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1949 Film Footage of Life on the Dingle Peninsula: Castlegregory, Camp and Cloghane
€18.00Add to cart1949 Film Footage of Life on the Dingle Peninsula: Castlegregory, Camp and Cloghane
George Daly emigrated to New York from his native Castlegregory, Co. Kerry in the late 1920s and, armed with an 8mm cine camera, he paid his first visit home to the Dingle Peninsula in the summer of 1949. He spent those sunny days filming in Castlegregory village and its environs, and also in the villages […]
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Father James Good
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Father James Good is now living in retirement in Douglas following his challenging career in Ireland and in Kenya. The recording begins with a descriptive account of his background. He was born in Nicholas Street, and was educated by the Christian Brothers. He won a scholarship to Farranferris Diocesan Seminary, and went on to study […]
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Mary Fitzgerald (b. 1933)
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Mary Fitzgerald (née Dunne) was reared on the foothills of Caherconree on the Dingle Peninsula, and she recalls her young days collecting barnacles, periwinkles and carrageen moss from the sea shore nearby. The local people of Camp and the local dancehall, known as Camp Hall, are recalled, and she explains that her grandfather, Mick Dunne, […]
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The Old Kerry Journal Volume 1
€10.00Add to cartThe Old Kerry Journal Volume 1
Volume 1 December 2006 Compiled by Russell McMorran and Maurice O’Keeffe, Tralee, Co. Kerry. Chapter 1. Listowel through the Eyes of some 18th and 19th Century Travellers. By Fr Kieran O’Shea Chapter 2. 1916 and its Aftermath – Events in Kerry. by Jane O’Hea O’Keeffe Chapter 3. Some Public Spectacles in Old Tralee. By Gerald […]
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Des Corish No. 2-2
€6.99–€10.00Select optionsDes Corish No. 2-2
This recording forms Part Two of a recital given by Des Corish on 14th November 1996. Gratitude is expressed to the Corish family for their kind permission to include these recordings in the ‘Irish Life and Lore’ series of audio recordings.
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Pádraig Thornton (b. 1936), his wife Anne (née Tobin) (b. 1939), and her nephew Brian Hand (grandson of Liam Tobin)
€6.99–€10.00Select optionsPádraig Thornton (b. 1936), his wife Anne (née Tobin) (b. 1939), and her nephew Brian Hand (grandson of Liam Tobin)
Frank Thornton was Captain, 26th Battalion of the Old IRA and was active during the revolutionary period. Pádraig Thornton initially recalls his childhood days when his father Frank was away from home during the Emergency years. The Thornton family came from Drogheda, and Frank moved to Liverpool to a job as a ship-building painter prior […]
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Violet Howe (née Lovell (b. 1928)
€6.99–€10.00Select optionsViolet Howe (née Lovell (b. 1928)
Track 1: Violet Howe traces the Howe family back to 1677, and discusses their continued survival in West Cork over the centuries. She also describes the building which previously stood on the site of the present 19th century structure. Track 2: Violet speaks about her marriage to the late James Howe in the early 1950s. […]
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Patrick Quirke (b. 1935)
€6.99–€10.00Select optionsPatrick Quirke (b. 1935)
The Quirke family home is situated beside the old railway line. At one time Patrick Quirke’s maternal Greaney family were in residence, and the old building was originally thatched. Patrick begins by telling a story about an occasion when a spark from the train set the thatch ablaze in the 1920s. The house dates back […]
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Tralee & Dingle Narrow Gauge Railway Collection
€50.00Select optionsTralee & Dingle Narrow Gauge Railway Collection
Purchase the full Collection of 12 digitised recordings on DVD or USB Key for €50 The Tralee & Dingle Narrow Gauge Railway was established in 1891 and operated until 1953. It struck westwards from Tralee into the Dingle Peninsula, through Blennerville, Derrymore, Castlegregory Junction at Camp with a extension to Castlegregory. The main line continued […]
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The Premier County of Tipperary – Living Voices
€15.00Add to cartThe Premier County of Tipperary – Living Voices
This book relates to 45 recordings compiled and produced by Maurice O’Keeffe. Included with the book is an hour-long CD, giving snippets of each of the recordings. The voices on the original recordings, which can be heard on 42 individual CDs, each of approximately one hour in length, are marvellous in their variety and depth […]
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Edward Brennan (b. 1931)
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Track 1: Edward Brennan outlines the British Army ranks of the three Dublin Brennan brothers in 1916, and explains that his father, Edward Brennan, served with the Irish Guards, and fought in France in 1915 to 1918. His uncle, Francis Brennan, served with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers and another uncle, Eugene Brennan, was in the […]
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JACK LALLY, AGE 83, FERBANE (Part 2)
€6.99–€10.00Select optionsJACK LALLY, AGE 83, FERBANE (Part 2)
Jack Lally’s grandfather fought in the Crimean War and Jack makes reference to his Australian connections. Many stories associated with the barge boats on the canal in Pullagh and all Jack`s own experiences of working on the barges as an engine-man, were recalled in this recording.
