Ó Casaide, Séamus
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/ocasaide_biog.htm.
See also Maxim Fomin, Ludwig Mühlhausen, Séamus Ó Caiside and Scéal Rí na Gréige: The Tale of ‘Three Golden Children’ (ATU 707) in 1937 Donegal (Helsinki, 2020).
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/130, Doegen P-B/131 |
| Record number(s) for this speaker | LA 1269, LA 1270 |
| Track title(s) for this speaker | Bhí buachaill óg ins an áit s'againne (cuid 1) - Séamus Ó Casaide Bhí buachaill óg ins an áit s'againne (cuid 2) - Séamus Ó Casaide |
| Track ID(s) for this speaker (User Version) | LA_1269d1, LA_1270d1 |
| Forename(s) (Canonical) | Séamus |
| Surname (Canonical) | Ó Casaide |
| Alias forename(s) | James |
| Alias surname(s) |
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| County of origin | Co. Donegal |
| Address | Teelin, Carrick, Co. Donegal (or Teelin, Lifford, Co.
Donegal) |
| Age | 74 |
| Date of birth | No data |
| Place of birth | Teelin, Co. Donegal |
| Nearest big town to place of birth | Donegal, Co. Donegal |
| Place(s) lived age 0-6 | Teelin, Co. Donegal |
| Place(s) lived age 7-20 | Teelin, Co. Donegal |
| Place(s) lived from age 20 | Fifteen years in America from age 21; then in Teelin, Co. Donegal. |
| Education | Primary school, Teelin, Co. Donegal |
| Father's home place | Teelin, Co. Donegal |
| Mother's home place | Teelin, Co. Donegal |
| 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 |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Profession | Farmer |
| Names (of RIA committee members, recordist) appearing on form | Myles Dillon, M.A. O'Brien |
| Comment(s) on voice etc. | "Stimme etwas dumpf und heiser" (M. A. O'Brien) |
