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Pat Speight: Northside, Childhood Games, Schooldays,

Cork Storyteller Pat Speight (b. 1940s) was born near the North Cathedral, known by locals as the North Chapel. His first house in Cork he thinks was a kind of tenement, with three families living in one house; his father later bought out this…

Geraldine Healy: Children's Games, Schooldays, Western Road,

Geraldine grew up near the top of Western Road. She describes the area and comments on some changes that have taken place there over time. She talks briefly about her schooldays.

Tags: 1950s, 1960s, Children’s Games, Crow’s Nest Pub, Geraldine Healy, Mardyke, O’Leary’s Shop, Schooldays, St Brigid’s School, Western Road, White’s Pub

Denis Murphy: Blackpool, Pubs, Food,

Denis was born in Dublin Street, Blackpool. [1960s.] His family owned a pub there called the Bowler’s Rest. His parents were from West Cork. He went to school in Rathpeacon.
Millfield Cottages were built near the mill houses that existed there since…

Mary Sheehy: Gurranabraher, Street Traders, Bonfire Night

Mary was born in Washington Street in 1948; when she was 6 her family moved to Gurranabraher. Her mother was a trader in second-hand clothes in Kyle Street and a barmaid, her father worked for Cork Harbour Commissioners.
As a child, she had to wear…

Tags: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, Bonfire Night, Childhood Games, Coal Quay, Community, Cork Harbour, Funerals, Ghost stories, Kyle Street dealers, Rubber Dollies, Schooldays, Street Traders

Bernie McLoughlin: Turner's Cross, Ford's, UCC,

Bernie was born in 1939 and reared in Turner’s Cross. His mother had been a bookkeeper and his father was a supervisor in the post office. He had an older brother and an older sister, and he spent a lot of time with his parents.
He remembers queues…

Tags: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Bernie McLoughlin, Childhood, Cork Opera House, Ford, Schooldays, Sullivan’s Quay, Turner’s Cross, UCC, University College Cork

Sandra Byrne: Commons Road, Tucker's Field, Family Life.

Sandra grew up in Commons Road, Blackpool. She has little memory of her mother; describes her father as a cranky man. He damaged his hand in an industrial accident and didn’t work again. She describes her home as a tense place. Sandra talks about…

Tags: 1980s, 1990s, Bonfire Night, Commons Road, Food, North Presentation school, Sandra Byrne, Schooldays, Tucker's Field

Alison Morley: Family Life, German Measles

Alison Morley was born and raised on the Northside in Cork. She was blind to the age of four due to an early bout of German measles. Here she recounts her personal memories of growing up in Cork. Her descriptions include: her first day at school at…

Tags: 1980s, 1990s, Alison Morley, Family Life, German Measles, Holy Communion, Rubella, Schooldays, The Grand Parade Hotel

Sr Marie Collins: Presentation Sisters, Childhood, Teaching

Sister Marie describes the restrictions and the pleasures of religious life as a Presentation Sister and as a teacher.
Sister Marie was born (circa 1920) in Limerick, to farming parents. She wanted to be a nun from an early age. She also became a…

Tags: Education, Measles, Nano Nagle, Presentation Sisters, Religious Life, Schooldays, Spirituality, Sr Marie Collins, Teaching

Brenda McCarthy: Schooldays; Communion; Dating

Brenda (b. 1963), had 5 sisters and 6 brothers; she was the youngest child in her family. Her mother was from Boyce’s Street. Her father was from near Macroom, and his family was well-off. She always lived on the Northside.
She recalls her…

Tags: 1960s, 1970s, Brenda McCarthy, Communion, Marriage, Schooldays, Social Class

Sheila Dalton: Family Life; Marriage; Childhood

Sheila was born and raised on Gurranabraher Avenue. Her father was from the Fail hill area and her mother came from Whitechurch.
Sheila was second youngest in a family of 7 girls and 4 boys. Her father worked in a government building as the lift…

Tags: Childbirth, Childhood, Childhood Games, Clothing, Communion, Family Life, Marriage, Pawn Shops, Schooldays, Toys

Edith O'Regan: Grattan Street, Healthcare, Working Life

Edith grew up in Youghal where she recalls playing childhood games including Red Rover, chainey, a makeshift tennis and sandcastles on the beach. Describes attending school in cold substandard buildings. Preferred self-directed learning to rote…

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"Mary": Grattan Street, Healthcare, Working Life

‘Mary’ grew up on a farm in county Limerick, part of which was rented to a mental hospital to be worked by patients. By interacting with these patients she quickly learned who you could trust and who you couldn’t. Mentions her brother’s physical and…

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Sean Higgisson: Grattan Street, Healthcare, Working Life

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Sean grew up by the Lough in Cork city and spent holidays in Ardmore. Describes his family home and memories of his grandparents. Talks about playing football and the game Red Rover as a child. His mother was not allowed to keep her job in the public…

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Aoife O'Brien: Grattan Street, Healthcare, Working Life

Aoife describes growing up on the Northside near Cathedral Road and playing games with her friends. Describes her grandmother who ran a shop on Churchfield Green. Her grandmother was a confidante to many locals. Her grandmother eventually moved into…

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Liam Ó hUigín: Grattan Street, Healthcare, The Marsh

Liam grew up on Henry Street in The Marsh and recalls playing football on Grattan Street which was busy and full of activity with businesses, pubs, shops a fire station, barber shops and tenements. He discusses some shops and games in more…

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Don Morrissy: Grattan Street, Healthcare, Working Life

Don recalls his entrepreneurial great-aunt who owned the Grand Hotel in Fermoy. Recounts early years in the Grattan Street Dispensary building where his father was the pharmacist. Describes growing up on the Mardyke close to St Joseph’s School and…

Derek O'Connell: Grattan Street, Healthcare, Working Life

Originally from Winter’s Hill, Derek describes his home and family: siblings, grandmother, his GP mother and his father who worked in insurance. He outlines his mother’s tasks and equipment as a GP. He describes his routine on school days,…

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