .wav Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 24bit/48kHz Time Summary A summary of an interview given for different time stamps throughout the interview 0.00.00 - 0.03.07 Family background in the mason trade and his beginnings as a mason. Jack starts by speaking about his family’s background in masonry and how this led to him taking up the trade. He states that his Father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather before him were masons and that at that time you had to be the son of a mason before you could be taken into the union. He states that he started as a mason on the 20th of August 1945. He states that he lived in Monkstown close to the river and describes how himself and his Father, in order to get to work he used to row a boat across the river to Rushbrook and get the Cobh to Cork train and then walk from the station to Hartlands Avenue by the Lough. He says it would be gone past seven in the evening by the time he got home on account of there being no busses, this being at the end of the war. He says his working week was five and a half days for tuppence an hour which was seven and ten pence a week. Jack says he might have had half a crown for spending money which he states at the time was considered “a fair share” 0.03.09 - 0.04.08 Dances and social events at The Arc club. Jack describes The Arc (Arcadia) club by the railway station in Cork and how it cost a shilling at the time of him starting as a mason. He says he used to cycle there which would take him just over half an hour. He speaks of his enjoyment of the dances and how there used to be a lot of English bands playing there and how they used to mainly play jazz, tangos, slow waltzes and old-time waltzes. 0.04.12 - 0.05.15 Growing up in Monkstown and schooldays. Jack says he went to school in Monkstown till he was about 15 and then he went to The Passage Tech where he learned metalwork, woodwork, drawing etc. He states how he used to love working with his hands and how he always got 100 marks for the three aforementioned subjects. 0.05.21 - 0.06.38 Working at threshing. Jack describes how before he started as a mason when he was roughly 16 he used to work two and a half days at threshing which involved taking 200 weight bags of wheat from the thresher to the store. He describes this as the hardest work he ever did. He says he got this job through farmers who were family friends, The Callaghans of Millstown. 0.06.45 - 0.09.00 Starting as a mason. Working for Powers and injuring his finger. Jack states how when he started he worked for Powers Brothers. He remembers a Wednesday when he was dreaming of a football match that was due to be played for The County Final in Douglas that night when he was sent to cut a hole for the overflow in a sink unaware that a plasterer had put a stone into the open joint and plastered over it resulting in Jack injuring his finger with a four-pound hammer when his chisel struck the stone. He explains how Powers his employer came out and applied a makeshift bandage to his finger using a sheet and because Jack had no money he gave him a shilling for the bus. This injury resulted in him being out of work for three weeks and in his first week back he states that when he received his wages he had been docked a shilling. He says how at that time there was no wet time and if it was raining it meant you did not get paid. 0.09.03 - 0.10.16 Working for Pat Shea “The Gangster”. Co-worker John Falvey joining the British Army and being killed in Cyprus. Jack goes into detail about working for Pat Shea who was nicknamed “The Gangster”. He was working on a garage belonging to Pat Shea’s brother which was located by the old exchange. There was another mason by the name of John Falvey working with him there and when they took an hour off because of rain they were docked tuppence each. Because of this, John Falvey joined The British Army and he was killed one morning coming off sentry duty in Cyprus. This affected Jack and he used to state “He lost his life over tuppence”. Note: This was most likely to have been during the “Cyprus Emergency” of the ’50s. 0.10.26 - 0.13.32 Jack fired for standing up to foreman. Jack tells how he was working for “P.J.” at night helping in the building of a factory. He explains that he was the shop steward for the masons. He explains that they were having their break sometime in the middle of the night when the foreman Jimmy Donovan “came running around” and shouted at them to return to work. Jack pointed out that the break time was not up yet and admonished him for running around and giving out. Jack says that at first Jimmy Donovan denied it but in the end admitted it. Jack states that the following night he went down again and the following morning Jimmy Donovan told him he wouldn’t be going back to work that night and that the following day he would be starting a job in Togher. He says he was there three or four days before he “got the push”. He says he was sacked for standing up to the foreman because at this time “you couldn’t look crooked at them”. Jack thinks this happened in the early 50s. He also says that the masons who were there did not stand up for him because it was every man for himself and “God for us all” 0.13.30 - 0.16.10 Working in Dwyer’s factory. Masons “Bronco” Welsh and Joe Dynahan.” Bronco’s brother “The Whistler” and his part in 1916. Jack goes on to talk about working in Dwyer’s factory which was located on The Commons Road. He thinks the bricks he was working on here came from Holland and they were a foot long and about two and a half inches high. He goes on to talk about some of the other masons such as Jamie “Bronco“ Welsh and Jim Dynahan. Bronco was a brother in law to Murdered Lord Mayor McCurtain. Jack goes on to describe how Bronco, who was at least 70 years of age at the time and Joe were having an argument. He details how Bronco jumped down off the scaffold, took off his boots and called Joe Dynahan down to fight it out. In the end, they did not fight. Jack does not recall how Bronco got his nickname. He does recall that Bronco had a brother who was known as “The Whistler“ and who “fought in the post office in 1916“ in Dublin during the Easter Rising and is buried in the republican plot in St Finbars Cemetery. Jack does not know what Whistlers real name was and does not know any further details on his role in 1916. He says that Bronco never spoke of it. Jack does say that they were related to him 0.16.15 - 0.20.48 On Bronco making and selling tools. Masons pawning tools. Having a set of chisels stolen Jack goes on to say that Bronco used to make spirit levels which were about three feet long which he used to sell to other builders. He used to also make what was known as a “skutch“ which was a brick hammer with teeth. The teeth could be bought and slipped onto the hammer which was for dressing brick. Bronco used to make them out of the springs of a car. Jack says he never saw him making the tools and does not know if he had a shed or where he made them. The levels he made from timber and would buy the bubbles and put them in putty. Jack describes them as makeshift and that they might not last long but they’d “do a job for you“. Jack says this would have been the early 50’s. Jack goes on to describe how some masons he knew would pawn their tools on a Friday night and get them back again on a Monday morning which he says they did for money. He says that some of them would leave them there and Jack says he bought a “beautiful set of chisels“ plus other tools including a mallet which had been left in a pawnshop. He says he had them in his toolbox and somebody stole the set of chisels. He believes it was another mason who stole them. Note: Interview is interrupted by noise from the dryer leading to the door being closed. 0.20.50 - 0.23.18 Working for Crowley. Jack goes on to talk about his time working for a builder called Crowley who was based on Copley St. He describes when he was building a fireplace at the Boat Club in Blackrock. He says the bricks were six inches long by three inches by two inches and the bricks for the arch were all bullnosed. Jacks says he set up a banker for dressing the brick and that the bricks had to be slightly cut to follow the contour of the arch and Crowley came up to him and said that there was no need for that and to just put them in as they are. Jack replied to Crowley that he wanted that he would have to get someone else to do it and that he would not do a job like that and have thousands of people coming in and asking what “kabog“ [fool] did that. Crowley told him to carry on and walked away waving his hands and shaking his head. Jack goes on to recount that a few mornings later he almost had it finished and was brushing it down when Crowley came in with the engineer who asked to inspect the work and after doing so turned to Jack and told him it was a job he could feel proud of.Jack looked at Crowley and he could see him smiling but he didn’t say a word. He goes on to say that Crowley could be gruff at times and at other times he could have a heart of gold. 023.20 - 0.26.55 Injuring his foot on a job. On being told there was a big job coming up by Crowley. Jack describes a time when he was doing a job on a bank in Buttevant working for Crowley. It was a rainy day and he was knocking up a big gauge of concrete. The foreman Joe Ryan asked him to pack the concrete which he says was his job at the time. He went up to the top and the bucket of concrete was hauled up with a pulley. As he took hold of the bucket he stepped on a four-inch nail on an inch latte and it went through his foot. He pulled his leg off and blacked out, he was falling over the edge when the foreman caught him. He was seen to that night by the doctor who was staying in a nearby pub. The following morning Crowley came down, drove him home and came out every morning to drive him into the hospital for three days. Jack says this is something that wouldn’t happen now. He says that the doctor gave him an injection which took away the pain but when that wore off it was “torture“ when he was in bed with the clothes down on it. Jack goes on to recount when he was on a job on The Lower Road hanging a pair of sliding doors on a garage. He was there a couple of days and had it finished when Crowley asked him to stay there as he had nothing on at the moment but there was a big job coming up. Jack says he was there nearly six weeks without doing a stroke of work and in the finish, someone was sent to tell him he had to go as Crowley hadn’t gotten the job. Jack agrees that Crowley had a lot of time for him. He believes he worked for him for about a year. Note: At this point interview is interrupted after Jacks dog enters the room. 0.27.40 - 0.34.33 Crowley giving out about the quantity of work. On taking pride in his work and the low standards of today’s builders. On the importance of sewer work. Recalling sewer work jobs. Working on his own sewer. Jacks pride in his reputation as a mason. Jack describes how on a Monday morning how he was working on Pope Brothers garage Showroom on The Quay where there was a “big concrete head“ over the windows and he was building a block wall on top of it. He says Crowley came up and “was giving out stink“. Jack asked if there was something wrong with his work to which Crowley replied that “Oh no! “. “The quality is excellent but the quantity isn’t enough“. Jack replied that if he wanted quantity why didn’t he hire the mason whom he had working on the wall around the dog track who left so much mortar on the ground that it was necessary to have a man with a wheelbarrow to go around picking it after him. He compared this with his own work and said that there was not a trowel of mortar to be found on the ground where he was currently working. Crowley went off after that and a short while later the foreman told Jack to not take any notice of him and because he was the first person he met that morning and he just had to let off steam. Jack insists that he always took pride in his work. He says that nowadays builders have “cash registers for eyes“ and all they want is money. He says their attitude is to “throw it up and walk away“. He remembers going on a job where the houses were built and the sewers, manholes and garden walls were not done. He says he believes the sewer work was always the most important part of the house. He recalls a sewer job he did on a college in Rochestown where there were twelve urinals and twelve toilets going into the one manhole. He was doing another sewer job on Lovers Walk where the ground was very steep. He goes on to describe the sewer as being cascaded and there was a footfall in twenty feet with four-inch pipes. He says the manholes were fourteen feet deep. He says at the back of the manhole was a T-pipe, one part was going into the manhole and the other down behind it into the sewer. He says at that time the corporation would smoke test the sewers. He says the tests were carried out by a plumber named John Starkey who found three leaks which were in the T-pipes which were highly glazed. Jack mentions that he also did his own sewer at this time and sent out for it to be checked. The tester asked Jack if it was his job to which Jack replied that it was. The tester did not bother to test it as he did not deem it necessary. Jack describes this as an example of the esteem his work was held and says this made him very proud. 0.34.40 - 0.36.30 Building his own fireplace. Jack speaks of his fireplace which he built himself. It is described as having an arched brick. He says he was working in Irish Steel and he says they used firebricks in the ladles. The ladle he describes as being like a big cup and it would take about twelve hundred brick and could hold ninety ton of steel. He got the firebricks here. He cut them with a saw to fit in the arch. He says the three windows in his porch are bullseyes. He says while he was working on this one Sunday two masons came down and asked him how he did it. He told them to go back to school and learn how to do it. 0.36.35 - 0.37.58 On working with different materials. Jack says he worked with some stone, not too much. He says he did a fair bit of monumental stonework which involved broken pieces that came out of a stone yard. He says he worked on a wall in Lovers Walk and would a few bits of stonework now and then. He says out of brick, block and stone he liked working with brick the most. Jack goes on to say he liked stone but to his mind the people weren’t satisfied because it (the work) was too slow. 0.38.24 - 0.46.10 More on growing up in Monkstown. On ambitions of being a shipwright. Building an altar for Monkstown School. More on using the ferry to get to work. More on his father. Local priest Father Butts. Jacks red setter dog. Jack mentions that when he was growing up his main ambition was to become a shipwright like his Uncle. He says they were closer than any Father And Son. He says he did not get the job but someone else got it in the dockyard at Rushbrooke. He goes on to describe the job of shipwright as being a ships carpenter. Jack says he used to love working with timber. Returning to his time at Passage Tech he says he made an altar for The Monkstown School as a teacher wanted it for demonstration purposes for the religious half hour. He thinks that it still there in the school. He says he loved working with his hands. Jack returns to the subject of rowing to work in the ferry where they would row across every morning. Returning at night he would stand and shout and the ferryman would come over. Jack says he lived by the water until he was about 25. He goes on to describe a time when his father was doing a job on the house on The Strand Road in Monkstown where there lived a sister of General Michael Collins. A big ladder was needed and there were only two ladders in Monkstown that would do the job. One was Whites and their ladder was like “goalposts cut in two“ and the rounded at the sides. The other ladder was owned by the local priest Father Butts who had a two-piece ladder. Jacks father decided that this was lighter than Whites so that they would try him. Jack adds that he was not working at this time, he went along with his father to ask the priest. According to Jack what his father got was “a sermon“ on what would happen if he broke the ladder, who would pay for it, what would happen if he fell off and so forth. By the end, Jack says he could see his father get a bit edgy and adds that he was the kind of man who spoke his mind and it didn’t matter who he insulted or who he hurt “he said it out straight and that was it and that was it“. Jack’s father asked the priest “Father could you tell me what your sermon was last Sunday morning? “ Father Butts replied that at that moment he couldn’t. “Well, I’ll tell you. It was on charity and you have eff all of it“ was Jacks father’s reply. Jack says if the ground had swallowed him up he would have been happy and laughing, adds that they didn’t get the ladder. On being asked was it a big deal to stand up to a priest in those days Jack says it was “terrible“ and jokingly adds that in those days a priest could “turn you into a dog“. Jack goes on to recount another time he was at home and at this time they had a red setter dog and “there wasn’t a dog in Ireland would come near the place“ and “I never saw two cats like em“ [Jack may have been talking about two dogs they had]. He says there were two doors in the front of the house. The front door which was always open and a side door leading onto a small hallway. He describes this door opening, hearing a patter of feet followed by a howl. Father Butts then walked in and said: “I suppose I should have left the dog [his own] outside“. “You should Father” replied Jack “and you should have knocked before you came in, “ He said he thought his mother would drop dead. Jack goes on to say that Father Butts didn’t have much time for the working people and that if you had money “you were sound“. 0.46.18 - 0.47.30 Jack’s mother. Relations in West cork. Going to England. Jack talks a little about his mother who was from Dromore, Aughaveale just outside Bantry. He says they had relations, Driscoll’s who had a pub in Aughaveale. Jack moves on to say he went to England in 1956 at the age of 27. The reason he knows that is that his brother Ted was working there for a Canadian firm called Tiersons. [?] Note: At this point the interview is interrupted as Michael Moore is rung by Jim Fahey. 00.39-03.40 Part two of the interview: Starts after a 10 to 15-minute break. The beginnings of Jacks interest in fishing. Jacks membership of fishing clubs and representing Ireland in Germany. Jack speaks about fishing with his father from the age of eight from Monkstown Pier. He describes a shortcut to the pier through the wood which was owned by the manager of “The docks in Scotland”. He goes on to say how he joined three or four fishing clubs and he used to participate in The Cobh International every year which would be held on the first week of September and would draw people from as far as France Belgium Wales and England. He participated in this completion for a good many years. He joined a fishing club called Celtic in Cork City. In 1979 he won the Master Angler in the club. In 1980 He fished for The Master Anglers Of Ireland and came third. This got him onto the Irish Team and in 1981 went to Germany with the team. He says they came third in the European Championships being beaten by a point into second by Yugoslavia. 03.46-10.50 Fishing on the pier. Night fishing and methods of attracting fish. The time Jack caught a record fish. Jack talks about two men from Cork Dan Busby who was a barber and Ernie Corem who used to be down every week fishing on Monkstown pier. He describes how on the pier there were nails every four or five feet on the outside planker of the pier and the two men would have a jampot with a candle inside and twine around it. This they would lower down till it was just above the water and they would leave it hang from the nail. This Jack says would attract the fish. He says he may have done night fishing up to 11 or 12 O Clock. Jack talks about a record 180-pound fish which he jokingly says “nearly killed him”. It took him three-quarters of an hour in 200 foot of water to land the fish. The fish was a common skate which he says attach themselves to the bottom. He goes on to describe his effort to land the huge fish. He says he had it up half ways but the fish took off for the bottom again. He says the fish surfaced thirty yards from the boat and he describes it looking like “a big sail”. After finally landing the fish it was photographed and then released as it was a protected species. He caught this fish off Cahersiveen Co Kerry. He says there were two English visitors on the boat with him one of whom said it was the best days fishing he ever had even though he caught nothing. The following night at the prize giving this man there was with his wife and when Jack came in he bought him a double brandy. 11.03-17.20 On how he became so good at fishing and his methods. On the lack of overall fishing among Monkstown residents. Being caught in a storm off Ballycotton. Working the drift on a trawler. A near miss with another boat. Giving up boating when his eyesight became bad. On being asked how he became so good at fishing Jack supposes it was through dedication. He goes on to add to say it’s all in the “feel of the hand’s and describes how different fish bite. Some such as the Conger Eel will pull hard but others will suck at the bait and describes how he plays the line to entice them into biting. He says he got his fishing interest from his father and adds that Monkstown was not a fishing community as such. He says that other than himself and his father plus a few others who used to come down from Cork no one else in Monkstown used to do any fishing at that time when he was young before the clubs came along. He says drink and water do not mix because “a person that’s not afraid of the water is stupid”. He goes on to recall a time when he was fishing in either The Harbour Championships or The Munster Closed Boat and was off Ballycotton. He says they were anchored about a mile or so off the shore when at three O Clock he noticed the sky changing. He says he told the skipper that the weather was going to get worse and they should start finishing up to which the skipper only laughed at him. Jack says the skipper was not laughing when they got in. It took them nearly two hours to get in and the boat was “pitched from post to pillar”. He says it was a lesson learned for the skipper who had just recently bought the boat. Another near miss Jack speaks about is when he was on a large trawler off either the Waterford or Wexford Coast working “The Drift” where the trawler would follow the drift. He goes on to describe a frightening incident when they had just finished working the drift in roughish weather Jack saw a boat in front of him which was owned by Johnny Geary from Cobh. He says that they were almost on top of the boat and the skipper of Jack's boat could not see them as the prow was so high. Jack says he saw a crewmember of the other boat taking off his rubber boots and preparing to jump. He says they were not two feet away when they just passed him. Jack said, “the closest thing I ever saw”. Jack goes on to add that once he started developing problems with his eyesight he would get sick every time he went out as he was unable to focus so he had to give up going out on the boats. 17.34-19.35 More on building work and Pat Shea “The Gangster”. On being left short in his wages Jack returns to the subject of building and working for Pat Shea “The Gangster”. He speaks of working on Pat Shea’s niece's house when come Friday he discovered he had been left ten shillings short in his wages. He says this was a lot of money at the time. He spoke to the foreman about it who told him he should speak to the boss. He went to Pat Shea’s office which was located at the Top of the (South) Mall. He spoke to Pat Shea who said he should speak to the foreman, Jack, in turn, said that the foreman said he should speak to him. In the end, Jack said he began “giving out” to him to which Pat Shea stated “when I was a boy if I spoke to a man like that I’d be thrown into the river” to which Jack retorted “do you think you’d qualify for that job now?”