McEvey, Brigid
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
McEvey (Bean Mhic a' Bheithigh, Kilroy), Brigid (Brighid) (c.1861-?): Brigid McEvey (née Kilroy) was born in Curry, county Sligo, around 1861. Her father was a farmer. She received a small amount of primary education. She was living in Curry with her family during the censuses of 1901 [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003877771/] and 1911 [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003276102/]. She married George McEvey of Dublin around 1888. They had five children but only four survived. Folklore collector Liam Mac Coisdealbha visited her in 1937, by which time she was deaf. Some folkloric material collected from her is housed in the National Folklore Collection, UCD, as is Mac Coisdealbha’s diary (NFC, Vol. 427, 18/11/37; 22/11/37).
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 | Female |
|---|---|
| Personalbogen form(s) for this speaker (RIA Library ref.) | Doegen P-B/189 |
| Record number(s) for this speaker | LA 1158 |
| Track title(s) for this speaker | An fear beag riabhach rua (cuid 1) - Brigid McEvey An fear beag riabhach rua (cuid 2) - Brigid McEvey Maidin fhómhair is mé ag triall go hEochaill - Brigid McEvey |
| Track ID(s) for this speaker (User Version) | LA_1158g1, LA_1158g2, LA_1158g3 |
| Forename(s) (Canonical) | Brigid |
| Surname (Canonical) | McEvey |
| Alias forename(s) | Brighid |
| Alias surname(s) |
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| County of origin | Co. Sligo |
| Address | Curry, Charlestown, Co. Sligo |
| Age | 69 |
| Date of birth | No data |
| Place of birth | Curry, Charlestown, Co. Sligo |
| Nearest big town to place of birth | Charlestown, Co. Sligo |
| Place(s) lived age 0-6 | Curry, Charlestown, Co. Sligo |
| Place(s) lived age 7-20 | Curry, Charlestown, Co. Sligo |
| Place(s) lived from age 20 | Curry, Charlestown, Co. Sligo |
| Education | "a little primary school" |
| Father's home place | Curry, Charlestown, Co. Sligo |
| Mother's home place | Moylough, Curry, Co. Sligo |
| Father's profession | Farmer |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Mother tongue | Irish |
| Languages spoken other than Irish | English |
| Able to read? | Yes (English) |
| Able to write? | Yes (English) |
| Able to play a musical instrument? | No |
| Able to sing or play modern European kinds of music? | No |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Profession | Farmer's wife |
| Names (of RIA committee members, recordist) appearing on form | Maolra Díolún (= Myles Dillon), Tomás Ó Máille |
| Comment(s) on voice etc. | "First part (1) interupted and resumed. Language rather corrupt." (Myles Dillon) |
