Madge O'Boyle, Full Interview

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. Dimension: Total running time: 0:25:14

Creator: Madge O'Boyle interviewed by Eileen Sprague Identifier: aql:23148 oboyle-madge-full

Description: Madge O’Boyle is an Irish immigrant from Kildare County who came to America in 1960 by plane. She thought she was going to end up on the West Coast but she settled in New York. Madge recalls her school days in Ireland, having classes like Irish and English and then nursing. Madge is very proud of her fluency in Gaelic and she recites a Hail Mary in Gaelic. She talks about how she had two friends accompany her on her plane ride to the States. She first lived in Park Slope with a family friend before she got married and ultimately moved to Woodside. She recalls how during the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Movement she attended demonstrations being held at the British Embassy in New York. She ends the interview in Gaelic by saying “Thank you” and “I’m glad I met you”.

Title : Madge O'Boyle, Full Interview

Collection : aql:20455; aql:18449

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 an Irish immigrant from Kildare County who came to America in 1960 by plane. She thought she was going to end up on the West Coast but she settled in New York. Madge recalls her school days in Ireland, having classes like Irish and English and then nursing. Madge is very proud of her fluency in Gaelic and she recites a Hail Mary in Gaelic. She talks about how she had two friends accompany her on her plane ride to the States. She first lived in Park Slope with a family friend before she got married and ultimately moved to Woodside. She recalls how during the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Movement she attended demonstrations being held at the British Embassy in New York. She ends the interview in Gaelic by saying “Thank you” and “I’m glad I met you”.

Subject : Irish Americans; Emigration and immigration; Irish language

Relation : Queens College Irish Studies Oral History Project Records at the Archives at Queens Library: Madge O'Boyle

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

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.; Total running time: 0:25:14

Identifier : aql:23148 oboyle-madge-full