by Irish Beo Author | Mar 10, 2017 | The Big House
Visit to the 15th century Ballymore Castle & the adjoining early 19th century Georgian mansion The children from the picturesque little plantation town of Lawrencestown (Baile Mór Shíol Anmchadha) in county Galway filmed their visit to the nearby historical...
by Irish Beo Author | Dec 1, 2010 | Ceol
‘Cailleach an Airgid’ Is amhrán bríomhar meidhreach é seo a bhfuil cúrfa leis. Is minic a chastar é nuair a thagann daoine le chéile. Tá sé faoi bhean a bhfuil go leor airgid aice agus go bhfuil daoine ag meastóireacht an bpósfaidh sí, nó nach bpósfaidh nó...
by Irish Beo Author | Nov 30, 2010 | Ceol
‘An Faoitín (‘Whiting’) Amhrán é seo ag moladh an Fhaoitín mar bhreac. Tá cur síos ar an tairbhe atá le baint as na h-aobha agus nach bhfuil a sárú le fáil le n-ithe. Is sean-amhrán é seo scríobhadh, is cosúil, nuair a bhíodh go leor iascach dá dhéanamh. This is...
by Irish Beo Author | Jul 14, 2010 | Stories - Rural Life
Tony O’Gorman talks to the pupils of Fohenagh School of life in the locality during the 1940s. His abiding memories are of the distinctive sound of the mowing machine which for him heralded the arrival of summer; the ‘Meitheal’ tradition of Irish...
by Irish Beo Author | Jan 22, 2010 | Stories - Rural Life, Stories from the old Schoolhouse
Sean Keane, born in 1923, is interviewed by pupils from Fohenagh national school about his childhood memories of the locality. He reminisces about the horse and gooseberry county fairs. The Castleblakney carnival when dancing would go on until 4am, and catching a live...
