tradition archives in the past and present and their role – material culture – public folklore – oral history archiving – lore of the sea and shore – ethnographic broadcasting – audio, the voice and creative approaches to ethnographic material.
My various roles with the urban community-based Cork Folklore Project (special project coordinator, 2004-2006, Research Director 2010-present) have allowed me, encouraged me, sometimes forced me, to engage with questions pertaining to the collection, safeguarding and dissemination of oral testimony in the here and now, with the here being an elastic category, and the now stretching out to achieve time depth.
Projects undertaken with the Cork Folklore Project include:
The project that has been of necessity on the backburner for too many years is an exploration of the CFP’s holdings that focuses on sound – not content – and of what can come out of playful and creative approaches to this material.
I am an active member of the SIEF (Societé Internationale d’Ethnologie et de Folklore) Working Group on Archives, and much of my work is inspired by collaboration with archival friends and colleagues internationally. The co-edited volume Visions and Traditions: Knowledge Production and Tradition Archives, which grew from such collegial exchange, was awarded the American Folklore Society Brenda McCallum Prize 'for works of excellence and innovation that further the cause of preservation, organization, curation, or enhanced public access and use related to folklife archival collections'. My foreword to the volume is available here.
I teach the material culture strand on both Béaloideas and Folklore fist year courses, and the third year undergraduate course 'Folklore and Material Culture'. The first year courses deal extensively with Irish traditional material culture and folkways, and the third year course engages with theoretical approaches to material culture, conservation and museum studies and the materiality of social life. As First Year Co-ordinator, I also explore the question of what it is to 'do folklore', and provide students with an opportunity to hone their observation and descriptive skills on fieldtrips.
My teaching on courses relating to folklore and tradition archives in Ireland and internationally draws upon ongong work and specific, time-bounded projects with the Cork Folklore Project, and intensive engagement with the National Folklore Collection.
I have a strong research interest in the nature of the ethnographic interview as a mode of enquiry into the construction of meaning in everyday life, and this informs my teaching of fieldwork techniques. This area naturally extends to issues relating to public folklore: considerations in 'collecting' or approaching the construction of narrative and meaning in everyday life for display and dissemination. My research into movement, rootedness and cultural contact has underpinned my teaching on qualitative research in today's Ireland.
The following titles give an idea of the modules taught and/or co-ordinated by me:
BD1001 Béaloideas: Scéal, Nós is Ealaín (Comheagraí an Mhodúil)
FL1004 Introduction to Irish Folklore and Ethnology (Module Co-ordinator)
FL2013 Archives and Folklore in Ireland
FL3001 Exploring Material Culture and Folklore
FL3011 The Ethnographic Interview: An Introduction
FL6011 Doing Irish Folklore: Archival Collection and Dissemination, Past and Present
Biography
Clíona O'Carroll has been a Lecturer with Béaloideas/Folklore and Ethnology since 2004. Her research interests include oral history and tradition archives, public folklore, ethnographic interviewing, material culture, maritime folklore, migrant experiences, and doing ethnography for broadcast and creative dissemination. An accidental archival custodian, she is active in the realm of tradition archives, and has been working to embed the potential of tradition archival material, systems and methods in the broder research and public landscape. Additionally, she is exercised about the potential of audio in creative, research and exhibition contexts.
Clíona is Research Director (since 2010) with the Cork Folklore Project, a community-based research unit that has collected and archived more than 800 ethnographic interviews exploring the everyday and the extraordinary in Cork’s past and present since its inception in 1996. She directs the narrative mapping project, The Cork Memory Map, where the physical and social landscapes of Cork City are explored through oral history/folklore interviews, with ongoing curated dissemination of stories and memories on an online map. She oversaw a large-scale archive consolidation project, with the development of a digital catalogue (http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/welcome) and web-based cultural heritage platform for the CFP serving as a case study for the exploration of meaningful assessment of cultural heritage digital dissemination strategies.
In March 2020, Clíona received an IRC New Foundations grant for the project ‘Oral Testimony, Infectious Disease and Vaccination’. The STEAM award, which supports innovations in the communication of science and knowledge, is supporting the Cork Folklore Project’s investigation into the value of oral history in health research and public health initiatives, in this case in the area of experiences of infectious diseases and vaccination. This was followed by the development of the resource www.catchingstories.org with the support of a Science Foundation Ireland Discover Programme award for 'Catching Stories of Infectious Disease in Ireland' (2022-23), and of a five-month interactive exhibition on infectious disease in the Boole library, which will be available as a virtual exhibition in September 2023.
Her most recent collaboration involves working with UCC's Environmental Research Institute, the Cork Traveller Women's Network and the Cork Folklore Project on an exploration of thrift, resource use and re-use, and circular economy, in receipt of a Science Foundation Ireland Discover award for the 'Circular Tales' project (2023-24).
In March 2020, Clíona received an IRC New Foundations grant for the project ‘Oral Testimony, Infectious Disease and Vaccination’. The STEAM award, which supports innovations in the communication of science and knowledge, is supporting the Cork Folklore Project’s investigation into the value of oral history in health research and public health initiatives, in this case in the area of experiences of infectious diseases and vaccination. This was followed by the development of the resource www.catchingstories.org with the support of a Science Foundation Ireland Discover Programme award for 'Catching Stories of Infectious Disease in Ireland' (2022-23), and of a five-month interactive exhibition on infectious disease in the Boole library, which will be available as a virtual exhibition in September 2023.
