Transcript of life history interview with 'Maire' from Cohort B (born 1945-1954) from the larger collection Life Histories and Social Change; Female, Roman Catholic, married and a mother. Her family originated in Northern Ireland and came south for educational opportunities. Mair

Gender roles | Trade unions

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Transcript of life history interview with 'Jack' from Cohort B (born 1945-1954) of the Life Histories and Social Change collection; Male, Roman Catholic, married and a father. Jack describes his urban childhood in tenement housing in Dublin's inner city. His maternal family were

Emigration | One-parent families | Poverty

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Audio clip from life history interview with 'Sharon' from Cohort B (born 1945-1954) of the larger collection Life Histories and Social Change. All names have been anonymised. Access to the audio clip is restricted to bona fide academic researchers and teachers, and to students th

Qualitative interview clips

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Transcript of life history interview with 'Sharon' from Cohort B (born 1945-1954) of the Life Histories and Social Change collection (see Related Materials); Female, Roman Catholic, married and a mother. Sharon grew up in a village near the border with Northern Ireland, close eno

Emigration | Poverty | Telephone operators

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Transcript of life history interview with 'Desmond' from Cohort B (born 1945-1954) of the Life Histories and Social Change collection (see Related Materials); Male, Roman Catholic, married; Desmond grew up in the border region, in a council house with no sewerage nor electricity.

Emigration | Construction workers

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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 'Mandy' from Cohort C (born 1965-1974) of the Life Histories and Social Change collection; Female, Roman Catholic. Mandy grew up in urban area of Northern Ireland during the ‘Troubles’ - her family had moved to the North because of her fa

Community life | Inheritance | Well-being

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Transcript of life history interview with 'Anthony' from Cohort B (born 1945-1954) of the Life Histories and Social Change collection (see Related Materials); Male, Roman Catholic, married and a father. Anthony spent his childhood in the suburban south-east. He describes the 1960

Economic and social development | European Union | Public servants

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