Over the last 25 years, Maurice and Jane O’Keeffe of Irish Life and Lore have created oral history collections in most regions of Ireland and beyond. Some recorded interviews did not make their way into any particular project and were stored in the Irish Life and Lore archives. This year, work began on compiling the […]
Work has been completed on an new oral history collection entitled Voices of the Troubles. Supported by Cavan Co. Library and by the EU’s Peace 1V Programme, the collection is comprised of 86 recorded interviews with people who have lived along the border regions of Cavan and Fermanagh during the thirty years of the Troubles. […]
Work has begun on an exciting new oral history project, sponsored by, and in association with, the Irish Academy of Engineering (IAE), Engineers Ireland and the Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland (ACEI). Members of these three organisations include, for example, current and former Chairpersons / Presidents of the organisations, CEOs, MDs, ex-County Engineers and […]
A decade has passed since Russell McMorrran and Maurice O’Keeffe last collaborated on an issue of The Old Kerry Journal. They feel that the time is right to put together this 4th edition of the publication with the added collaboration of Jane O’Keeffe. This is a timely month for its publication as September marks the […]
