The John McCarthy Business Collection

Área de identidad

Código de referencia

IE 2135 P81

Título

Fecha(s)

1917-1924 (Creación)

Nivel de descripción

Fondo

Volumen y soporte

36 files and 15 items

Área de contexto

Nombre del productor

McCarthy, John (1885-1966), Irish traditional musician

(1885-1966)

Historia biográfica

John McCarthy was born in Cappamore, county Limerick in 1885 to William and Ellen McCarthy as the second of seven children. His parents owned a farm, a public house and a bakery and while his siblings all went to college, John remained at home to run the family businesses. When in his early teens, John began taking violin lessons from John Corbett, a highly respected but strict music teacher in Cappamore, who insisted that his pupils learnt to play from sheet music rather than by ear. Under Corbett’s tutelage, John developed into an accomplished and note-perfect player. At the turn of the century, Irish traditional sheet music was rare and, to increase his repertoire, John began to collect popular tunes in the East Limerick and North Tipperary area. Some of the notations he wrote down himself, others were given to him by friends and fellow collectors, his sister Eily McCarthy, his cousin Justin McCarthy and his friend Cornelius Collins among others. Music notations were commonly circulated among players and some of the sheets collected by John appear to date from as early as 1876. He used the music to play with other musicians in pubs, dances and local houses. Having married in 1916 Hannah Lally of Knockshambo, county Mayo, he reared a family of twelve children. He died on 5 February 1966.

Institución archivística

Special Collections and Archives Department

Historia archivística

Origen del ingreso o transferencia

Donated by the McCarthy family to the University of Limerick on 21 November 2011.

Área de contenido y estructura

Alcance y contenido

This collection contains invoices, receipts and some related correspondence from wholesalers, specialist providers and other commercial outlets mainly in Limerick city and county, but also in Dublin and England accrued by John McCarthy in his role as farmer, publican and baker. The documents date from the time of the Irish War of Independence (1919-1921) and Irish Civil War (1922-1923) and reveal the way in which these conflicts interfered with commerce and trade and the availability of certain goods such as sugar and flour. It also provides insights into the commercial life of the country in its first years of independence, the cost of goods, the range of commercial outlets available and the rise of the large department stores.

Valorización, destrucción y programación

All records have been retained.

Acumulaciones

No accruals are expected.

Sistema de arreglo

The documents have been arranged into 51 files by business, and the files arranged alphabetically by name.

Área de condiciones de acceso y uso

Condiciones de acceso

Unrestricted access to all items.

Condiciones

Standard copyright regulations apply to all items. For photocopying or reproducing material, please consult with the staff.

Idioma del material

inglés

Escritura del material

Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras

Características físicas y requisitos técnicos

Paper documents mostly in fragile and damaged condition.

Instrumentos de descripción

Área de materiales relacionados

Existencia y localización de originales

Existencia y localización de copias

Unidades de descripción relacionadas

For records of Irish traditional music collected by John McCarthy, see the John McCarthy Music Collection (P17).

Descripciones relacionadas

The John McCarthy Music Collection

Nota de publicación

A detailed description of the three music books, their contents and their compiles is provided in Noel McCarthy’s book John McCarthy of Cappamore, Ireland. His Irish Traditional Music Manuscripts 1876-1912 Collected from the Cappamore/ Silvermines Area. A copy of the book is available in the Leonard Collection (OS/694) in the Special Collections and Archives Department.

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Identificador/es alternativo(os)

Puntos de acceso

Puntos de acceso por materia

Puntos de acceso por lugar

Puntos de acceso por autoridad

Tipo de puntos de acceso

Área de control de la descripción

Identificador de la descripción

Reglas y/o convenciones usadas

This description follows guidelines based on ISAD(G) 2nd edition (2000); Irish Guidelines for Archival Description (2009); National Council on Archives: Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names (1997); and EAP Guidance on Data Protection for Archive Services (2018).

Fondo P81 - The John McCarthy Business Collection