Ó Laoghaire, Mícheál
Tue, 11/29/2011 - 15:39 | 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 Laoghaire (Ó Laere, O'Leary), Mícheál (Míhál, Michael) (c.1862-?): Mícheál Ó Laoghaire was born in Cloghfune, near Ballydonegan, county Cork, around 1862. He attended primary school near Cloghfune. He and his father were farmers. He spent 12 years in America c. 1885-97. After returning from America he lived in Rossmackowen (and/or Ballydonegan?), Bear, county Cork.
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 |
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| Personalbogen form(s) for this speaker (RIA Library ref.) | Doegen P-B/47, Doegen P-B/48 |
| Record number(s) for this speaker | LA 1077, LA 1078 |
| Track title(s) for this speaker | An mac scaiptheach - Mícheál Ó Laoghaire An tabharthas a thug Feoras go hOileán Baoi - Mícheál Ó Laoghaire Eascaine Mhuireann na nAmhrán - Mícheál Ó Laoghaire Mo dhíth agus mo léan - Mícheál Ó Laoghaire |
| Track ID(s) for this speaker (User Version) | LA_1077d1, LA_1078d1, LA_1078d2, LA_1078d3 |
| Forename(s) (Canonical) | Mícheál |
| Surname (Canonical) | Ó Laoghaire |
| Alias forename(s) | Míhál Michael |
| Alias surname(s) |
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| County of origin | Co. Cork |
| Address | Rossmacowen, Co. Cork (or Ballydonegan, Bear, Co. Cork) |
| Age | 62 |
| Date of birth | No data |
| Place of birth | Cloghfune, near Ballydonegan, Co. Cork |
| Nearest big town to place of birth | Castletown Bearhaven (Castletownbeare), Co. Cork |
| Place(s) lived age 0-6 | Cloghfune, Co. Cork |
| Place(s) lived age 7-20 | Cloghfune, Co. Cork |
| Place(s) lived from age 20 | In America for 12 years from age 19 to 31; afterwards in Rossmacowen (Rosamacawen), Co. Cork. |
| Education | Primary school, near Cloghfune (?), Co. Cork |
| Father's home place | Allihies parish, Co. Cork |
| Mother's home place | Eyeries parish, Co. Cork |
| 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 | Farmer |
| Names (of RIA committee members, recordist) appearing on form | Osborn Bergin, Wilhelm Doegen, Tomás Ó Rathile |
| Comment(s) on voice etc. | "d/ha mit geringem weich nasalierendem Einschlag, mittlerer Stimmkraft, mittlere[r] stimmloser Konsonanz." (Wilhelm Doegen) |
