Irish Folklore Exhibition, 1986
Item
Format
JPEG
Title
Irish Folklore Exhibition, 1986
Identifier
VHG0042
Depiction
Four men with an Ediphone in the foreground
Description
The picture shows the following persons (l to r): Pádraig Ó Héalaí; Breandán Ó Madagáin; Bo Almqvist; and An Dr Colm Ó hEocha, President of University College Galway. The picture was taken during the launch in University College Galway, spring of 1986, of an exhibition entitled 'I gCuimhne na nDaoine' on loan from the Dept. of Irish Folklore, UCD, portraying the work of the Irish Folklore Commission (1935-70).
Pádraig Ó Héalaí was Senior Lecturer le Nua-Ghaeilge (1981-2006) at University College Galway (UCG).
Breandán Ó Madagáin was Ollamh le Nua-Ghaeilge (1975–97) also at UCG.
Bo Almqvist, was Professor of Irish Folklore (1972-95) at UCD and Director of the Irish Folklore Archive - later the National Folklore Collection – Cnuasach Bhéaloideas Éireann.
Dr Colm Ó hEocha was President of University College Galway from 1975 to 1996.
The exhibition also included an Ediphone, a clockwork dictating recording machine using wax cylinders, and used by collectors on behalf of the Irish Folklore Commission, to record tales and traditions which were later transcribed.
Pádraig Ó Héalaí was Senior Lecturer le Nua-Ghaeilge (1981-2006) at University College Galway (UCG).
Breandán Ó Madagáin was Ollamh le Nua-Ghaeilge (1975–97) also at UCG.
Bo Almqvist, was Professor of Irish Folklore (1972-95) at UCD and Director of the Irish Folklore Archive - later the National Folklore Collection – Cnuasach Bhéaloideas Éireann.
Dr Colm Ó hEocha was President of University College Galway from 1975 to 1996.
The exhibition also included an Ediphone, a clockwork dictating recording machine using wax cylinders, and used by collectors on behalf of the Irish Folklore Commission, to record tales and traditions which were later transcribed.
References
Personal communication: Dr Pádraig Ó Héalaí, via email and telephone.
Wikipedia contributors, ‘Wikipedia contributors, ‘Picture taken at the opening of Áras na Gaeilge in 1993, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Almqvist, accessed 8 November 2023.
Archives & Special Collections, University of Galway Library
Wikipedia contributors, ‘Wikipedia contributors, ‘Picture taken at the opening of Áras na Gaeilge in 1993, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Almqvist, accessed 8 November 2023.
Archives & Special Collections, University of Galway Library
Contributor
event
Irish Folklore Exhibition
Bibliographic Citation
Patsy Clancy, Pádraig Ó Héalaí, S.G. Jennings, ‘Irish Folklore Exhibition, 1986’, Visual History Retired Staff Collection, University of Galway Digital Collections, Asset Id 14276, Archival Record Id VHRS
Spatial Coverage
Temporal Coverage
Period
1980s
Category
b&w
group
on-campus
indoors
Keywords
Exhibition
Folklore
Béaloideas
Ediphone
Language
English
Irish
Publisher
University of Galway Library
Rights
This image may be used for non-commercial purposes under CC BY-NC-SA
see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/