Her most recent collaboration involves working with UCC's Environmental Research Institute, the Cork Traveller Women's Network and the Cork Folklore Project on an exploration of thrift, resource use and re-use, and circular economy, in receipt of a Science Foundation Ireland Discover award for the 'Circular Tales' project (2023-24).
Clíona participates in and advises a range of public folklore projects, gives ethnographic/folklore fieldwork training to a number of groups, and has researched and produced a number of ethnographic radio series. After receiving a BA in An Léann Dúchais and Sociology, Clíona studied in the Institute of European Ethnology, Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin, with support from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). The ethnographic research for her Doctoral thesis was carried out in Berlin, where she investigated experiences of migrancy and performances of Irishness with Irish migrants and the host society. She was awarded a PhD in Folklore and Ethnology from UCC in 2001.
Research Interests
My research interests include;tradition archives in the past and present and their role – material culture – public folklore – oral history archiving – lore of the sea and shore – ethnographic broadcasting – audio, the voice and creative approaches to ethnographic material.
My various roles with the urban community-based Cork Folklore Project (special project coordinator, 2004-2006, Research Director 2010-present) have allowed me, encouraged me, sometimes forced me, to engage with questions pertaining to the collection, safeguarding and dissemination of oral testimony in the here and now, with the here being an elastic category, and the now stretching out to achieve time depth.
Projects undertaken with the Cork Folklore Project include:
- ‘Circular Tales’ in collaboration with the Cork Traveller Women's Network and UCC's Environmental Research Institute, in an exploration of thrift, resource use and re-use, and circular economy (Science Foundation Ireland Discover award 2023-24)
- ‘Catching Stories’ of infectious disease (2022-2023) www.catchingstories.org (Science Foundation Ireland Discover award 2022-23).
- The rapid-response 'Chronicles of COVID-19' collection project. (2020)
- CFP digital catalogue development (2016-2019)
- The digital mapping Memory Map collection and dissemination project (2010-2013), www.corkmemorymap.org
- CFP archival consolidation (2010-2013)
- ‘How’s it goin’, boy?’ ethnographic radio project for Cork 2005 (2004-2006)
The project that has been of necessity on the backburner for too many years is an exploration of the CFP’s holdings that focuses on sound – not content – and of what can come out of playful and creative approaches to this material.
I am an active member of the SIEF (Societé Internationale d’Ethnologie et de Folklore) Working Group on Archives, and much of my work is inspired by collaboration with archival friends and colleagues internationally. The co-edited volume Visions and Traditions: Knowledge Production and Tradition Archives, which grew from such collegial exchange, was awarded the American Folklore Society Brenda McCallum Prize 'for works of excellence and innovation that further the cause of preservation, organization, curation, or enhanced public access and use related to folklife archival collections'. My foreword to the volume is available here.
Research Grants
| Project | Funding Body | Start Date | End Date | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork Folklore Project Online Oral History Catalogue | Heritage Council | 02-MAY-18 | 30-NOV-18 | €4,000.00 | |
| Using stories to improve vaccination uptake: An oral history approach to community awareness of the experience of communicable diseases. | Other: Not Listed | 16-OCT-19 | 16-SEP-20 | €3,000.00 | |
| Science Foundation of Ireland | 01-DEC-21 | 31-MAR-23 | €48,488.00 | ||
| Science Foundation of Ireland | 01-JAN-23 | 31-MAR-24 | €51,997.00 | ||
| New Foundations STEAM Award | Irish Research Council | 01-MAY-20 | 31-DEC-21 | €5,000.00 | |
| Cork Folklore Project Archival Consolidation Project | UCC Strategic Research Fund | 08-OCT-14 | 15-MAY-15 | €5,321.00 | |
| HEACOVID19 | 01-SEP-21 | 31-DEC-21 | €4,623.00 | ||
| Local voices, workdwide conversations - generating a meaningful assessment for the online dissemination of cultural heritage projects. | Irish Research Council | 01-OCT-13 | 30-SEP-17 | €88,008.00 | |
| UCC"Strategic Research Fund 2014"Dr C O'Carroll | Miscellaneous | 01-OCT-14 | 31-OCT-15 | €5,033.00 | |
| Cork Folklore Project Archival Consolidation Project | Heritage Council | 01-FEB-14 | 30-JUN-15 | €8,000.00 | |
| Broadcasting Authority of Ireland: The Barreltop Wagon: An Exploration of Cork Traveller Culture, Past and Present | Other: Not Listed | 05-APR-10 | 08-JUL-11 | €8,000.00 | |
| The Cork Memory Map | Heritage Council | 17-JUN-10 | 26-NOV-11 | €8,000.00 |
Publications
Books
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2006) | How's it goin', boy?. O'Carroll, Cliona; (2006) How's it goin', boy?. Dublin: Nonsuch Publishing. [Details] |
Book Chapters
