Irish Life & Lore - Voices from the Archive
2022 National Heritage Award winning podcast based on over 4,000 oral history recordings that have been compiled in Ireland by Maurice O'Keeffe of www.irishlifeandlore.com since 1995. Maurice and Jane O'Keeffe of Tralee, Co. Kerry set up Irish Life and Lore, an educational and commercial organisation, to record and archive oral history in Ireland. Now it's time to share some of the best recordings with you, and allow you to listen to first hand accounts of pivotal moments in Ireland's national and social history. The generations which went before us could never have imagined the immense change which has come about in the way we live over the past century in Ireland. The Irish Life and Lore podcasts offer the listener an opportunity to hear the voices of eye witnesses to this change, in all their individuality and authenticity, and in their manner of speaking unique to their local area. We hope you enjoy listening! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
An Irish Olympic champion for the ages, Ronnie Delaney won Gold in the 1500m at the Summer Olympics in Melbourne in 1956. He was recorded for Irish Life and Lore in 2019 at the RDS in Dublin. This podcast features details of his young life, leading up to that memorable gold medal win.
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Muriel McCarthy was indeed an institution at Marsh's Library, having worked there for 44 years. She was responsible for the upkeep and survival of a national treasure. Muriel was recorded at the Library in 2012.
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A descendant of the Guinness brewing family, Desmond Guinness was a conservationist who achieved much in helping to save some of our fine Irish Georgian buildings from falling into ruin. His legacy is extraordinary.
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Using sound clips from the Irish Life and Lore Archive, in this podcast, Kerryman Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty and his extraordinary and dangerous work is recalled by Sr. Noreen Dennehy who speaks for the first time about her experiences of working with him in helping to shelter Jews from the Nazis in Rome during WW11.
Monsignor O'Flaherty's nephew, also named Hugh O'Flaherty, is also included in this podcast.
In a gripping recording compiled at his Dublin home, Dr. James Sheehan recalls and describes exciting in medicine in the 1960s and 70s in Ireland. He grew up in Kerry and in adulthood he became fascinated with bioengineering artificial joint improvement.
Working in the U.K.under Sir John Charnley, recognised as the founder of modern hip replacement, in the U.K., he brought back to Dublin his expertise which he put to excell...
John Bellingham was a remarkable man. He lived at Glencara, Mullingar and in a 19th century cottage on the Hill of Howth, Co. Dublin.
This podcast includes excerpts of recordings compiled in both locations.
John was a wonderful conversationalist and his recent passing marked the end of an era among the Irish Landed Gentry.
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This recording was compiled at Maureen Mullins' home in 2012 for inclusion in the Horseracing Ireland Oral History Collection. She worked with her husband Paddy and their family in one of Ireland's most successful thoroughbred horse breeding and training businesses, based in Goresbridge, Co. Kilkenny.
Maureen passed away, aged 94, on 14th February 2024.
The Siege of Kinsale, Co. Cork, also known as the Battle of Kinsale of 1601 was the ultimate battle in England's conquest Gaelic Ireland.
This historic and remarkable event is relived in 2004 on location at the site with local historian, John Thullier, who recounts the entire story.
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In the first section of this podcast, members of staff at the Long Room at Trinity College discuss their experience of working in one of Ireland's oldest libraries.
Also, The story of emigrants from Ireland to Britain in the 1960s is related in this podcast.
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This podcast features the voice of Sean O Duinn and Fr. Brian Murphy recorded in The Bible Garden at Glenatal Abbey in Co. Limerick. You will learn how the plants, trees and herbs are interwoven with the old Celtic beliefs, and the pre Celtic calendar is described.
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The Gaisford St. Lawrence family lived at Howth Castle for 800 years. This long connection was brought to an end with the death of Christopher Gaisford St. Lawrence on 29th October 2023.
We compiled recordings with Christopher in 2020; with his wife Meryl in 2014 and with his son Julian in 2020. This is their story...
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