by Irish Beo Author | Jul 25, 2017 | Stories - Rural Life
From the 1940s up until the late 1970s, the travelling shop was an important part of rural Ireland. For much of this period, people living on farms and villages travelled by foot or by wooden cart pulled by a horse, pony or donkey. It was the travelling shop,...
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...
by Irish Beo Author | Dec 4, 2009 | Stories - Rural Life
In the second part of his interview Tom Joe talks about his skepticism of ghost sightings in Cappataggle, the importance of crops to local farms during his younger days, and his views on the future of agriculture in today’s Ireland ...
by Irish Beo Author | Dec 4, 2009 | Stories - Rural Life
In the second part of his interview Lennie talks about life in the rural district of Carrabane in the 1940s and 1950s when the tradition of neighbourliness and community self-help was very strong. He also provides some delightful insights into the social aspects of...
by Irish Beo Author | Dec 2, 2009 | Stories - Rural Life
In this episode Sean Keegan, while being interviewed by the children and teachers of Creggs National School, brings back to life the ancient art of ‘recitation’ as he gives beautiful renditions of two old Irish poems, namely “Dawn on the Hills...
