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Mícheál Ó Geallabháin: Family, Community, Social Class, Sport, Music, Emigration.
An in-depth, evocative interview about growing up in The Middle Parish highlighting poverty and the power of education in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Mícheál Ó Geallabháin gives intimate and warm detail about family life, community spirit, class,…
Alan Botan: Immigration, Iraq, Kurdistan, Ireland,
Alan is from Kurdistan. He briefly describes his childhood in Iraq and his experience of Cork city and Ireland.
Alan is an asylum seeker. He came to Cork in 2002 and describes his efforts to integrate, and how he experienced Cork and its people. He…
Alan is an asylum seeker. He came to Cork in 2002 and describes his efforts to integrate, and how he experienced Cork and its people. He…
Tim O’Brien: Cork Fire Brigade, Murphy’s Brewery, Murphy’s Rock,
Tim talks about working for Cork’s Fire Brigade, and about changes to the job over the years. He has been a fire-fighter since 1975 and loves the job.
Tim was born in Watercourse Road. His father worked in Murphy’s Brewery. His mother came from West…
Tim was born in Watercourse Road. His father worked in Murphy’s Brewery. His mother came from West…
Aimée Setter: Immigration, Music, Pirate Radio, Freak FM,
Aimée grew up in London. She works as a DJ and comments on the music scene in Cork. She also talks, sometimes critically, about the city and its people.
Aimée moved from London to Cork with her family when she was 8 years old. She says she…
Aimée moved from London to Cork with her family when she was 8 years old. She says she…
Geoffrey D’Sousa: Immigration, India, English Market, Food
Geoffrey is from New Delhi, India, and works in Cork as a chef. He talks about how he came to the city in 2001, he compares Ireland and India, and talks about his interest in cooking.
Geoffrey came to work in Cork at the invitation of two Irish…
Geoffrey came to work in Cork at the invitation of two Irish…
Owen: Buskers, Homelessness, The Worlds Ills,
Owen was homeless at the time of this recording. He talks on how he spends his days on the streets, with his dog. He plays the tin whistle. He talks about people’s attitudes towards him and describes the course of his days.
The interview suggests…
The interview suggests…
Adam Skotarczak: Immigration, Poland, Weddings,
Adam was born in Poland, and talks in very brief terms about his childhood and about living in Cork.
Note; This interview was conducted as part of the Cork 2005 Project
Note; This interview was conducted as part of the Cork 2005 Project
Stephen Wimpenny: Leeds United, Soccer, Yorkshire,
Stephen grew up in Yorkshire, and talks about football and coming to Cork.
Stephen visited Midleton in 2002 and settled in Cork in 2003, having met a woman who later became his wife.
He compares people in Yorkshire and Cork. He talks about…
Stephen visited Midleton in 2002 and settled in Cork in 2003, having met a woman who later became his wife.
He compares people in Yorkshire and Cork. He talks about…
Patricia Manresa : Catalonia, Immigration, Irish Language, Spain,
Patricia grew up in Catalonia and describes coming to Cork to live and her experiences in the city.
Patricia describes her childhood. Her mother was Irish, her father Spanish. She visited Cork and decided to stay, getting a job. She compares how…
Patricia describes her childhood. Her mother was Irish, her father Spanish. She visited Cork and decided to stay, getting a job. She compares how…
Dearbhla Kelleher: Clubbing, Slang, Social life, UCC,
Dearbhla is from Ballyvolane . She is interested in music and drama and has appeared in several productions. Her father was from Sheare’s Street, and she briefly relates some of his childhood escapades.
She talks about going out socialising and the…
She talks about going out socialising and the…
Mahbub Akhter: Bangladesh, Immigration, University
Mahbub talks about growing up in Bangladesh and coming to Cork to work and study.
Mahbub recalls life a child and talks briefly about a game he played called carom [Carrom]. He describes the family’s diet, consisting often of rice. He studied…
Mahbub recalls life a child and talks briefly about a game he played called carom [Carrom]. He describes the family’s diet, consisting often of rice. He studied…
Michael O’Flynn: Fire Brigade; Vandalism; Change;
Michael has worked most of his life with Cork fire brigade, a job he loves, and he describes the nature of his job, the training required, and its dangers and rewards.
Michael grew up in Turner’s Cross.
He works as a fireman. In the 1960s there…
Michael grew up in Turner’s Cross.
He works as a fireman. In the 1960s there…
Vitaly Mahknanon: Immigration, Ukraine, Language, Friendship,
Vitaly is from the Ukraine. He compares his home culture to that of Ireland, and he talks about his experiences as an immigrant in Cork.
Vitaly was born in the city of Lviv, Ukraine. Although he was heavily involved in boxing, he opted to become a…
Vitaly was born in the city of Lviv, Ukraine. Although he was heavily involved in boxing, he opted to become a…
Mary O’Sullivan: Travelling Community, Education, Prejudice,
Mary is a Traveller who developed a love of education, which she has tried to instil in others. She talks in detail about her experience of being a Traveller and about the lives of older generations and the history of her community.
Mary was born in…
Mary was born in…
Brigid Carmody: Traveling Community, Tradition, Change,
Brigid is a Traveller. She talks about her childhood within an extended family, and about Traveller heritage and culture.
Brigid talks about growing up quickly within an extended family. She describes adult life in a caravan and the difficulties of…
Brigid talks about growing up quickly within an extended family. She describes adult life in a caravan and the difficulties of…
Yossi Valdman: Israel, Jaffa, Jews, Customs,
Yossi talks about Israel and his Jewish heritage, and describes coming to Cork and how he experienced life in the city.
Yossi’s father lived in Israel and then moved to Jaffa where he opened a shop. Yossi lived in Jaffa and Israel and then travelled…
Yossi’s father lived in Israel and then moved to Jaffa where he opened a shop. Yossi lived in Jaffa and Israel and then travelled…
Tony Henderson: Canada, Music, London
Tony grew up in Canada. He came to Cork during the 1990s, and he talks about his impressions of the city.
His father was Irish, his mother English. He talks about growing up in Canada, where he learned the guitar and played in a band. He came to…
His father was Irish, his mother English. He talks about growing up in Canada, where he learned the guitar and played in a band. He came to…
Robert Fourie: Hiberno-English, Holy Communion, Language, South Africa,
Robert talks in detail about growing up in South Africa, and makes some observations about Cork places and people.
Robert (b. 1969) is from a gold-mining town in South Africa. He talks about mining conditions there. He comments that South Africa has…
Robert (b. 1969) is from a gold-mining town in South Africa. He talks about mining conditions there. He comments that South Africa has…
Karina Abdulbaneeva: Art, Russia, London, Spirituality, Nature, Nationality, New Year’s Day, Religion,
Russian born Karina Abdulbaneeva, talks about coming to Cork from London in 2001 and her impressions of the smallness and accessibility of the city. She describes the helpfulness of Cork people and the spirituality of the country in which she feels…
Stefan Wulff: Germany, Cycling, Currachs, Change,
A detailed interview with German born Stefan Wulff. He gives a really rich account of building currachs, of trips down the Lee and his impressions of Cork from the river side.
Stefan was born in Dortmund, in the Ruhr Valley, Germany. He has one…
Stefan was born in Dortmund, in the Ruhr Valley, Germany. He has one…