The collection is comprised of field recordings of oral history interviews conducted by BIS student researchers in 1982 and 1983 with elderly Irish residents of PEI.
Project Background
These recordings were digitized and provided with metadata records at the UPEI Robertson Library during the Spring and Summer of 2018, with further editing and enhancement of metadata in 2020. Financial support for this project, facilitated by the Benevolent Irish Society, was generously provided through the Government of Ireland's Emigrant Support Programme. Special acknowledgment is also due to the late Mr. George O'Connor, Past-President of the Benevolent Irish Society, whose patient-but-persistent advocacy helped bring this project to fruition. Go raibh maith agat!
Benevolent Irish Society - Oral History Interviews Collection
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- Type:Interview
- Contributor:Carragher (Curley), Lena
- Contributor:Carragher, Joe
- Contributor:Stordy, Paul
- Abstract:Paul Stordy interviews Joe and Lena Carragher. They both start of by speaking about their family tree and Irish connections. They talked about where their families resided. Joe talks about joining the army and his experiences and the Germany's involvement in the war. He also talks about coming home from the war, marrying Lena, their More
- Date Recorded:1982-07-01
- Duration:01:52:17