William McCann, Interview by Sarah Davis, 10 February 2020
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- Title:
- William McCann, Interview by Sarah Davis, 10 February 2020
- Date:
- 2020
- Interviewee:
- McCann, William
- Description:
- William McCann speaks about his experience growing up as part of an Irish American and Italian American family in New York. While his great-great grandparents came to the United States from Longford and Wicklow in the 1850?s and took up blue-collar jobs, the family has little knowledge of family stories or memories from that time, as William?s paternal grandfather passed away when his father was in his teens. Because he had more contact with older relatives from his maternal, Italian, side during childhood, the majority of William?s experience of Irishness has been through relationships with his friends in New York, some who have parents that are native Irish. He feels that Irish identity is less prominent in the South, that there is less of a culture built around Irishness.
- Collection Title:
- Irish Heritage Oral History Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- College of Charleston Libraries
- Media Type:
- Oral Histories
- Topical Subject:
- Irish, Southern States--History, Irish Americans, Immigration
- Geographic Subject:
- Charleston (S.C.), New York City (N.Y.)
- Language:
- English
- Date Digital:
- 2020-02-10
- Digitization Specifications:
- Mp3 audio is original from source device. Archival masters are converted wav files.
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Copyright Status Statement:
- Copyright © College of Charleston Libraries
- Access Statement:
- All rights reserved. For more information contact Special Collections at College of Charleston Libraries, 66 George St., Charleston, SC 29424.
- Admin ID:
- 250086
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