Irish Oral History Archive

The Irish Oral History Archive conducts the vast majority of its interviews on digital audio and audio-visual formats.  The written word however still plays an important part in its collection.  A number of submissions have been made to the Archive in print.  Some of these are fictional stories based on recollections of Irish people's lives, others are short biographies inspired by the Irish Post's 'Documenting our Decades' column.  Occasionally some are the life narratives of individuals compiled after their passing by members of their own family.

Noel Ryan's life story, 'An Immigrant's Life Story' is one such document.  Noel, pictured on above with Michelle Green, wrote a wonderful account of his life growing up in Co. Waterford.  His recollections were compiled by his family following his passing and donated to the Archive's collection.  These recollections are of vital importance to the work of the IOHA as they record the lives of people who would otherwise go unheard.  In the near future, the Archive hopes to make available selections of these documents as part of the Archive's remit to publicise its work to a wider audience.