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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…
Paddy Marshall: Blackpool, Pidgeon Racing, Cinema,
Paddy was born in 1941 in Great William O’Brien Street, and grew up in Narrow Lane, nearby; he describes the area around it which constituted his neighbourhood. He came from a family of 10. His mother was from Watercourse Road, his father from Narrow…
Padraig McCarthy: Homosexuality, Catholicism, Quay Co-Op,
Padraig talks about his experiences as a gay man.
He regrets that his early homosexual encounters were within the cottaging scene. He mentions places and pubs where gay men met. He mentions the Cork word ‘steamer’ used by the general public to…
He regrets that his early homosexual encounters were within the cottaging scene. He mentions places and pubs where gay men met. He mentions the Cork word ‘steamer’ used by the general public to…
Pádraig Ó Duinnín: River Lee
Pádraig is one of the founders of Meitheal Mara and the Ocean to City race
Pádraig says he grew up in Coolcower, Macroom on a peninsula between the rivers lee and Sullane. He says it had a formative influence on his life. His father was a bus…
Pádraig says he grew up in Coolcower, Macroom on a peninsula between the rivers lee and Sullane. He says it had a formative influence on his life. His father was a bus…
Padraig O’Horgain: Church Street, Funeral Customs, Republicanism,
Padraig O’Horgain (Pat Horgan) was born in Church Street in 1951. His father was a Republican and was interned in Britain between 1939 and 1946. His father later worked at Cork Harbour.
O’Gorman’s hat factory and other businesses were cited in the…
O’Gorman’s hat factory and other businesses were cited in the…
Pat Gunn: Cork Shakespeare Company, Fr O Flynn, War Of Independence, Black And Tans, Tom Barry.
Pat Gunn grew up on Barrack Street. He talks of early life there plus his involvement with The Cork Shakespearean Company and of his knowing FR O Flynn in his final years plus the 1961 BBC film on The Loft. Also about his Fathers involvement in The…
Pat Gunn: The Emergency, Cork Harbour, John F. Kennedy
Pat speaks of his memories of The Emergency as the Second World War was officially known in Ireland, of witnessing the exploding of mines by the Navy in Cork Harbour after WW2. He speaks of the harsh Winter’s and big snow of 1946/47 and 1947/48. He…
Pat Horgan: The Loft Cork Shakespearean Company, The Everyman Palace, Aloys Fleischmann
Pat speaks about his family’s involvement in The Railways. Of hurling with St Patricks .Of seeing the Innishfallen coming and going from his house. Playing hurling with St Patrick’s. His work in Dunlop and Ford and his involvement in acting with The…
Pat Nolan: Northside, Cork Academy School of Music
Pat is from John Street on the Northside. He was educated at the North Monastery, which was good for general studies but did not teach music. The school environment was harsh. He left school early. His father bought him a second-hand saxophone, and…
Pat O'Brien: Northside, Pubs, Childhood,
Pat O’Brien, talks of various locations on the Northside. Pat describes what activities he would have taken part in as a child in these locations.
He talks briefly about the pub trade. The Holy Hour was observed within the city limits (a break…
He talks briefly about the pub trade. The Holy Hour was observed within the city limits (a break…
Pat Saville: Blackpool, Working Life, Sport,
Pat Saville was born in 1946. He had a twin brother, Charlie, and an older brother, Ray. He moved from England with his family when he was 4 years old. He grew up in Welsh’s Lane, Blackpool. His father died when he was 10.
He describes the shops and…
He describes the shops and…
Pat Sexton: Cork Shakespearean Company, Bishop Lucey, Jewtown
Pat talks about memories of the Douglas Street area. Local characters and the market and mart which would be held locally in times past. He speaks about his time in London in the 80s and his childhood and teenage years. He expands further on the…
Pat Sexton: The Loft; Cork Shakespearean Company, Dr Lucas, Quaker Meeting House, Pearse Gunn of the Loft.
Life in The Douglas Street area in the 60s 70s and 80s. Theatre in Cork and The Cork Shakespearean company. “The Loft”.This is the first of two interviews with Pat for The Cork Shakespearean Company (The Loft) collection. The second is…
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…
Pat Walsh: Barrack Street, Custom House, Dundanion Castle, Elizabeth Fort, Railways, Sculpture Factory, Trams, Transport,
Pat Walsh talks about some of the transport histories of Cork, including the railway and tramway systems and their associated infrastructure; and about the history of Elizabeth Fort.
He talks about the channels of the River Lee within the city and…
He talks about the channels of the River Lee within the city and…
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…
Patricia McCarthy: Shandon Street, War of Independence, Trades
Pat McCarthy (née Byrnes) is from Shandon Street. She grew up in Mahony’s Terrace, overlooking Pope’s Quay which she knew as the Sand Quay. Her father worked as a lorry driver. She remembers Shandon Street having bakeries and butchers. There were…
Patrick Cooney: Stonemasons,
Pat, who is not as stonemason but is from a long line of masons, grew up in London, his family left Cork in the 1880s
They brought their history with them- an oral history. They talked about Cork occasionally. One side of his family were masons- so…
They brought their history with them- an oral history. They talked about Cork occasionally. One side of his family were masons- so…
Patrick Leader: Leader's Menswear
Patrick Leader gives the history of Leader’s shop on North Main Street. He discusses the ups and downs of North Main Street over generations and provides his views on challenges facing the street during the recession. He talks about local characters…
Patrick O’Brien: Patrick Street, The Swan and Cygnet, Seamus Murphy
Pat talks about the Swan and Cygnet pub, Patrick Street, where he used to work. It served a beautiful pint because the barrels were kept in Cork’s first cold storage room. Pubs in the city closed between 2.30 and 3.30 for the holy hour. There was a…