ROBERT EAGER, AGE 79, AND CHARLOTTE EAGER, AGE 77, THE RISE, BLANCHARDSTOWN VILLAGE
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ROBERT EAGER, AGE 79, AND CHARLOTTE EAGER, AGE 77, THE RISE, BLANCHARDSTOWN VILLAGE

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This recording begins with stories about Charlotte Eager`s ancestors and the challenges faced by both Charlotte and Robert Eager as Protestants in a Catholic community. Robert worked in the woollen mills in Lucan for 39 years and he discusses his time there, while Charlotte’s people worked in Guinness’s. She speaks of her great memories of that time in the forties and fifties.

Additional information

Type:

MP3

Audio series:

Fingal (north Dublin), first series

Bitrate:

128 kbps

Download time limit:

48 hours

File size(s):

42.75 MB

Number of files:

1

Product ID:

CDDNN01-53

Subject:

Reminiscences of bygone days

Recorded by:

Maurice O’Keeffe