Excerpts from an interview with John O’Shea about blazon populaire and heroic fallout in Cork Northside sporting ballads.For this interview's catalogue entry click here

Description

Excerpt 1: Nostalgic remarks About not listening to the local poet Sean O' Callaghan when he was alive Includes a verse of the Lloyd George song

Excerpt 2: About Sean O' Callaghan's way of composing songs

Excerpt 3: About the writing of 'The Armoured Car', song About a famous harrier dog

Excerpt 4: About Sean O' Callaghan's writing songs for the people of the Northside

Excerpt 5: Comparing the sportsmen and huntsmen of the Northside to mythological heroes

Excerpt 6: The nicknaming of the Armoured car (dog), and the rivalry between Northside and Southside sports and hunting teams

Excerpt 7: About the influence of revival and folk festivals on song traditions

Excerpt 8: About the new radio stations being on and no one actually listening to them

Excerpt 9: Comparing Sean O Riada and Sean O' Callaghan

Date

06/02/1996

Identifier

UCCFEA_SR00034-02_WAVC

Citation

“Excerpts from an interview with John O’Shea about blazon populaire and heroic fallout in Cork Northside sporting ballads.For this interview's catalogue entry click here,” UCCFEA, accessed December 11, 2024, http://epu.ucc.ie/folklore/items/show/444.