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2022) | 'Communicative Memory and Diaspora Space ‘…Offering My Prayers for all the Exiled Members of My Family’' Browne, S. and O'Carroll, C. (2022) 'Communicative Memory and Diaspora Space ‘…Offering My Prayers for all the Exiled Members of My Family’' In: Chiara Giuliani, Kate Hodgson (eds). Memory, Mobility and Material Culture. Oxfordshire: Routledge. [Details] | |
| (2018) | 'Taking it slow, standing our ground and apprehending the nature of ‘talk’: Audio archives and the digital goldrush' O'Carroll, Cliona (2018) 'Taking it slow, standing our ground and apprehending the nature of ‘talk’: Audio archives and the digital goldrush' In: Harvilahti, L., Kjus, A., O'Carroll, C., Österlund-Pötzsch, S., Skott, F. and Treija, R (eds). Visions and Traditions: The Production of Knowledge in the Tradition Archives. Turku: Folklore Fellows’ Communications. [Details] | |
| (2018) | 'Tradition archives as memory institutions in the past and in the future: Foreword' O'Carroll, Clíona (2018) 'Tradition archives as memory institutions in the past and in the future: Foreword' In: Harvilahti, L., Kjus, A., O'Carroll, C., Österlund-Pötzsch, S., Skott, F. and Treija, R (eds). Visions and Traditions: The Production of Knowledge in the Tradition Archives. Turku: Folklore Fellows’ Communications. [Details] | |
| (2013) | ''They are in the sea as well as on the land': Lore and luck of the West Coast' O'Carroll, Clíona; (2013) ''They are in the sea as well as on the land': Lore and luck of the West Coast' In: Fishing Folk: Boats, Boatmen and Beliefs. Galway: Galway City Council. [Details] | |
| (2012) | 'Éist le ceol na habhann: ceird na heitneagrafaíochta an lae inniu. (The craft of ethnography today.)' O'Carroll Clíona; (2012) 'Éist le ceol na habhann: ceird na heitneagrafaíochta an lae inniu. (The craft of ethnography today.)' In: Léann an Dúchais: Aistí in Ómós do Ghearóid Ó Chrualaoich. Cork: Cork University Press. [Details] | |
| (2006) | 'Cultures of Cork: Community, Ethnicity and Broadcasting' O'Carroll, Clíona and Desplanques, Marie-Annick; (2006) 'Cultures of Cork: Community, Ethnicity and Broadcasting' In: Sociedade da Información en Espacios Periféricos. Novas Formas de Exclusión Social. Santiago de Compostela: Servizo de Edición Dixital da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. [Details] | |
| (2004) | 'Cold Beer, Warm Hearts': Community, Belonging and Desire in Irish pubs in Berlin' O'Carroll, Cliona; (2004) 'Cold Beer, Warm Hearts': Community, Belonging and Desire in Irish pubs in Berlin' In: Drinking Cultures: Alcohol and Identity. Oxford: Berg. [Details] | |
| (2004) | 'Performing Ireland: Migrants and Tourists in 1990s Berlin' O'Carroll, Clíona; (2004) 'Performing Ireland: Migrants and Tourists in 1990s Berlin' In: Communicating Cultures. Münster: LIT Verlag. [Details] |
Edited Books
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2023) | Adventures in the Play-Ritual Continuum Audun Kjus, Cliona O’Carroll, Simon Poole, Jakob Löfgren and Ida Tolgensbakk (Ed.). (2023) Adventures in the Play-Ritual Continuum Colorado: University Press of Colorado. [Details] | |
| (2019) | Visions and Traditions: The Production of Knowledge in the Tradition Archives Audun Kjus, Lauri Harvilahti, Clíona O'Carroll, Susanne Österlund-Pötzsch, Fredrik Skott, Rita Treija (Ed.). (2019) Visions and Traditions: The Production of Knowledge in the Tradition Archives Turku: Folklore Fellows Communications. [Details] |
Peer Reviewed Journals
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2022) | '‘Catching Stories’: Exploring and Sharing Oral Testimony of Infectious Disease and Public Health in Ireland through an Online Archival Resource' Clíona O'Carroll (2022) '‘Catching Stories’: Exploring and Sharing Oral Testimony of Infectious Disease and Public Health in Ireland through an Online Archival Resource'. Béascna, 12 :63-76 [Details] | |
| (2019) | 'Our old lady': a field report' Cuthbert, L, Donnelly, C., O'Carroll, C, O'Hanlon, E. (2019) 'Our old lady': a field report'. Béascna, 11 :126-137 [Details] | |
| (2019) | 'Putting ‘Talk’ Out There: The Cork Folklore Project’s Recipe Book for Dissemination' Clíona O'Carroll (2019) 'Putting ‘Talk’ Out There: The Cork Folklore Project’s Recipe Book for Dissemination'. Special Issue of The Irish Journal of Anthropology, 22 (1):279-289 [Details] | |
| (2015) | 'Digital Pathways: Questions of Digital Curation for Archives of Everyday Experience' Clíona O'Carroll (2015) 'Digital Pathways: Questions of Digital Curation for Archives of Everyday Experience'. Béaloideas - The Journal of Folklore of Ireland Society, 83 :34-53 [Details] | |
| (2014) | 'The children's perspectives: Place-centred interviewing and multiple diversified livelihood strategies in Cork city, 1935-1960' Clíona O'Carroll (2014) 'The children's perspectives: Place-centred interviewing and multiple diversified livelihood strategies in Cork city, 1935-1960'. Béaloideas - The Journal of Folklore of Ireland Society, 82 :45-65 [Details] | |
| (2013) | 'Public folklore operating between aspiration and expediency: The Cork Folklore Project' Cliona O'Carroll (2013) 'Public folklore operating between aspiration and expediency: The Cork Folklore Project'. Irish Journal of Anthropology, 16 (1):23-30 [Details] | |
