Brún, Séamus
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
Brún (de Brún, Browne), Séamus (James) (1911-2003): Séamus Brún was born in Cornamona, county Galway, on October 1, 1911. He went to primary school in Cornamona and won a scholarship to Coláiste Chonnacht, Toormakeady, county Mayo, where he qualified as a teacher. He taught in county Sligo until 1944, and in Roscommon from 1944 to 1977. He was a member of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (serving as president 1970-3), of Coiste Oireachtas na Gaeilge, of Comhairle Raidió na Gaeltachta and of Fianna Fáil. He became a Senator in 1977. He was a member of the Cultural and Educational Panel 1982-3, and of Coiste na Gaeilge in the Houses of the Oireachtas. He was awarded Gradam an Phiarsaigh in 1993, as well as Gradam an Oireachtais and Gradam Chomhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann in 2002. He married Bríd Ní Eadhra in 1944. They had two sons and one daughter. He died on March 5, 2003 in Limerick Regional Hospital. He was buried in St Joseph’s Cemetery, Castlerea. See further: Ainm.ie at http://www.ainm.ie/Bio.aspx?ID=1535. Obituaries of him were published in Lá (March 14, 2003), The Irish Times (March 15, 2003) and Foinse (March 16, 2003).
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/165 |
| Record number(s) for this speaker | LA 1129 |
| Track title(s) for this speaker | An Trá Bhán - Séamus Brún |
| Track ID(s) for this speaker (User Version) | LA_1129d1 |
| Forename(s) (Canonical) | Séamus |
| Surname (Canonical) | Brún |
| Alias forename(s) | James |
| Alias surname(s) |
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| County of origin | Co. Galway |
| Address | Cornamona, Co. Galway |
| Age | 19 |
| Date of birth | No data |
| Place of birth | Cornamona, Co. Galway |
| Nearest big town to place of birth | Galway, Co. Galway |
| Place(s) lived age 0-6 | Cornamona, Co. Galway |
| Place(s) lived age 7-20 | Cornamona, Co. Galway |
| Place(s) lived from age 20 | No data. |
| Education | Primary school, Cornamona, Co. Galway |
| Father's home place | Cornamona, Co. Galway |
| Mother's home place | Derrycoosh (Derrycush), Co. Mayo |
| 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 ("Traditional Irish") |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Profession | Teacher |
| Names (of RIA committee members, recordist) appearing on form | Tomás Ó Máille |
| Comment(s) on voice etc. | "Hell" |
