Electric Irish homes

  • Sorcha O'Brien

    Research output: Contribution to conferenceOtherpeer-review

    Abstract

    Three workshops as part of an Age & Opportunity taster day for members of the Irish Countrywomen's Association at their headquarters at An Grianán, Termonfeckin, Co. Louth. It consisted of an introductory talk about the Electric Irish Homes project and about oral history, and the second half was an oral history workshop based around participant' memories of electric appliances.
    Original languageEnglish
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2017
    EventGo for Life taster day - Termonfeckin, Ireland
    Duration: 1 Sept 20171 Sept 2017

    Workshop

    WorkshopGo for Life taster day
    Period1/09/171/09/17

    Bibliographical note

    Impact: The workshops were attended by approx. 120 members of the Irish Countrywomen's Association as part of a taster day organised by Age & Opportunity. The audience was made up of Irish women in the 40-80 age range, including a number who lived through rural electrification and all of whom live in areas electrified during the project. The sample oral history interviews which the women conducted in pairs formed a taster for the experience of interviewing and being interviewed, as well as a prompt to memory of experiences common to their peer group.

    Organising Body: Irish Countrywomen's Association

    Keywords

    • History of art, architecture and design

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