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Tom McCarthy: Stonemasons, Sculpture, Seamus Murphy
Tom belongs to a long line of stone craftsmen. In this interview je outlines McCarthy's relation to the trade. He talks about his early days in the business and that it took seven years to complete his apprenticeship. Throughout the interview, Tom…
Edward Buckley: Stonemasons,
Edward a born a bred Cobh man was born in 1949. After finishing his leaving certificate he attended University College Cork for a year, but says it was not for him. Luckily Seán Lemass had changed the rules on who could be accepted into trades…
Willy Good: Halloween, Fairies, Holy Wells,
Willy Good was born in the 1930s and brought up in Commons Road. His house was in the family for two centuries, and once had a thatched roof.
He recalls Halloween games; he called Halloween ‘Snap Apple Night’. Ghostly encounters associated with…
He recalls Halloween games; he called Halloween ‘Snap Apple Night’. Ghostly encounters associated with…
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…
Margaret Farmer & Eileen O’Sullivan: Toys, Christmas, Nosey Keefe’s
Margaret Farmer was born in 1914 and talks very briefly about Christmas. and Nosey Keefe’s shop.
Eileen O’Sullivan also talks Christmas and about Woollams’ toy shop, and about Hadji Bey, an Armenian who sold Turkish Delight on McCurtain St.
Eileen O’Sullivan also talks Christmas and about Woollams’ toy shop, and about Hadji Bey, an Armenian who sold Turkish Delight on McCurtain St.
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…
She recalls her…
Tina Noonan: Blackpool; Sunbeam; Childhood **Restricted Content**
Tina’s father was from Blackpoool, and her mother was from Cove St. She has 8 siblings. She went to Blackpool School, which was since demolished; there they used to be given milk and buns.
Tina recalls some of a skipping rhyme she used to sing as…
Tina recalls some of a skipping rhyme she used to sing as…
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…
Michael Murphy: Worklife; Murphy's Brewery; Childhood
Michael was born in 1941. He was born in Francis Street. He had 6 brothers and 5 sisters. His earliest memory is of his grandfather’s funeral, with a hearse pulled by two horses, in 1945. His mother’s pregnancies and the arrival of newborn children…
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…
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…
Sheila was second youngest in a family of 7 girls and 4 boys. Her father worked in a government building as the lift…
Dr Carol Dundon: Seamus Murphy, Aloys Fleischmann, Burning of Cork
Carol talks about life growing up St Patricks Place in Cork in a historic 18th century house where her father had his doctor’s practise. She speaks about how her father was one of only six people in the city issued with a pass during the curfew at…
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 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…
Alan Walsh: Halloween, St Stephens Day, War Of Independence
Alan speaks about memories of Halloween and the game of snapapple and also about Christmas. He speaks of Wren Boys on St Stephens Day. He also speaks about school and games such as glassy alleys and conkers. He goes over some of the ground covered on…
Eibhlís de Barra: Northside, Gender, Childhood Games
Eibhlís was born on the Southside of Cork. Her husband was from Blarney Street, on the Northside.
She recalls childhood games such as The Chaineys, and The Gobs, and Scaa, the latter two played with small stones. She quotes some of the skipping…
She recalls childhood games such as The Chaineys, and The Gobs, and Scaa, the latter two played with small stones. She quotes some of the skipping…
Denis P. Long: Working Life; Balckpool; Austrailia
Denis grew up in Blackpool. His father was a train driver.
He worked for the ESB (Electricity Supply Board) but wanted to earn better money and went to Australia in the 1950s. He tells a funny story about visiting a rocket range and meeting someone…
He worked for the ESB (Electricity Supply Board) but wanted to earn better money and went to Australia in the 1950s. He tells a funny story about visiting a rocket range and meeting someone…
Margaret Farmer, Catherine McCarthy, Helen Donovan: The Emergency; The Black and Tans;
Margaret remembers that her father used to shout “Up the Mollies” when he had drink taken. [Note: These particular Mollies were agitators controlled by Joseph Devlin MP in opposition to William O’Brien]. She recalls the days of the Black and Tans; on…
Finbar McGrath: Fianna Fail, Christian Brothers, Jack Lynch
Finbar talks about his late brother in law Gus Healy and his involvement in the Cork Shakespearean Company AKA The Loft and also talks about Gus’s political career in Fianna Fail and his career as a TD and senator plus his two terms as Lord Mayor Of…
Humphrey Twomey: Collins Barracks, World War 2, Cork Shakespearean Company
Humphery shares Further memories of moving with his family to Dillon’s Cross area aged 7. Memories of Collins Barracks and seeing the army on manoeuvres. The Emergency or World War 2. Army manoeuvres in Gouldings Glen in an area known as the Black…