'The needles were like six-inch nails': Liam Ó hUigín remembers his trip to get vaccinated.
Liam Ó hUigín grew up on Henry Street in the vicinity of North and South Main Streets in the 1940s and 1950s. In this excerpt, Liam describes his trip to Grattan Street dispensary to get vaccinated.
Cork Folklore Project
CFP00727
Cork Folklore Project
24 July 2019
Interviewee: Liam Ó hUigín
Interviewer: Kieran Murphy
Cork Folklore Project
MP3 audio file, 1 minute 29 seconds
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'The Branding Iron': Joe Scanlon remembers receiving the Tuberculosis vaccination at the age of eight in the early 1960s in the Grattan Street Medical Centre, Cork.
Joe Scanlon, who grew up near the Grattan Street Medical Centre in Cork City, remembers the centre, and describes receiving the Tuberculosis vaccination at the age of eight. It was nicknamed ‘The Branding Iron’ among the children, and Joe gives a vivid description of his experience that day.
Excerpt length: 2 minutes 22 seconds
Cork Folklore Project
CFP00728
Cork Folklore Project
25 July 2019
Interviewee: Joe Scanlon
Interviewer: Kieran Murphy
Cork Folklore Project
.MP3 audio file, 2 minutes 22 seconds
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