Sonaí Choilm Learaí Ó Conghaile

Sonaí Choilm Learaí Ó Conghaile

‘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,...
The Story of Guinness – Behind the Guinness Gates

The Story of Guinness – Behind the Guinness Gates

Exploring the rich history of Guinness, the world-renowned stout brewed in Dublin. It traces the origins of the brewery founded in 1759 and highlights its evolution into a global icon. It also delves into the brewery’s impact on Dublin’s identity, its innovative...
Index to Vanishing Ireland Interviews

Index to Vanishing Ireland Interviews

History is best understood by talking to those who took part in it. You don’t have to have lived an illustrious or bizarre life to have an opinion. You simply need to have lived and learned. There follows below a link to all the extended, footnoted interviews...
Mick Lavelle (1930-2013) – The Entertainer of Westport

Mick Lavelle (1930-2013) – The Entertainer of Westport

One of the best-loved faces in Westport, Co Mayo, the late Mick Lavelle was renowned for rolling up on a nearby seat in Matt Molloy’s pub and bursting into a ballad or a bawdy verse. He reckoned he knew  the words to over a thousand songs, including ten about Donegal,...
Arthur Guinness (1759-1803) – The Brewing Maestro

Arthur Guinness (1759-1803) – The Brewing Maestro

The story of the man who founded the famous brewery at St James’s Gate in Dublin, including his ancestral link to the MacCartans of County Down, the controversy of his birth in Celbridge , his bequest from Archbishop Price and his marriage to the heiress Olivia...