McDaid, Máire
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
Comprehensive information about this speaker has been compiled by Dr Ciarán Ó Duibhín at http://www.smo.uhi.ac.uk/~oduibhin/doegen/nicdaeid_biog.htm.
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 | Female |
|---|---|
| Personalbogen form(s) for this speaker (RIA Library ref.) | Doegen P-B/142 |
| Record number(s) for this speaker | LA 1281 |
| Track title(s) for this speaker | Eachtra ó m'óige - Máire McDaid Scéal fá dtaobh do m'athair - Máire McDaid Uimhreacha - Máire McDaid |
| Track ID(s) for this speaker (User Version) | LA_1281d1, LA_1281d2, LA_1281d3 |
| Forename(s) (Canonical) | Máire |
| Surname (Canonical) | McDaid |
| Alias forename(s) | Mary |
| Alias surname(s) | No data. |
| County of origin | Co. Tyrone |
| Address | Fourth Corgary, Meenablagh, Aghyaran, Strabane, Co. Tyrone |
| Age | 67 |
| Date of birth | No data |
| Place of birth | Mín an Chaorthainn (?), on Glenn Derg river (?) (River
Derg?), Co. Tyrone |
| Nearest big town to place of birth | Strabane, Co. Tyrone |
| Place(s) lived age 0-6 | Mín an Chaorthainn (?), Co. Tyrone |
| Place(s) lived age 7-20 | Mín an Chaorthainn (?), Co. Tyrone |
| Place(s) lived from age 20 | Fourth Corgary, Co. Tyrone, since 1890. |
| Education | Primary school, Tullycar (?), Co. Thír Eoghain |
| Father's home place | Mín an Chaorthainn (?), Co. Tyrone |
| Mother's home place | Slievedoo, near Mín an Chaorthainn (?), Co. Tyrone |
| Father's profession | Farmer |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Mother tongue | Irish |
| Languages spoken other than Irish | English |
| Able to read? | Could read English but not now. |
| Able to write? | Could write English but not now. |
| Able to play a musical instrument? | No |
| Able to sing or play modern European kinds of music? | No |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Profession | Farmer's wife |
| Names (of RIA committee members, recordist) appearing on form | Myles Dillon, M.A. O'Brien |
| Comment(s) on voice etc. | "Weak voice. This speaker has long lost the habit of speaking Irish, and was prompted from a transcript of her narrative. Her numeral 40 is due to a prompt. Naturally she said dhá sgór. Her language is not always reliable." (Myles Dillon) |
