We are an oral history archive. Through our decades of work in the compilation of audio recordings and books for educational and commercial 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. The entire oral history archive may be accessed by Gold, Silver and Bronze subscriptions.
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.
73 recordings of family histories, stories and anecdotes about daily life in some of Ireland’s Great Houses.
83 thematically-organised recordings compiled between 2002 and 2018 relating to Irish social history.
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.
