Lá ’le Stiofáin (Saint Stephen’s Day)
Description
Student project including interviews with Eibhlís de Barra and Bridget Corcoran about Saint Stephen’s Day.
Creator
Nóirín Ní Fheithillgh
Date
1988
Identifier
95-006
Coverage
Ireland, Munster, Cork City, Northside
Enniskeane, County Cork
Enniskeane, County Cork
Collection Items
An interview with Eibhlís de Barra about Saint Stephen’s Day
Excerpt 1: Eibhlís tells the Cork story about the origin of 'the wren' Excerpt 2: Eibhlís recites the Wren's rhyme For more clips from this interview click here
An Interview with Bridget Corcoran about Saint Stephen’s Day
Excerpt 1: Bridget describes the hunting of the wren Excerpt 2: Bridget talks about young adults and the wren tradition For more clips from this interview click here
Excerpts from an interview with Bridget Corcoran about Saint Stephen’s DayFor this interview's catalogue entry click here
Excerpt 1: St Stephen's originExcerpt 2: Older people on St Stephen's dayExcerpt 3: The hunting of the WrenExcerpt 4: Wrens would hide on St Stephen's dayExcerpt 5: Wren hunting as massacreExcerpt 6: Dead birds only on the holly bushesExcerpt 7:…
Excerpts from an interview with Éibhlis de Barra about Saint Stephen’s DayFor this interview's catalogue entry click here
Excerpt 1: Children born on St Stephen's day are always called Stephen
Excerpt 2: St Stephen's day in Cork city in the 1930s
Excerpt 3: Cork story about the origin of 'the wren'
Excerpt 4: Wren boys in Cork city
Excerpt 5: Wren boys…
Excerpt 2: St Stephen's day in Cork city in the 1930s
Excerpt 3: Cork story about the origin of 'the wren'
Excerpt 4: Wren boys in Cork city
Excerpt 5: Wren boys…
Collection Tree
- The Folklore & Ethnology Department, University College Cork - Sound Recording Archive
- Lá ’le Stiofáin (Saint Stephen’s Day)