. At this point, Pat Shea relented and gave Jack Ten pounds. Jack thinks this was at the end of the Forties or start of The Fifties. 19.45-20.19 Jack on the changes he’s seen. His dislike of the new look Patrick Street. On being asked about what changes he has seen in Ireland down the years he expresses his dislike of the changes to Patrick Street. He says the new street lights are horrible and they remind him of the jib of a crane. 20.22-23.15 Moving to England to find work. Jack talks about moving to England to find work in 1956. His brother Ted was already working there and he wrote to ask if there was any chance of getting work there as there was nothing back home. He says he arrived at Paddington Station on a Saturday noon and he was working at one O clock. Ted was working on a house belonging to the mother of the actor “Michael Keane” which was a big three-storey house on Colchester Terrace. He says the tilers who were assigned the job refused to work weekends and the kitchen and bathroom were yet to be done. Ted asked Jack could he do the tiling and he agreed. He worked on the bathroom and kitchen over the Saturday and Sunday. He was still working on it Monday morning when it wasn’t quite finished. The tiler foreman came in with the general foreman and asked him if he wanted to work with them and stay on as a tiler. Jack said that he was not intending to stay on and he had a wife and family at home. The general foreman told him that he could get him a house over there. Jack says it was tough being in England with his family at home. He says he kept in contact with them via letters. 23.08-25.00 On the infamous criminals Reginald Christie and The Kray Twins. Jack says that where he was working was very close to where the infamous serial killer Reginald Christie lived. Jack talks about how he was caught, how after he left his house a “coloured family” moved in and after taking paper down from a wall there was discovered a cupboard which contained three bodies. Jack says they were “girls of the street” and further bodies were found buried in the back garden. He says that one of them was an Australian (though looking up the case it appears she was Austrian) and was identified through her dental records. Jack also briefly mentions that he saw gangsters The Kray twins though does not add any specific detail about them. It is unclear if he means he saw them in person or if he is referring to second-hand accounts. 25.09-31.20 On his wages in England. More on the work he did. The differences between working on sites in England and Ireland. His father working for Kennedy -Callaghan and clashing over breaks. His father being removed as foreman. Jack says his wages in England were nine pounds a week which he had to divide between himself and sending home to his family. On being asked did he enjoy England he says he did and he didn’t and that he enjoyed the work. The work he did was brickwork. He talks about an extension to a house he was working on where they were using a Flemish bond. On being asked was there a difference between working on sites in England and Ireland he says the main one he remembers was that in England there would be a man-call around at ten O clock with a big tea urn and some biscuits and you would get tea or a pint of milk and biscuits and the same would happen at three. Jack says that this would never happen over here (Ireland) and they had more breaks in England. The subject of tea breaks leads Jack on to tell a story of his father when he was working for Kennedy-Callaghan. He says his father could not take hot tea and at this time there was no ten O clock break allowed. Jack says it was done “on the qt” and was not made law till 1952 when the wording stated any ten minutes between ten and half past. Jack says his father was the foreman and the two of them were working “up in the shaft” and he describes the gallon container that the tea was made in which he says was like a tin mug about six inches high. Jacks father had it on the scaffold next to him and would take a sup of tea from time to time and he was just taking a sup when Kennedy -Callaghan crossed underneath. Kennedy -Callaghan said was ten minutes not enough. Jacks father replied that he could not drink hot tea and he would have it next to him to take a sup from now and again. Kennedy-Callaghan “gave out” to Jacks father and an argument followed which resulted in Jacks father throwing the container of tea down at him followed by a half block. The boss went away and after about half an hour the word came that Jacks Father was wanted in the office. He packed his tools and went to the office where told Kennedy-Callaghan told him to forget all about it and “it never happened”. His father was a good mason Jack says. Jack agrees to the suggestion that there was always tension between workers and bosses. Jack goes on to recount how a deputation came out from the union and Jacks father was asked to step down as foreman as the position was for a city mason and he was living three miles outside it. 31.28-40.33 On working with his father. When he started working at the beginning. Talking about his brothers and sisters. Jack says he served three years working under his father which he describes as the hardest three years of his life. He says that no matter he did it was always wrong even if it was perfect it was always wrong but Jack adds that it paid dividends in the end. On being asked was it tough working with family he says the work was hard but his father was fair. He always made sure Jack did his work correctly no matter what it was. Jack says when he started working first it rained nearly every day for the first month, the end of August and start of September. He started on the footing of a pair of houses which is working on the floor down to the foundation. Jack goes on to speak about his siblings. He speaks of his Brother Ted who is now bedridden. He mentions another brother Michael who lives in Australia and was a “pencil pusher” with what Jack says was the biggest steel company in the world. Jack cannot recall the name of this company. He says Michael at first went to Baldoyle College and then another which he says he can’t remember [Note: This is likely to be O Connells College going on his follow up comments] and then training to be a Christian Brother. Jacks mother had a cousin who was a Christian Brother. He was the head man in O Connells School in Dublin and he advised her to take Michael out as he was studying too hard and it might affect him. Jack says Michael came home and was so caught up that he wouldn’t even listen to the radio. After three months “sold his soul for a dance”. He went off to England and became a male nurse. After he was there for a bit he went off to Australia. He was there for five years and it cost him 10 pounds to get over there at that time which was part of a special scheme for people wanting to move to Australia from England. He did an exam for the post-office but his right eye failed him for the position of inspector. He went back to London and he was a manager of a ships chandlery, Waring & Gillow. He met his future wife, a nurse whom he had known while working at the hospital though according to Jack they had “never took any notice of each other”. They got married in England and there for a year or so before going off to Australia and had four children. One became a psychiatrist another a chemist and the other two according to Jack were “harem scarems”. Michael now is over ninety and he and his wife are in a nursing home for the last year. Jack says they are as happy as Larry and have their own apartment type room. Jack goes on to speak of his only sister Betty who is two years older than him and is now resident in Moneygourney Nursing Home in Douglas. She wanted to go there herself because according to Jack she thought she could do everything for herself and was at home on her own as one of her sons who were unmarried was in the house but he was working late nights in a “computer place out on Ballincollig” and she found she couldn’t cope so according to Jack she is now in the home “as happy as Larry”. However, two weeks before the interview she fell and burst her elbow resulting in her staying in the hospital for three days however after she got out she fell again and broke her elbow and burst open the wound. At the time of the interview, she was back in the home again. 40.41-42.54 Friends Jack made on the sites. Characters on the sites and their nicknames. Jack speaks of friends he made on the sites such as Eddie Madden and his brother Paddy. He also speaks of Jerry Madden (unrelated to Eddie and Paddy) who had the nickname “Born Drunk” who Jack had on the dry for six weeks and then “broke out” ie went back on the drink. He then went off to England and Jack never heard from him again. There was another Madden, Dick Madden in Douglas who was known as “Salty Bits” and was a small man whom Jack describes as “a cranky little divil”. His son worked in The Corporation afterwards and Jack says he was a tall man. 43.00-43.43 On being christened John and how he came to be called Jack. Jack says that the name he was christened under was John. He goes on to say that he was in his mother’s arms as a baby on the train from Glenbrook to Cork and a priest got on. He was asking his name and at the time there was a famous boxer called Jack Johnson and the priest called him Jack which then stuck. 43.55-47.25 Jack tells a story about his grandfather. On the mason's language The Barlog. Jack relates a story his father told him about his father, Jack’s grandfather. He was working in Mallow to where he and the masons he was working with had to walk from Cork. They were staying in the house of a widow. At this time Jack says the masons could speak the mason language “Barlog” which Jack says was first spoken in The Tower Of Babel. The masons were having tripe and drisheen for their dinner and Jacks grandfather said of his meal to the mason next to him in Barlog that you could sole a pair of shoes with that it was so tough. Instantly the woman of the house “blew the ears off him” in Barlog. It transpired that unknown to Jacks Grandfather and the others she was the wife of an old stonemason who knew The Barlog and she had learned it from them. Jack goes on to speak some phrases in Barlog himself. He says his father could speak a bit of it. It has died out according to Jack. He says a Mason who was known as Block Long was reckoned to have a book on it. He thinks that there were two books on it, one in the possession of Block Long and the other belonged to the College. He says he does not know Block Longs real first name. 47.35-50.05 On mason family tradition. “Sharkey Madden”. Jack says you had to be a mason’s son before you could become a mason when he started, and you had to do seven years. Returning to the subject of characters he worked with Jack speaks of “Sharkey” Madden also known as “The Shark” and recalls a time he was working with him on the catholic church in Carrigaline. They were building the tower and the foreman Billy Madden who was a first cousin of The Shark came at lunchtime and told The Shark that he was being let go and would be finishing up that night. The Shark said nothing and returned to work and laid about two dozen bricks inside out and built “as hard as he could go” up on top of them again. Jack says The Shark got his own back that way. His work had to be undone and taken out as the bricks were rustic brick which had grooves so the rain would run off them, he had placed them in such a way that the smooth side was facing out. 50.30-52.58 Working in Irish Steel. Jack speaks of his time working in Irish Steel. He worked there for about fifteen years and says he loved working there. He used to build and repair the furnaces and says the ladles would last maybe a week or less as they would burn out. They would then be stripped down and rebuilt. The inside of the ladle was molten steel about ninety ton. Jack says the firebrick is so tough because of the silica in the material. Note:[51.53-52.15] at this point Jacks son John enters the room and there is a short discussion Returning to the subject of Irish Steel Jack says he was there as an apprentice around 1946 or 47. He names a few masons who were there such as Billy Hogan and his brother Tommy plus Jimmy McCarthy who were all from Cobh Note: At this point, John Johnson re-enters the room and there is a break in the interview. 0.14-2.13 Part three of the interview. Working with Billy Hogan on the roof of the open-top furnace. The effect of the bricks on his hands from the lack of gloves. Jack recounts when he was an apprentice and was building the roof of an open cast furnace with Billy Horgan. He says there was five thousand eight hundred and eighteen brick in the roof. He goes into detail about the hard work and says that every night when he went home his mother would have to open the buttons of his shirt as his thumbs and fingers were red-raw and the brick “would tear the fingers off you” because as Jack says “there was no gloves that time”. The weather was cold he says even though they were inside a big shed. He describes the buckets of clay kept in an old barrel over a fire to keep the frost from it. He says they used to go by boat from Monkstown pier to the island, the Hogans would go from Cobh by boat. He says now there is a bridge from Ringaskiddy to the island. Note: At this point, the reversing signal for a bin lorry is heard outside causing Jack to inquire as to what it is. He then realises what it is and the interview continues. 2.20-8.23 Jack speaking about seeing two men killed at Haulbowline and accidents there. Jack confirms that the island was Haulbowline. He then says he saw two men killed there. He describes the first incident thus. The man worked in the foundry Jack describes the moulds which were two-foot square and about six foot high tapering up. He says the mould was being lifted by a crane but there was just one lug holding it, normally there were two but the other one was broken. The one lug in use broke and the mould came down on the shoulder of the man and as Jack says it went “right through him”. Jack says that this man had just handed in his notice as the shift work was interfering with his ballroom dancing. He describes another fatality which happened in the rolling mills. The sheets of steel would be stacked when they cooled then brought to soaking pits. They would be heated up and put through rollers where they would get smaller and longer. At the last one, a man with tongs would catch the length of steel and turn it around. At this point a bit of a fork on the steel bar struck a steel plate and the red hot bar flew up in the air and down on top of the man and went “right through him like a knife through butter” Jack says the priest was called from The Navy dept and he was in Jacks words “as sick as a dog” when he saw the scene. Jack says his remains were collected in a cardboard box and the rest was water which was hosed down. Jack says this man was about 25 or 26. Jack goes on to describe another fatality, a man from Ringaskiddy. There was a big bath of acid for the making of corrugated iron and this man fell into it. He was brought to the hospital but Jack says there were only bones left and he was burnt to a cinder. Jack says they all went home after these fatalities but he does not know if anyone quit work over it. Despite it all, he says he enjoyed working there. 8.27-11.13 Working in the gasworks. The retorts for making coke. Jack talks about working in the gasworks building and repairing the retorts where the coke was made. There were six in a bed as it was called. The retorts were twenty-foot long and sixteen inches wide. There was a door at each end. One door would be closed and a machine would blow the coal in the other. Jack says he was working with a man called Gerald Keefe. A repair was going on and another mason whose name Jack can’t recall but Jack thinks was one of the Falveys came in. Jack says you had to crawl inside the retort and the inside was lined with coarse bags stitched together for protection as it was still hot. Jack says the furnace man would insert a lighted match inside for the gas so it wouldn’t explode but some didn’t bother. This man Falvey did this and the gas exploded. He got such a fright he went off without his tools and was never seen there again 11.19-12.34 On developing problems with his sight. End of interview. Jack says that six or so years ago he developed problems with his eyesight and as a result became claustrophobic. He says he went into the hospital and had to go in a lift to the third or fourth floor. He says he got to the lift door and couldn’t go any further. He says it had never happened before. The interview concludes at this point. Michael thanks Jack for his participation. End of interview. Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound 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 JJ But then when I worked with I started with Powers brothers and I remember I was, t,was of a Wednesday and I was dreaming of a football match we were playing in the semi-final of the County or whatever it was in Douglas that night and I was sent down to cut a hole for the overflow for a sink and we had left an open joint but the plasterer put a stone into it and plastered over it and it struck the exact spot and flattened my finger up against the wall the chisel went through. T,was a four pound hammer I was using and flattened the finger. I had no money so Powers he came out with a bag of salt a dish of water and a sheet he threw it on me bandaged my hand anyway and he gave me a shilling for the bus so I went down and I came back then again of course and I had to wait then till Dan was going home. I was three weeks out and the and the first week back when I got me wages he stopped a shilling. That’s Gospel truth. MM He was a hard man so was he? JJ Oh they were they were. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Jack Johnson: Masonry, Fishing, Working Life Subject The topic of the resource Stonemasons: Occupational Lore: Description An account of the resource Jack begins by describing his family background in the mason trade and his own beginnings as a mason. He then talks about social events and going to dances at The Arcadia club. Jack then mentions his growing up in Monkstown and schooldays. Working at threshing. Starting as a mason and injuring his finger. Jack talks about his time working for Pat Shea “The Gangster”. Also, a Co-worker John Falvey joining the British Army and being killed in Cyprus. Jack fired for standing up to foreman. Working in Dwyer’s factory. Masons “Bronco” Welsh and Joe Dynahan.” Bronco’s brother “The Whistler” and his part in 1916. On Bronco making and selling tools. Masons pawning tools. Having a set of chisels stolen. Jack then talks about taking pride in his work and the low standards of today’s builders. On the importance of sewer work. Recalling sewer work jobs. Working on his own sewer. Jacks pride in his reputation as a mason. On working with different materials. Jack then speaks of his mother. And relations in West cork. The beginnings of Jacks interest in fishing. Jacks membership of fishing clubs and representing Ireland in Germany. Fishing on the pier. Night fishing and methods of attracting fish. The time Jack caught a record fish. On how he became so good at fishing and his methods. On the lack of overall fishing among Monkstown residents. Being caught in a storm off Ballycotton. Working the drift on a trawler. A near miss with another boat. Giving up boating when his eyesight became bad. Jack mentions the changes he’s seen. His dislike of the new look Patrick Street. Moving to England to find work. 1956. and on the infamous criminals Reginald Christie and The Kray Twins. On his wages in England. More on the work he did. The differences between working on sites in England and Ireland. His father working for Kennedy -Callaghan and clashing over the breaks. His father being removed as foreman. On working with his father. When he started working at the beginning. Talking about his brothers and sisters. Friends Jack made on the sites. Characters on the sites and their nicknames. Jack tells a story about his grandfather. On the masons language The Barlog. Working in Irish Steel. Jack speaking about seeing two men killed at Haulbowline and accidents there. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11 August 2016 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewee: Jack Johnson Interviewer: Michael Moore Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CFP_SR00583_johnson_2016 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork, Ireland 1940s -2010s Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English, Béarlagair na Saor (Masons Language) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 3 .wav files Relation A related resource From Stonemason Collection: <div class="element-text five columns omega"> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/178" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00565_osullivan_2015;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/179" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00566_fahy_2015;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/180" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00569_fahy_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/181" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00570_steele_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/182" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00574_jones_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/183" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00577_fahy_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/184" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00581_osullivan_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/186" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00589_lysaght_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/193" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00590_varian_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/194" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00595_Jones_2016;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/195" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00609_Cooney_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/196" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00610_McCarthy_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/197" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00611_Buckley_2017:</a> </div> Published material related to the collection: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Archive20-WebEdition.