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JACK LALLY, AGE 83, FERBANE (Part 1)
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This fine recording includes stories from Pullagh, Ferbane, Tarran and Derries, with many fascinating tales relating to local people. Several recitations relating to local events can be heard performed by Jack Lally in the first part of this recording.
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Oliver Mcglinchey, Age 88, Arden Road, Tullamore
€6.99–€10.00Select optionsOliver Mcglinchey, Age 88, Arden Road, Tullamore
Oliver McGlinchey comes from a Northern Irish background. His father came to Tullamore in the early twenties, and opened a bakery there. He had a number of bakery vans which covered a wide area in the Midlands, with Oliver’s mother as the boss! Oliver took over his father’s business and he recalled townspeople, and the […]
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FR JIM DOWNEY
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A priest talks frankly about his many appointments around the county of Kerry.
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BISHOP EAMON CASEY (PART 3)
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Bishop Eamon Casey discusses his return to Ireland from Slough, his appointment as bishop of Kerry, the establishment of Trocaire, his arrival in Galway, Pope John Paul II’s visit, his own departure to Ecuador and his treatment by the media.
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MICHAEL CULLOTY (Part 1)
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Michael lives in Barnfield, Currow, near Killarney, a place which is steeped in tradition and old beliefs passed on to him from previous generations. Michael shared stories about the ancient assembly place at the summit of Currow Hill where the first Kerry Gaelic football match was played. He spoke in depth about fairy lore as well […]
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Sr Maeve O’Sullivan, DC
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Track 1: Growing up in Tuosist, South Kerry in the 1920s and 30s and her days in the Novitiate. Track 2: During the war she taught the blind in Liverpool and small boys in an orphanage in London in 1942. After that she returned to work with the handicapped in Liverpool. Track 3: Her mission […]
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Fr Maurice Crean, MHM
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Track 1: Growing up in Castlegregory, Co Kerry in the 1930s and 40s. His education, and entering the Mill Hill Fathers. Track 2: After ordination in 1963 he was appointed to the Diocese of Kisumu, Western Kenya. He discusses the remoteness of the place and difficulties in learning the tribal language. Track 3: Moving to […]
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Edward G. Hallinan (b. 1937)
€6.99–€10.00Select optionsEdward G. Hallinan (b. 1937)
Track 1: A discussion on Edward Hallinan’s father, Sir Eric Hallinan, who was a Colonial judge, and the locations in which he worked. Early days in Midleton. Track 2: His uncles who fought in the First World War. The locations at which his ancestors were millers and the later sale of the mills to Ranks. […]
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Siobhan O’Brien and Jack Riordan
€6.99–€10.00Select optionsSiobhan O’Brien and Jack Riordan
Track 1: Siobhan talks about her early days in the performing arts, her mentors Father Christopher O’Flynn and a teacher from Presentation Convent. Her early days on radio with Geraldine Neeson, and her sporting prowess at St Angela’s College and UCC. Track 2: Jack’s college days in Terenure, Dublin and joining the Dublin Shakespearean Society. […]
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Martin Nevin (aged 80)
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While walking along the banks of the Barrow close to Leighlinbridge, Martin Nevin provides a chronological account of the major events which took place in the area. He describes the arrival of the early Christian monks, the milling and malting houses, the bridge, which is seven centuries old, and butter making, for which Leighlinbridge was […]
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Tom Daly (b. 1930)
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The railway station at Castlegregory was a hive of activity during Tom Daly’s young days, and he describes in detail the train journey to Tralee at that time. He remembers helping the local farmers drive their cattle and pigs to the station after Fair Days in the village and explains that the railway opened up […]
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The Chronicles of Cork – An Oral Record
€12.00Add to cartThe Chronicles of Cork – An Oral Record
The Chronicles of Cork – An Oral Record features ten of the people recorded for the three Cork Collections. The book is edited by Jane O’Keeffe and published in June 2010. Our own personal geographies, combined with our unique histories, form the building blocks of the people we become. In these Chronicles, Cork is the […]
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