Living Linen Oral History Dataset
Name
CE_dataset_documentation_Living_Linen.docx
Description
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18.48 KB
Format
Microsoft Word XML
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Resource type
Dataset
Date published
May 28, 2025
Abstract
The Living Linen Project was set up in 1995 as an oral archive of the knowledge of the Irish linen industry still available within a nucleus of people who were formerly working in the industry in Ulster. The Oral History collection includes tape recordings and transcripts of interviews with both owners and workers employed in the linen industry across the province. They comment on working conditions and practises within the local mills, the processes and activities involved in production, management styles, the changing fortunes and development of the industry throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries and its importance to the local economy, etc.
The dataset uploaded on Box consists of:
- 20 digitized audio recordings (mp3 files) and related transcripts in a Word format
- a csv export with the metadata for the 391 interviews
The project has a dedicated Wikipedia page which describes the origins and the different phases of the project: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_Linen
Creator (organisation)
Science Museum Group
Project(s)
Congruence Engine
Funder
| Funder name | Awards |
Arts and Humanities Research Council | |
Official URL
Rights statement
In Copyright
Collection