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Moore, Michael (2016) ‘A Tale of Two Masons’, The Archive Journal, Vol 20: 8-10. </a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Bearlager na soar (Masons Language) Dances Emigration England Family Life Fishing Monkstown Nicknames Stonemasons The Arcadia Trades Working life https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/b7e23c740d028cf79c4dd7a0d4755868.jpg 81d41a8d2cb00e7ec7075b3f50bb5f7f https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/a4f0e404a57787cbde84cc57182aa1b0.mp3 2b74bdb3ded0e14322967e88ed89fb3d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cork 2005 Project Subject The topic of the resource Interviewing and radio project exploring migration, cultural contact and the social and physical landscape of Cork City in 2004 and 2005 and in the past, comprising of forty audio interviews and resulting in six half-hour radio programmes and a book. Description An account of the resource The Cork 2005 Project was carried out and funded as part of Cork’s tenure as European Capital of Culture in 2005. Building on the theme ‘City of Culture’, the project explored the questions: ‘What is the everyday culture of Cork City?’ and ‘Who are the people of the city?’, and aimed to broaden our archival holdings to reflect the increased numbers of migrants making their home in the city. 37 ethnographic interviews were carried out with Cork residents, more than two-thirds of whom had come to Cork from elsewhere, exploring their relationship with the cultural and social landscape of the city. The interviews include accounts of family life and growing up in Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, China, England, Germany, India, Iraq, Israel, Kurdistan, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, Slovakia, South Africa Ukraine, and the United States. A six-part radio series, entitled ‘How’s it goin’, boy?’ was broadcast on Cork Campus Radio in 2005, and a book of the same name was published in 2006. You can listen to the radio programmes on our website: How's it goin', boy? Radio Series. The interviews in this collection all have a similar structure. We asked all interviewees to describe their childhood neighbourhoods and communities and to discuss their relationship with Cork city in the present day. We also discussed experiences of migrancy, first impressions and cultural contact with those who had come to Cork from elsewhere and with Corkonians who had experience of migration. Interviewees came from diverse areas including Australia, the Marsh, Nigeria, Brittany, Gurranabraher, Russia, Evergreen Street, Spain, Poland and Kurdish Iraq. The collection project was carried out from March 2004 – June 2005. Interviewers on the project: Jennifer Butler; Lee Cassidy; Sean Claffey; Diane Hoppe; Dolores Horgan; John Mehegan; Clíona O’Carroll; Mary O’Driscoll; Noel O’Shaughnessy: Frances Quirke. Cork 2005 Special Project Co-ordinator: Clíona O’Carroll Project photography: Fawn Allen CFP Project Manager: Mary O’Driscoll CFP Research Director: Marie-Annick Desplanques ‘How’s it Goin’, Boy?’ radio series producer: Clíona O’Carroll ‘How’s it Goin’, Boy?’ radio series editor: Colin MacHale Support: the post of Special Project Co-ordinator and production costs were funded by Cork 2005. Ongoing support was from Northside Community Enterprises, Foras Áiseanna Saothair (FÁS) and University College, Cork. For further description of the Cork 2005 project, see: O’Carroll , Clíona and Desplanques, Marie-Annick (2006) ‘Cultures of Cork: Community, Ethnicity and Broadcasting’, in: Sociedade da Información en Espacios Periféricos, Novas Formas de Exclusión Social. Santiago de Compostela: Servizo de Edición Dixital da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. O'Carroll, Clíona (2013) 'Public folklore operating between aspiration and expediency: The Cork Folklore Project'. Irish Journal of Anthropology, 16 (1): 23-30. For the dissemination content see: ‘How’s it Goin’, Boy? radio series (six thirty-minute episodes, broadcast 2005 and available on the Cork Folklore Project website) O'Carroll, Clíona for the Cork Northside Folklore Project (2006) How's it goin', boy? Dublin: Nonsuch Publishing. Catalogue project description written by: Clíona O’Carroll Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2004-2005 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewees: Billy McCarthy; Mary O'Driscoll; Eileen Claffey; Noreen Hanover; Marie-Annick Desplanques; Marcus Bale; Isabelle Sheridan; Liz Steiner-Scott; Avreimi Rot; Rob Stafford; Balaska O Donoghue; Andy Hawkins; Kay O'Carroll; Emeka Ikebuasi; Mícheál Ó Geallabháin; Noreen Geaney; Stefan Wulff; Karina Abdoulbaneeva; Musa Gunes; Robert Fourie; Tony Henderson; Yossi Valdman; Brigid Carmody; Mary O'Sullivan; Vitaliy Mahknanov; Michael O'Flynn; Dr. Mahbub Akhter; David Walker; Dearbhla Kelleher; Patricia Manresa; Stephen Wimpenny; Adam Skotarczak; Lode Vermeulen; Owen (homeless); Geoffrey D'Souza; Aimee Setter; Tim O'Brien; Alan Botan: Interviewers: Jennifer Butler; Lee Cassidy; Sean Claffey; Diane Hoppe; Dolores Horgan; John Mehegan; Clíona O’Carroll; Mary O’Driscoll; Noel O’Shaughnessy: Frances Quirke. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/"></a> This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License</a>. Relation A related resource Published Material; ‘How’s it Goin’, Boy? radio series <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/radio-series/">(six thirty-minute episodes, broadcast 2005 and available on the Cork Folklore Project website)</a> O'Carroll, Clíona for the Cork Northside Folklore Project (2006) How's it goin', boy? Dublin: Nonsuch Publishing. Catalogue project description written by: Clíona O’Carroll Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 37 MiniDisc Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Audio Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Cork 2005 Collection Catalogue Numbers: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/5">CFP_SR00329_mccarthy_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/18">CFP_SR00330_odriscoll_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/19">CFP_SR00331_claffey_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/20">CFP_SR00332_hanover_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/21">CFP_SR00333_desplanques_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/22">CFP_SR00334_bale_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/23">CFP_SR00335_sheridan_1996</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/24">CFP_SR00336_steiner-scott_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/25">CFP_SR00337_rot_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/26">CFP_SR00338_stafford_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/27">CFP_SR00339_odonoghue_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/28">CFP_SR00340_hawkins_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/29">CFP_SR00341_ocarroll_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/30">CFP_SR00342_ikebuasi_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/54">CFP_SR00343_ogeallabhain_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/31">CFP_SR00344_geaney_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/32">CFP_SR00345_wulff_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/33">CFP_SR00346_abdoulbaneeva_2004</a>; CFP_SR00347_gunes_2004; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/35">CFP_SR00348_fourie_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/36">CFP_SR00349_henderson_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/37">CFP_SR00350_valdman_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/38">CFP_SR00351_carmody_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/39">CFP_SR00352_osullivan_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/40">CFP_SR00353_mahknanov_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/41">CFP_SR00354_oflynn_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/42">CFP_SR00355_akhter_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/43">CFP_SR00356_walker_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/44">CFP_SR00357_kelleher_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/45">CFP_SR00358_manresa_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/46">CFP_SR00359_wimpenny_2005</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/47">CFP_SR00360_skotarczak_2005</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/48">CFP_SR00361_vermeulen_2005</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/49">CFP_SR00362_owen_2005</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/50">CFP_SR00363_dsouza_2005</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/51">CFP_SR00364_setter_2005</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/52">CFP_SR00365_obrien_2005</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/53">CFP_SR00366_botan_2005</a>: Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 37 ethnographic interviews carried out with Cork residents, more than two-thirds of whom had come to Cork from elsewhere, exploring their relationship with the cultural and social landscape of the city in 2004/2005 and in the latter half of the twentieth century. The interviews include accounts of family life and growing up in Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, China, England, Germany, India, Iraq, Israel, Kurdistan, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, Slovakia, South Africa Ukraine, and the United States. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Dolores Horgan Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Isobelle Sheridan Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 51m 08s Location The location of the interview Cork City, Cork, Ireland Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data MiniDisc Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 16bit / 44.1kHz Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound The following is a short extract from the interview transcript, copyright of the Cork Folklore Project. If you wish to access further archival material please contact CFP, folklorearchive@gmail.com D.H: So we’ll speak about the English market, you can tell me about it, what prompted you to take a stall in the market? I.S: Actually it’s all circumstances: I never meant to take a stall in the Market, except I met French people who had a stall there previously who were making cheese, and they wanted to, they had a big stall, now it was in 1991 no ‘92. In ‘92 the English Market wasn’t the way it is now – it was getting not kind of not a very good reputation in Cork, and you know like the stall had been let down a bit, there was loads of empty stalls, and nobody wanted them, and those French people came in there, and I was laughing at them, and I said is not like the market in France, you know, this market isn’t going to bring you anything, that was the time. And eh and they said you’ll see, you’ll see, you’ll see, you’ll see, you see this is going to change right. And I said right, ok and they brought me to share their stall and they were doing cheese at the time so I was going to do charcuterie which is a cooked meat, and pates, and cured meat, it’s usually based on pork meat, you know, so I said why not, and then I started importing those, and then I started making my own, and eh and then they left, but it was very, very hard at the beginning because there were very few people interested in the kind of product we were doing, and the condition of the market was actually was also difficult, you know. And then year by year it improved, and the other stall came in, and the other cheese stall came in, and then after a few years then we had the Café Centrale, and then I moved to a bigger stall, and that makes a big difference, and the market is now running so well, it is so bright there is a diversity of product, and still what makes it very special is the mixing of old and new Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Isabelle Sheridan: English Market, Food, Culture Subject The topic of the resource Life History Description An account of the resource Isabelle Sheridan is from a suburb outside Paris called Le Pleine de Mont Esson. She moved to Ireland in 1986 and eventually established the well-known charcuterie called ‘On the Pig’s Back’ in the English Market in Cork. She discusses her childhood in France, differences between France and Ireland, and some of the social nuances of running her market stall. Isabelle started ‘On the Pig’s Back’ artisan food company which began as a stall in The English Market in the early 1990s. Isabelle grew up in an apartment block in a village called La Plaine de Montesson, a suburb near Paris, where vegetables were grown and mushrooms were farmed underground. She has two younger sisters. Her father was an engineer and her mother was a painter. She remembers going to the opera and museums in Paris, as a treat, with her godmother. Isabelle is married with three children. Her husband is from Mayo. She states that there were fireworks everywhere on the 14th of July and in the area where Isabelle grew up they had a Village Day where local villages came together to host parades, barbecues, and have fireworks. They celebrated Saints Day, La Toussaint, around Halloween, which was a day of dedication for the dead when they went to the cemetery to visit family graves. At Christmas, they would all go to mass on the 24th, which was followed by a family meal at midnight. She made her communion twice. The boys and girls all wore the same rented white robes. Isabelle describes her love of food and cooking as a child. Her father taught her to identify cheese and cut it properly. She talks about the culture of French food and wine and how having dinner with others was a social occasion. Every house had a wine cellar. Her grandfather’s cellar held up to 800 bottles of wine. Isabelle came to Ireland as a purchaser in a new factory, initially for six months. Then, having met her husband, she stayed. Isabelle describes her wedding in Nantes and the differences in the civil ceremony experience as compared to Ireland. Isabelle offers a good description of the differences between French and Irish working practices. She highlights that French people commuting in and out of Paris would not have had the time, upon arriving home, for much else than cooking and eating dinner. In Ireland, she states there is enough time, upon arriving home, that you almost have a ‘second day’. Cork has a large French community which meets regularly mainly for children centred activity. Isabelle gives good detail on the development of The English Market, the types of traders and the food stalls available there and how she set up her own charcuterie stall. She began importing French food and eventually set up the well-known brand ‘On the Pig’s back’. Note; This interview was conducted as part of the Cork 2005 Project Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9 September 2004 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewee: Isobelle Sheridan Interviewer: Dolores Horgan Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CFP_SR00335_sheridan_2004 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork; Ireland; France; 1980s - 2000s; Relation A related resource Cork 2005 Collection Catalogue Numbers: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/5">CFP_SR00329_mccarthy_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/18">CFP_SR00330_odriscoll_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/19">CFP_SR00331_claffey_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/20">CFP_SR00332_hanover_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/21">CFP_SR00333_desplanques_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/22">CFP_SR00334_bale_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/24">CFP_SR00336_steiner-scott_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/25">CFP_SR00337_rot_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/26">CFP_SR00338_stafford_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/27">CFP_SR00339_odonoghue_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/28">CFP_SR00340_hawkins_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/29">CFP_SR00341_ocarroll_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/30">CFP_SR00342_ikebuasi_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/54">CFP_SR00343_ogeallabhain_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/31">CFP_SR00344_geaney_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/32">CFP_SR00345_wulff_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/33">CFP_SR00346_abdoulbaneeva_2004</a>; CFP_SR00347_gunes_2004; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/35">CFP_SR00348_fourie_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/36">CFP_SR00349_henderson_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/37">CFP_SR00350_valdman_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/38">CFP_SR00351_carmody_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/39">CFP_SR00352_osullivan_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/40">CFP_SR00353_mahknanov_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/41">CFP_SR00354_oflynn_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/42">CFP_SR00355_akhter_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/43">CFP_SR00356_walker_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/44">CFP_SR00357_kelleher_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/45">CFP_SR00358_manresa_2004</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/46">CFP_SR00359_wimpenny_2005</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/47">CFP_SR00360_skotarczak_2005</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/48">CFP_SR00361_vermeulen_2005</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/49">CFP_SR00362_owen_2005</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/50">CFP_SR00363_dsouza_2005</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/51">CFP_SR00364_setter_2005</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/52">CFP_SR00365_obrien_2005</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/53">CFP_SR00366_botan_2005</a>: Published Material; ‘How’s it Goin’, Boy? radio series <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/radio-series/">(six thirty-minute episodes, broadcast 2005 and available on the Cork Folklore Project website)</a> O'Carroll, Clíona for the Cork Northside Folklore Project (2006) How's it goin', boy? Dublin: Nonsuch Publishing. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 1 .wav File Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound 1980s 1990s 2000s Agriculture Alcohol Catholicism Celebration Childhood Games Christmas Community Cork 2005 Culture Diet English market Festivals Festivities Food French Culture French Food Holidays Holy Communion Isabelle Sheridan Paris School Snow Vegetables https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/8188fef8e0316fcb9847f089c9d71e27.JPG 6bef50aba99d09dccb32c300741b5e3c https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/8bed132227da3fc02eb8cc77f0fecd15.mp3 2e013bddd8b75f569380ab56d4bff54f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cork’s Main Streets Collection Subject The topic of the resource Cork city's North and South main Streets. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewees: Erin O'Brien; Rosarii Comber; John O'Leary; Liam Ohiugin; Tom Spalding; Noreen Hanover; Michael Creedon; Patrick Leader; Interviewers: Aisling Byron; Tara Arpaia; Dermot Casey; Stephen Dee; Margaret Steele; Mark Wilkins; Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Catalogue Numbers: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/64" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00536_oleary_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/65" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00537_hanover_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/66" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00538_spalding_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/67" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00539_hUigin_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/68" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00543_obrien_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/69">CFP_SR00544_comber_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/70">CFP_SR00545_leader_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/71" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00546_creedon_2015</a>; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork City's North and South Main Streets. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Audio Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 8 .wav files Description An account of the resource This collection of eight interviews concentrates on Cork City’s historic spine, North and South Main Streets. These streets link the island of the city centre with the North and South Sides of the city. They form a shopping and business area, which has also served a residential purpose down through the years. Although our broader collection contains much description of and stories from the area, these interviews (carried out between January and March 2015 and totalling 4 hours 28 minutes in duration) focus specifically on the streets, their past and their future. Interviewees include residents of the streets and their environs and those who work and have worked there, and the interviews encompass memories of the area from the 1940s onwards, descriptions of change in the area, and reflection on the area’s future. Interviews were carried out with local residents, one of whom is a local historian, representatives of three multi-generational family businesses (Leader’s clothing, the North Gate Pharmacy and Bradley’s Off-licence), a South Main Street resident and city planner, a cityscape historian, and a promoter who was particularly active in organising events in the nightclub Sir Henry’s in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Take a stroll down these streets using the interactive website developed by Penny Johnston: <a href="http://corksmainstreets.corkfolklore.org/cms/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">corksmainstreets.corkfolklore.org</a> Cork Civic Trust supported this interviewing project. Relation A related resource Penny Johnston based a digital oral history mapping pilot project called ‘Cork’s Main Streets’ on the audio interviews from this collection in 2016, as part of her PhD research. The 2018 website and the map layer can be viewed at: <a href="http://corksmainstreets.corkfolklore.org/cms/">http://corksmainstreets.corkfolklore.org/cms/ </a> Penny’s PhD dissertation can be accessed at: <a href="https://cora.ucc.ie/handle/10468/5469">https://cora.ucc.ie/handle/10468/5469</a> Other Material Realating to Cork's Main Streets: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/62">CFP_SR00448_hinchy_2012</a>: Interview of ex-Beamish Brewery (South Main Street) staff member Ed Hinchy. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/90">CFP_SR00532_davis_2014</a>: Interview with former manager of The Other Place Resource Centre (South Main Street), Clive Davis, conducted by Stephen Dee and Dermot Casey, as part of the LGBT Archive Collection CFP_SR00535_wilkins_2014: Mark Wilkins was interviewed by Aisling Byron on the music scene of Cork City in the 1980s and 1990s: the interview contains in-depth discussion of South Main Street music venue Sir Henry’s and of the South Main Street pub The Liberty. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Margaret Steele Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Tom Spalding Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 38 mins 40 secs Location The location of the interview Farrenferris, Cork Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data .wav Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 24bit / 48kHz Interview Format This field should hold one of the following values; audio, video. Audio Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound The following is a short extract from the interview transcript, copyright of the Cork Folklore Project. If you wish to access further archival material please contact CFP, folklorearchive@gmail.com MS: Em no I was just asking you about Paradise Place TS: Oh Paradise Place yeah so on the North Main Street and the South Main Street em generally the street is, is, is simply numeric you know starting from Castle Street, Liberty Street intersection north and south right em but for some reason there’s a little section there on the corner of South Main Street and Castle Street which is Paradise Place with about four little business’ there and they CCYMSA hall above it, there was a, it’s hard to explain but kind of a fortified town house on that corner which was called Paradise and it was owned by the I think it was the Terry’s but if you check June Johnson’s book you’ll get this, get the correct thing but one of the merchant families of the city they were the Roches’ and the Terry’s you know the old English Catholic families em and they called their home Paradise sometimes it’s spelt with a zed sometimes with an s em and I don’t know the, the reason for the name and it’s kind of lost in time at this stage it could have been to do with they thought it was paradise em I don’t know but obviously that building is long gone but the memory of their home is preserved in Paradise Place which is why that’s there em like, there is another funny street name on North Main Street which is Piccadilly Lane and June Johnson doesn’t em sug, suggest any reason in her book why it’s called Piccadilly Lane at least from my memory anyway em but she does note that it, that it had been renamed and that’s, that’s very common on the North Main and South Main Streets that all the little side lanes have been renamed many times and I am not even including just spelling the name differently with or without a y or an e or whatever the names have changed frequently em usually to do with a change of ownership because a lot of those lanes more or less were originally intended as private access to peoples houses so they were named after a family or a business that was on the lane or near the lane but yeah Piccadilly Lane my suspicions is it something to do with the reference to do with the reference to the London place named Piccadilly because we have quite a few London place names in Cork not as many as they do in Dublin like where they have Temple Bar and they have Portobello and these things you know we have, we have the Mall like the Mall in London and we have, em, we have Piccadilly and there’s a couple of others too em and I suspect there might have been a bit of a red light district, [laughing] that’s my hunch but again very hard to prove, em it’s not the kind of thing that would get reported in polite newspapers. