An interview with Eilish de Barra about the informal economy of Cork's Northside
Description
Excerpt 1: About Pawnshops, their symbolism and their necessary role when men were put on slackage for a week.
Excerpt 2: Occasionally the pawnshop would lend back a suit for no money to be paid off the week after.
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Date
06/03/1996
Identifier
UCCFEA_SR00036_WAVC
Coverage
Ireland, Munster, Cork City, Northside
Interviewer
Petrina Ní Loinsigh, Oilbhe Ní Dhonnchadha
Interviewee
Eilish de Barra (The Poppie Woman)
Duration
27m 26s
Citation
“An interview with Eilish de Barra about the informal economy of Cork's Northside,” UCCFEA, accessed April 29, 2024, http://epu.ucc.ie/folklore/items/show/340.