An interview with Mrs O' Brien about country life in the first half of the twentieth century
Description
Excerpt 1: Platform dances in the summer and farmhouse dances in the winter.
Excerpt 2: About House dances and cardgames to raise money for Christmas; the main game was 41. The activity was called 'the gambles'
Excerpt 3: Preparing for the wren (St Stephen's day)
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Date
11/06/1981
Identifier
UCCFEA_SR00040-01_WAVC
Coverage
Ireland, Munster, County Limerick, Ballylahill
Interviewer
Máirín Ní Bhriain
Interviewee
Mrs O' Brien
Duration
13m 46s
Citation
“An interview with Mrs O' Brien about country life in the first half of the twentieth century,” UCCFEA, accessed December 11, 2024, http://epu.ucc.ie/folklore/items/show/342.