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Tom Spalding: North Main Street Subject The topic of the resource North Main Street and South Main Street Description An account of the resource In this interview, Tom Spalding, a local historian and author, discusses his research methods and interests concerning the development of the North and South Main Street area over time. His interest lies primarily in what he calls “street furniture” – street signage and other fixtures on the street within public areas (such as benches, bronze plaques, and post boxes). When prompted, he discusses the nature of changing street names within Cork: streets like Wellington Road will have multiple other street names associated with them and for which the properties receive their own address numbers, such as Montpellier Terrace, Connaught Place, and Garfield Terrace. Tom also lists Paradise Place on the corner of South Main Street and Castle Street, as another example of this phenomenon and describes the history behind the name “Paradise”. He also states that names may have been changed on paper, which can be traced through painstaking archival research reaching back 150 years, but that street names did not necessarily always catch on “on the ground”. Another topic of discussion is where North Main Street ends and South Main Street begins. Tom presents evidence for the divide occurring at the Liberty Street and Castle Street junction, explaining that Washington Street would have been cut through the medieval part of the city in the 18th and 19th centuries. There is some discussion of local pubs and businesses that Tom frequents: Leaders, the Benny McCabe pubs, the Raven, the Vicarstown, and the Castle. Lastly, Tom gets into a discussion of renovations and construction over old ‘street furniture’ evidence of prior businesses and old artisanship within the city. Some examples he lists are the renovation of North Main Street “20 years ago” (in the 1990s) as well as City Council pedestrianizing Prince’s Street in the 1980s. He advocates keeping things that are of heritage value that are still in functioning order and do not present a hazard to pedestrians. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 14 January 2015 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewee: Tom Spalding Interviewer: Margaret Steele Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CFP_SR00538_spalding_2015 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork; Ireland; 1800s - 2000s; Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 1.wav File Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Relation A related resource Other Interviews with Tom Spalding: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/81" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00636_spalding_2017</a> Other Interviews in the Collection <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/64" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00536_oleary_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/65" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00537_hanover_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/67" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00539_hUigin_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/68" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00543_obrien_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/69">CFP_SR00544_comber_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/70">CFP_SR00545_leader_2015</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/71" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00546_creedon_2015</a>; <div class="element-text">Penny Johnston based a digital oral history mapping pilot project called ‘Cork’s Main Streets’ on the audio interviews from this collection in 2016, as part of her PhD research. The 2018 website and the map layer can be viewed at: <a href="http://corksmainstreets.corkfolklore.org/cms/">http://corksmainstreets.corkfolklore.org/cms/ </a> Penny’s PhD dissertation can be accessed at: <a href="https://cora.ucc.ie/handle/10468/5469">https://cora.ucc.ie/handle/10468/5469</a></div> <div class="element-text"> Other Material Relating to Cork's Main Streets: CFP_SR00448_hinchy_2012: Interview of ex-Beamish Brewery (South Main Street) staff member Ed Hinchy. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/90">CFP_SR00532_davis_2014</a>: Interview with the former manager of The Other Place Resource Centre (South Main Street), Clive Davis, conducted by Stephen Dee and Dermot Casey, as part of the LGBT Archive Collection CFP_SR00535_wilkins_2014: Mark Wilkins was interviewed by Aisling Byron on the music scene of Cork City in the 1980s and 1990s: the interview contains an in-depth discussion of South Main Street music venue Sir Henry’s and of the South Main Street pub The Liberty.</div> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/cmm/neatline/fullscreen/cork-memory-map#records/34">Click here to access Tom's entry on the Memory Map</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Academy Street Adelaide Street Barrack Street Camden Quay Carron Foundry Castle Inn Castle Street Cork Exhibition Dalton’s Avenue Fishamble Street Fitzgerald’s Park Leader’s Liberty Street Lower Glanmire Road North Main Street Paradise Place Piccadilly Lane Post boxes Pubs Rutland Street Signage South Main Street St. Peter’s Church Street Furniture Street names Tom Spalding Vandeleur‘s Lane Wellington Road https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/c657ffe1a5f8548e8264706663fd7326.jpg 50bef6c31c2570e056b0d49f345e2d2d https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/ebfb35660b5dc18143180bff1985f31f.mp3 293937a56891312c7364a57260b8a412 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Cork Shakespearean Company (The Loft) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-2019 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewees: Patrick Sexton; Patrick Horgan; Patrick Gunn; Carol Dundon; Finbar McGrath; Humphrey Twomey; Kieran O'Leary; Musetta Joyce: Interviewer: David McCarthy Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/199" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00596_Sexton_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/203" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00597_Horgan_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/208" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00598_Gunn_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/207" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00600_Dundon_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/208" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00627_Gunn_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/209" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00638_Sexton_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/214" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00687_McGrath_2018;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/215" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00711_Twomey_2019;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/216" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00719_OLeary _2019;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/217" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00723_Twomey_2019;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/227" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00733_Joyce_2019:</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork: Ireland: 1920s-2010s: Relation A related resource Published Material: McCarthy, David(2018)'The Loft: Cork Shakespearean Company', The Archive 21:6-9. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Archive21-WebEdition-1.pdf">http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Archive21-WebEdition-1.pdf</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Audio Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .wav Subject The topic of the resource Arts; Theatre; Life History Description An account of the resource This collection of twelve interviews with nine interviewees concentrates on The Cork Shakespearean Company, also known as "The Loft". Founded in 1924 by Fr Christopher O'Flynn. The theatre, up to the year 2000 was based out of the upper floor in Linehan's sweet factory John Redmond Street which is why it gained the moniker "The Loft". Since its inception, the group has put on a variety of Shakespeare's works in various theatres in the city including the Cork Opera House and the Everyman Theatre. All interviews in this collection were collected CFP researcher and ex Cork Shakespearean Company member David McCarthy. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Humphrey Twomey Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview David McCarthy Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data .wav Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 24bit / 48kHz Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound The following is a short extract from the interview transcript, copyright of the Cork Folklore Project. If you wish to access further archival material please contact CFP, folklorearchive@gmail.com He speaks about memories of Spangle Hill. He recalls whenever a boat would come in to Cork the women from Spangle Hill would go down the hill with prams to meet their husbands or male relatives who were coming over from England and use the prams to transport their luggage back up the hill. On a big day you would see a lot of them pushing prams up the hill. He says they would also use the prams for bringing shopping home. He says speaks of how some local men would be over in Dagenham Ford plant during the War. Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 98 minutes 39 seconds Location The location of the interview Mayfield, Cork Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Humphrey Twomey: Aloys Fleischmann, Murphys Brewery, Cork polio outbreak Subject The topic of the resource Arts; Theatre; Life History; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12 August 2019 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewee: Humphrey Twomey Interviewer: David McCarthy Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CFP_SR00723_Twomey_2019 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 1.wav File Description An account of the resource 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 parents. This is the second of two interviews with Humphrey for The Cork Shakespearean Company (The Loft) collection. The first is <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/215" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00711_Twomey_2019</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork, 1800s, 1900s, 1920s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s Relation A related resource <div class="element-text"><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/199" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00596_Sexton_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/203" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00597_Horgan_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/208" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00598_Gunn_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/207" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00600_Dundon_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/208" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00627_Gunn_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/209" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00638_Sexton_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/collections/show/corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/210" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00639_Walsh_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/214" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00687_McGrath_2018;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/215" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00711_Twomey_2019;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/216" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00719_OLeary _2019;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/227" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00733_Joyce_2019:</a></div> Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Buckley's Bar Cork Shakespearean Company Fr O'Flynn Frank O’Connor Goulding's Leitrim Street Ms Pat's Polio Queen's Old Castle SEan O'Faolain The Loft https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/b42fa811c07bbabb2afe5c839f426d4c.jpg a0ca2c21fb6454a5238d6cc9b8238467 https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/7a04b6135d9e8be8883b6ad532f33493.mp3 0344b5ad3c2c209ff6aa9ed24f3fac8c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Cork Shakespearean Company (The Loft) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-2019 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewees: Patrick Sexton; Patrick Horgan; Patrick Gunn; Carol Dundon; Finbar McGrath; Humphrey Twomey; Kieran O'Leary; Musetta Joyce: Interviewer: David McCarthy Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/199" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00596_Sexton_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/203" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00597_Horgan_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/208" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00598_Gunn_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/207" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00600_Dundon_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/208" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00627_Gunn_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/209" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00638_Sexton_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/214" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00687_McGrath_2018;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/215" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00711_Twomey_2019;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/216" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00719_OLeary _2019;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/217" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00723_Twomey_2019;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/227" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00733_Joyce_2019:</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork: Ireland: 1920s-2010s: Relation A related resource Published Material: McCarthy, David(2018)'The Loft: Cork Shakespearean Company', The Archive 21:6-9. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Archive21-WebEdition-1.pdf">http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Archive21-WebEdition-1.pdf</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Audio Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .wav Subject The topic of the resource Arts; Theatre; Life History Description An account of the resource This collection of twelve interviews with nine interviewees concentrates on The Cork Shakespearean Company, also known as "The Loft". Founded in 1924 by Fr Christopher O'Flynn. The theatre, up to the year 2000 was based out of the upper floor in Linehan's sweet factory John Redmond Street which is why it gained the moniker "The Loft". Since its inception, the group has put on a variety of Shakespeare's works in various theatres in the city including the Cork Opera House and the Everyman Theatre. All interviews in this collection were collected CFP researcher and ex Cork Shakespearean Company member David McCarthy. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Humphrey Twomey Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview David McCarthy Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 90 minutes 09 seconds Location The location of the interview Mayfield, Cork Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data .wav Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 24bit / 48kHz Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound The following is a short extract from the interview transcript, copyright of the Cork Folklore Project. If you wish to access further archival material please contact CFP, folklorearchive@gmail.com He mentions the Tenebrae ceremony. He speaks about fasting from midnight if you were going to communion the following day which he says was a very wrong thing to ask people to do. He says nearly every time you were at mass someone would faint especially if there was a large congregation. People would have to be led out of mass because they would get a weakness. He says the big fasting day would be Ash Wednesday. He tells by example a story of when he was teaching in Loughrea in Co Galway and he was staying in his digs in a hotel. He says a priest came down to speak to Humphrey and the other lay teachers staying there. He said to them that they didn’t have to fast for Lent but he couldn’t say that from the pulpit. Humphrey says the girls working in the hotel and kitchen would be looking for dispensation but they would not be given it. He speaks of the unfairness of this and the fact that teachers were regarded as scholars and therefore part of the Church but girls working in menial jobs were expected to fast. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Humphrey Twomey: Collins Barracks, World War 2, Cork Shakespearean Company Subject The topic of the resource Arts; Theatre; Life History; Description An account of the resource 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 Patch. Seeing searchlights late at night. How the Black Patch was also used by children for playing. The LDF and ARP. He speaks about talk of Rudolf Hess parachuting into Scotland and people wondering if Ireland would be bombed plus the Blitz. He speaks of air raid shelters on Patricks St. Memories of rationing and how hard it was to get tea. This is the first of two interviews with Humphery for The Cork Shakespearean Company (The Loft) collection. The second is <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/217" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00723_Twomey_2019</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11 April 2019 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewee: Humphrey Twomey Interviewer: David McCarthy Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CFP_SR00711_Twomey_2019 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1970s Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 1.wav File Relation A related resource <div class="element-text"><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/199" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00596_Sexton_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/203" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00597_Horgan_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/208" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00598_Gunn_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/207" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00600_Dundon_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/208" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00627_Gunn_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/209" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00638_Sexton_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/collections/show/corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/210" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00639_Walsh_2017;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/214" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00687_McGrath_2018;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/216" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00719_OLeary _2019;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/217" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00723_Twomey_2019;</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/227" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00733_Joyce_2019:</a></div> Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/d9e8b23ce26c81cae2381194d591dace.jpg cbf1c711785600501bec005b1d811bed https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/00611d15c6a7c443affe69e536fafff0.mp3 ebebfca83f1479eea47a404b7527898d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Cork Memory Map Collection Subject The topic of the resource A place-based interviewing project exploring everyday life in Cork City, with excerpts disseminated on a series of online digital maps. Description An account of the resource A place-based interviewing project exploring everyday life in Cork City, with excerpts disseminated on a series of online digital maps. In 2010, the Cork Folklore Project initiated a new collection and dissemination project, entitled the Cork Memory Map. We wished to step up our interviewing programme and enhance public access to our holdings through the creation of an online map of stories and memories. A central concern in this initial stage was to keep our research agenda as open as possible in terms of generating accounts of everyday life in the city down through the years. As we were not carrying out topic-focussed interviews (in contrast to previous projects on topics such as song in the Northside, drag hunting and occupational lore), the place-based focus enabled us to explore everyday life at different stages of interviewees’ life histories, remaining open to cues from the interviewees while maintaining a sense of direction and purpose for all involved. The fact that the interviews were structured around memories of place, rather than taking the form of life history interviews, also had an impact on the material gathered. The initial phase of interviewing was carried out in the main with older residents of Cork City, Ireland, who grew up in the city centre or adjacent suburbs and who were born between 1929 and 1950. Lasting between 45 minutes and two hours, individual interviews in the Memory Map project tend to follow a similar pattern. A description of the interviewee’s childhood neighbourhood is followed by a succession of ‘grand tour’ questions about daily routines, work and play within the neighbourhood. Places important or familiar to interviewees were explored, as were routes habitually taken through the landscape. This narrative base was used as a springboard for using cues provided by the interviewees as the basis for follow-up questions on significant people and activities mentioned. A sub-collection of shorter interviews was generated during Heritage Week (20-28 August) 2011. The Cork Folklore Project, in collaboration with Civic Trust House, launched the Memory Map Project with an exhibition and collection event throughout the week. Visitors to the exhibition were invited to ‘put themselves on the map’ through short interviews. The Memory Map also featured in a ten-minute Curious Ear documentary broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 during Heritage Week, and available as a podcast (The Curious Ear/Documentary on One (Cork City Memory Map) http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2011/0816/646858-curious-ear-doconone-cork-city-memory-map/). The bulk of the interviews were carried out between July and December 2010 (21 interviews), with 9 full-length interviews carried out in the second half of 2011, along with 18 shorter interviews carried out during heritage week, 23-27 August 2011, and 9 interviews in the second half of 2012. 