| (2012) | 'The Individual and Tradition' Clíona O'Carrooll (2012) 'The Individual and Tradition'. Béaloideas - The Journal of Folklore of Ireland Society, [Details] | |
| (2009) | 'Making Witches: Newfoundland Traditions of Spells and Counterspells' O'Carroll Clíona; (2009) 'Making Witches: Newfoundland Traditions of Spells and Counterspells'. Béascna, [Details] | |
| (2002) | 'Amongst our own/Put in my place: Locating the learner ethnographer in a context of migrancy' O'Carroll, Clíona; (2002) 'Amongst our own/Put in my place: Locating the learner ethnographer in a context of migrancy'. Béascna, 1 :1-17 [Details] |
Book Reviews
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2016) | Straw, Hay and Rushes in Irish Folk Tradition: a review. Clíona O'Carroll (2016) Straw, Hay and Rushes in Irish Folk Tradition: a review. Book Reviews [Details] |
Catalog
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2019) | Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Catalogue. O'Carroll, C.; Furey, J. (2019) Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive Catalogue. Catalog [Details] |
Curated Exhibition
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2018) | The Cork Folklore Project Memory Wall. The Cork Folklore Project; Tomás MacConmara, James Furey and Clíona O'Carroll (2018) The Cork Folklore Project Memory Wall. Curated Exhibition [Details] |
Electronic Article
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2016) | The Dresser Project. Clíona O'Carroll (2016) The Dresser Project. Electronic Article [Details] |
Field Guide
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2007) | We each carry around a world in our heads: carrying out an oral history interview. O'Carroll, Clíona; (2007) We each carry around a world in our heads: carrying out an oral history interview. Field Guide [Details] |
Invited Lectures
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2018) | Oral history and folklore archives in the digital realm: the experience of the Cork Folklore Project. Clíona O'Carroll (2018) Oral history and folklore archives in the digital realm: the experience of the Cork Folklore Project. Invited Lectures [Details] |
Online Database
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2004) | BiblioMara: An indexed bibliography of cultural and heritage studies of the coastal zone in Ireland. Cummins, V.; Desplanques, M.-A.; Good, J.; Kozachenko, M.; O¿Carroll, C.; Ó Crualaoich, G.; Ó Duinín, P.; Ó Tuama, É.; Rea, H.; Rynne, C.; (2004) BiblioMara: An indexed bibliography of cultural and heritage studies of the coastal zone in Ireland. Online Database [Details] |
Online Multimedia
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2016) | The Cork Memory Map. Cliona O'Carroll, Cheryl Donaghue, Colin MacHale and Penny Johnston with the Cork Folklore Project (2016) The Cork Memory Map. Online Multimedia [Details] |
Pamphlet
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2009) | Irish Wake Amusements in context. O'Carroll Clíona; (2009) Irish Wake Amusements in context. Pamphlet [Details] |
Radio Documentary
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2011) | The Barreltop Wagon. Clíona O'Carroll, The Blackpool Traveller Girl's Group, Karen Harkin, Colin MacHale (2011) The Barreltop Wagon. Radio Documentary [Details] | |
| (2010) | The Curious Ear: The Cork Memory Map. Ronan Kelly, Cliona O'Carroll (2010) The Curious Ear: The Cork Memory Map. Radio Documentary [Details] | |
| (2005) | How's it goin' Boy?. O' Carroll, Cliona (producer) ; Cork Folklore Project (2005) How's it goin' Boy?. Cork: Radio Documentary [Details] | |
| (2004) | Waves and Echoes. O'Carroll, Cliona and McCarthy, Alf; (2004) Waves and Echoes. Radio Documentary [Details] | |
| (2004) | It tosses up our losses. O'Carroll, Clíona; (2004) It tosses up our losses. Radio Documentary [Details] | |
| (2003) | Different Voices: Lanesboro. O'Carroll, Clíona and Connaughton, Marcus; (2003) Different Voices: Lanesboro. Radio Documentary [Details] |
Invited Performer
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2015) | Stories From the Sea. Cliona O'Carroll (2015) Stories From the Sea. Invited Performer [Details] |
Other
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2018) | Cork Folklore Project audio interview archive. The Cork Folklore Project (2018) Cork Folklore Project audio interview archive. Other [Details] |
Professional Activities
Honours and Awards
| Year | Title | Awarding Body | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | American Folklore Society Brenda McCallum Prize | American Folklore Society Archives Section | |
| 2006 | Department of Education and Science travel grant for academic exchange | Department of Education and Science | |
| 2001 | Vice President's Research Travel Award | UCC | |
| 2000 | HEA Postgraduate Scholarship | HEA | |
| 1995 | DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) Postgraduate Scholarship | DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) | |
| 1995 | Norwegian Government Postgraduate Scholarship | Norwegian Government | |
