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. We document Irish local, national and social history, along with our unique culture, customs and traditions.
All the recordings compiled by Irish Life and Lore may be purchased by download €6.99 or on CD €10.
150 interviewees recount details of their experiences as Irish missionaries.
73 recordings of family histories, stories and anecdotes about daily life in some of Ireland’s Great Houses.
64 interviews relating to a social history of the county of Donegal
83 thematically-organised recordings compiled between 2002 and 2018 relating to Irish social history.
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.
