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Carina and Aishling Aran Islands - Chatting with a Resident, Aran Islands, County Galway

Chatting with a Resident, Aran Islands, County Galway

We asked a young resident of the largest of the Aran Islands in County Galway to sit down and tell us what life was like on the island today.


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Carina on Quiet Man Bridge - The Quiet Man Bridge, Oughterard, County Galway

The Quiet Man Bridge, Oughterard, County Galway

Join Carina on The Quiet Man bridge near Oughterard in County Galway.


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Connaughtmusic counties - Galway Bay and the Music and Songs of Connaught (#744)

Galway Bay and the Music and Songs of Connaught (#744)

Welcome to this special musical edition of the Letter from Ireland podcast. We take a tour around the five counties – Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim and Roscommon – of the Irish province of Connaught. We have chosen two songs/pieces of music from each County with plenty of history and stories along the way. We hope…

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Celtic cross in Irish church graveyard

How The Irish Saved Civilisation (#742)

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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Aran Islands Roadway 1 - Old Irish Culture and Traditions (#729)

Old Irish Culture and Traditions (#729)

We asked a young resident of Inish Mór – the largest of the Aran Islands in County Galway – to sit down and tell us what life was like for a young person on the island today. Aishling Ní Ghoill was kind enough to sit down with Carina and chat about life as a young…

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