O'Brien ,Aloysius 1. Interview about the farm and its history

• Main Authors: Shawyer, Jo
• Other Authors: O'Brien,Aloysius 1915-2008, 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: Audio
• Language: English
• Published: 1992
• Subjects: Migration/settlement; Work; Farming; O'Brien,Aloysius 1915-2008; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/6087

Aloysius talked about the farm and the life in the past. Topics include the acquisition of the land, the history of Irish immigrants, the neighbors, carts, horses, cows, etc. "0:00-5:00 introduction of the topic; the geography of the farm; the history of the geography of the farm; 5:00-10:00 the boundaries of the farm; the names of the places in the farm; Wickham family; 10:00-15:00 the neighbors of the farm; the immigration of the Irish to Newfoundland; fishery; 15:00-20:00 John O’Brien and his business; his first dwelling place and the time he obtained the grant; 20:00-25:00 the land survey; the process of obtaining the land; the area of the land 25:00-30:00 the use of the land; cutting dinnage 30:00-35:00 rails; long carts; the making of wheels and long cart; the area of freshwater valley 35:00-40:00 the making of long cart; its size; the horse pulling the cart 40:00-45:00 working process of horse and long cart; “car men”; the hilly road in St. John’s 45:00-50:00 coal-hauling; difficulties in climbing the hilly roads for carts; the number of horse and cart in the farm; 50:00-55:51 milk wagon (Express); box cart; the names of horses and cows "