Ó Cathaláin, Tomás
Tue, 11/29/2011 - 15:40 | by Eoghan
A personal details form (‘Personalbogen’) was completed for each speaker at the Doegen Scheme recording sessions 1928-31. The information displayed below is derived mainly from these forms.
Biographical Note
Ó Cathaláin (Ó Cahaláin, Cahillane, Cahellane), Tomás (Thomas) (c.1862-?): Tomás Ó Cathaláin was born in Fybagh, Castlemaine, county Kerry, around 1862. He attended the local school. He was living in Fybagh for the censuses of 1901 [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000890027/] and 1911 [http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai002511252/]. He was a farmer and postmaster. He married his wife, Catherine, around 1890. They had no children.
Personal Details Form ('Personalbogen')
A personal details form (‘Personalbogen’) was completed for each speaker at the Doegen Scheme recording sessions 1928-31. The information displayed below is derived mainly from these forms. | Sex | Male |
|---|---|
| Personalbogen form(s) for this speaker (RIA Library ref.) | Doegen P-B/35, Doegen P-B/36 |
| Record number(s) for this speaker | LA 1065, LA 1066 |
| Track title(s) for this speaker | An mac scaiptheach - Tomás Ó Cathaláin Liam do Búrc - Tomás Ó Cathaláin |
| Track ID(s) for this speaker (User Version) | LA_1065d1, LA_1066d1 |
| Forename(s) (Canonical) | Tomás |
| Surname (Canonical) | Ó Cathaláin |
| Alias forename(s) | Thomas |
| Alias surname(s) |
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| County of origin | Co. Kerry |
| Address | Fybagh, Castlemaine, Co. Kerry |
| Age | 66 |
| Date of birth | No data |
| Place of birth | Fybagh, near Castlemaine, Co. Kerry |
| Nearest big town to place of birth | Tralee, Co. Kerry |
| Place(s) lived age 0-6 | Fybagh, Co. Kerry |
| Place(s) lived age 7-20 | Fybagh, Co. Kerry |
| Place(s) lived from age 20 | Fybagh, Co. Kerry |
| Education | Primary school, Fybagh, Co. Kerry |
| Father's home place | Fybagh, Co. Kerry |
| Mother's home place | Fybagh, Co. Kerry |
| Father's profession | Farmer |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Mother tongue | Irish |
| Languages spoken other than Irish | English |
| Able to read? | Yes (Irish and English) |
| Able to write? | Yes (English) |
| Able to play a musical instrument? | No |
| Able to sing or play modern European kinds of music? | No |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Profession | Farmer and postmaster |
| Names (of RIA committee members, recordist) appearing on form | Osborn Bergin, Wilhelm Doegen, Tomás Ó Rathile |
| Comment(s) on voice etc. | "./ha mit geringem weich[em] Einschlag Kling[ende] nasalierende Stimmkraft mittlere stimmlose Konsonanz" (Wilhelm Doegen) |
