Ó Conaill, Seán
Tue, 11/29/2011 - 15:40 | by Eoghan
Seán Ó Conaill (with the kind permission of the National Folklore Collection, UCD)
Seán Ó Conaill (with the kind permission of the National Folklore Collection, UCD)
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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Seán Ó Conaill (with the kind permission of the National Folklore Collection, UCD)
Seán Ó Conaill (with the kind permission of the National Folklore Collection, UCD)
Biographical Note
Ó Conaill (Connell), Seán (John, John D, Seán Dhónaill Mhuiris) (1853-1931): Seán Ó Conaill was born in Kildreelig, near Ballinskelligs, county Kerry, on 21 January 1853, according to Séamas Ó Duilearga. He never received any formal education, and he never learned English. His father, Dónall, was a farmer. For the censuses of 1901 [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000856811/] and 1911 [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002472047/], Seán was living in Kildreelig with his family. He was a farmer. He never travelled further than Killorglin. He married Cáit Ní Chorráin of Dromod parish, county Kerry, in 1882. They had six sons and four daughters. According to the 1911 census, only six of their children survived. Seán died 21 May 1931, and was buried in Ballinskelligs Abbey. For the folkloric material collected from him see Risteárd de hAe, Clár Litridheacht na Nua-Ghaedhilge (Dublin, 1938-40), index. Material collected from him is housed in the National Folklore Collection, UCD. For further biographical information, see Ainm.ie at http://www.ainm.ie/Bio.aspx?ID=499, and Séamus Ó Duilearga, 'In memoriam Seán Ó Conaill, seanchuí (1853-1931)', Béaloideas (June, 1931). See also, Séamus Ó Duilearga, Leabhar Sheáin Í Chonaill (Dublin, 1948). This book has been translated to English by Máire MacNeill, as Seán Ó Conaill’s book: stories and traditions from Iveragh (Dublin, 1981).
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/39, Doegen P-B/40, Doegen P-B/41 |
| Record number(s) for this speaker | LA 1069, LA 1070, LA 1071 |
| Track title(s) for this speaker | Síoman na mbróg (cuid 1) - Seán Ó Conaill Síoman na mbróg (cuid 2) - Seán Ó Conaill An tÁivé Máiria - Seán Ó Conaill Sagart Ghleanna Beithe - Seán Ó Conaill Rann le Tomás Rua Ó Súilleabháin - Seán Ó Conaill |
| Track ID(s) for this speaker (User Version) | LA_1069d1, LA_1070d1, LA_1070d2, LA_1071d1, LA_1071d2 |
| Forename(s) (Canonical) | Seán |
| Surname (Canonical) | Ó Conaill |
| Alias forename(s) | No data. |
| Alias surname(s) | No data. |
| County of origin | Co. Kerry |
| Address | Ballinskelligs, Co. Kerry |
| Age | 75.5 |
| Date of birth | No data |
| Place of birth | Ballinskelligs, Co. Kerry |
| Nearest big town to place of birth | Cahersiveen (Cahirsiveen), Co. Kerry |
| Place(s) lived age 0-6 | Ballinskelligs, Co. Kerry |
| Place(s) lived age 7-20 | Ballinskelligs, Co. Kerry |
| Place(s) lived from age 20 | Ballinskelligs, Co. Kerry |
| Education | No formal education |
| Father's home place | Ballinskelligs, Co. Kerry |
| Mother's home place | Ballinskelligs, Co. Kerry |
| Father's profession | Farmer |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Mother tongue | Irish |
| Languages spoken other than Irish | None |
| Able to read? | No |
| Able to write? | No |
| Able to play a musical instrument? | No |
| Able to sing or play modern European kinds of music? | No |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Profession | Farmer |
| Names (of RIA committee members, recordist) appearing on form | Osborn Bergin, Wilhelm Doegen, Tomás Ó Rathile |
| Comment(s) on voice etc. | "mh/ha mit dunkl[em] weich[em] Einschlag, geringe stimmlose Konsonanz, nasalierend, mittlere Stimmkraft." (Wilhelm Doegen) |
