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dc.contributor.authorO'Keeffe, Mauriceen_IE
dc.contributor.otherColbert, Conen_IE
dc.coverage.temporal2013en_IE
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-05T02:00:19Z-
dc.date.available2021-05-05T02:00:19Z-
dc.date.issued2013en_IE
dc.identifier.otherCon Colbert 4.mp3 Con Colbert 3.mp3 Con Colbert 1.mp3 Con Colbert 2.mp3 Con Colbert 1_Sample.mp3en_IE
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10599/11578-
dc.descriptionThe Colbert family of West Limerick is described by Con Colbert, and he recalls his childhood visits to the family farm in Athea. He also provides details of his uncle Con Colbert’s movements during the 1916 Rising, along with details of his early influences. The arrest of Con Colbert and his sentence to be shot in Kilmainham Gaol are recalled. His nephew reads from two letters written to his family by Con Colbert while he was awaiting execution. Con Colbert (interviewee) recalls his father, Jim Colbert’s imprisonment at the Curragh Camp and his escape therefrom. He also remembers his mother, Tuam native Rose Ryan, who was imprisoned in Kilmainham Gaol during the Civil War. Extracts from a report written by a Capuchin priest, present at the execution of Con Colbert in Kilmainham, are read, and the interviewee stresses the importance of the Colbert name to him personally. Jim Colbert, father of the interviewee, was a Sinn Féin TD (later Fianna Fáil TD) for Limerick, elected in 1923. His support for Éamon de Valera is recalled, as is the interviewee’s mother’s views about him. A story told to him by his mother is recalled, describing the visit of Countess Markievicz to Athea in 1917. He also recalls the 1916 commemorations through the years, particularly those which occurred in 1966.en_IE
dc.formatMP3en_IE
dc.language.isoEnglishen_IE
dc.publisherIrish Life and Loreen_IE
dc.rightsFor permission to reproduce any of these recordings, contact Irish Life and Lore at info@irishlifeandlore.com. For MP3 or CD copies of interviews, please see www.irishlifeandlore.comen_IE
dc.subject1916 Risingen_IE
dc.subjectoral historyen_IE
dc.subjectCon Colberten_IE
dc.titleCon Colbert (b. 1937), nephew of Con Colberten_IE
dc.typeSounden_IE
dc.internal.visibility1en_IE
dc.rights.allowmp3downloadYesen_IE
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