Aloysius taught himself Gaelic and botany, reported by The Newfoundland Herald

Aloysius was not only a farmer, as an Irish descendant, he also learnt Gaelic by himself through books and tapes. Further, he was a self-taught botanist and studied numerous books on the subject.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mannion,Maura
Other Authors: Meeker, Geoff, O'Brien Aloysius, 1915-2008, was born in St. John's, NL and the last descendant of the O'Brien Family. His mother's family came from Waterford and his father's family from Kilkenny in Ireland. He was a farmer and also taught himself the Irish Gaelic and botany. During his life, He was active in preserving and promoting the Irish-Newfoundland culture and traditions.
Format: Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: 1982
Subjects:
Education
Farming
Languages
O'Brien,Aloysius
1915-2008
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/6078
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:ich_avalon/6078 2023-12-31T10:11:36+01:00 Aloysius taught himself Gaelic and botany, reported by The Newfoundland Herald Mannion,Maura Meeker, Geoff O'Brien Aloysius, 1915-2008, was born in St. John's, NL and the last descendant of the O'Brien Family. His mother's family came from Waterford and his father's family from Kilkenny in Ireland. He was a farmer and also taught himself the Irish Gaelic and botany. During his life, He was active in preserving and promoting the Irish-Newfoundland culture and traditions. Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador—St.John's Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador—St.John's 1982-11-06 application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/6078 unknown Intangible Cultural Heritage - Avalon Peninsula http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/6078 CC BY-NC 2.0 CA Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory Education Farming Languages O'Brien,Aloysius 1915-2008 Text; Photograph Newspaper 1982 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:34Z Aloysius was not only a farmer, as an Irish descendant, he also learnt Gaelic by himself through books and tapes. Further, he was a self-taught botanist and studied numerous books on the subject. Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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Farming
Languages
O'Brien,Aloysius
1915-2008
spellingShingle Education
Farming
Languages
O'Brien,Aloysius
1915-2008
Mannion,Maura
Aloysius taught himself Gaelic and botany, reported by The Newfoundland Herald
topic_facet Education
Farming
Languages
O'Brien,Aloysius
1915-2008
description Aloysius was not only a farmer, as an Irish descendant, he also learnt Gaelic by himself through books and tapes. Further, he was a self-taught botanist and studied numerous books on the subject.
author2 Meeker, Geoff
O'Brien Aloysius, 1915-2008, was born in St. John's, NL and the last descendant of the O'Brien Family. His mother's family came from Waterford and his father's family from Kilkenny in Ireland. He was a farmer and also taught himself the Irish Gaelic and botany. During his life, He was active in preserving and promoting the Irish-Newfoundland culture and traditions.
format Journal/Newspaper
author Mannion,Maura
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author_sort Mannion,Maura
title Aloysius taught himself Gaelic and botany, reported by The Newfoundland Herald
title_short Aloysius taught himself Gaelic and botany, reported by The Newfoundland Herald
title_full Aloysius taught himself Gaelic and botany, reported by The Newfoundland Herald
title_fullStr Aloysius taught himself Gaelic and botany, reported by The Newfoundland Herald
title_full_unstemmed Aloysius taught himself Gaelic and botany, reported by The Newfoundland Herald
title_sort aloysius taught himself gaelic and botany, reported by the newfoundland herald
publishDate 1982
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Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador—St.John's
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op_relation Intangible Cultural Heritage - Avalon Peninsula
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