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We head to Glasnevin Cemetery to the north of Dublin City - and find out there is a lot more to it than meets the eye.
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Today we feature two Irish movie stars from the golden age of Hollywood – Grace Kelly and Maureen O’Hara. In one story we chat about the “Two Graces of County Mayo” and then we take a trip up Maureen O’Hara’s ancestry tree. We even manage to uncover songs on which they feature. Not to be…
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In this week’s episode we look at the way that unmarried mothers – and other “social undesirables” were treated in Ireland, especially in the period from the 1940s to the 1960s. Carina reads out two letters – one on the Magdalene Laundries and the other shares the story of one mother who never gave up…
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In today’s episode, we explore the different sort of Irish music that was coming onto the scene from the mid-1970s. We first look at the story of that great London-Irish band – The Pogues – and then onto the more subtle music of Paul Brady. In both cases, lots of background stories, music and craic.…
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We head to Glasnevin Cemetery to the north of Dublin City – and find out there is a lot more to it than meets the eye. Glasnevin cemetery is probably the most famous cemetery in Ireland. It lies just to the north of Dublin city – and holds so many Irish individuals of note that…
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