Pat Green (1926-2016) – Damhros, Letterard, Co. Galway

Pat Green (1926-2016) – Damhros, Letterard, Co. Galway

Feb 27, 2025

‘Farming never paid around here,’ says Pat Green, as the evening sun spreads over the barren rocks beneath his Connemara home. ‘Just look at the colour of that land! It is not great by any means. There are more rocks than soil. Even if you had a thousand acres, you...
Sonaí Choilm Learaí Ó Conghaile

Sonaí Choilm Learaí Ó Conghaile

Feb 27, 2025

‘When the old people were here, there was always someone to look after everything. There were hens and the goose and the gander, cattle and sheep, and the land was always clear. But when my generation went to London working, we forgot our own village, our own house,...
Paddy Heneghan (1922-2012) – The Ghillie of Delphi, County Mayo

Paddy Heneghan (1922-2012) – The Ghillie of Delphi, County Mayo

Jan 23, 2022

Still working flat out at the age of 86, Paddy was the third generation of Heneghan to work as a ghillie at Delphi Lodge. He knew all the secrets to becoming a fish whisperer by the time he was a teenager. He learned the hard way, earning the wrath of his grandfather...