We are an oral history archive. Through our decades of work in the compilation of audio recordings and books for educational purposes, thousands of Irish voices from all regions of the country have been captured and archived for the future.
All individual recordings are available for purchase by download for €6.99 or on CD €15. Your purchases, and your donations, ensure that our work in recording and archiving oral history in Ireland will continue into the future..
87 thematically-organised recordings chronicling a century of change in Ireland.
38 interviews conducted in 2007 in Co. Kerry on topics ranging from fairy lore and farming to crafts and coastal life.
20 recordings about the planning, designing and evaluating of Ireland’s infrastructure and the built environment.
85 interviews detailing the legacy of 30 years of conflict are available through Cavan County Library service.
Listen to some selected soundclips that have been taken from Irish Life and Lore's Oral History Archive to give you a broad view of what we do. *Most recordings in our archive can range from 50 minutes to over an hour.
Watch our video below for an explanation of what we do. Please contact us here if you are interested in having oral history recordings compiled.
President Michael D. Higgins formally presented the 1916 Rising Oral History Collection, a collection of 245 recordings collated by Maurice and Jane O’Keeffe of Irish Life and Lore to the National Library.
