Ó Dálaigh, Tomás
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
Ó Dálaigh (Ó Dála, Daly), Tomás (Thomas) (c.1868-?): Tomás Ó Dálaigh was born in Dunquin, county Kerry, around 1868. He attended primary school locally. He was living in Dunquin for the censuses of 1901 [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000861851/] and 1911 [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002480174/]. He married Johanna Daly around 1899. They had six children in 1911. Further material collected from him is housed in the National Folklore Collection, UCD.
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/58, Doegen P-B/59 |
| Record number(s) for this speaker | LA 1089, LA 1090 |
| Track title(s) for this speaker | Scológ liath an earraigh - Tomás Ó Dálaigh Buachaill aimsire Dhonncha Uí Bhriain - Tomás Ó Dálaigh Paidir an Tiarna; an tÁivé Máiria - Tomás Ó Dálaigh An buachaill aimsire cortha dá bheatha - Tomás Ó Dálaigh Nathanna cainte éagsúla - Tomás Ó Dálaigh Uimhreacha - Tomás Ó Dálaigh |
| Track ID(s) for this speaker (User Version) | LA_1089d1, LA_1089d2, LA_1089d3, LA_1090d1, LA_1090d2, LA_1090d3 |
| Forename(s) (Canonical) | Tomás |
| Surname (Canonical) | Ó Dálaigh |
| Alias forename(s) | Thomas |
| Alias surname(s) |
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| County of origin | Co. Kerry |
| Address | Dunquin, Dingle, Co. Kerry |
| Age | 60 |
| Date of birth | No data |
| Place of birth | Dunquin, Co. Kerry |
| Nearest big town to place of birth | Dingle, Co. Kerry |
| Place(s) lived age 0-6 | Dunquin, Co. Kerry |
| Place(s) lived age 7-20 | Dunquin, Co. Kerry |
| Place(s) lived from age 20 | Dunquin, Co. Kerry |
| Education | Primary school, Dunquin, Co. Kerry |
| Father's home place | Dunquin, Co. Kerry |
| Mother's home place | Ventry, 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?] vibrationa[…] [und?] gering nasalierend […]einschlag. Mittlere Stimmkraft; geringe stimmlose Konsonanz. mittleres Tempo" (Wilhelm Doegen) |
