Breathnach, Tomás (c.1839-?)
Tue, 11/29/2011 - 15:41 | 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
Breathnach (Breanhach, Walsh), Tomás (Thomas) (1839-?): Tomás Breathnach was born in Coom, Cordal, county Kerry, in 1839. As an adult, he spent six months in America. Both he and his father were farmers. His mother’s name was Marg[a]ret according to the 1901 census. He was living in Coom with his family for the censuses of 1901 [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000888402/] and 1911 [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002508034/]. He married his wife, Hannah/Nora, around 1875. They had eleven children, eight surviving in 1911. Tomás supplied another version of 'Comhairle Uilig Uí Chéirín' to Tadhg Ó Céin, which is housed in the National Folklore Collection, UCD (Schools’ Collection, MS 419).
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/34 |
| Record number(s) for this speaker | LA 1064 |
| Track title(s) for this speaker | Comhairle Uilig Uí Chéirín - Tomás Breathnach (c.1839-?) Eachtra an scoláire - Tomás Breathnach (c.1839-?) Eachtra na mná móire thar lear - Tomás Breathnach (c.1839-?) |
| Track ID(s) for this speaker (User Version) | LA_1064d1, LA_1064d2, LA_1064d3 |
| Forename(s) (Canonical) | Tomás |
| Surname (Canonical) | Breathnach |
| Alias forename(s) | Thomas |
| Alias surname(s) |
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| County of origin | Co. Kerry |
| Address | Coom, Cordal, Castleisland, Co. Kerry |
| Age | 89 |
| Date of birth | No data |
| Place of birth | Coom, Co. Kerry |
| Nearest big town to place of birth | Castleisland, Co. Kerry |
| Place(s) lived age 0-6 | Coom, Co. Kerry |
| Place(s) lived age 7-20 | Coom, Co. Kerry |
| Place(s) lived from age 20 | Coom, Co. Kerry, save for 6 months in America. |
| Education | Primary school, near Coom, Co. Kerry |
| Father's home place | Coom, Co. Kerry |
| Mother's home place | Knocknagashel, Co. Kerry |
| 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. | "mh, ha mit dunkl[em] vibrat. Einschlag. geringe stimmlose Konsonanz. nasalierend." (Wilhelm Doegen) |
