Religious Practices and Customs of County Cork, Oral History Project
TitleReligious Practices and Customs of County Cork, Oral History Project
ReferenceIE 627/OH/RPC
Date
c1920-2010
Production date 1920 - 2010
Scope and ContentSound recordings of 34 interviews with people living in Cork on the topic of religious customs and practices.
Each of the 34 recordings is about 1 hour in length and a number of the recordings are of married couples. The personal experiences of interviewees in relation to various religious activities, sacrements, prayers, and traditions are explored in these recordings. The interviewees were encouraged to utilise the local idioms and expressions used on a daily basis throughout their lives. Topics covered include holy communion, confirmation, confession, being “churched”, holy hour, Knock pilgrimages, mass, stations of the cross, the rosary, wakes and funeral traditions, fasting, lent, dues, missions, holy wells, Lough Derg pilgrimage, Gougane Barra, confraternities, catechism, religious education, Little Nellie of Holy God, the pioneers, church holidays, grottos, churches in Blarney and Garycloyne, mass rocks, monasteries, piseogs, religious upbringing, processions, being an altar boy, priesthood, extreme unction, graveyards, pattern days, cures, candlemas, Easter, Corpus Christi, Halloween, holy days, St. Gobnait’s Well, Gougane Barra, St. Finbarr, O’Sullivan Beara, Ó Riada mass, eucharistic ministry, The Tailor and Ansty, faction fighting, the angelus, Ballyhea church.
Also written transcripts OH/RPC/TR and biographical details concerning each interviewee (OH/RPC/BI).
Each of the 34 recordings is about 1 hour in length and a number of the recordings are of married couples. The personal experiences of interviewees in relation to various religious activities, sacrements, prayers, and traditions are explored in these recordings. The interviewees were encouraged to utilise the local idioms and expressions used on a daily basis throughout their lives. Topics covered include holy communion, confirmation, confession, being “churched”, holy hour, Knock pilgrimages, mass, stations of the cross, the rosary, wakes and funeral traditions, fasting, lent, dues, missions, holy wells, Lough Derg pilgrimage, Gougane Barra, confraternities, catechism, religious education, Little Nellie of Holy God, the pioneers, church holidays, grottos, churches in Blarney and Garycloyne, mass rocks, monasteries, piseogs, religious upbringing, processions, being an altar boy, priesthood, extreme unction, graveyards, pattern days, cures, candlemas, Easter, Corpus Christi, Halloween, holy days, St. Gobnait’s Well, Gougane Barra, St. Finbarr, O’Sullivan Beara, Ó Riada mass, eucharistic ministry, The Tailor and Ansty, faction fighting, the angelus, Ballyhea church.
Also written transcripts OH/RPC/TR and biographical details concerning each interviewee (OH/RPC/BI).
Extent34 recordings plus transcripts and biographical details
Physical descriptionRecordings are in electronic format. Transcripts are in PDF format and in hardcopy. (Full names, addresses and other personal data are redacted).
LanguageEnglish, some Irish
SubjectOral History, Religious Practices and Customs, Religion, Roman Catholicism, Church of Ireland
AccessHard copies: Accessible to Readers by appointment. Access restrictions apply to some collections. Digital object/copy: see Download Media and/or Digital Reference
RightsLicensing information available on request by email to archivist@corkcity.ie Copyright Cork City and County Archives, Cork City Council, unless otherwise indicated. All Rights Reserved.
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