Ó Meadhra, Pádraig
Tue, 11/29/2011 - 15:39 | by Eoghan
Pádraig Ó Meadhra (with the kind permission of Ms Tina Maree (granddaughter))
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.
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Pádraig Ó Meadhra (with the kind permission of Ms Tina Maree (granddaughter))
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/150 |
| Record number(s) for this speaker | LA 1110 |
| Track title(s) for this speaker | Faoistin Pháidín gan mhacdam - Pádraig Ó Meadhra Paidrín páirteach i dteampall Dé - Pádraig Ó Meadhra Go mbeannaí Dia dhuit, a phaidir gheal - Pádraig Ó Meadhra |
| Track ID(s) for this speaker (User Version) | LA_1110g1, LA_1110g2, LA_1110g3 |
| Forename(s) (Canonical) | Pádraig |
| Surname (Canonical) | Ó Meadhra |
| Alias forename(s) | Patrick |
| Alias surname(s) |
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| County of origin | Co. Mayo |
| Address | Toormakeady (Tourmakeady), Co. Mayo |
| Age | 54 |
| Date of birth | No data |
| Place of birth | Co. Mayo |
| Nearest big town to place of birth | Ballinrobe, Co. Mayo |
| Place(s) lived age 0-6 | Toormakeady (Tourmakeady), Co. Mayo |
| Place(s) lived age 7-20 | Co. Mayo; Connemara, Co. Galway |
| Place(s) lived from age 20 | Till 33 years of age often in Scotland; once for 6 years; since then in Toormakeady (Tormakeady), Co. Mayo. |
| Education | Primary school, Glensaul, Toormakeady (Tourmakeady), Co. Mayo |
| Father's home place | Toormakeady (Tormakeady), Co. Mayo |
| Mother's home place | Toormakeady (Tormakeady), Co. Mayo |
| 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? | Yes (flute) |
| Able to sing or play modern European kinds of music? | No |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Profession | Weaver |
| Names (of RIA committee members, recordist) appearing on form | Myles Dillon, Osborn Bergin, Tomás Ó Máille |
| Comment(s) on voice etc. | "Helle Stimme." |