1 video interview was carried out in January 2014 with Memory Map interviewee Pat Speight. The design for the map and supporting database design was carried out by Cheryl Donaghue (UCC) as project work for an MSc in Interactive Media, with assistance from Colin Mac Hale. The Project received support for the further technical development of the map from the Irish Heritage Council in 2012. The map itself has undergone various iterations, the most recent being its preparation for use on the Omeka platform by the CFP team and PhD candidate Penny Johnston in 2016/2017. Existing and subsequent interviews from the CFP collections have also been utilised for the online mapping dissemination project: the interviews designated as ‘memory map’ interviews are those carried out specifically with the map in mind from 2010 onwards. Support: This project was supported by the Heritage Council of Ireland in the Heritage Education Community and Outreach grant scheme, 2012, and also received support from the Cork City Council Community Grants Scheme. For further description and discussion of the Cork Memory Map project, see: O’Carroll, Clíona (2011) ‘The Cork Memory Map’, Béascna 7: 184-188. O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Cork Memory Map: an update on CFP’s Online Project’, The Archive 16: 14. https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF Dee, Stephen and O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Sound Excerpts: Interviews from Heritage Week’, The Archive 16: 15-17. https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF Clíona O'Carroll (2014) 'The children's perspectives: Place-centred interviewing and multiple diversified livelihood strategies in Cork city, 1935-1960'. Béaloideas - The Journal of Folklore of Ireland Society, 82: 45-65. To view the Cork Memory Map Click <a href="https://corkfolklore.org/memory-map/">Here</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2010 - 2013 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork, Ireland, 1930s - 2010s, Relation A related resource O’Carroll, Clíona (2011) ‘The Cork Memory Map’, Béascna 7: 184-188. O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Cork Memory Map: an update on CFP’s Online Project’, The Archive 16: 14. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/archive16.pdf">https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF</a> Dee, Stephen and O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Sound Excerpts: Interviews from Heritage Week’, The Archive 16: 15-17. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/archive16.pdf">https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF</a> O'Carrol, Clíona (2014) 'The children's perspectives: Place-centred interviewing and multiple diversified livelihood strategies in Cork city, 1935-1960'. Béaloideas - The Journal of Folklore of Ireland Society, 82: 45-65. The Curious Ear/Documentary on One (Cork City Memory Map) <a href="http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2011/0816/646858-curious-ear-doconone-cork-city-memory-map/">http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2011/0816/646858-curious-ear-doconone-cork-city-memory-map/</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Audio; Video Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewees: Breda Sheehan (2 Interviews); Geraldine Healy: Johnny 'Chris' Kelleher; Marie Crean; James 'Jim' Mckeon; Brenda Twomey (RA); Breda St Leger; Pat Speight (1 Audio, 1 Video); Sean Lane; Pat O'Brien (O'Leary); Eileen Jones; Pat Saville; Noel Magnier; Mary Marshall; Paddy Marshall; Denis Murphy: Helen Prout (2 Interviews); Donie Walsh; Margaret Newman (4 Interviews); Kevin Leahy; Marie Finn; Pádraig Ó'Horgáin; Michael O Connell; Mary Sheehy; Bernie McLoughlin; Derrick Gerety; Peggy Kelleher; Sandra Byrne (RA); Noreen Cronin; Liam Ó h-Uigín (2 Interviews); Nicole Meacle; Una Lyons; Helen Goulding; Bernard Casey; Dragan Tomas; Pete Newman (Duffy); Brenda Stillwell; Creena O'Connell; Joseph Lane; Mary Montgomery McConville; Michael (Mick) O'Callaghan; Phil Corcoran; Thomas Jones (2 Interviews); Patricia (Pat) McCarthy; Fergal Crowley; Pat O'Brien; Tony McGillicuddy; Alice Delay; Barry Murphy; Patrick Fitzgerald Interviewers: Breda Sheehan (6 Interviews); Gráinne McGee (7 Interviews); Cliona O'Carroll (12 Interviews); Stephen Dee (3 Interviews); Geraldine Healy (2 Interviews); Michael Daly; Helen Kelly (6 Interviews); Gearoid Ó'Donnell (6 Interviews); Tom Doig (2 Interviews) John Elliot (3 Interviews); Alvina Cassidy; Eanna Heavey: Majella Murphy; Mark Wilkins; Richard Clare; Louise Ahern; Ian Stephenson; Annmarie McIntyre; Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Catalogue Numbers: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00387_sheehan_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00388_sheehan_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/103" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00389_healy_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/104" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00390_kelleher_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/105" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00391_crean_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/106" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00392_mckeon_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/107" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00393_twomey_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/108">CFP_SR00394_stleger_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/3">CFP_SR00395_speight_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/109" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00396_lane_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/110" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00397_obrienoleary_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/111" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00398_jones_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/112" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00399_saville_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/113" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00400_magnier_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/114">CFP_SR00401_marshall_2010</a>;<a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/115" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> CFP_SR00402_marshall_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/116">CFP_SR00403_murphy_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/117">CFP_SR00404_prout_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/118">CFP_SR00405_walsh_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/119" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00406_prout_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/120">CFP_SR00407_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/121" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00408_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/122" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00409_leahy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/123" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00411_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/124" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00412_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/125" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00413_finn_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/126" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00414_ohorgain_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/127" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00415_oconnell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/128" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00416_sheehy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/129" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00417_mcloughlin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/130" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00418_gerety_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/131" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00419_kelleher_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/132" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00420_byrne_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/133" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00421_cronin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/134" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00422_ohuigin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/135" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00423_meacle_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/136" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00424_horgan_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/137" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00425_lyons_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/138" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00427_goulding_2011</a>; CFP_SR00491_fitzgerald_2013. Heritage Week 2011: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/139" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00429_casey_201</a>1; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/140" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00430_tomas_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/141" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00431_newman_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/142" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00432_stillwell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/143" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00433_oconnell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/144" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00434_lane_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/145" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00435_montgomery-mcconville_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/146" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00436_ocallaghan_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/147" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00437_corcoran_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/148">CFP_SR00438_jones_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00439_ohuigin_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/149" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00440_mccarthy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/150" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00441_crowley_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/151" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00442_obrien_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/152" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00443_jones_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/153" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00444_mcgillicuddy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/154" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00445_delay_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/155" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00446_murphy_2011</a>; Video Interview: CFP_VR00486_speight_2014 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 58 .wav Files 1 .mov File Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Helen Goulding Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Louise Ahern Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 28min 36sec Location The location of the interview Commons Rd, Cork Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data .wav Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 24bit / 48kHz Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound 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 H G: We, for entertainment, when I got older then we used to go down to the Ark long go. And that was our night’s entertainment and you, there was an Uptown Grill down in MacCurtain Street, that was very popular and you go in there and have something to eat first if you were lucky enough, you had a few bob. L A: What age would that be then? H G: Oh, Oh I was about seventeen that time, sixteen, seventeen and you went down then to the Ark and you danced the night away. You, we often went to Majorca but I was never on, you got the bus down in Parnell Place or down in Grand Parade, ‘twould take you down to the Majorca but you wouldn’t get home then ‘till all hours and my mother, she never knew I was down there ‘cause she would never approve that was rough like. And always, [phrase unintelligible] there was a dancehall up by the Gaiety, up by the barracks, never go there ‘cause the soldiers were there. And you daren’t, we always thought soldiers were bad men, that’s in our, my time, now like and you weren’t allowed, I think I sneaked up there one time alright like [laugh] but that’s the way, do you know there was, we had no telly either, we had nothing. And then when we, father, I’d say we were the first in the road to get the, the telly and then were ‘twas, ‘twas up so high, you’d get a crick in your neck looking up at it [noise in background], [phrase unintelligible] and then ‘twas black and white. And then, this thing came out a sheet of paper, turquoise and God help us, we were innocent too like, you could nearly see the colour, sure you couldn’t colour in it but you thought you did like. But they were definitely better times because people knew one another and people were all happy. Do you know like, ‘twas only across the road there now and they were, they were great times. The men always went to the pub on a Saturday night and me father had em, permanent tickets for the Savoy, that was a big thing now like, and I often went into him. I often went in on a Saturday night with him, and I loved Doris Day. I can always remember her, Jesus I can’t remember the name of it now, Midnight Lace was it I think. And Freddy Bridgman would come up with the organ and I thought, I thought he lived down there, he’d come up and you’d say ‘God’ and all the, the songs would come up on the screen and you sang then, Freddy went away but I always, I was young at the time now , I just always thought that he lived underground, you know but they were, I have to say now they were, they were great people. And I remember my mother had twins when she was forty-six and that was a big thing and then when they were christened, we’d a long stool in the house and everyone in Barrack View was brought in. You’d get no drink like ‘twas just a cup of tea but there must have been cakes at it or something, me mother would have made or something like but there were memories now, I would still hold very close to myself because there were, ah there’s people, most of them have passed on now but I would know their daughters now and nieces and nephews and have to say would often laugh off the good times where your one have it at today. I don’t think you would anyway. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Helen Goulding: Shandon, Catholic Church, Childhood Subject The topic of the resource Life History: Description An account of the resource Helen, nee Bourke was born and reared in Barrack View near the North Cathedral. Her family later moved to Leitrim Street. She talks about her childhood. People had little but shared a lot. Boiled eggs were eaten at Easter time. Everyone was involved with the Catholic Church, with a confraternity or sodality. She remembers Cork characters Donie Murphy, Andy Gaw and Squeezy Lemon. Helen recalls how she had to do household chores while boys did nothing. She worked in the restaurant trade. Some houses in Barrack View were later demolished. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2 June 2011 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewee: Helen Goulding Interviewer: Louise Ahern Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CFP_SR00427_goulding_2011 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork, Ireland, 1950s-2000s Relation A related resource <div class="element-text"> <div class="element-text">Other Interviews in the Colection: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00387_sheehan_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00388_sheehan_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/103" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00389_healy_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/104" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00390_kelleher_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/105" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00391_crean_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/106" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00392_mckeon_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/107" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00393_twomey_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/108">CFP_SR00394_stleger_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/3">CFP_SR00395_speight_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/109" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00396_lane_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/110" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00397_obrienoleary_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/111" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00398_jones_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/112" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00399_saville_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/113" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00400_magnier_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/114">CFP_SR00401_marshall_2010</a>;<a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/115" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> CFP_SR00402_marshall_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/116">CFP_SR00403_murphy_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/117">CFP_SR00404_prout_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/118">CFP_SR00405_walsh_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/119" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00406_prout_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/120">CFP_SR00407_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/121" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00408_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/122" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00409_leahy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/123" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00411_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/124" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00412_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/125" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00413_finn_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/126" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00414_ohorgain_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/127" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00415_oconnell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/128" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00416_sheehy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/129" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00417_mcloughlin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/130" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00418_gerety_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/131" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00419_kelleher_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/132" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00420_byrne_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/133" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00421_cronin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/134" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00422_ohuigin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/135" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00423_meacle_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/136" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00424_horgan_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/137" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00425_lyons_2012</a>; CFP_SR00491_fitzgerald_2013. Heritage Week 2011: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/139" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00429_casey_201</a>1; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/140" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00430_tomas_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/141" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00431_newman_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/142" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00432_stillwell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/143" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00433_oconnell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/144" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00434_lane_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/145" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00435_montgomery-mcconville_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/146" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00436_ocallaghan_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/147" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00437_corcoran_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/148">CFP_SR00438_jones_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00439_ohuigin_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/149" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00440_mccarthy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/150" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00441_crowley_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/151" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00442_obrien_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/152" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00443_jones_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/153" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00444_mcgillicuddy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/154" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00445_delay_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/155" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00446_murphy_2011</a>; Video Interview: CFP_VR00486_speight_2014</div> <div class="element-text"> Published Material: O’Carroll, Clíona (2011) ‘The Cork Memory Map’, Béascna 7: 184-188. O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Cork Memory Map: an update on CFP’s Online Project’, The Archive 16: 14. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/archive16.pdf">https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF</a> Dee, Stephen and O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Sound Excerpts: Interviews from Heritage Week’, The Archive 16: 15-17. