Irish Life & Lore - Voices from the Archive Podcast
1) Ronnie Delaney - Olympic Gold Medallist 1956
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 Dubli...Show More
2) Muriel MCcCarthy (1931- 2021) Keeper of Ancient Books at Marsh's Library, Dublin
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 Lib...Show More
Muriel MCcCarthy (1931- 2021) Keeper of Ancient Books at Marsh's Library, Dublin
32:29 | Jun 7th, 2024
3) Irish Life and Lore - Migration from Kerry to the Midlands with Vincent Garvey
Vincent tells a fascinating story about his father, his naval experiences during WWI, and being unable to settle after returning to his farm in Kerry. His subsequent migration to Meath, leaving his fa...Show More
Irish Life and Lore - Migration from Kerry to the Midlands with Vincent Garvey
31:39 | May 16th, 2024
4) Desmond Guinness (1931-2020) Co-founder of the Irish Georgian Society
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. Hi...Show More
5) Landlords and Tenants in Ireland in Victorian Times - Borris, County Carlow
This podcast features sound clips of an oral history recoding we compiled with Andrew Kavanagh, a descendant of the ancient Irish McMorrough Kavanagh family who retained possession of their lands at B...Show More
Landlords and Tenants in Ireland in Victorian Times - Borris, County Carlow
37:27 | Apr 26th, 2024
6) Mons. Hugh O'Flaherty - The Irish Priest in the Vatican who saved the lives of thousands of Jews during WWII
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 th...Show More
7) Dr. James Sheehan, Orthopaedic Surgeon and Co-founder of the Blackrock and Galway Clinics
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 f...Show More
8) John Bellingham of Glencara and the Hill of Howth
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...Show More
9) Madoline O'Connell Recalls Cork's Old Elite
Madoline O Connell has some brilliant stories to recall about the social history of old Cork’s elite society. She relives those years when the City was alive with the preforming Arts and other activit...Show More
10) A Tribute to the late Maureen Mullins
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 ...Show More