| 2001 | IRCHSS Post-Doctoral Fellowship | IRCHSS | |
| 2010 | Broadcasting Authority of Ireland | Broadcasting Authority of Ireland |
Conference Contributions
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| (2023) | 'Turning the Wheel' Access to Archives: Tradition and Variation, Clíona O'Carroll and James Furey (2023) Adopting and adapting: archives of everyday life and STEM dissemination. [Oral Presentation], 'Turning the Wheel' Access to Archives: Tradition and Variation, Dublin , 29-MAY-23 - 31-MAY-23. [Details] | |
| (2023) | SIEF 2023 Living Uncertainty, Cliona O'Carroll (2023) 'Circular economy, infectious disease... you name it, we have testimony on it': oral testimony and STEAM initiatives. [Oral Presentation], SIEF 2023 Living Uncertainty, Brno, Czech Republic , 07-JUN-23 - 10-JUN-23. [Details] | |
| (2023) | 'Turning the Wheel' Access to Archives; Tradition and Variation, Clíona O'Carroll (2023) Member of organising committee for this collaborative conference. [Conference Organising Committee Member], 'Turning the Wheel' Access to Archives; Tradition and Variation, Dublin , 29-MAY-23 - 31-MAY-23. [Details] | |
| (2023) | COMET: International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Communication, Medicine and Ethics, Clíona O'Carroll, James Furey, Beth Brint (2023) ‘Catching Stories’ of infectious disease in Ireland: bringing oral history and cultural heritage platforms together with biomedical commentary. [Oral Presentation], COMET: International and Interdisciplinary Conference on Communication, Medicine and Ethics, University College, Cork , 20-JUN-23 - 23-JUN-23. [Details] | |
| (2023) | SIEF 2023 Living Uncertainty, Cliona O'Carroll (2023) Co-convenor of panel Documenting and living uncertainty in tradition archives today and in the future [Working Group on Archives]. [Other], SIEF 2023 Living Uncertainty, Brno, Czech Republic , 07-JUN-23 - 10-JUN-23. [Details] | |
| (2022) | New Perspectives on Irish English 7, Clíona O'Carroll and James Furey (2022) Invited talk on the work of the Cork Folklore Project. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], New Perspectives on Irish English 7, University College, Cork , 08-JUN-22 - 10-JUN-22. [Details] | |
| (2022) | RE:22 Nordic Ethnology and Folklore Conference, Cliona O'Carroll (2022) ‘Tis my roots, ‘tis my home, ‘tis my love: 25 years of place-based enquiry at the urban Cork Folklore Project. [Oral Presentation], RE:22 Nordic Ethnology and Folklore Conference, Reykjavik , 13-JUN-22 - 16-JUN-22. [Details] | |
| (2021) | SIEF2021: Breaking the Rules: Power, Participation, Transgression, Maryna Chernyavska, Kelly Fitzgerald, Cíona O'Carroll, (2021) Convenor of panels: Being bold in the archives: innovative folklore archival practices for SIEF Working Group On Archives. [Other], SIEF2021: Breaking the Rules: Power, Participation, Transgression, Helsinki/online , 21-JUN-21 - 23-JUN-22. [Details] | |
| (2021) | SIEF2021: Breaking the Rules: Power, Participation, Transgression, Cliona O'Carroll (2021) 'Everybody's at it': rapid-response collection, contestation and reflection in the era of COVID-19. [Oral Presentation], SIEF2021: Breaking the Rules: Power, Participation, Transgression, Helsinki/Online , 21-JUN-21 - 23-JUN-22. [Details] | |
| (2018) | ACIS: Environments of Irish Studies, Clíona O'Carroll (2018) Layering memory and space, being and belonging in the city: ‘slow’ oral history and the building of rich long-term qualitative resources. [Oral Presentation], ACIS: Environments of Irish Studies, UCC , 21-JUN-18. [Details] | |
| (2018) | The craft of memory: social and cultural strategies of remembering and forgetting, Clíona O'Carroll (2018) PG7004 Master Class Module: Contemporary Theoretical Paradigms in the Humanities and Social Sciences College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences. [Invited Oral Presentation], The craft of memory: social and cultural strategies of remembering and forgetting, UCC , 16-MAR-18. [Details] | |
| (2016) | Beyond Text in the Digital Age? Oral History, Images and the Written Word, Clíona O'Carroll (2016) Oral History Society (UK) 2016 conference. [Oral Presentation], Beyond Text in the Digital Age? Oral History, Images and the Written Word, London , 08-JUL-16 - 09-JUL-17. [Details] | |
| (2016) | People and Place: Oral History in Ireland, Clíona O'Carroll (2016) Oral History Network of Ireland Annual Conference. [Conference Organising Committee Member], People and Place: Oral History in Ireland, Cork , 07-OCT-16 - 08-OCT-16. [Details] | |
| (2015) | SIEF 2015: Utopias, Realities, Heritages. Ethnographies for the 21st century, Clíona O'Carroll (2015) So are all your interviews online?: Digital access, duty of care, and shrugging off the weight of expectation. SIEF 2015: Utopias, Realities, Heritages. Ethnographies for the 21st century. [Oral Presentation], SIEF 2015: Utopias, Realities, Heritages. Ethnographies for the 21st century, Zagreb , 21-JUN-15 - 25-JUN-15. [Details] | |
