Susan McMahon Clip 1: Forever in the Dance Halls

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: 1950s - 2015; 2015-02-01; Interview recorded: February 1, 2015 Material: Digital audio recording made using Zoom H2 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension: Total running time: 0:03:30

Creator: Susan McMahon interviewed by Eileen Sprague Identifier: aql:18495 susan_mcmahon_clip1

Description: Susan McMahon came to America by plane. She came by herself to Woodside to her uncle’s at 58th Street by Roosevelt Ave. Her uncle’s wife Mary had a job waiting for Susan, doing housework in the City. Susan moved to the Bronx with her girlfriend. They got an apartment and lived there for 10-15 years. She moved back to Woodside because of her husband who lived there. Her husband was Irish-born. She met her husband at a dance hall in the Jaeger House on 85th Street. When Susan first arrived in Woodside, there was a big Irish presence. It had a lot of bars and other places to go to. There were a lot of dance halls around the city. She knew Pat Casey for years before everyone moved to Woodside. Her uncle lived in Woodside for years.

Title : Susan McMahon Clip 1: Forever in the Dance Halls

Collection : aql:20455; aql:18449

Creator : Susan McMahon interviewed by Eileen Sprague

Date : Time Period: 1950s - 2015; 2015-02-01; Interview recorded: February 1, 2015

Summary/Description : Susan McMahon came to America by plane. She came by herself to Woodside to her uncle’s at 58th Street by Roosevelt Ave. Her uncle’s wife Mary had a job waiting for Susan, doing housework in the City. Susan moved to the Bronx with her girlfriend. They got an apartment and lived there for 10-15 years. She moved back to Woodside because of her husband who lived there. Her husband was Irish-born. She met her husband at a dance hall in the Jaeger House on 85th Street. When Susan first arrived in Woodside, there was a big Irish presence. It had a lot of bars and other places to go to. There were a lot of dance halls around the city. She knew Pat Casey for years before everyone moved to Woodside. Her uncle lived in Woodside for years.

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.

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Coverage : Locations discussed: Woodside, Queens, NY; Ireland Woodside (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: 0:03:30

Identifier : aql:18495 susan_mcmahon_clip1