Ó hEilíre, Stiofán
Tue, 11/29/2011 - 15:39 | by Eoghan
Stiofán Ó hEilíre (with the kind permission of the National Folklore Collection, UCD)
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.
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Stiofán Ó hEilíre (with the kind permission of the National Folklore Collection, UCD)
Biographical Note
Ó hEilíre (Hellery, Hillery, Ó hEalaoire), Stiofán (Stephen) (1858-1944): He was born in Ballycullaun, county Clare, in December 1858. His parents, Mícheál Ó hEalaoire and Cáit Ní Dhanachair, were both storytellers. Stiofán attended school irregularly for two or three years. Like his father, he became a farmer. He was involved locally with the Land League. He was living in Ballycullaun with his mother during the censuses of 1901 [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000471153/] and 1911 [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai001770284/] and he never married. He died 4 May 1944. He became well known as a storyteller from around 1930, when the renowned folklorist James Delargy got to know him. Stories collected from him by Delargy were published in Daithí Ó hÓgáin (ed.), Leabhar Stiofáin Uí Ealaoire (Dublin, 1981). In addition, a good deal of material collected from him is housed in the National Folklore Collection, UCD, along with an account by him of his life, and an obituary by Seán Mac Mathúna. See also: Ainm.ie ag http://www.ainm.ie/Bio.aspx?ID=81.
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/192 |
| Record number(s) for this speaker | LA 1161, LA 1162 |
| Track title(s) for this speaker | Billie Touras (cuid 1) - Stiofán Ó hEilíre Billie Touras (cuid 2); uimhreacha - Stiofán Ó hEilíre Tréigeann an fhéile - Stiofán Ó hEilíre |
| Track ID(s) for this speaker (User Version) | LA_1161g1, LA_1162g1, LA_1162g2 |
| Forename(s) (Canonical) | Stiofán |
| Surname (Canonical) | Ó hEilíre |
| Alias forename(s) | Stephen |
| Alias surname(s) |
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| County of origin | Co. Clare |
| Address | Ballycullaun, Doolin, Ennistimon, Co. Clare |
| Age | 72 |
| Date of birth | No data |
| Place of birth | Ballycullaun, Doolin, Co. Clare |
| Nearest big town to place of birth | Ennistimon, Co. Clare |
| Place(s) lived age 0-6 | Ballycullaun, Co. Clare |
| Place(s) lived age 7-20 | Ballycullaun, Co. Clare |
| Place(s) lived from age 20 | Ballycullaun, Co. Clare |
| Education | "Attended local school irregularly over a period of 2-3 years", Doolin, Co. Clare |
| Father's home place | Doonmacfelim, Doolin, Co. Clare |
| Mother's home place | Luogh, Doolin, Co. Clare |
| Father's profession | Small farmer and fisherman |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Mother tongue | Irish |
| Languages spoken other than Irish | English |
| Able to read? | Yes (a little English) |
| Able to write? | Yes (a little 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 | Tomás Ó Máille, Séamus Ó Duilearga |
| Comment(s) on voice etc. | "Very well told, but the speaker did not pause between 1 and 2." (Myles Dillon) |
