Table 3 Participant recollections
From: Are identities oral? Understanding ethnobotanical knowledge after Irish independence (1937–1939)
Participants | Specific interest shown by teacher | Where the participant obtained the information that they recorded in the SFS | How long the participant believes the SFS went on for | Recalled recording TMK in the SFS | Did not record TMK in the SMC but stated they knew TMK used at that time | Passed on information to younger generations | Overall impact of the SFS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P1 | – | Father | Once off | No | Yes | Yes | Positive |
P2 | No | Neighbours and parents | One term | Yes | – | No | Positive |
P3 | No | Mrs. Kenny | One year | Yes | – | No—but his daughter was present and said yes | Neutral |
P4 | Yes | Father and neighbours | More than a once off, for a while | No | Yes | No | Positive |
P5 | – | Grandmother and neighbours | – | No | Yes | Yes | Does not recall |
P6 | – | Neighbours | A long time but less than a year | No | Yes | Yes—informed by her daughter | Positive |
P7 | Yes | Grandparents, parents, and people in the community | Every night for a month | No | Yes | No | Positive |
P8 | Yes | Grandmother and father | Two years | Yes | – | Did not say | Positive |
P9 | – | Old people living in the village | A year or two—weekly | Yes | – | No | Positive |
P10 | – | Father | On and off | No | No | No | Positive |
P11 | – | Father and neighbours that visited the house | – | Yes | – | No | Positive |