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We were near the village of Ballydehob in West Cork doing research on the townland of origin for one of our members. What happened next is typical when you stop to chat to a local in Ireland.
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In this episode we look at two types of storyteller. First, we have the “bard” who composes songs to honour the deeds and exploits of the great (and not so great) among us. In this case, a certain gentleman called “Thady Quill” had a song composed in his honour which has lived on long past…
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In this episode, we look at the time of the Brehon laws of Ireland and take an example of just some of these Gaelic common laws that held our society together. We also chat about the Brehon families and some of the Irish surnames associated with these families. We then go on to chat about…
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In this episode, we feature two Irish Pub stories- intriguingly connected together. In the first story, we chat about the book McCarthy’s Bar – which gives a comical view of both the Irish Pub and the Irish by Pete McCarthy. We then travel to the pub featured on the cover of that book – McCarthy’s Bar…
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As part of our regular investigations, we often do the research, head into the countryside and stop a local farmer in a field to get some local pointers and information. In this case we were near the village of Ballydehob in West Cork. We were doing some research on the building/townland of origin for one…
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