Talks about British soldiers burning houses, and shootings. Dad was a vigilante, and collected milk bottles for bombs. 

Ireland, Belfast, war, conflict

White Irish male in his 30s named Don, but nicknamed Buddy Love. He's from County Monaghan. He talks about getting kicked out of a cinema for throwing popcorn and how he is working on a film to make himself famous. He also discusses the girls of Monaghan, who he thinks are nice. Also, he talks about the problems in Ireland like the litter, and the border problem with Army men and equipment coming around. He also talks about the food he's been having that evening and the night before.

Ireland, Irish, Belfast, Monaghan, Acting, film, fame, girls, litter, border, food, burger, chicken, pizza, fish, chips, popcorn

 

 

White male in Belfast Seventeen years old from Lurgan. He doesn't like the girls from Lurgan or the people from there in general and doesn't associate with them. He hangs in Armagh, about 20 minutes away. He talks about being afraid of Daddy Long Legs spiders since he was scared by one when he was one year old. He goes to St. Patrick's all-boys school, which he says is not bad but a bit draconian. Says he was going to leave but didn't and talks about the classes he is taking. He wants to go into filmmaking or something creative. He writes poetry and when he's pissed off he smokes in the garage. It's his happy place.

Male, 17, Irish, Ireland, Belfast, Lurgan, Armagh, St Patricks, high school, all boys school, filmmaker, poetry, smoking, writer

White Irish male, 29 years old. Originally from Tollymore, which is outside Newcastle, which is near the Forest Park in County Down, Northern Ireland. Says it's paradise, like heaven. He talks about the biggest problems in Ireland being the division of society, particularly in Northern Ireland. He believes differences in religion are the root of many problems. Plus, the biggest problems in the world are the destruction of the environment due to greed.

Male, Irish, Ireland, Belfast, Tollymore, Armagh, County Down, politics, religion, conflict, environment, greed

White female in Belfast in her 20s. She's from a very small, quiet village where she says the people are very nice. She says it's like a big, close family. They all go to the pubs on the weekend. She worked with Americans the previous week and they went to a bar and got very drunk and had a sing along. She had to cook them all breakfast the next morning and didn't like it. She and her mother are not close and call each other names.

Ireland, Irish, Female, 20s, Belfast, village, pubs, bars, respect, mother, mom, americans, pubs, sing-along, small-town

 

(presumably White) male middle-aged professor in Belfast, Ireland discussing the representation of Gay people in American media recorded in 2000.

Ireland, Belfast, professor, gay, media, America, representation

White male in his 60'sish from Belfast.  Talking about the problems of the country, litter and tourists, the border and army men coming around and sleeping.

belfast, problems, tourists, litter, border, army , helecopters, sleeping, monaghan, history, monuments

An Irish man from Cork talks about being a musician, pubs, Isaac Bells, traveling around Ireland. Derry. 

Ireland, Cork, Derry, pubs, musician, music, Isaac Bells, traveling

 

Irish white male, 19 years old from Cork. He lives in the north side of Cork City and talks about the Lee river, which separates the north and south sides. Says there are different accents in Cork, particularly in the country, which have strong Irish accents. He works in a bar for two years. Started as a bouncer and worked his way up to full-time bartender. He dropped classes in order to do that and doesn't believe there would be a future in farming. He wants to have a normal 9-5 job where there is security.

Male, Irish, Ireland, Cork, Cork City, Lee river, Teddy, Blarney, farms, accents, bartender, bouncer, work, job, tax, social security, cheeky, nightclub, full-time

This is a male in his 20's in Dublin. He's originally from Cork but has lived in Dublin on and off for 4 years. He speaks about politics in Ireland and his cynical views about the government and the disparity between rich and poor. He also discusses messy breakups and the toll they can take on an individual.

Dublin, Ireland, Cork, government, class, wealth, breakups

A white female in Dublin, Ireland talks about how everyone has one hand or foot that is bigger than the other. There is loud classical music being played in the background which makes the conversation hard to hear.

Dublin,everybody, hand, foot, bigger, classical music.

This 19 year old white woman lives on Grafton Street, and sometimes gets put up in a B & B.  She talks about the plight of homeless women in Dublin, her eating disorder, and her multiple suicide attempts.  This is a very dramatic piece that has been included in a play called "Displaced," about the state of being homeless around the world.  There are comedic moments as well. We sat and drank a beer in the rain on Grafton street while a quintet of high school girls played the Pachelbel Canon, the Entertainer, Danny Boy, etc. for tourists.  Local ragamuffins she referred to as "street rats" interrupt at a certain point.

Dublin, homeless, pachelbel, Grafton Street, street kids, suicide, anorexia, female, white, young, woman, homeless women, alcoholic, survivor, Irish, Southeastern Ireland, dramatic, grafton street

Ireland-Belfast-educated-white male-gay

White Female Teen, from Ballymurn, satirizes the discrimination of the Skangers and working class slang. “Right” is pronounced “ree”. Thinks the working class deserves recognition and the upper class looks down on them. Contains slight profanity and mild drug references. 

Teen, Female, Ballymurn, North Dubliners, upper class, working class, River Liffey, Henry Street, Skangers, northside, Trackies, slagging, slang, springboard, profanity, class issues, henry street

Male discussing concessions in Ireland for voting, Nationalists and Unionists, The RUC, private policing organizations, and a taxi shooting.

 Ireland, Belfast, male, monologue, voting, gerrymandering, concessions, The Troubles, nationalists, unionists, Catholics, breeding, private police organizations, taxi shooting,

Irish Male. 30's. Born and raised in Cork in Southern Ireland. Musician. Discussing live music sessions in Cork, particularly the pub Isaac Bells on the Quay (pronounced 'key') across the river from the bus station. He busks in the day and does sessions at night. his favorite place he's traveled in Ireland is Derry, on the north coast.

Ireland, Cork, Derry, Quay, Musician, Music, pub, music, busking, Isaac Bells

 

Female, 20s, from County Meath, Ireland, talks of her Connemara Pony, her friend’s piano skills and phone call after drinking, and discrimination and poverty in Ireland.

Ireland, wild pony, Connemara Pony, County Meath, piano, orchestra, drunk, vodka, Dublin, street kids, guitar, studio

 

Two girls talk discuss Northern Ireland and the IRA. One studied history in college. They also talk about the private Catholic girls school they both attended

Ireland, Northern Ireland, IRA, history, college, private school, Catholic, Dublin