Madge O'Boyle, Clip 3: Speaking Gaelic
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: 0:03:42
Creator: Madge O'Boyle interviewed by Eileen Sprague
Identifier: aql:23136 oboyle-madge-clip3
Description: Madge O'Boyle is from Kildare County. It is Gaelic speaking town. Gaelic is her first language. All her classes were in Gaelic. Her Gaelic name is Maywar. Madge joined an Irish organization, the Donny Gall Association. It helped her meet Irish people and practice speaking Gaelic. Madge is very proud of her fluency in Gaelic and she recites a Hail Mary in Gaelic.
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 is from Kildare County. It is Gaelic speaking town. Gaelic is her first language. All her classes were in Gaelic. Her Gaelic name is Maywar. Madge joined an Irish organization, the Donny Gall Association. It helped her meet Irish people and practice speaking Gaelic. Madge is very proud of her fluency in Gaelic and she recites a Hail Mary in Gaelic.
Subject :
Irish Americans; Irish language
Rights :
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Coverage :
Locations discussed: Woodside, Queens, NY; Kildare, Ireland; Ireland Woodside (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: 0:03:42
Identifier :
aql:23136 oboyle-madge-clip3
Rights Notice
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.
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