Madge O'Boyle, Clip 1: Coming to America
Collection: Queens College Irish Studies Oral History Project Records at the Archives at Queens Library: Madge O'Boyle
Date: Time Period: 1960 - 2015; 2015-02-18; Interview recorded: February 18, 2015
Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:03:58
Creator: Madge O'Boyle interviewed by Eileen Sprague
Identifier: aql:23141 oboyle-madge-clip1
Description: Madge O'Boyle came to America because she wanted to see the country. She originally wanted to go out west but settled in New York and never left. She talks about how she had two friends accompany her on her plane ride to the States. Madge took the plane ride with two friends, notably Nelly Goldwith, the mother of a famous Irish River Dancer. Her friends didn’t stay too long; they eventually moved back to Ireland. She first lived in Park Slope with a family friend before she got married and ultimately moved to Woodside.
Creator :
Madge O'Boyle interviewed by Eileen Sprague
Date :
Time Period: 1960 - 2015; 2015-02-18; Interview recorded: February 18, 2015
Summary/Description :
Madge O'Boyle came to America because she wanted to see the country. She originally wanted to go out west but settled in New York and never left. She talks about how she had two friends accompany her on her plane ride to the States. Madge took the plane ride with two friends, notably Nelly Goldwith, the mother of a famous Irish River Dancer. Her friends didn’t stay too long; they eventually moved back to Ireland. She first lived in Park Slope with a family friend before she got married and ultimately moved to Woodside.
Subject :
Irish Americans; Emigration and immigration
Rights :
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Coverage :
Locations discussed: Woodside, Queens, NY; Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY; Kildare, Ireland; Ireland Woodside (New York, N.Y.) Park Slope (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.) Kildare (Ireland : County) Ireland
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 0:03:58
Identifier :
aql:23141 oboyle-madge-clip1
Rights Notice
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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