Finbarr Slattery (b. 1925)
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Finbarr Slattery (b. 1925)

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Track 1: An account of his family’s background, and growing up in Asdee, north Kerry. Track 2: Studied for a degree in Agriculture in University College Dublin, and then went to Nottingham in England to work for a short time. Track 3: Returned to Ireland, and after a short time moved to Killarney where he met and married Carmel O’Leary, whose family had a tradition of involvement in Killarney Racecourse and also in the greyhound racing business. Track 4: The revival of Killarney Races. Track 5: His two publications on horseracing. Membership of the Committee of Killarney Racecourse. The development of the Racecourse over the years; the challenge of raising sponsorship; transfer of a portion of land for the construction of a golf course. Track 6: The bookmakers who attended Killarney Racecourse regularly for many years. Track 7: Memories of friends and committee members; the most memorable race meetings through the years; the introduction of the trophy, sponsored by Kerry Group, which was presented to the trainer who had the most winners at the three racecourses in Kerry over one year.

Additional information

Type:

Disk, MP3

Audio series:

Horse Racing Ireland Oral History Collection

Bitrate:

128 kbps

Download time limit:

48 hours

File size(s):

7.17 MB; 7.66 MB; 3.78 MB; 10.74 MB; 10.83 MB; 8.28 MB; 18.63 MB

Number of files:

7

Product ID:

CDHRI01-20

Subject:

Racecourse management

Recorded by:

Maurice O’Keeffe – Irish Life and Lore