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Interview on Emigration

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  • 17-11-2007 8:46pm
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    marco murphy
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    Iam going to interview someone as part of my course work :)

    They moved to England in the 1960s.

    Could anyone suggest questions to ask?

    This is what I have so far.
    1 – Explain your early childhood.

    2 – Was there many jobs to be had?

    3 – What was your aspirations for the future?

    4 – What was the general situation in Ireland?

    5 – Did your friends emigrate?

    6 – What was your family's opinion?

    7 – Did you want to emigrate? Why?

    8 – Detail the day that you left Ireland, feelings etc.

    9 – What was your arrangements in England?

    10 – What was the job?

    11 – Did it pay well?

    12 – What were your plans for the future?

    13 – Did you ever visit home?

    14 -


    Thanks everyone.


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    dlofnep
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    What sort of angle are you going to look for in the interview? How they were subjected, treated, or how the economy was compared to here.. etc..?


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    marco murphy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,715 ✭✭✭marco murphy


    Everything. Mostly what life was like and what they think of Ireland now.
    I want to establish if there was a trend.


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