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:Stordy, Paul
- Contributor:Trainor, Joseph
- Abstract:Paul Stordy interviews Joseph "Joe" Trainor on the Early Days in Kinkora. He speaks about his Irish roots, the house he lived in while growing up in Kinkora and the community as a whole (structure). Joseph also talks about the introduction of the first potato, his family's tradition, early farming and the machinery used as well as his More
- Date Recorded:1982-05-20
- Duration:00:28:11
- Type:Interview
- Contributor:Lawless, Wilburt
- Contributor:Stordy, Paul
- Abstract:This is Paul Stordy interviewing Wilburt "Wib" Lawless in Kinkora, PEI. Wilburt talks about his family coming from Ireland, his career as a musician, working and wages when he was young. Wib also sings some songs and talks about music.
- Date Recorded:1982-06-01
- Duration:00:14:35
- Type:Interview
- Contributor:Kelly, Joseph
- Contributor:Kelly, Loretta
- Contributor:Stordy, Paul
- Abstract:This is Paul Stordy interviewing married couple Mrs. Loretta Kelly and Mr. Joseph Kelly at the Senior Citizen's Home. Mr and Mrs Kelly discuss Joseph's career as a fiddler, and Joseph plays fiddle tunes for the interview. They discuss processing flax and making things by hand, Father Duffy and his grave, the naming of Kelly's Cross More
- Date Recorded:1982-05-21
- Duration:00:40:52
- Type:Interview
- Contributor:Deighan, Bennett
- Contributor:Stordy, Paul
- Abstract:This is Paul Stordy interviewing Bennett Deighan in Emerald, PEI. Bennett discusses the Deighans, family history, jobs, religion and County 9 Ireland. He also talks about his family farming, entertainment, traveling on the island, customs and traditions as well as other various topics about his life and family.
- Date Recorded:1982-06-17
- Duration:01:00:20