Interview with Deidre. Transcript of life history interview with 'Deirdre' from Cohort A (born 1916 - 1934) of the Life Histories and Social Change collection; Female, Wife, and a skilled craft worker. Deirdre describes her experience growing up, her career in the wollen industry
Community Life | Church and State | Emigration
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Transcript of life history interview with 'Doreen' from Cohort B (born 1945-1954) of the Life Histories and Social Change collection (see Related Materials); Female, Roman Catholic, married and a grandmother. Doreen was born into a large family from the South West of Ireland and
Poverty | Emigration | Nurses
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Transcript of life history interview with 'Lucy' from Cohort A (born 1916 - 1934) of the Life Histories and Social Change collection; Female, Protestant (Church of Ireland), married and a grandmother. Raised in suburban Dublin region, Lucy's father worked in Civil Service during
Emigration
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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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Audio clip from a life history interview where the interviewee describes the shooting of local men by English soldiers in the rural south-west of Ireland during the Irish War of Independence. This audio clip was extracted from an interview with 'James' from Cohort A of the Life H
Qualitative interview clips | Open audio clips
Mixed Types
Audio clip from a life history interview where the interviewee describes an imbalance of opportunities available to him and his school friends in the rural south-west of Ireland during the early twentieth century. This audio clip was extracted from an interview with 'James' from
Qualitative interview clips | Farmers | Open audio clips
Mixed Types
Transcript of life history interview with 'Joseph' from Cohort A (born 1916 - 1934) of the Life Histories and Social Change collection; Male, Roman Catholic, widowed and a great-grandfather. Joseph was raised in rural South-West region, his father died during his childhood and Jo
Inheritance | Farmers
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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 '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 'Kevin' from Cohort C (born 1965-1974) of the Life Histories and Social Change collection; Male, Roman Catholic, married and a father. Kevin spent his early life in a suburban Dublin region, before the family moved to a farm in the south-
Economic and social development | Public servants
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Transcript of life history interview with 'Brian' from Cohort C (born 1965-1974) of the Life Histories and Social Change collection; Male, Roman Catholic, married and a father. Brian grew up in an urban area in the south-east of Ireland, and his family then moved to a rural area
Gender roles | Emigration | Social welfare
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Audio clip from life history interview with 'James' from Cohort A (born 1916 - 1934) of the Life Histories and Social Change collection (see Related Materials) which is archived at the Irish Qualitative Data Archive. All names have been anonymised. Access to the audio clip is thr
Qualitative interview clips
Mixed Types