Steele, Maude

Contributors
Interviewee: Steele, Maude
Audio engineer: Pellitier, Zantae
Date Recorded
1983-06-08
Date Digitized
2018-04-25
Abstract
020: Hughes came from Wexford, Ireland in beginning of 19th century
025: Battle of Invenhill
034: Peter Sinnott
035: T. Murphy
036: J. Hughes
038: C. McCarthy
040: A.McVarnish
042: Martin SInnott
043: Patrick Hughes
054: St. Lawrence Church was built
067: Patrick Hughes and Matthew Hughes
075: 1830's-John Hughes and Johanna Barnes
085: 1866-owned land bought by Mr Walsh
090: Louis McGuire
099: Story about Johanna-Mrs. Steele great grandmother
123: Patrick Hughes settles on east side of Morell River and took up farming and milling
140: Patrick and Matthew supplied wood for ship-building
153: Mary Hughes married John Flynn. S.. Story about the marriage of Mary Hughes and John Flynn, also marriage of Peggy Flynn and P. Hughes.
166: Peggy Flynn and Patrick Hughes

Constant background noise, voices fairly clear
Interview recording drops a few times around 6.5 minutes, malfunction with recording device at the time? They both stop talking and possibly repositioning the recorder
~8:38
Genre
Interview
Subject (Geographic)
Morrell River, PE
Rights
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Physical Location
SMI-ARCH 1983-001 Series 1
Duration
00:08:38
Member of
Benevolent Irish Society - Oral History Interviews Collection
Model
1 1 Item in Collection
Transcript
***Constant background noises***
SIDE A 00:00:06-00:02:23 Irish background and history, coming from Wexford Island in the 19th century, Battle of Invenhill, early settlers-Peter Sinnott, Thomas Murphy, John Hughes, Charles McCarthy, Angus McVarnish, Alan McDonald, Martin Sinnott, Patrick Hughes, settling on either side of Morrell River, farming, 1866-building the St Lawrence Church
SIDE A 00:02:23-00:04:04 Patrick Hughes and Matthew Hughes, late 1830s her great grandfather John Hughes and his wife Johanna Barnes came to PEI, 1866 bought a piece of land from Mr Walsh, Louis Walsh, 1890 sold the house, built another house near the village
SIDE A 00:04:04-00:00:05:00 Story about great grandmother Johanna Steele not recognizing her sons
SIDE A 00:05:00-00:06:28 Story about Patrick Hughes acquiring huge amounts of land, settling on East side of Morell River, farming, Hughes owning land bordering St Peter's Bay, Patrick and Matthew owning 200 acres on the West side of Morell River with a sawmill, supplying lumber for ship-building
SIDE A 00:06:28-00:06:40 Tape temporarily cuts out
SIDE A 00:06:40-00:08:40 Story about the marriage of Mary Hughes (sister to Patrick Hughes) to John Flynn during early 1840s, riding horse and sleigh to St Andrews church from Morell, then to Fort Augustus, and the spur of the moment marriage of Peggy Flynn (sister to John Flynn) and Patrick Hughes