Ganley, Thomas
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
Ganley (Mag Fhionnlaigh, Ó Geanlaigh), Thomas (Tomás) (c.1849-?): Thomas Ganley was born in Cloonmaul, Loughglinn, county Roscommon, around 1849. He received very little education. Like his father, he was a farmer. In adulthood, he spent two years in England and five years in America. He was living in Cloonmaul again with his family during the censuses of 1901 [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003842747/] and 1911 [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai003204017/]. He and his wife, Catherine, whom he married around 1888, had ten children by 1911 but only eight survived at that time.
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/169 |
| Record number(s) for this speaker | LA 1134 |
| Track title(s) for this speaker | Mac Rí Chonnacht - Thomas Ganley |
| Track ID(s) for this speaker (User Version) | LA_1134d1 |
| Forename(s) (Canonical) | Thomas |
| Surname (Canonical) | Ganley |
| Alias forename(s) | Tomás |
| Alias surname(s) |
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| County of origin | Co. Roscommon |
| Address | Cloonmaul, Loughglinn, Co. Roscommon |
| Age | 81 |
| Date of birth | No data |
| Place of birth | Cloonmaul, Loughglinn, Co. Roscommon |
| Nearest big town to place of birth | Loughglinn, Co. Roscommon |
| Place(s) lived age 0-6 | Cloonmaul, Loughglinn, Co. Roscommon |
| Place(s) lived age 7-20 | Cloonmaul, Loughglinn, Co. Roscommon |
| Place(s) lived from age 20 | England 2 years; United States 5 years. |
| Education | "A little", "no school" |
| Father's home place | Cloonmaul, Loughglinn, Co. Roscommon |
| Mother's home place | Killanar (?), Co. Mayo |
| Father's profession | Farmer |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Mother tongue | Irish |
| Languages spoken other than Irish | English |
| Able to read? | Yes (English) |
| Able to write? | Yes (English) |
| Able to play a musical instrument? | No |
| Able to sing or play modern European kinds of music? | No ("can sing a little") |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Profession | Farmer |
| Names (of RIA committee members, recordist) appearing on form | Tomás Ó Máille |
| Comment(s) on voice etc. | "Speaker hesitated in the middle of the story. His voice began well but got thin towards end." |
