George Berfod Fairbrother (b. 1927) and Lilias Mary Riekstins (née Fairbrother) (b. 1928)
George Berfod Fairbrother (b. 1927) and Lilias Mary Riekstins (née Fairbrother) (b. 1928)
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George Berfod Fairbrother (b. 1927) and Lilias Mary Riekstins (née Fairbrother) (b. 1928)

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Track 1: The recording was compiled in Kilcolman Rectory, Enniskeane, Co. Cork. Lilias Riekstins recalls the various parishes in which their grandfather ministered. Early memories of growing up at Riverstick. Track 2: Their mother, Frances Alicia was a member of the Gillman family from Woodbrook House, Dunmanway. She was a governess in Paris, and later in St Petersburg in Russia before the First World War. Track 3: Politics in the family, and family connections. Track 4: The sporting life in the countryside. Track 5: The various parishes at which their father was rector. Track 6: George Fairbrother discusses his law practice in Cavan town, and Lillias recalls joining the Land Army in England. Track 7: Stories about Riverstick and the community there. Henrietta Gillman, sister of Frances Alicia Gillman, and Pierre Marinovich, pupil of Frances Alicia, at Woodbrook House

Additional information

Type:

MP3

Audio series:

Great Houses of Ireland, second series

Bitrate:

160 kbps

Download time limit:

48 hours

File size(s):

8.72 MB, 9.03 MB, 7.19 MB, 4.56 MB, 2.44 MB, 9.68 MB, 12.12 MB

Number of files:

11

Product ID:

CDGH02-59

Subject:

Cullen Rectory, Riverstick, Co. Cork

Recorded by:

Maurice O’Keeffe – Irish Life and Lore