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/archive16.pdf">https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF</a> O'Carrol, Clíona (2014) 'The children's perspectives: Place-centred interviewing and multiple diversified livelihood strategies in Cork city, 1935-1960'. Béaloideas - The Journal of Folklore of Ireland Society, 82: 45-65. The Curious Ear/Documentary on One (Cork City Memory Map) <a href="http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2011/0816/646858-curious-ear-doconone-cork-city-memory-map/">http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2011/0816/646858-curious-ear-doconone-cork-city-memory-map/</a></div> </div> <div class="element-text"> To view the Cork Memory Map Click <a href="https://corkfolklore.org/memory-map/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Here</a></div> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 1 .wav File Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound 1950s 1960s Andy Gaw Barrack View Bonfire Night Cinema Cold Storage Dancehalls Dancing Helen Bourke Helen Goulding Pawn Shops Picky Shandon Street Squeezy Lemon Sunbeam Youghal https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/a11532598345f8e977141a89d38317b0.jpg 84ab4ede9d5baef4d8dbb60bb8e18e9a https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/1b7cee42769e9cd60f2c0f54e9abad44.mp3 eb8fd51dd7aa874ab0adf81c0b72c982 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Life Journeys: Living Folklore in Ireland Today Subject The topic of the resource Life history interviews from the inhabitants of Cork city's Northside. Description An account of the resource 27 oral history interviews focusing on the life of Cork city's Northsiders. This interviews in this collection were used in the Cork Folklore Project's (then the Northside Folklore Project) first book; Life Journeys: Living Folklore in Ireland Today. The book, published in 1999, was compiled and edited by former Cork Folklore Project researcher Stephen Hunter. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1996-2001 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewees: Willy Good; Margaret Farmer; Eileen O'Sullivan; Tina Noonan; Michael Murphy; Sheila Dalton; Eibhlis deBarra; Denis P. Long; Catherine McCarthy; Helen Donovan; Billy McCarthy; Maria Lopez; Nicholas Hennessy; John Connolly; Liam Foley; John Collins; Jack Byrne; Thomas McCarthy; Rev John Farris; Brother Higgins; Mary Healy; Helen Prout; Eddie Daly; Alan Kennefick; Kay Dunne; George Glendon; Colin Rynne: Interviewers: Stephen Hunter (16); Caroline Crowley (4); Caroline Cronin (3); Lorraine Cahalane (1); Catherine Fray (1); Valarie Kelly-Curtain (1); Liam Hurley (1); Martin O'Mahony (1): Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CFP_SR00002_good_1996; CFP_SR00104_farmer & osullivan_1997; CFP_SR00127_mccarthy_1998; CFP_SR00134_noonan_1998; CFP_SR00140_murphy_1998; CFP_SR00154_dalton_1998; CFP_SR00176_debarra_1997; CFP_SR00177_long_1998; CFP_SR00181_farmer,mccarthy & donovan _1997: Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork, Ireland: 20th Century Relation A related resource Published Material: Hunter, Stephen (1999), Life Journeys: Living Folklore in Ireland Today, Cork: The Northside Folklore Project. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Audio Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .wav Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Helen Prout Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Martin O'Mahony Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 40m01s Location The location of the interview The Croppy House, Fairhill, Cork Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Cassette Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound The following is a short extract from the interview transcript relating to the audio extract above. Copyright of the Cork Folklore Project. If you wish to access further archival material please contact CFP, folklorearchive@gmail.com MO’M: Tell us about the parades ye used to have for the film festival? H P: Oh sure that was another ordeal another event we used to organise we used to have filmmakers in from England and everywhere and from Yugoslavia and Denmark and America and they used to come yea and we used to have, we used to organise a parade like St. Patrick’s day parade I have it on video actually the whole parade I have and they would walk in the parade and we had the Civil Defence and all the Majorettes and we had them, who else had we em, the Cork Rose we had Roney Drew we had them all and em Cornel em whats his name Cornel Mc Lindon is it, I can’t think of his name now, he was the fellow that used to fix up the parade for me I think he’s from Wellington Road. MO’M: Glendon. H P: Glendon yea Major Glendon is it. MO'M: I think he was a Colonel I think he was yea. H P: But he used to organise the thing and we used to have St. Finbars pipe band and we used to have all the bands from Carrigaline and Ringaskiddy ea young peoples band we used to have all them buy ea it was great. MO'M: But why did it die off a bit then, ok the festival is still running I know that and it's still very strong because I was at it and I saw the turnout but like you wouldn't have that parade now today. H P: because it would be another event to organise and there wouldn't be enough people on the ground to do it and we used to hold the films in the cameo that them years as well and the place used to be packed and we had the people from the Irish film board down, and ea RTE came down and they came down to take a few minutes of the festival and they stayed for 4 days and filmed it all and ea we had a whole heap of things to do I don't know how we did them but we did. MO'M: Of course it's getting people to do it now today. H P: But it's all on a voluntary basis you know there's no pay. MO'M: And I suppose it's hard to keep people then is it? H P: No the people we have are so involved that they love it so much and when I see films they be some out there foreign and they have a camera and they get an event to film and they have upon it amateur video and that annoys me because it isn't shoddy because I says the word amateur for love of doing it. MO'M: That's true yea. H P: That's only a second-hand kind of a thing you know but em I said to the person behind the camera, actually it's the person behind the camera is the person thinking that makes the film and not the camera. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Helen Prout: Film-making, Cinema, Youth Subject The topic of the resource Life History; Description An account of the resource Helen recalls her life as an amateur film-maker, as a teacher of film-making in Cork, and her involvement in the film festival scene. Helen grew up in Millstreet, where her father’s cousin ran a cinema, through which she developed a love of film. She began making amateur films with a small camera. Her family moved to a farm in County Tipperary, but had to leave, and moved to Cork around 1950. Helen won a film competition in Cork in 1977, and she taught young people in Gurranabraher how to make short films. She and her son, Con, began to liaise with schools to encourage film-making among the pupils. She also set up a festival for showing young people’s film and video. She was awarded the title of Cork Person of the Year in 1980. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11 May 1999 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewee: Helen Prout Interviewer: Martin O'Mahony Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CFP_SR00271_prout_1999 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Ireland; Cork; 1990s Relation A related resource Published Material: Hunter, Stephen (1999), Life Journeys: Living Folklore in Ireland Today, Cork: The Northside Folklore Project. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .wav Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Cinema Cork Person of the Year Film-making Gurranabraher Helen Prout Millstreet https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/6c6c769009507384b14c1386f6a32899.jpg cbf1c711785600501bec005b1d811bed https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/b4eeef84a93b0e2a22e3a4e955100c1d.mp3 ae448ca37fd343fdd9d7ab8c4367f2c1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Cork Memory Map Collection Subject The topic of the resource A place-based interviewing project exploring everyday life in Cork City, with excerpts disseminated on a series of online digital maps. Description An account of the resource A place-based interviewing project exploring everyday life in Cork City, with excerpts disseminated on a series of online digital maps. In 2010, the Cork Folklore Project initiated a new collection and dissemination project, entitled the Cork Memory Map. We wished to step up our interviewing programme and enhance public access to our holdings through the creation of an online map of stories and memories. A central concern in this initial stage was to keep our research agenda as open as possible in terms of generating accounts of everyday life in the city down through the years. As we were not carrying out topic-focussed interviews (in contrast to previous projects on topics such as song in the Northside, drag hunting and occupational lore), the place-based focus enabled us to explore everyday life at different stages of interviewees’ life histories, remaining open to cues from the interviewees while maintaining a sense of direction and purpose for all involved. The fact that the interviews were structured around memories of place, rather than taking the form of life history interviews, also had an impact on the material gathered. The initial phase of interviewing was carried out in the main with older residents of Cork City, Ireland, who grew up in the city centre or adjacent suburbs and who were born between 1929 and 1950. Lasting between 45 minutes and two hours, individual interviews in the Memory Map project tend to follow a similar pattern. A description of the interviewee’s childhood neighbourhood is followed by a succession of ‘grand tour’ questions about daily routines, work and play within the neighbourhood. Places important or familiar to interviewees were explored, as were routes habitually taken through the landscape. This narrative base was used as a springboard for using cues provided by the interviewees as the basis for follow-up questions on significant people and activities mentioned. A sub-collection of shorter interviews was generated during Heritage Week (20-28 August) 2011. The Cork Folklore Project, in collaboration with Civic Trust House, launched the Memory Map Project with an exhibition and collection event throughout the week. Visitors to the exhibition were invited to ‘put themselves on the map’ through short interviews. The Memory Map also featured in a ten-minute Curious Ear documentary broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 during Heritage Week, and available as a podcast (The Curious Ear/Documentary on One (Cork City Memory Map) http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2011/0816/646858-curious-ear-doconone-cork-city-memory-map/). The bulk of the interviews were carried out between July and December 2010 (21 interviews), with 9 full-length interviews carried out in the second half of 2011, along with 18 shorter interviews carried out during heritage week, 23-27 August 2011, and 9 interviews in the second half of 2012. 1 video interview was carried out in January 2014 with Memory Map interviewee Pat Speight. The design for the map and supporting database design was carried out by Cheryl Donaghue (UCC) as project work for an MSc in Interactive Media, with assistance from Colin Mac Hale. The Project received support for the further technical development of the map from the Irish Heritage Council in 2012. The map itself has undergone various iterations, the most recent being its preparation for use on the Omeka platform by the CFP team and PhD candidate Penny Johnston in 2016/2017. Existing and subsequent interviews from the CFP collections have also been utilised for the online mapping dissemination project: the interviews designated as ‘memory map’ interviews are those carried out specifically with the map in mind from 2010 onwards. Support: This project was supported by the Heritage Council of Ireland in the Heritage Education Community and Outreach grant scheme, 2012, and also received support from the Cork City Council Community Grants Scheme. For further description and discussion of the Cork Memory Map project, see: O’Carroll, Clíona (2011) ‘The Cork Memory Map’, Béascna 7: 184-188. O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Cork Memory Map: an update on CFP’s Online Project’, The Archive 16: 14. https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF Dee, Stephen and O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Sound Excerpts: Interviews from Heritage Week’, The Archive 16: 15-17. https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF Clíona O'Carroll (2014) 'The children's perspectives: Place-centred interviewing and multiple diversified livelihood strategies in Cork city, 1935-1960'. Béaloideas - The Journal of Folklore of Ireland Society, 82: 45-65. To view the Cork Memory Map Click <a href="https://corkfolklore.org/memory-map/">Here</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2010 - 2013 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork, Ireland, 1930s - 2010s, Relation A related resource O’Carroll, Clíona (2011) ‘The Cork Memory Map’, Béascna 7: 184-188. O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Cork Memory Map: an update on CFP’s Online Project’, The Archive 16: 14. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/archive16.pdf">https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF</a> Dee, Stephen and O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Sound Excerpts: Interviews from Heritage Week’, The Archive 16: 15-17. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/archive16.pdf">https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF</a> O'Carrol, Clíona (2014) 'The children's perspectives: Place-centred interviewing and multiple diversified livelihood strategies in Cork city, 1935-1960'. Béaloideas - The Journal of Folklore of Ireland Society, 82: 45-65. The Curious Ear/Documentary on One (Cork City Memory Map) <a href="http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2011/0816/646858-curious-ear-doconone-cork-city-memory-map/">http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2011/0816/646858-curious-ear-doconone-cork-city-memory-map/</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Audio; Video Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewees: Breda Sheehan (2 Interviews); Geraldine Healy: Johnny 'Chris' Kelleher; Marie Crean; James 'Jim' Mckeon; Brenda Twomey (RA); Breda St Leger; Pat Speight (1 Audio, 1 Video); Sean Lane; Pat O'Brien (O'Leary); Eileen Jones; Pat Saville; Noel Magnier; Mary Marshall; Paddy Marshall; Denis Murphy: Helen Prout (2 Interviews); Donie Walsh; Margaret Newman (4 Interviews); Kevin Leahy; Marie Finn; Pádraig Ó'Horgáin; Michael O Connell; Mary Sheehy; Bernie McLoughlin; Derrick Gerety; Peggy Kelleher; Sandra Byrne (RA); Noreen Cronin; Liam Ó h-Uigín (2 Interviews); Nicole Meacle; Una Lyons; Helen Goulding; Bernard Casey; Dragan Tomas; Pete Newman (Duffy); Brenda Stillwell; Creena O'Connell; Joseph Lane; Mary Montgomery McConville; Michael (Mick) O'Callaghan; Phil Corcoran; Thomas Jones (2 Interviews); Patricia (Pat) McCarthy; Fergal Crowley; Pat O'Brien; Tony McGillicuddy; Alice Delay; Barry Murphy; Patrick Fitzgerald Interviewers: Breda Sheehan (6 Interviews); Gráinne McGee (7 Interviews); Cliona O'Carroll (12 Interviews); Stephen Dee (3 Interviews); Geraldine Healy (2 Interviews); Michael Daly; Helen Kelly (6 Interviews); Gearoid Ó'Donnell (6 Interviews); Tom Doig (2 Interviews) John Elliot (3 Interviews); Alvina Cassidy; Eanna Heavey: Majella Murphy; Mark Wilkins; Richard Clare; Louise Ahern; Ian Stephenson; Annmarie McIntyre; Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Catalogue Numbers: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00387_sheehan_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00388_sheehan_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/103" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00389_healy_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/104" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00390_kelleher_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/105" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00391_crean_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/106" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00392_mckeon_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/107" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00393_twomey_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/108">CFP_SR00394_stleger_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/3">CFP_SR00395_speight_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/109" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00396_lane_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/110" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00397_obrienoleary_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/111" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00398_jones_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/112" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00399_saville_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/113" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00400_magnier_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/114">CFP_SR00401_marshall_2010</a>;<a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/115" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> CFP_SR00402_marshall_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/116">CFP_SR00403_murphy_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/117">CFP_SR00404_prout_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/118">CFP_SR00405_walsh_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/119" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00406_prout_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/120">CFP_SR00407_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/121" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00408_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/122" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00409_leahy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/123" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00411_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/124" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00412_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/125" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00413_finn_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/126" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00414_ohorgain_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/127" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00415_oconnell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/128" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00416_sheehy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/129" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00417_mcloughlin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/130" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00418_gerety_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/131" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00419_kelleher_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/132" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00420_byrne_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/133" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00421_cronin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/134" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00422_ohuigin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/135" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00423_meacle_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/136" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00424_horgan_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/137" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00425_lyons_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/138" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00427_goulding_2011</a>; CFP_SR00491_fitzgerald_2013. Heritage Week 2011: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/139" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00429_casey_201</a>1; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/140" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00430_tomas_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/141" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00431_newman_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/142" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00432_stillwell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/143" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00433_oconnell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/144" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00434_lane_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/145" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00435_montgomery-mcconville_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/146" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00436_ocallaghan_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/147" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00437_corcoran_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/148">CFP_SR00438_jones_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00439_ohuigin_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/149" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00440_mccarthy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/150" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00441_crowley_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/151" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00442_obrien_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/152" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00443_jones_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/153" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00444_mcgillicuddy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/154" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00445_delay_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/155" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00446_murphy_2011</a>; Video Interview: CFP_VR00486_speight_2014 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 58 .wav Files 1 .mov File Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Helen Kelly Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Helen Prout Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 38min 34sec Location The location of the interview Nash's Boreen, Fairhill, Cork Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data .wav Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 24bit / 48kHz Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound 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 H P: [laugh] But that was the way twas them times. H K: And like when it was during the War now, weren’t ye able to go out then at all or -- H P: You, you, you could, there, there was no signs up on the road or anything. All the signs were taken down. H K: Were they? H P: Yeah and all -- there was no signs telling you where you were going on the road, if you went down now at all the crossroads, if you were going somewhere now and you wanted to go to a new place [unintelligible 24:58]. H K: Did ye -- were ye afraid? H P: Yerra you wouldn’t -- you’d be used to it, you see. You see there was no War here but the result -- it resulted in the same thing, a ration book for everyone. And you couldn’t buy clothes or anything sure. You’d only so much stamps or whatever they are. H K: Ye’d get stamps, is it? H P: You’d get stamps or is it vouchers or something like that, ration books, we had ration books and then they’d stamp them or take out a page or -- H K: Oh you’d -- they’d take out some -- a stamp for each whatever you’d buy like. Clothes and all? H P: Yeah, and you’d have only so much for the for the week or the month and you couldn’t buy any more. H K: That must have been very hard when you had six children like. H P: Oh twas very hard. I mean they were very hard times. I remember them very well, a very hard time. We might have had -- we wouldn’t get oil then either, we’d [unintelligible 25:52] we wouldn’t have any electricity, you’d no electricity in the country in them days. Well I -- we had an electricity in Millstreet I remember but when we moved out to the country we had no electricity. H K: And ye couldn’t get the oil then to -- H P: We had an open fire. Often I did my lessons down by the fireside. And you coulnd’t get any oil for the lamp, there was only so much oil for the lamp. H K: So you had to do the homework in the dark? H P: And there were no candles, there were no candles available, you’d only get so much and that’s it. And you know what we used do, put like margarine into -- the butter was rationed too -- put a bit of margarine into a tin or lard and get a bit of twine and put it up at the corner of it and light. H K: Would that work, it would? H P: It does, yeah. H K: Go away. H P: That’s what we used have to do. H K: Go away. