Ó Coisdealbha, Seán
Tue, 11/29/2011 - 15:40 | by Eoghan
A personal details form (‘Personalbogen’) was completed for each speaker at the Doegen Scheme recording sessions 1928-31. The information displayed below is derived mainly from these forms.
Biographical Note
Ó Coisdealbha (Costello, Costelloe), Seán (John) (c.1848-?): Seán Ó Coisdealbha was born in Moneygold, Grange, county Sligo, around 1848. He attended Benbulben National School, county Sligo. His father was a farmer and he himself was a shopkeeper. He lived in Moneygold until he was 33, and then lived in England and Wales for 25 years. This would mean that he returned to Grange around 1906. A John Costello is recorded living in Aughagad, near Grange, in the census of 1911 [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003254401/] and is described as a farmer. There was a shopkeeper in Grange at the same time by the name of John Costelloe [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003254001/]; perhaps they were related.
Personal Details Form ('Personalbogen')
A personal details form (‘Personalbogen’) was completed for each speaker at the Doegen Scheme recording sessions 1928-31. The information displayed below is derived mainly from these forms. | Sex | Male |
|---|---|
| Personalbogen form(s) for this speaker (RIA Library ref.) | Doegen P-B/170 |
| Record number(s) for this speaker | LA 1135 |
| Track title(s) for this speaker | Condae Mhaigh Eo; Tá mo stóirín pósta - Seán Ó Coisdealbha |
| Track ID(s) for this speaker (User Version) | LA_1135g1 |
| Forename(s) (Canonical) | Seán |
| Surname (Canonical) | Ó Coisdealbha |
| Alias forename(s) | John |
| Alias surname(s) |
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| County of origin | Co. Sligo |
| Address | Grange, Co. Sligo |
| Age | 82 |
| Date of birth | No data |
| Place of birth | Moneygold, Grange, Co. Sligo |
| Nearest big town to place of birth | Grange, Co. Sligo |
| Place(s) lived age 0-6 | Moneygold, Co. Sligo |
| Place(s) lived age 7-20 | Moneygold, Co. Sligo |
| Place(s) lived from age 20 | In Moneygold until 33 years, then was 25 years in England and Wales. |
| Education | Primary school, Benbulben National School, Co. Sligo |
| Father's home place | Maugheron (?), Co. Sligo |
| Mother's home place | Maugheron (?), Co. Sligo |
| Father's profession | Farmer |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Mother tongue | Irish |
| Languages spoken other than Irish | English |
| Able to read? | Yes (Irish and English) |
| Able to write? | Yes (Irish and English) |
| Able to play a musical instrument? | No |
| Able to sing or play modern European kinds of music? | No |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Profession | Shopkeeper |
| Names (of RIA committee members, recordist) appearing on form | Tomás Ó Máille |
| Comment(s) on voice etc. | "Speaker who is very old forgot his words, changed to another song and spoke very faintly." |
