Interviewer
Bernadette Sweeney
Files
Download Audio Interview (52.4 MB)
Description
Sarah O’Donnell, whose mother died giving birth to her in Butte, Montana, recounts how her grandmother sent an aunt to bring O’Donnell back to County Donegal, Ireland, after O’Donnell was born. She discusses living with her grandparents on a farm in Carndonagh and the difficulty of staying in touch with her cousin Rita in Butte.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Butte, Montana; Child birth; Irish immigrants; Carndonagh, County Donegal, Ireland; Women, childbirth
Original Date
7-17-2011
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 435-092
Media Type
Sound
Original Format
1 sound file (00:57:22): digital
Digital Format
audio/mp3
Run Time
00:57:22 minutes
Local Filename
OH_435_092.mp3
Citation
O'Donnell, Sarah, "Sarah O'Donnell Interview, July 17, 2011" (2011). The Gathering: Collected Oral Histories of the Irish in Montana. OH 435-092.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/gathering/90