Transcript of life history interview with 'Eileen' from Cohort A (born 1916 - 1934) of the Life Histories and Social Change collection; Female, Roman Catholic, married and a grandmother. Raised in rural mid-west, Eileen grew up in a home where her father 'lived like a lord' while
Gender roles | Church and state | Emigration
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Transcript of life history interview with 'Rosemary' from Cohort A (born 1916-1934) of the Life Histories and Social Change collection; Female, Roman Catholic, widowed and a grandmother. She describes her urban childhood in Dublin city, including her father's stables in the city
Poverty | Emigration | Nurses
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Transcript of life history interview with 'Clifford' from Cohort 1 (born 1916-1934) from the larger collection Life Histories and Social Change; Male, Roman Catholic, married and a grandfather. Clifford grew up on the main street of a bustling, coastal town on the outskirts of Du
Well-being | Community life | Road traffic
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Transcript of life history interview with 'James' from Cohort A of the Life Histories and Social Change collection (born 1916 - 1934); Male, Roman Catholic, married with adult children. James grew up in a coastal village in the south-west of Ireland, where his maternal family we
Poverty | Gender roles | Child labour
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Transcript of life history interview with 'Rebecca' from Cohort A of the Life Histories and Social Change collection (born 1916 - 1934); Female, Protestant (Church of England), married and a grandmother. Raised in an English town, Rebecca recalls how her family took in evacuees d
Emigration | Nurses
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Transcript of life history interview with 'Evelyn' from Cohort A (born 1916 - 1934) of the Life Histories and Social Change collection; Female, Roman Catholic. Evelyn was raised in a suburban village in the Dublin region, and her family owned a small grocery shop where her mother
Inheritance | Community life | Urban planning
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Transcript of life history interview with 'Simon' from Cohort A (born 1916 - 1934) of the Life Histories and Social Change collection; Male, Protestant (Church of Ireland), married and a grandfather. Simon's father was bank sub-agent during pre and post Independence era and the f
Banking and finance | Shop workers
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Transcript of life history interview with 'Luke' from Cohort A (born 1916 - 1934) of the Life Histories and Social Change collection; Male, Roman Catholic, married and a grandfather. Luke describes life growing up in a town in a boarder county. Early into his parent's marriage, h
Emigration | Organisations | Nurses
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Transcript of life history interview with 'Irene' from Cohort A (born 1916 - 1934) of the Life Histories and Social Change collection; Female, Roman Catholic, married and a grandmother. Irene grew up on a small subsistence farm in the rural south-east of Ireland. She came from a
Emigration | Community life | Poverty
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Transcript of life history interview with 'Ben' from Cohort A (born 1916-1934) of the Life Histories and Social Change collection; Male, Roman Catholic, married and a grandfather. Ben was raised in the mid-west of Ireland and describes his childhood growing up in the city, includ
Well-being | Technicians
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Transcript of life history interview with 'Kathleen' from Cohort 1 (born 1916 - 1934) from the larger collection Life Histories and Social Change; Female, Roman Catholic, widowed and a grandmother. Kathleen has lived with a disability - sight impairment - since childhood. Raised
Emigration | Poverty | Child labour
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