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Irish Life & Lore from Ireland

Doing an interview outdoors on an Irish summer's day

Now at Irish Life and Lore, over 3,000 voices have been captured as they discuss their own lives and histories, along with personal and family experiences of events in Irish national and social history.

You can now purchase these individual recordings ON DISK €15 or DOWNLOAD €7  to use for study and research or to enjoy at your leisure.

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NEWS

»Interviews are now available for download. Look at recordings in the usual way, then buy by clicking on the Buy MP3 button. Download links are provided after purchase on PayPal and also to your email (please make sure you provide a valid email address).


»The Irish Missionary Stories Project has now been completed.  It consists of 150 recordings compiled with returned Irish Missionaries who have spent many years working abroad. The audio recordings are accompanied by an illustrated and indexed catalogue and are now available for purchase.

IMU Missionary Stories video


» The First Sligo Collection, the Fifth Kerry Collection and the Second Cork Theatrical Collection will all be launched shortly.


» Work has begun on a Trinity College Collection, which will be completed in early 2012.


» The Great Houses of Cork and Kerry, first Collection, was launched by the Irish Heritage Trust at Fota House in Cork on January 26, 2011. The 51 recordings are now available to purchase.

Great Houses of Cork and Kerry, part 1

Great Houses of Cork and Kerry, part 2

A second Great Houses of Ireland, second Collection, is now being compiled in the counties of Kerry, Cork, Waterford and Tipperary, which is also being generously funded by FEXCO.


Record and Preserve Your Family Voices

Maurice O'Keeffe interviewing for a recording

Preserve forever your very own family, company, institution or community history
The history of each and every family is unique. It is as fascinating and varied as the people who formed it, and the times in which they lived. The living members of your family or community can now have their own unique family history compiled on audio, so that not only will the factual history be recorded digitally, but also the personal voices of family members will be preserved for the future. Find out more ...

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