Mary and Timothy O'Sullivan Clip 3: The O'Sullivan Family

Collection: This recording is part of the Queens College Irish Studies Oral History Project Records at the Archives at Queens Library and is available in digital audio.

Date: Time Period: 1948 - 1955; 2015-01-18; Interview recorded: January 18, 2015 Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension: Total running time: 0:02:18

Creator: Mary and Timothy O'Sullivan interviewed by Eileen Sprague Identifier: aql:18072 osullivan_clip3

Description: Timothy and Mary met at the Catskills Mountain. They were staying at a recreation hall and Timothy liked to dance with tall people so he picked Mary. Six months after, they got engaged and married. They have 2 girls, one boy and 5 grandchildren. Timothy, his oldest grandchildren, graduated from college. Sheila, another grandchild, is in college. Diedre is in nursing. The two remaining, Heather and Brandon, are in high school. Timothy and Mary tell their grandchildren a lot about Ireland. Their grandchildren visit Ireland more than Timothy and Mary did.

Title : Mary and Timothy O'Sullivan Clip 3: The O'Sullivan Family

Collection : aql:20455; aql:18449

Creator : Mary and Timothy O'Sullivan interviewed by Eileen Sprague

Date : Time Period: 1948 - 1955; 2015-01-18; Interview recorded: January 18, 2015

Summary/Description : Timothy and Mary met at the Catskills Mountain. They were staying at a recreation hall and Timothy liked to dance with tall people so he picked Mary. Six months after, they got engaged and married. They have 2 girls, one boy and 5 grandchildren. Timothy, his oldest grandchildren, graduated from college. Sheila, another grandchild, is in college. Diedre is in nursing. The two remaining, Heather and Brandon, are in high school. Timothy and Mary tell their grandchildren a lot about Ireland. Their grandchildren visit Ireland more than Timothy and Mary did.

Subject : Irish American families; Irish American older people; Irish Americans; Emigration and immigration

Relation : This recording is part of the Queens College Irish Studies Oral History Project Records at the Archives at Queens Library and is available in digital audio.

Rights : Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Locations discussed: Woodside, Queens, NY; Catskills (N.Y.); Ireland Woodside (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.) Catskill Mountains (N.Y.) Ireland

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 0:02:18

Identifier : aql:18072 osullivan_clip3