Track 1: Growing up in Doneraile, Co Cork in the 1940s and 1950s. Joining the Christian Brothers in 1961. He taught in Dublin and Cork for 12 years before appointment in 1976 to Argentina. Track 2: His assignment to Montevideo, and his time teaching there for two years prior to his mission in Buenos Aires in 1978. Track 3: The structural life changes and experience, and time of great tension caused by the military regime. The 1982 Malvinas War. Track 4: A headmaster for 18 years, he discusses the changes and obstacles he overcame. Track 5: Returning home in 1996 to be elected to the Leadership Team.
Br. John Burke, CFC
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Additional information
Type: | Disk, MP3 |
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Audio series: | IMU Missionary Stories Project |
Bitrate: | 160 kbps |
Download time limit: | 48 hours |
File size(s): | 11.36 MB, 11.04 MB, 11.81 MB, 4.57 MB, 18.73 MB |
Number of files: | 3 |
Product ID: | CDIMU01-065 |
Subject: | A Missionary in Argentina and Uruguay for 20 years |
Recorded by: | Maurice O'Keeffe – Irish Life and Lore |