A descendant of the Guinness brewing family, Desmond Guinness was a conservationist who achieved much in helping to save some of our fine Irish Georgian buildings from falling into ruin. His legacy is extraordinary.
Podcasts
PODCAST: Mons. Hugh O’Flaherty – The Irish Priest in the Vatican who saved the lives of thousands of Jews during WWII
Using sound clips from the Irish Life and Lore Archive, in this podcast, Kerryman Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty and his extraordinary and dangerous work is recalled by Sr. Noreen Dennehy who speaks for the first time about her experiences of working with him in helping to shelter Jews from the Nazis in Rome during WW11. Monsignor […]
PODCAST: Dr. James Sheehan, Orthopaedic Surgeon and Co-founder of the Blackrock and Galway Clinics
In a gripping recording compiled at his Dublin home, Dr. James Sheehan recalls and describes exciting in medicine in the 1960s and 70s in Ireland. He grew up in Kerry and in adulthood he became fascinated with bioengineering artificial joint improvement. Working in the U.K.under Sir John Charnley, recognised as the founder of modern hip […]
PODCAST: Madoline O’Connell Recalls Cork’s Old Elite
Madoline O Connell has some brilliant stories to recall about the social history of old Cork’s elite society. She relives those years when the City was alive with the preforming Arts and other activities.
PODCAST: A Tribute to the late Maureen Mullins
This recording was compiled at Maureen Mullins’ home in 2012 for inclusion in the Horseracing Ireland Oral History Collection. She worked with her husband Paddy and their family in one of Ireland’s most successful thoroughbred horse breeding and training businesses, based in Goresbridge, Co. Kilkenny. Maureen passed away, aged 94, on 14th February 2024.
PODCAST: The Siege of Kinsale 1601
The Siege of Kinsale, Co. Cork, also known as the Battle of Kinsale of 1601 was the ultimate battle in England’s conquest Gaelic Ireland. This historic and remarkable event is relived in 2004 on location at the site with local historian, John Thullier, who recounts the entire story.
PODCAST: Life in the Falkland Islands
In 2009 Maurice O’Keeffe travelled to the Falkland Islands in the remote South Atlantic Ocean to compile recordings for Irish Life and Lore with members of the small population living there at that time.
PODCAST: The Long Room at Trinity College / Irish Emigration to England in the 1960s
In the first section of this podcast, members of staff at the Long Room at Trinity College discuss their experience of working in one of Ireland’s oldest libraries. Also, The story of emigrants from Ireland to Britain in the 1960s is related in this podcast.
PODCAST: Early 20th Century Cycle Races in Ireland – The Rás
This podcast is packed with stories and memories which reveal the strength and toughness of competitors in grass track races, and what it took to win the biggest race of the year – The Rás Tailteann in the 1950s.
PODCAST: The Winter Solstice – The Irish Tradition
This podcast features the voices of Sean O Duinn and Fr. Brian Murphy recorded in The Bible Garden at Glenatal Abbey in Co. Limerick. You will learn how the plants, trees and herbs are interwoven with the old Celtic beliefs, and the pre-Celtic calendar is described.