Collecting Oral History in Rural Ulster
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Collecting Oral History in Rural Ulster
27.01.2011

“Collecting Oral History in Rural Ulster” is the title of the Kevin Danaher Lecture to be delivered at UCC on February 1st by Dr Jonathan Bell. Dr Jonathan Bell was head curator in the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum between 1993 and 2006. He has published a number of books and articles on rural society and material culture in Ireland, including A History of Irish Farming 1750-1950, which he co-authored in 2008 with Mervyn Watson (Dublin: Four Courts Press).

The Kevin Danaher Lecture/Léacht Chaoimhín Uí Dhanachair is an annual lecture held in honour of Dr Kevin Danaher (1913-2002). Born in Athea, County Limerick, Dr Danaher was a pioneering Irish folklorist and ethnologist. A prolific and popular writer, author of both non-specialist and academic work, he was also an excellent teacher and researcher. From 1934 until his retirement in 1983 he showed an interest in almost every aspect of Irish life and popular culture, from the tongs on the hob to the jigwall, from calendar custom to the storytelling tradition. He broadcast, lectured, wrote and researched with great enthusiasm and generosity.

Kevin Danaher was instrumental in establishing Béaloideas/Folklore and Ethnology as a subject at UCC, and so, in recognition of his contributions to the development of the subject, in Ireland and at UCC, the annual Public Lecture is held in his honour. The lecture reflects the work he did, both in English and Irish, and is scheduled to coincide with the feast of St Brigid in acknowledgement of Dr Danaher's long-standing interest in traditional festivals and calendar custom.

The lecture will be delivered on Tuesday, February 1st at 7pm, Room CPBLG52 Cavanagh Pharmacy Building, UCC. All are welcome/Fáilte roimh chách!

 

 

 

 

 



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