O'Brien, Aloysius 5. Interview about animals

• 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: Work; Animals; Farming; O'Brien,Aloysius 1915-2008; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ich_avalon/id/6090

Aloysius mainly talked about the cows, pigs,poultry and grazing. "0:00-05:00 cows paths; walking cows; 05:00-10:00 cow management; pig; pig feed; cow feed; 10:00-15:00 pig feed; cow feed; breed of cows 15:00-20:00 milking; sickness of cows; vet; grass for cows; 20:00 - 25:00 supplement food for cows; dealer; milking 25:00 – 30:00 pig; chickens 30:00-35:00 poultry farm; killing chicken; 35:00-40:00 cats; graze; 40:00 – 45:00 fields for grazing; the changes on the fields 45:00- 50:00 land sold to Botanical Gardens; 50:00- 54: 36 relatives; different skills of the three brothers; delivering milk "