Duffy, Joseph

Stella Wallace interviews Joe Duffy in Fort Augustus, PEI. Joe sings songs, plays the mouth organ, and shares stories of superstition from his childhood. Joe Duffy also discusses blacksmiths, community members: Peter Dunn, Jimmy Callaghan, Leo Garland, Jack Simpson, and tells other various stories.

Interview

Wallace, Stella

Duffy, Joe

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1982-07-05

Held by UPEI Library-SMI-ARCH 1983-001. Series 1

00:56:19

Very poor quality recording, voices inaudible
Quality slightly improved-Music playing, singing, mouth organ
Peter Dunn, making medicine from tree bark, Richmond, Grand Point, windmills, farms, story about the French burying treasure in Grand Point shore
Walking in the dark, superstitions, ghost stories; rowboat disappearing, cow path connecting to Charlottetown, stove turning upside down by itself. Peter Dunn was deaf, great courage, story about lights on in an empty house
Old pictures, Joes father farmed, no education, helping the farm, father died in 1911
Tape break
Talks about Leo Garland, (tape cuts out a bit at the beginning), being born crippled and getting around on hands and knees. Leo could mimic Johnny's voice
Tape cuts, very muffled
Tells tories about Jim Smith, doctors, boats, winter, and lighting fires.
Story about a deaf man at confession, and the priest.
Story about Pete leaving church
Story about Jack Stewart sneaking into a shoe store and pretending to be a worker.
Mentions Joe Simpson. Recalls Margie Dunn who was run over by a truck. Her sisters Alice May and Annie died before her. She worked at the same job for 40 years.
Story about a man in the woods who got lice and was told he could kill them with "blue butter".

Held by UPEI Library-SMI-ARCH 1983-001. Series 1