The Kelly house is in the townland of Lecarrow, which lies on the border of one of Ireland’s largest bogs. Kieran Kelly worked for 40 years with Bord na Mona, and he recalls all the place names associated with the bog, and traces the many families who survived on and lived off the bog. He recalls the hardships of the 1940s, and the great excitement when the ESB plant was opened nearby. Eilish Kelly spoke about her early days in Ferbane, and the living that her people also made from the bog.
Kieran And Eilish Kelly, Age 79 And 75, Shannonbridge
Seamus Claffey, Age 77, Main Street, Ferbane
€7.00 – €15.00
John Gerard Keane, Age 64, Kilcormac
€7.00 – €15.00Kieran And Eilish Kelly, Age 79 And 75, Shannonbridge
€7.00 – €15.00
Additional information
| Type: | Disk, MP3 |
|---|---|
| Audio series: | Offaly county, fourth series |
| Bitrate: | 128 kbps |
| Download time limit: | 48 hours |
| File size(s): | 53.79 MB |
| Number of files: | 1 |
| Product ID: | CDOF04-13 |
| Subject: | Survival in the bog |
| Recorded by: | Maurice O’Keeffe |