| (2015) | Oral History: Community Engagement and Digital Methods, Goek, Sara, O’Carroll, Clíona, Johnston, Penny, and Eileen Hogan (2015) Panel Discussion: Doing oral history in a third-level context. [Invited Oral Presentation], Oral History: Community Engagement and Digital Methods, University College Cork , 03-JUN-15 - 03-JUN-15. [Details] | |
| (2014) | British and Irish Sound Archives' Annual Conference, Clíona O'Carroll (2014) Presentation and discussion of the work of the Cork Folklore Project and the Cork Memory Map. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], British and Irish Sound Archives' Annual Conference, Fiontar DCU: Dublin , 16-MAY-14 - 17-MAY-14. [Details] | |
| (2014) | Community Voices: Oral History On The Ground, Clíona O'Carroll and Penny Johnston (2014) Getting to Know Your Digital Audience. [Oral Presentation], Community Voices: Oral History On The Ground, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK , 18-JUL-14 - 19-JUL-14. [Details] | |
| (2014) | Making Connections: Oral History and Community in Ireland, Clíona O'Carroll (2014) Convenor of 'Moments in Oral History' reflection panels for practitioners. [Conference Organising Committee Member], Making Connections: Oral History and Community in Ireland, Kilkenny , 12-SEP-14 - 13-SEP-14. [Details] | |
| (2013) | Folk Narrative in the Modern World: Unity and Diversity, Clíona O'Carroll (2013) Remembering and Inhabiting the City Through Digital Storytelling. [Oral Presentation], Folk Narrative in the Modern World: Unity and Diversity, Vilnius, Lithuania , 25-JUN-13 - 30-JUN-13. [Details] | |
| (2012) | Ethnography from Margin to Centre: A Conference Celebrating Twenty Five Years of the Anthropological Association of Ireland, Clíona O'Carroll (2012) Engaged ethnography operating between aspiration and expediency. [Oral Presentation], Ethnography from Margin to Centre: A Conference Celebrating Twenty Five Years of the Anthropological Association of Ireland, RIA: Dublin , 06-DEC-12 - 07-DEC-12. [Details] | |
| (2012) | Voicing the Past: Oral History and Heritage in Ireland, Clíona O'Carroll (2012) Mapping a community: geographical 'visualizations' of oral heritage. [Oral Presentation], Voicing the Past: Oral History and Heritage in Ireland, Ennis, Clare, Ireland , 28-SEP-12 - 29-SEP-12. [Details] | |
| (2010) | Oral History Symposium 'Private Stories, Public Histories', Clíona O'Carroll and Mary O'Driscoll; (2010) Oral History Network Symposium. [Invited Oral Presentation], Oral History Symposium 'Private Stories, Public Histories', University of Limerick , 23-APR-10 - 23-APR-10. [Details] | |
| (2009) | Heritage Care Through Active Citizenship: European Conference on Civil Society Organizations Active in the Field of Heritage. Mechelen, Belgium, 22-23 March 2009, O'Carroll Clíona; (2009) Poster Presentation on the work of the Cork Northside Folklore Project. [Poster Presentation], Heritage Care Through Active Citizenship: European Conference on Civil Society Organizations Active in the Field of Heritage. Mechelen, Belgium, 22-23 March 2009, Mechelen, Belgium , 22-MAR-09 - 23-MAR-09. [Details] | |
| (2009) | NAIRTEL 4th Bologna Symposium (Integrating generic competences in the Curriculum), Packer, Matt; Feeley, Claire; O'Carroll, Clíona; (2009) Integrating generic competences in the Curriculum. [Poster Presentation], NAIRTEL 4th Bologna Symposium (Integrating generic competences in the Curriculum), UCC, Cork , 30-SEP-09 - 30-SEP-09. [Details] | |
| (2008) | Reflexive public folklore in Ireland, O'Carroll, Cliona; (2008) Public talk as part of the inauguration of the Icelandic Centre for Ethnology and Folklore. [Other], Reflexive public folklore in Ireland, Hólmavik, the Westfjords, Iceland , 01-JAN-08 - 01-JAN-08. [Details] | |
| (2008) | Hows it goin boy?: doing ethnography for radio, O'Carroll, Cliona; (2008) Public talk hosted by the Department of Folkloristics. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Hows it goin boy?: doing ethnography for radio, University of Iceland, Reykjavik , 01-JAN-08 - 01-JAN-08. [Details] | |
| (2008) | Children and Migration: Identities, Mobilities and Belonging(s), O'Connell, Cliona; (2008) University College Cork. [Other], Children and Migration: Identities, Mobilities and Belonging(s), Cork , 04-NOV-08 - 04-NOV-08. [Details] | |
| (2008) | 9th SIEF Congress, Workshop W210: Migrations and the New Europe, O'Carroll, Cliona; (2008) Shifting localities. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], 9th SIEF Congress, Workshop W210: Migrations and the New Europe, University of Ulster , 17-JUN-08 - 17-JUN-08. [Details] | |
| (2008) | Local and Regional Studies Diploma, O'Carroll, Cliona; (2008) Learning to listen: an introduction to interviewing for local and regional studies. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Local and Regional Studies Diploma, Dungarvan , 03-APR-08 - 03-APR-08. [Details] | |
| (2008) | W330 at 9th SIEF congress, O'Carroll, Cliona; (2008) Doing ethnography for broadcast dissemination¿. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], W330 at 9th SIEF congress, University of Ulster, Magee Campus , 18-JUN-08 - 18-JUN-08. [Details] | |