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Helen Prout: Fairhill, World War 2, Worklife, Subject The topic of the resource Life History Description An account of the resource Helen established the Cork Youth International Film, Video and Arts Festival in 1980 and has spent her life voluntarily teaching thousands of young people about film and the arts in workshops all over Cork. In this interview, Helen recalls life in Ireland during the Second World War, as well as various jobs during she did during her working life. Helen was born in Millstreet in 1930. She remembers having a responsible childhood, looking after her younger siblings. Her mother was from County Tipperary; she eloped with Helen’s father rather than agree to a match which had been made for her, and was disowned by her parents. She explains that her father came from a wealthy family. She describes life during the Second World War, particularly rationing. Neither foodstuffs nor household goods were easy to come by, and Helen tells a story about having to tell the time by looking at the sunlight on the floor because clocks were not available. She married her husband in England but did not like it there and came back to Ireland and lower wages. Before she got married she worked in hotels and then looked after a woman in a wheelchair. She describes how she got fed up with some jobs and quit them. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 18 May 2011 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewee: Helen Prout Interviewer: Helen Kelly Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CFP_SR00404_prout_2011 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork, Ireland, England, 1940s-2000s Relation A related resource Interviews with Helen Prout: CFP00271; CFP00305; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/119" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP00406</a>: <div class="element-text"> <div class="element-text">Other Interviews in the Colection: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00387_sheehan_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00388_sheehan_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/103" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00389_healy_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/104" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00390_kelleher_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/105" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00391_crean_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/106" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00392_mckeon_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/107" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00393_twomey_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/108">CFP_SR00394_stleger_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/3">CFP_SR00395_speight_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/109" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00396_lane_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/110" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00397_obrienoleary_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/111" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00398_jones_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/112" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00399_saville_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/113" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00400_magnier_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/114">CFP_SR00401_marshall_2010</a>;<a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/115" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> CFP_SR00402_marshall_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/116">CFP_SR00403_murphy_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/118">CFP_SR00405_walsh_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/119" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00406_prout_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/120">CFP_SR00407_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/121" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00408_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/122" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00409_leahy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/123" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00411_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/124" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00412_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/125" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00413_finn_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/126" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00414_ohorgain_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/127" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00415_oconnell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/128" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00416_sheehy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/129" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00417_mcloughlin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/130" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00418_gerety_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/131" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00419_kelleher_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/132" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00420_byrne_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/133" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00421_cronin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/134" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00422_ohuigin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/135" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00423_meacle_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/136" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00424_horgan_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/137" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00425_lyons_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/138" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00427_goulding_2011</a>; CFP_SR00491_fitzgerald_2013. Heritage Week 2011: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/139" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00429_casey_201</a>1; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/140" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00430_tomas_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/141" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00431_newman_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/142" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00432_stillwell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/143" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00433_oconnell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/144" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00434_lane_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/145" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00435_montgomery-mcconville_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/146" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00436_ocallaghan_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/147" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00437_corcoran_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/148">CFP_SR00438_jones_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00439_ohuigin_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/149" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00440_mccarthy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/150" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00441_crowley_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/151" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00442_obrien_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/152" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00443_jones_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/153" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00444_mcgillicuddy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/154" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00445_delay_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/155" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00446_murphy_2011</a>; Video Interview: CFP_VR00486_speight_2014</div> <div class="element-text"> Published Material: O’Carroll, Clíona (2011) ‘The Cork Memory Map’, Béascna 7: 184-188. O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Cork Memory Map: an update on CFP’s Online Project’, The Archive 16: 14. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/archive16.pdf">https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF</a> Dee, Stephen and O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Sound Excerpts: Interviews from Heritage Week’, The Archive 16: 15-17. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/archive16.pdf">https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF</a> O'Carrol, Clíona (2014) 'The children's perspectives: Place-centred interviewing and multiple diversified livelihood strategies in Cork city, 1935-1960'. Béaloideas - The Journal of Folklore of Ireland Society, 82: 45-65. The Curious Ear/Documentary on One (Cork City Memory Map) <a href="http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2011/0816/646858-curious-ear-doconone-cork-city-memory-map/">http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2011/0816/646858-curious-ear-doconone-cork-city-memory-map/</a></div> </div> <div class="element-text"> To view the Cork Memory Map Click <a href="https://corkfolklore.org/memory-map/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Here</a></div> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 1 .wav File Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Cork Youth Film Video and Arts Group Employment Helen Prout Matchmaking Millstreet Millstreet Horse Fair World War II https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/1ee6d07c7522df65432eb39a5f7b36e4.jpg cbf1c711785600501bec005b1d811bed https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/4df8c690190e79696d78aaa647bc5efc.mp3 d893899a7a7e455bd6ef5d81fbe02253 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Cork Memory Map Collection Subject The topic of the resource A place-based interviewing project exploring everyday life in Cork City, with excerpts disseminated on a series of online digital maps. Description An account of the resource A place-based interviewing project exploring everyday life in Cork City, with excerpts disseminated on a series of online digital maps. In 2010, the Cork Folklore Project initiated a new collection and dissemination project, entitled the Cork Memory Map. We wished to step up our interviewing programme and enhance public access to our holdings through the creation of an online map of stories and memories. A central concern in this initial stage was to keep our research agenda as open as possible in terms of generating accounts of everyday life in the city down through the years. As we were not carrying out topic-focussed interviews (in contrast to previous projects on topics such as song in the Northside, drag hunting and occupational lore), the place-based focus enabled us to explore everyday life at different stages of interviewees’ life histories, remaining open to cues from the interviewees while maintaining a sense of direction and purpose for all involved. The fact that the interviews were structured around memories of place, rather than taking the form of life history interviews, also had an impact on the material gathered. The initial phase of interviewing was carried out in the main with older residents of Cork City, Ireland, who grew up in the city centre or adjacent suburbs and who were born between 1929 and 1950. Lasting between 45 minutes and two hours, individual interviews in the Memory Map project tend to follow a similar pattern. A description of the interviewee’s childhood neighbourhood is followed by a succession of ‘grand tour’ questions about daily routines, work and play within the neighbourhood. Places important or familiar to interviewees were explored, as were routes habitually taken through the landscape. This narrative base was used as a springboard for using cues provided by the interviewees as the basis for follow-up questions on significant people and activities mentioned. A sub-collection of shorter interviews was generated during Heritage Week (20-28 August) 2011. The Cork Folklore Project, in collaboration with Civic Trust House, launched the Memory Map Project with an exhibition and collection event throughout the week. Visitors to the exhibition were invited to ‘put themselves on the map’ through short interviews. The Memory Map also featured in a ten-minute Curious Ear documentary broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 during Heritage Week, and available as a podcast (The Curious Ear/Documentary on One (Cork City Memory Map) http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2011/0816/646858-curious-ear-doconone-cork-city-memory-map/). The bulk of the interviews were carried out between July and December 2010 (21 interviews), with 9 full-length interviews carried out in the second half of 2011, along with 18 shorter interviews carried out during heritage week, 23-27 August 2011, and 9 interviews in the second half of 2012. 1 video interview was carried out in January 2014 with Memory Map interviewee Pat Speight. The design for the map and supporting database design was carried out by Cheryl Donaghue (UCC) as project work for an MSc in Interactive Media, with assistance from Colin Mac Hale. The Project received support for the further technical development of the map from the Irish Heritage Council in 2012. The map itself has undergone various iterations, the most recent being its preparation for use on the Omeka platform by the CFP team and PhD candidate Penny Johnston in 2016/2017. Existing and subsequent interviews from the CFP collections have also been utilised for the online mapping dissemination project: the interviews designated as ‘memory map’ interviews are those carried out specifically with the map in mind from 2010 onwards. Support: This project was supported by the Heritage Council of Ireland in the Heritage Education Community and Outreach grant scheme, 2012, and also received support from the Cork City Council Community Grants Scheme. For further description and discussion of the Cork Memory Map project, see: O’Carroll, Clíona (2011) ‘The Cork Memory Map’, Béascna 7: 184-188. O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Cork Memory Map: an update on CFP’s Online Project’, The Archive 16: 14. https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF Dee, Stephen and O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Sound Excerpts: Interviews from Heritage Week’, The Archive 16: 15-17. https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF Clíona O'Carroll (2014) 'The children's perspectives: Place-centred interviewing and multiple diversified livelihood strategies in Cork city, 1935-1960'. Béaloideas - The Journal of Folklore of Ireland Society, 82: 45-65. To view the Cork Memory Map Click <a href="https://corkfolklore.org/memory-map/">Here</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2010 - 2013 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork, Ireland, 1930s - 2010s, Relation A related resource O’Carroll, Clíona (2011) ‘The Cork Memory Map’, Béascna 7: 184-188. O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Cork Memory Map: an update on CFP’s Online Project’, The Archive 16: 14. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/archive16.pdf">https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF</a> Dee, Stephen and O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Sound Excerpts: Interviews from Heritage Week’, The Archive 16: 15-17. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/archive16.pdf">https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF</a> O'Carrol, Clíona (2014) 'The children's perspectives: Place-centred interviewing and multiple diversified livelihood strategies in Cork city, 1935-1960'. Béaloideas - The Journal of Folklore of Ireland Society, 82: 45-65. The Curious Ear/Documentary on One (Cork City Memory Map) <a href="http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2011/0816/646858-curious-ear-doconone-cork-city-memory-map/">http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2011/0816/646858-curious-ear-doconone-cork-city-memory-map/</a> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Audio; Video Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewees: Breda Sheehan (2 Interviews); Geraldine Healy: Johnny 'Chris' Kelleher; Marie Crean; James 'Jim' Mckeon; Brenda Twomey (RA); Breda St Leger; Pat Speight (1 Audio, 1 Video); Sean Lane; Pat O'Brien (O'Leary); Eileen Jones; Pat Saville; Noel Magnier; Mary Marshall; Paddy Marshall; Denis Murphy: Helen Prout (2 Interviews); Donie Walsh; Margaret Newman (4 Interviews); Kevin Leahy; Marie Finn; Pádraig Ó'Horgáin; Michael O Connell; Mary Sheehy; Bernie McLoughlin; Derrick Gerety; Peggy Kelleher; Sandra Byrne (RA); Noreen Cronin; Liam Ó h-Uigín (2 Interviews); Nicole Meacle; Una Lyons; Helen Goulding; Bernard Casey; Dragan Tomas; Pete Newman (Duffy); Brenda Stillwell; Creena O'Connell; Joseph Lane; Mary Montgomery McConville; Michael (Mick) O'Callaghan; Phil Corcoran; Thomas Jones (2 Interviews); Patricia (Pat) McCarthy; Fergal Crowley; Pat O'Brien; Tony McGillicuddy; Alice Delay; Barry Murphy; Patrick Fitzgerald Interviewers: Breda Sheehan (6 Interviews); Gráinne McGee (7 Interviews); Cliona O'Carroll (12 Interviews); Stephen Dee (3 Interviews); Geraldine Healy (2 Interviews); Michael Daly; Helen Kelly (6 Interviews); Gearoid Ó'Donnell (6 Interviews); Tom Doig (2 Interviews) John Elliot (3 Interviews); Alvina Cassidy; Eanna Heavey: Majella Murphy; Mark Wilkins; Richard Clare; Louise Ahern; Ian Stephenson; Annmarie McIntyre; Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Catalogue Numbers: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00387_sheehan_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00388_sheehan_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/103" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00389_healy_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/104" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00390_kelleher_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/105" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00391_crean_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/106" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00392_mckeon_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/107" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00393_twomey_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/108">CFP_SR00394_stleger_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/3">CFP_SR00395_speight_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/109" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00396_lane_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/110" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00397_obrienoleary_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/111" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00398_jones_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/112" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00399_saville_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/113" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00400_magnier_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/114">CFP_SR00401_marshall_2010</a>;<a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/115" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> CFP_SR00402_marshall_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/116">CFP_SR00403_murphy_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/117">CFP_SR00404_prout_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/118">CFP_SR00405_walsh_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/119" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00406_prout_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/120">CFP_SR00407_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/121" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00408_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/122" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00409_leahy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/123" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00411_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/124" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00412_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/125" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00413_finn_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/126" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00414_ohorgain_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/127" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00415_oconnell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/128" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00416_sheehy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/129" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00417_mcloughlin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/130" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00418_gerety_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/131" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00419_kelleher_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/132" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00420_byrne_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/133" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00421_cronin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/134" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00422_ohuigin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/135" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00423_meacle_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/136" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00424_horgan_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/137" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00425_lyons_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/138" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00427_goulding_2011</a>; CFP_SR00491_fitzgerald_2013. Heritage Week 