'He didn't talk much to us of his experiences, but he retired from Guinness' brewery with chest ailments, which we attributed to gas inhalation from his time there'
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Title
'He didn't talk much to us of his experiences, but he retired from Guinness' brewery with chest ailments, which we attributed to gas inhalation from his time there'
Description
Maura remembers her father and the good fortune of all her family members finding work in Dublin, thus avoiding emigration to England.
Creator
Maura Corr
Publisher
Trinity College Dublin
Date
1955
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Relation
Maura Corr
Is Part Of
Childhood and Early Life
Type
Life Story
Spatial Coverage
Dublin
Temporal Coverage
1950s
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Text
My Father wrote an account of his time in the first world war. He didn't talk much to us of his experiences, but he retired from Guinness brewery with chest ailments, which we attributed to gas inhalation from his time there. He died at 82 years of age. We moved on and no member of the family moved to England or elsewhere. All found work in Dublin. The Younger ones went to secondary school. There was no free education then. So for myself, we were more privileged. I didn't do my leaving but long after when I was married in the eighties, I went back to Colaiste Dhulaigh, Coolock, where I studied again and sat some subjects (with success).
Duration
00:00:18
Sponsor
Irish Research Council for Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences (IRCHSS)
Research Coordinator/P.I.
Dr Kathleen McTiernan (Trinity College Dublin)
Senior Research Associate
Dr Deirdre O'Donnell (Trinity College Dublin)
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