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Tony O'Reilly Clip 3: Irish Heritage

Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Tony O'Reilly
Date: Time Period: 1972 - 2017; 2017-04-10; Interview recorded: April 10, 2017 Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension: Total running time: 00:03:48
Creator: Tony O'Reilly interviewed by Pat McCluskey Identifier: aql:27409 oreilly_tony_clip3

Description: Tony O'Reilly's eldest son went to Ireland and met a girl, and now they have two children there and have visited America only once. That son later purchased real estate in Pennsylvania and New York. Tony's son first ran a resturaunt which failed. This led his son to return to Ireland. However Tony's daughter stayed with him in New York. She married an Irish man and they have two children together.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:27420

Creator : Tony O'Reilly interviewed by Pat McCluskey

Date : Time Period: 1972 - 2017; 2017-04-10; Interview recorded: April 10, 2017

Summary/Description : Tony O'Reilly's eldest son went to Ireland and met a girl, and now they have two children there and have visited America only once. That son later purchased real estate in Pennsylvania and New York. Tony's son first ran a resturaunt which failed. This led his son to return to Ireland. However Tony's daughter stayed with him in New York. She married an Irish man and they have two children together.

Subject : Irish Americans; Children of immigrants

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Coverage : Locations discussed: Jackson Heights, Queens; Ireland Jamaica (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.) Ireland

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 00:03:48

Identifier : aql:27409 oreilly_tony_clip3

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