| (2008) | Inauguration of the Icelandic Centre for Ethnology and Folklore, O'Carroll, Cliona; (2008) Reflexive public folklore in Ireland. [Invited Lectures (Conference)], Inauguration of the Icelandic Centre for Ethnology and Folklore, Hólmavik, the Westfjords, Iceland , 09-JAN-08 - 09-JAN-08. [Details] | |
| (2008) | `NarrativEncounters 2008: New Perspectives on Narration¿, O'Carrolll, Cliona; (2008) City Voices: Exploring Place, Movement and Identity through Broadcast Ethnography. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], `NarrativEncounters 2008: New Perspectives on Narration¿, UCC , 15-FEB-08 - 15-FEB-08. [Details] | |
| (2007) | The Globe in a Glass Case: Ethnographic Collections in Ireland, O'Carroll, Cliona; (2007) Anthropological Association of Ireland (AAI). [Other], The Globe in a Glass Case: Ethnographic Collections in Ireland, National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin , 05-DEC-07 - 05-DEC-07. [Details] | |
| (2007) | Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages, O'Carroll, Cliona; (2007) Doing ethnography in contexts of migrancy. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages, University of Ulster , 03-JAN-07 - 03-JAN-07. [Details] | |
| (2007) | Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages, O'Carroll, Cliona; (2007) Doing ethnography in contexts of migrancy¿. [Invited Oral Presentation], Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages, University of Ulster , 03-JAN-07 - 03-JAN-07. [Details] | |
| (2006) | Digitising ethnography symposium, O'Carroll, Cliona; (2006) Ethnography and digital technology: opportunities and challenges. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], Digitising ethnography symposium, UCC , 06-JAN-06 - 06-JAN-06. [Details] | |
| (2006) | Digitising Ethnography Symposium, O'Carroll Cliona ; (2006) Organiser of Digitising Ethnography Symposium. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Digitising Ethnography Symposium, UCC , 14-JUN-06 - 14-JUN-06. [Details] | |
| (2006) | Digitising Ethnography Symposium, Cliona O'Carroll and Marie-Annick ; (2006) Digitising Ethnography Symposium. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Digitising Ethnography Symposium, University College Cork , 14-JUN-06 - 14-JUN-06. [Details] | |
| (2006) | Building on the past ¿ designing the future, O'Carroll, Cliona; (2006) National Museum of Ireland ¿ Country Life and Mayo County Council. [Other], Building on the past ¿ designing the future, Knock and Castlebar , 30-SEP-06 - 30-SEP-06. [Details] | |
| (2006) | Stone Wall Symposium/Siampósiam na Claí gCloch, O'Carroll, Cliona; (2006) Inis Oírr. [Other], Stone Wall Symposium/Siampósiam na Claí gCloch, Galway County Council , 09-OCT-06 - 09-OCT-06. [Details] | |
| (2005) | Mapping the City¿, O'Carroll, Cliona; (2005) School of Scottish Studies. [Invited Seminars/Guest Lectures], Mapping the City¿, University of Edinburgh , 03-JAN-05 - 03-JAN-05. [Details] | |
| (2005) | SINDUR Novas Formas de Exclusión Social, O'Carroll, Cliona; (2005) Cultures of Cork: Community, Ethnicity and Broadcasting. [Invited Lectures (Workshops)], SINDUR Novas Formas de Exclusión Social, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain , 01-NOV-05 - 01-NOV-05. [Details] | |
| (2005) | III Xornadas SINDUR Sociedade de informacíon en espacios periféricos novas formas de exclusion social, Desplanques, Marie-Annick and Cliona O'Carroll ; (2005) Ethnicity, Community and Broadcasting. [Invited Oral Presentation], III Xornadas SINDUR Sociedade de informacíon en espacios periféricos novas formas de exclusion social, Santiago de Compostela, Spain , 01-JAN-05 - 01-JAN-05. [Details] | |
| (2005) | Talking Objects: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Material Culture Studies, O'Carroll, Cliona; (2005) AAI. [Other], Talking Objects: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Material Culture Studies, UCD , 31-MAR-05 - 31-MAR-05. [Details] | |
| (2004) | Irish Boating Heritage the future, O'Carroll, Cliona; (2004) The Heritage Council. [Other], Irish Boating Heritage the future, Tullamore , 13-NOV-04 - 13-NOV-04. [Details] |
Professional Associations
| Association | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral History Society (U.K.) | Member | / | |
| Oral History Network of Ireland | Steering Committee Member | 15-SEP-10 / | |
| The Icelandic Centre for Ethnology and Folklore | Advisory Board Member | / | |
| SIEF: Societé International d'Ethnologie et de Folklore | Member | / | |
| AAI: Anthropological Association of Ireland | Member | / |
Committees
| Committee | Function | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Heritage Actions Working Group, Cork City Council | 2013 / | ||
| Oral History Network of Ireland Steering Committee | Member of Steering Committee and of Conference Sub-committee | 2010 / 2017 | |
| CACSSS External Engagement Committee | Committee Member | 2014 / |
Employment
| Employer | Position | From / To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCC | College Lecturer | 01-SEP-04 / | |
| Northside Folklore Project, Cork. | Special Project Co-ordinator, `Cultures of Cork project for Cork 2005. | 01-APR-04 / 30-SEP-04 | |
| RTÉ Radio 1 | Broadcaster | 01-OCT-03 / 31-OCT-04 | |
