OT 11105 Track 1
from "1972." by Henry Glassie,
In F-635 Irish Music and Culture
By David McDonald
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Notebook, file 10, pp. 1780-1874[?], 1786.
October 27, 1972, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
Hugh Nolan
(Glassie I. Field Notes, file 10, pp. 1780-1874.) Conversation about change.
Discussion about “the cats” Maguires family.
Discussion about the water horses in the loch.
(Glassie I. Field Notes, file 10, pp. 1786.) Discussion about the use of sod and other materials in making houses.
Discussion about hardship and happiness of the poor.
Discussion about the changes in how one cuts turf and work in the bog.
Discussion about wood found in the bogs; more on cutting turf in the bogs.
Discussion about mud turf. Very loud cat audible in foreground.
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