Title
Shirley Budd Interview, April 3, 2011
Interviewer
Katherine "Kay" Eccleston
Files
Download Transcript of Shirley Budd interview (295 KB)
Description
Shirley Budd of Anaconda, Montana, describes the Irish heritage of her mother and father's families. She discusses her relationship with her maternal grandparents, both Irish immigrants from County Galway [Contae Gaillimh], as well as some of the Irish traditions that they observed when she was growing up. She talks about her grandparents' reluctance to discuss Ireland or speak Gaelic in front of her and her cousins. Budd describes growing up in Anaconda, including the neighborhood grocery stores, the holidays the community celebrated such as Smelterman's Day, and the dances that were held at the community hall. She recalls spending the night with her aunts in her grandparent's home and reminisces about a ghost that inhabited the upstairs bedrooms. She also recalls learning the Irish jig by watching her grandfather perform it in the family home. Budd talks about attending wakes held in homes, including her grandmother and grandfather's. She concludes the interview by describing the family calendar that she maintains with births, deaths, new homes, anniversaries, important doctor's visits and other significant dates.
The interviewee's full birth date has been redacted from in the audio and transcript.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
"Subjects: Irish Americans -- Ethnic identity; Irish Americans -- Cultural assimilation; Minorities – Montana; Immigrants -- Montana – History; Ethnicity; Smelting -- Montana -- Anaconda Range; Copper mines and mining -- Montana -- Anaconda Range; United States -- Emigration and immigration; Grocery trade – United States; St. Patrick’s Day; Mining corporations – Montana; Hospitals; Catholic Church; Ursulines – Montana; Funeral rites and ceremonies; Parades; Community events -- Montana Personal Names: Shirley Budd, 1936- ; Mangan family, Montana; Beatty family, Montana Corporate Names: St. Ann’s Hospital; Anaconda Copper Mining Company Geographical Names: Anaconda (Mont.); Ireland; County Galway; County Cork; Butte (Mont.) Occupations: Nurses--Montana—Anaconda; Miners—Montana--Anaconda
Original Date
4-3-2011
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana; Ireland
Language
eng
Original Collection
The Gathering: Collected Oral Histories of the Irish in Montana, OH 435, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this publication is held by the University of Montana—Missoula. For more information, please contact Archives and Special Collections at the University of Montana, Mansfield Library.
Oral History Number
OH 435-078
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound file (00:42:15): digital + 1 transcript (17 pp.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:42:15 minutes
Local Filename
OH_435_078.mp3; OH_435_078.pdf
Citation
Budd, Shirley, "Shirley Budd Interview, April 3, 2011" (2011). The Gathering: Collected Oral Histories of the Irish in Montana. OH 435-078.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/gathering/74