Ursula Leslie

Recording No: 171

Theme: Culture and Heritage

Interviewee: Ursula Leslie
Date of Birth: 1939
Interview location: Tarbert, Co. Kerry
Recorded by: Maurice O’Keeffe – Irish Life and Lore
Series Title: 1922-2022: A Century of Change (part 2)
Date Recorded: 29/07/2020
Recording Length: 1:22:37 mins

Keywords: Junior barrister at Middle Temple London; Practised law in Chambers specialising in patents, trademarks, copyright; Member of The Ireland Fund; Michael O’Doherty, organist at Redemptorist Church 1920; Great Famine in Limerick city, five O’Doherty children died; 1889 ‘flu epidemic in Limerick; “Angela’s Ashes”; Tate’s clothing factory Limerick; Limerick Picture Houses 1950s; Pharmacy staff member Harrods; Father’s friendship with Eamon de Valera; Growing up in Limerick city 1950s