Recording No: 192
Theme: The Arts
Interviewee: Paschal O’Grady
Date of Birth: 1932
Interview location: Limerick
Recorded by: Maurice O’Keeffe – Irish Life and Lore
Series Title: 1922-2022: A Century of Change (part 2)
Date Recorded: 08/11/2020
Recording Length: 1:15:44 mins
Keywords: Tom O’Donnell and Paschal O’Grady; Tom and Paschal comedy duo; Participated in RTE TV broadcast 1961; Limerick city memories of growing up in 1940s; St. John’s Ambulance cadet 1944; Listening to BBC radio programmes 1930s/40s; Participated in Radio Eireann programmes late 1950s; Christmas pantomime 1940s/50s; Boy Scouts Limerick 1940s; Earl Connolly Band 1950s; Performed at Rose of Tralee 1960s; Butlins Holiday Camp resident act; Early TV performances in Ireland; Performing at Carnegie Hall in USA.
