Rosella McCarron-Gallant

Contributors
Interviewer: Thompson, Reg "Dutch"
Interviewee: McCarron-Gallant, Rosella
Researcher: MacKay, Paul
Audio engineer: MacKay, Paul
Date Recorded
1995-06-30
Date Digitized
2010-06-25
Abstract
This interview is with Rosella McCarron-Gallant. In this interview Rosella talks about Minnie McGee and her family, her father and his work at Falconwood, chores on the farm, a ghost story about a lady in white, her ancestors coming to the Island from Ireland, fishing, and her wedding.
Genre
Interview
Subject (Geographic)
Sturgeon, PE
Charlottetown, PE
Subject (Temporal)
1920s
1840
1800s
Rights
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Physical Location
Held by Reg "Dutch" Thompson
Duration
00:31:46
Member of
Dutch Thompson Audio Collection
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
***This interview appears on SIDE B of a Dr. Harold Yeo tape.
***The audio at the end of the tape, 00:29:00 -- 00:31:46, is of poor quality.
SIDE B 00:00:05 -- 00:10:04
Discussion about Minnie McGee; Minnie McGee, murder, Falconwood, Patrick McGee, poison.

SIDE B 00:10:04 -- 00:12:18
Discussion about her father and his work at Falconwood; Flaconwood, Robert McCarron, Riverside Hospital.

SIDE B 00:12:18 -- 00:16:07
Discussion about a cheese factory in Sturgeon, the family farm, chores, and school, with mention of Patrick McGee; Sturgeon, school, chores, Patrick McGee, cheese factory, St. Mary's Road, summer school.

SIDE B 00:16:07 -- 00:17:21
Discussion about Minnie McGee continues; Minnie McGee, Patrick McGee.

SIDE B 00:17:21 -- 00:24:59
A ghost story about a lady in white; ghost, ghost story, St. Mary's Road.

SIDE B 00:24:59 -- 00:26:48
Discussion about wakes, funerals, and caskets; caskets, funerals, wakes, Raymond Gormley.

SIDE B 00:26:48 -- 00:29:00
Discussion about the McCarrons coming to the Island from Ireland and their tough times; McCarron, Gormley, Brian McCarron, Ireland, Irish, immigrants, 1840, bears, stumping, 1800s.

SIDE B 00:29:00 -- 00:31:46
Discussion about fishing and her wedding; fishing, lobster, fish, wedding, moonshine.

Tape ends at 00:31:46.