2011: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/139" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00429_casey_201</a>1; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/140" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00430_tomas_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/141" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00431_newman_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/142" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00432_stillwell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/143" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00433_oconnell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/144" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00434_lane_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/145" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00435_montgomery-mcconville_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/146" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00436_ocallaghan_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/147" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00437_corcoran_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/148">CFP_SR00438_jones_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00439_ohuigin_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/149" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00440_mccarthy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/150" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00441_crowley_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/151" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00442_obrien_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/152" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00443_jones_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/153" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00444_mcgillicuddy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/154" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00445_delay_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/155" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00446_murphy_2011</a>; Video Interview: CFP_VR00486_speight_2014 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 58 .wav Files 1 .mov File Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Helen Kelly Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Helen Prout Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 31min 03sec Location The location of the interview Nash's Boreen, Fairhill, Cork Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data .wav Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 24bit / 48kHz Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound 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 HK: And when you had children, Helen, did you have them at home? HP: No, I had them in St Finbarr’s. HK: Oh yeah. HP: And I rec-- and I recall one of the first, the first one that I had in St Finbarrs, I’ll never forget it. Twas the old hospital, I couldn’t, sure I didn’t know any different, I was only home from England and I thought twas a grand place to go in. Went in any way and you had this big long ward, and eh there must have been how many patients, could be 30 patients in there, and then there was a ward alongside of it, a TB ward, and the ward next to that, that was the unmarried mothers. HK: They were separate? HP: They had em all separated. HK: And what happened when they had babies then? HP: I don’t -- I don’t know what -- I used love to look into that room to see what was happening because it was behind closed doors. But that was alright anyway, when you went to wash yourself in the bathroom, and the whole bloody bath would be full of afterbirths and everything. HK: Oh God, that’s terrible. HP: And then you went to the labour ward and they had a radio up over the -- and at that time the song that was blaring out was The Tennessee Waltz. [laughs] HK: [laughs] In the labour ward. HP: [laughs] Oh God, I -- HK: You’d want to [unintelligible 13:52] I’d say. HP: You’d spend 9 days in there. HK: 9 days. HP: 10 days, 10 days the first time. HK: Really? HP: Yeah. HK: And would you have the child eh all the time? HP No. HK: You wouldn’t. And then you’d come home. Would you have the baby christened there or would -- HP: Yeah, you’d have her christened, you’d have the child christened, you would, they wouldn’t want you coming out at all because -- HK: Unless they were christened, they’d have to be christened first, is it? HP: Christened inside. And the mother wouldn’t be allowed to go to the christening at all that time. HK: She couldn’t go to the christening. HP: No. She wasn’t allowed go to the christening at all. So when June was born, that’s my daughter you know, I remember they brought her out to the christening and this priest, he was very, very cross, and they used baptize a whole row of babies together, and they’d give them all the names as they went along, and he got to June anyway and he said, “June, June Marian” and he stopped and he said, “What kind of a name is that to give a child?” Well, he nearly ate them. And Christy says to him -- He said, “There’s no saint named that.” And Christy said to him, “You’d never know, she might be a saint yet.” Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Helen Prout: Self-sufficiency, Childbirth, Film Making, Subject The topic of the resource Life History: Description An account of the resource Helen established the Cork Youth International Film, Video and Arts Festival in 1980 and has spent her life voluntarily teaching thousands of young people about film and the arts in workshops all over Cork. Helen talks about surviving economically in hard times. Dole benefits were not easily obtained. She had to raise 13 children. The family survived through self-sufficiency in food, including keeping 3 cows and selling or killing their own pigs. She tells a story about not receiving shoes under a government welfare scheme. She was keen on the radio and she bought a reel to reel tape recorder and recorded the voices of her family. (She says later that she made home movies.) She recalls the hospital birth and the christening of her first child, and tells a story about the priest objecting to her daughter’s name. She started entering films she made in competitions in the 1970s and won several. She went to work in St Finbarr’s Hospital as a nurse’s aid. Her children are all self-employed. Note: This is the last of 3 interviews with Helen; this one was done towards the end of her life, Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 28 June 2011 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewee: Helen Prout Interviewer: Helen Kelly Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CFP_SR00406_prout_2011 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork, Ireland,1940s-2000s Relation A related resource Interviews with Helen Prout: CFP00271; CFP00305; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/117" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP00404</a>: <div class="element-text"> <div class="element-text">Other Interviews in the Colection: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00387_sheehan_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/101" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00388_sheehan_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/103" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00389_healy_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/104" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00390_kelleher_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/105" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00391_crean_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/106" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00392_mckeon_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/107" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00393_twomey_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/108">CFP_SR00394_stleger_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/3">CFP_SR00395_speight_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/109" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00396_lane_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/110" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00397_obrienoleary_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/111" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00398_jones_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/112" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00399_saville_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/113" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00400_magnier_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/114">CFP_SR00401_marshall_2010</a>;<a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/115" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> CFP_SR00402_marshall_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/116">CFP_SR00403_murphy_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/117">CFP_SR00404_prout_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/118">CFP_SR00405_walsh_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/120">CFP_SR00407_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/121" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00408_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/122" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00409_leahy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/123" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00411_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/124" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00412_newman_2010</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/125" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00413_finn_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/126" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00414_ohorgain_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/127" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00415_oconnell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/128" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00416_sheehy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/129" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00417_mcloughlin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/130" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00418_gerety_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/131" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00419_kelleher_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/132" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00420_byrne_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/133" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00421_cronin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/134" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00422_ohuigin_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/135" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00423_meacle_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/136" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00424_horgan_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/137" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00425_lyons_2012</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/138" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00427_goulding_2011</a>; CFP_SR00491_fitzgerald_2013. Heritage Week 2011: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/139" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00429_casey_201</a>1; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/140" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00430_tomas_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/141" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00431_newman_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/142" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00432_stillwell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/143" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00433_oconnell_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/144" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00434_lane_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/145" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00435_montgomery-mcconville_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/146" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00436_ocallaghan_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/147" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00437_corcoran_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/148">CFP_SR00438_jones_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00439_ohuigin_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/149" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00440_mccarthy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/150" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00441_crowley_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/151" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00442_obrien_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/152" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00443_jones_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/153" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00444_mcgillicuddy_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/154" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00445_delay_2011</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/155" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00446_murphy_2011</a>; Video Interview: CFP_VR00486_speight_2014</div> <div class="element-text"> Published Material: O’Carroll, Clíona (2011) ‘The Cork Memory Map’, Béascna 7: 184-188. O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Cork Memory Map: an update on CFP’s Online Project’, The Archive 16: 14. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/archive16.pdf">https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF</a> Dee, Stephen and O’Carroll, Clíona (2012) ‘Sound Excerpts: Interviews from Heritage Week’, The Archive 16: 15-17. <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/archive16.pdf">https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/research/corkfolkloreproject/archivepdfs/archive16.PDF</a> O'Carrol, Clíona (2014) 'The children's perspectives: Place-centred interviewing and multiple diversified livelihood strategies in Cork city, 1935-1960'. Béaloideas - The Journal of Folklore of Ireland Society, 82: 45-65. The Curious Ear/Documentary on One (Cork City Memory Map) <a href="http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2011/0816/646858-curious-ear-doconone-cork-city-memory-map/">http://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2011/0816/646858-curious-ear-doconone-cork-city-memory-map/</a></div> </div> <div class="element-text"> To view the Cork Memory Map Click <a href="https://corkfolklore.org/memory-map/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Here</a></div> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 1 .wav File Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Childbirth Cork Youth Film Cork Youth Film Video and Arts Group Croppy Boy Film Making Helen Prout Self-sufficiency Social Welfare Working life https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/251470e13d50420ed3dbaa5c4bc7a1cd.JPG b26ed0eebbe322ab5fcbe6da7da69fe1 https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/files/original/9eb452a82052a472baf145fd172c0d65.mp3 386b95da248a109815b825da85aa1f7e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource If the Walls Could Talk: Stories of Cork's Built Heritage (2013) Subject The topic of the resource Built Heritage: Description An account of the resource In 2013, the Cork Folklore Project was commissioned by Cork City Council as part of Cork Heritage Open Day to create a film exploring the relationship between some of Cork's most historic buildings and the people who use them. The project carried out a series of interviews with local historians, people associated with the buildings, and Cork residents (the interviews in this collection were carried out by Mark Wilkins), and drew on existing audio and video interviews. Interviews in this collection featured in the DVD discuss the Trinity Presbyterian Church, the National Sculpture Factory, the Custom House/Port of Cork, the Pavilion, the Masonic Hall, Triskel/Christchurch, Cork Vision Centre, South Presentation Convent, Elizabeth Fort, St. Fin Barre's Cathedral, UCC Crawford Observatory and Blackrock Castle Observatory. The overall built heritage project was continued throughout 2013 and 2014 in order to create an interview collection and DVD on the other buildings featured in Cork Heritage Open Day. Interviews about UCC Boole Library and Cork City Opera House, which were not featured in the first DVD, form part of this collection. The DVD was edited by Ian Stephenson, and featured music by Mark Wilkins and photography by Gráinne McGee. The project was co-ordinated by Mary O’Driscoll. The film contributed to Cork City Council’s Cork Heritage Open day, winning the Irish Heritage Council Heritage Week 2013 Award for the Best Interactive Event. A second DVD was produced by the Cork Folklore Project in 2015, drawing on further interviews carried out by Mark Wilkins, entitled If the Stones Could Speak. Support: this project was part-funded by Cork City Council. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2013 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewees: Kitty McSweeney; John X Miller; Eibhlin Gleeson; Geraldine Healy; Mary McCarthy; Carmel Hartnett/Maeve O'Sullivan; Michael Holland; David Ryan; Ria O'Sullivan; John Faris; David J Butler; Patrick Walsh; Roger "Ronnie" Herlihy; Interviewers: Mark Wilkins; Ian Stephenson; Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Relation A related resource If the Walls Could Talk: Stories of Cork's Built Heritage (2013) <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/films/">Film</a> If the Stones Could Speak: More stories from Cork's heritage (2015) Links to: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/collections/show/12" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Catalogue Collection</a> <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/films/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Film</a> Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 13 .wav files Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Audio Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Catalogue Numbers: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/6">CFP_SR00492_herlihy_2013</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/7">CFP_SR00493_walsh_2013</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/8">CFP_SR00494_butler_2013</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/9">CFP_SR00495_faris_2013</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/10">CFP_SR00496_osullivan_2013</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/11">CFP_SR00497_ryan_2013</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/12">CFP_SR00498_holland_2013</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/13">CFP_SR00499_hartnett&osullivan_2013</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/14">CFP_SR00500_mccarthy_2013</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/15">CFP_SR00505_healy_2013</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/16">CFP_SR00506_gleeson_2013</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/17">CFP_SR00507_miller_2013</a>; Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork city and surrounds. The 1700s to 2000s, with some reference to 500-1700. Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Mark Wilkins Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Geraldine Healy Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 24m 22s Location The location of the interview Cork City, Cork Ireland. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data .wav Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 24bit / 48kHz Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound The following is a short extract from the interview transcript, copyright of the Cork Folklore Project. If you wish to access further archival material please contact CFP, folklorearchive@gmail.com MW What did -- the name, the Boole Library, where did the name come from? GH Well the Boole Library, the name of the Boole Library came from George Boole, the first professor of Mathematics in University College Cork. And eh this man, it is very fitting that his name was given to the new library in UCC in the eighties because his mathematical formulae have been the basis for modern computers like, for his algebra like has been the basis for a lot of like modern technology today and he’s a worldwide figure of world -- world renown. And he died I think at the age of forty-nine, a very early age, because he had walked from his home in Ballin-- Ballintemple eh into the college during a rainstorm and he developed pneumonia and he didn’t survive it, so he died very young, at a very young age. And then the Boole Library complex it, it, it took over the space that in the seventies had been -- and for the previous hundred years in UCC -- well I don’t know if it was actually active for the full hundred years but the area had been in use as the football pitch for a long, long time, the Quarry, and like in the old days, in the seventies you’d have your lunch in the old Rest and that used be a very -- it was a great place like, it was a great place like you’d see everybody and spotting people and seeing people and all the -- Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Geraldine Healy: Boole Library, Cinemas, The Pavillion Cinema, Univesity College Cork, Subject The topic of the resource Cork's Built Heritage Description An account of the resource Geraldine talks about her time at UCC in the late 1970s and 1980s, and about the then new Boole Library. She mentions a superstition about walking on the grass of the quadrangle before graduation. (She reads aloud about the Crawford Observatory from the book The College, by John A Murphy.) She talks about going to the cinema and explains that there was a restaurant above The Pavillion cinema Note: this interview was conducted specifically for the DVD production, If The Walls Could Talk. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10 July 2013 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Interviewee: Geraldine Healy Interviewer: Mark Wilkins Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CFP_SR00505_healy_2013 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Cork City; Ireland; Built Heritage; 1770s-200Os; Relation A related resource If the Wall Could Talk: Stories Of Cork's Heritage Catalogue Numbers: <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/6">CFP_SR00492_herlihy_2013</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/7">CFP_SR00493_walsh_2013</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/8">CFP_SR00494_butler_2013</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/9">CFP_SR00495_faris_2013</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/10">CFP_SR00496_osullivan_2013</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/11">CFP_SR00497_ryan_2013</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/12">CFP_SR00498_holland_2013</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/13">CFP_SR00499_hartnett&osullivan_2013</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/14">CFP_SR00500_mccarthy_2013</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/16">CFP_SR00506_gleeson_2013</a>; <a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/17">CFP_SR00507_miller_2013</a>; Published Material: If the Wall Could Talk: Stories Of Cork's Heritage (2013) DVD If the Stones Could Speak: More stories from Cork's heritage (2015) DVD Related Material From the CFP Archive; As Interviewee: CFP_SR00389_healy_2010; CFP_SR00510_healy_2014; CFP_SR00523_healy_2014; CFP_VR00542_healy_2015; CFP_SR00700_healy_2019; CFP_SR00701_healy_2019; CFP_SR00709_healy_2019; CFP_SR00710_healy_2019: As Interviewer: CFP_SR00387_Sheehan_; CFP_SR00395_Speight; CFP_SR00421_Cronin. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Cork Folklore Project Language A language of the resource English Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 1 .wav File Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cork Folklore Project Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Cork Folklore Project Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Boole Library Built Heritage Cinema Geraldine Healy If the Walls Could Talk Material Culture St Patrick Street The Pavillion Cinema UCC University College Cork