| St. Michael's College, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada | Visiting Professor of Celtics | 01-JAN-02 / 30-MAY-02 | |
| Béaloideas/Folklore and Ethnology, University College Cork. | Researcher, Bibliomara Project | 01-OCT-03 / 01-JAN-04 |
Education
| Year | Institution | Qualification | Subject | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin | Academic Exchange Year (DAAD-Stipendiatin) | European Ethnology | |
| 2001 | UCC | PHD | Folklore and Ethnology | |
| 1994 | UCC | BA | An Léinn Dúchais, Sociology |
Languages
| Language | Reading | Writing | Speaking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaeilge | ||||
| Castillano | Basic | Basic | Basic | |
| German | Fluent | Functional | Fluent | |
| French | Functional | Functional | Functional |
Consultancy
| Client | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Galway County Council, Kerry County Council, Galway GAA Digital Heritage Project, Clarinbridge Heritage Group, Béaloideas Chiarraí |
Outreach Activities
| Description | |
|---|---|
The composition of a pamphlet for Cork City and County Councils for use with children (11-16 years) in school oral history projects, outlining the main steps involved in carrying out an oral history interview, introducing central question types and encouraging students to think about their general approach. | |
The provision of advice and support to individuals applying for Heritage Council grants, including Adrian Roche's successful project application 'Working life in the Cork Docklands from the 1950s to the 1980s, An Oral History'. | |
Through my involvement with the Cork Folklore Project and as a folklorist and ethnographer, I regularly work in an outreach and advisory capacity with individuals, community groups and state-sponsored bodies active in the heritage arena. | |
Collaboration with Karen Harkin and the Cork Women's Traveller Network on twenty-minute audio slideshow on older community members' memories of life in Barreltop Wagons, presented in Cork City Museum, Heritage Week 22-29.08.09. | |
Participatory broadcast project `The Barreltop Wagon: an exploration of Cork Traveller Culture, past and present': funding awarded in the most recent round of BCI Broadcast awards to work with younger Traveller women on an examination of Traveller identity and culture. | |
Collaboration on exhibition conception and location, editing and presentation of substantial folklore content of Art exhibition 'Grin and Bear It: Cruel Humour in Art and Life', 19 March-05 July, Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Cork. | |
Advice and training provided to Galway and Kerry County Councils and heritage groups receiving their support (Galway GAA Digital Heritage Project, Clarinbridge Heritage Group, Béaloideas Chiarraí). |
Journal Activities
| Journal | Role | To / From | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Béascna | Referee | - | |
| Journal Of Folklore Research | Referee | 01-MAY-14 - |
Teaching Activities
Teaching Interests
Teaching areas include material culture, maritime folklore, public and applied folklore and ethnographic methodology on Béaloideas and Folklore undergraduate and postgraduate levels.I teach the material culture strand on both Béaloideas and Folklore fist year courses, and the third year undergraduate course 'Folklore and Material Culture'. The first year courses deal extensively with Irish traditional material culture and folkways, and the third year course engages with theoretical approaches to material culture, conservation and museum studies and the materiality of social life. As First Year Co-ordinator, I also explore the question of what it is to 'do folklore', and provide students with an opportunity to hone their observation and descriptive skills on fieldtrips.
My teaching on courses relating to folklore and tradition archives in Ireland and internationally draws upon ongong work and specific, time-bounded projects with the Cork Folklore Project, and intensive engagement with the National Folklore Collection.
I have a strong research interest in the nature of the ethnographic interview as a mode of enquiry into the construction of meaning in everyday life, and this informs my teaching of fieldwork techniques. This area naturally extends to issues relating to public folklore: considerations in 'collecting' or approaching the construction of narrative and meaning in everyday life for display and dissemination. My research into movement, rootedness and cultural contact has underpinned my teaching on qualitative research in today's Ireland.
The following titles give an idea of the modules taught and/or co-ordinated by me:
BD1001 Béaloideas: Scéal, Nós is Ealaín (Comheagraí an Mhodúil)
FL1004 Introduction to Irish Folklore and Ethnology (Module Co-ordinator)
FL2013 Archives and Folklore in Ireland
FL3001 Exploring Material Culture and Folklore
FL3011 The Ethnographic Interview: An Introduction
FL6011 Doing Irish Folklore: Archival Collection and Dissemination, Past and Present
Research Information
Internal Collaborators
| Name | Institute | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Schellekens | Centre for Efficiency-Oriented Languages | IRELAND |