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An interview with Mrs Higgins on folk tales about religion, superstition and fishing
Excerpt: The curing and divining power of St Brigid's ribbons on St Brigid's day
An interview with Mrs O' Brien about country life in the first half of the twentieth century
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…
An interview with Mrs T. Lynch - Part Two
Excerpt 1: Theresa describes poor people's living conditions in Cork's Northside.
Excerpt 2: About work in the tanneries of Cork's Northside.
Excerpt 3: Theresa explains how one got a job in the factories of Cork Northside
Excerpt 4:…
Excerpt 2: About work in the tanneries of Cork's Northside.
Excerpt 3: Theresa explains how one got a job in the factories of Cork Northside
Excerpt 4:…
An interview with Mrs Theresa Lynch - Part One
Excerpt 1: Theresa talks about fairy lore, spitting on a good looking baby to protect him from the fairies Excerpt 2: Theresa explains the reason for keeping the corpse washing water under the bedFor more clips from this interview click here