Breathnach, Séamas
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
Breathnach (Breanhach, Walsh), Séamas (James) (c.1888-?): Séamas Breathnach was born in Knockadoon, Ballymacoda, county Cork, around 1888. He attended primary school near Knockadoon. His father was a farmer and Séamas was a shopkeeper and fisherman at the time of the recording. The following census records may be of his family: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000598437/ (1901), http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002033822/ (1911). 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/13, Doegen P-B/14 |
| Record number(s) for this speaker | LA 1043, LA 1044 |
| Track title(s) for this speaker | Pósadh an Phaoraigh - Séamas Breathnach Pósadh an Phaoraigh - Séamas Breathnach An mac scaiptheach - Séamas Breathnach Uimhreacha - Séamas Breathnach |
| Track ID(s) for this speaker (User Version) | LA_1043d1, LA_1043d2, LA_1044d1, LA_1044d2 |
| Forename(s) (Canonical) | Séamas |
| Surname (Canonical) | Breathnach |
| Alias forename(s) | No data. |
| Alias surname(s) |
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| County of origin | Co. Cork |
| Address | Knockadoon, Ballymacoda, Co. Cork |
| Age | 40 |
| Date of birth | No data |
| Place of birth | Knockadoon, Co. Cork |
| Nearest big town to place of birth | Youghal, Co. Cork |
| Place(s) lived age 0-6 | Knockadoon, Co. Cork |
| Place(s) lived age 7-20 | Knockadoon, Co. Cork |
| Place(s) lived from age 20 | Knockadoon, Co. Waterford |
| Education | Primary school, near Knockadoon, Co. Cork |
| Father's home place | Knockadoon, Co. Cork |
| Mother's home place | Knockadoon, Co. Cork |
| 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 | Shopkeeper and fisherman |
| Names (of RIA committee members, recordist) appearing on form | Tadhg Ó Donnchadha, Wilhelm Doegen, Tomás Ó Rathile |
| Comment(s) on voice etc. | No data |
