'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.
Title
'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.
Description
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
Excerpt length: 2 minutes 22 seconds
Source
CFP00728
Creator
Cork Folklore Project
Contributor
Interviewee: Joe Scanlon
Interviewer: Kieran Murphy
Interviewer: Kieran Murphy
Rights
Cork Folklore Project
Publisher
Cork Folklore Project
Date
25 July 2019
Format
.MP3 audio file, 2 minutes 22 seconds
Identifier
SP0003_CFP00728_Scanlon
Citation
Cork Folklore Project, “'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.,” Health, accessed December 1, 2023, https://corkfolklore.org/health/items/show/4.