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Interview with John Donahue, Joe Batt's Arm - Part 1
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| Descriptive Title | Interview with John Donahue, Joe Batt's Arm - Part 1 |
| Topic | Work
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| Keywords | Wharves
Stageheads
Split cod
Pounds
Fishing stages
Codfish
Cod
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| Person as Topic | Donahue, John, b. 1910
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| Description | John Donahue discusses life in the past on Little Fogo Island (also known as Dear Little Island, the Star of the Sea). St. Anne's Church, still standing, was built 125 years ago. When Donahue was a boy, there were 24 families on the island and the school had four teachers. In the community of Garden Cove, people grew vegetables and hay; describes the severe gales that caused much damage to boats and stages. |
| Date | 1992-11-10 |
| Collector | Pocius, Gerald L.
Ferguson, Mark
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| Informant | Donahue, John
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| Location Depicted/Discussed | Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Fogo Island--Joe Batt's Arm |
| Relation | Continued by ICHFP00698 (Interview with John Donahue, Part 2 ) |
| Format | Audio/wma |
| Extent | 43:50 minutes |
| Type | Sound |
| Resource Type | Audio |
| Identifier | ICHFP00697 |
| Language | Eng |
| Source | F24-747C_A |
| Repository | Memorial University of Newfoundland Folklore and Language Archive (MUNFLA), Acc. No 97-881 |
| Collection | Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory - Central Newfoundland |
| GPS | Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Fogo Island--Little Fogo Island |
| Topic.LCSH | Windstorms
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| Downloadable | Yes |
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