| ID | 12147 |
|---|---|
| Reference | |
| Description | Interview relating to the Sunbeam Factory, Cork, and textile work. Interviewer: Catherine Fray Interviewee: June Hickey For example: Catherine Fray: 'Did ..you remember a strike, do you ever remember any strike and if the was a strike or even a fall out, would you think the people would stick together?' June Hickey: 'No'. Catherine Fray: 'No way'. June Hickey: 'No way, I was the only one that went out on strike on me own. (laugh) I did me. Catherine Fray: 'You?' June Hickey: 'I am yeah'. Catherine Fray: 'And what happened then?' June Hickey: 'I got no wages'. Catherine Fray: 'Ah. June come on this is serious now'. June Hickey: 'I got no wages they wouldn't pay me no holiday money, so I sat on the machine on my own'. Catherine Fray: 'Right'. June Hickey: 'Yeah, and I got what I wanted'. Catherine Fray: 'And who's fault was it management?' June Hickey: 'Management a course'. Catherine Fray: 'Had it anything to do with the staff, like the wage staff?' June Hickey: 'No management'. |
| Access | By prior appointment. |
| Century | 20th |
| Keywords | |
| Repository Name | Cork Folklore Project |
| Address | North Cathedral Visitors Centre Roman Street Cork City |
| Eircode | T23 NX76 |
| Telephone | (021) 422-8195 |
| Email Address | folklorearchive@gmail.com |
| Repository Web Address | https://corkfolklore.org/ |
| Comment | The information listed from this repository has been extracted from lists available in the archives. The lists were compiled by staff of the Northside Folklore Project and we are grateful for their assistance. It must be remembered that due to time constraints not all items in this repository were examined individually. At the time the Original Directory was compiled, The Northside Folklore Project contained: (1) 300 sound recordings; (2) 4000 photographs; (3) 35 video tapes. Some of the entries in the database offer examples of the material the archive holds, other entries provide details of collections added since 2000. |
| latitude | 51.90459 |
| longitude | -8.47584 |