RTÉ - Sunday Miscellany

"They flock like brittle songbirds, chorusing after her to this impressively-sized Asda..."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Mr Heaney was at his desk, solid as the Sugarloaf, still cheerful after a day of lectures..."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The kindly uncle who was instrumental in the restoration of 800-year old Ballintubber AbbeySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cross-border hands of friendship and getting to grips with Irish linguistic idiosyncraciesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rejection-guilt subsequently mollified by the eternal good grace of this world class poet and gentlemanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Why there's something special to be found in almost all places of worship, whatever your faith, your beliefs, or none at allSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Post-war packages from Germany that make authorities nervous but were really literary treasures from the writer who made a home in AchillSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Centuries of refugees fleeing religious persecution and the Methodist who came to rest in Limerick's Golden Vale in 1765See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The wondrous varieties of life that share the waters around Co Waterford See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An Irish-German theatrical exchange - a reminder of the vital role of culture in national identitySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Autumn, a season that demands our gratitude and awe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three friends on motorbikes, a torrential Irish summer and lifelong bonds secured along the Cork/Kerry coastline See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On a remarkable friendship with the engineer of the Twin Towers, Leslie RobertsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the much-maligned Irish domestic servants in the US in the late 19th centurySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How a childhood friend's destiny became entwined with the Ground Zero siteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On an uncle's treasured gold watch and "the nicest man he ever met"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Supporting an American couple on holiday in Ireland in their hour of tragedySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marvelling at the enchantment of travellers from southern Africa to a Donegal gardenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Losing Leonard, a labrador non-pareilSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brawling, carousing and sapient pigs at the famous Dublin festival through the centuriesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One family's very personal ties to the very origins of Irish national broadcastingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Relocating to Japan, where the weather, the language and the way of life mean major re-adjustmentsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Automatic responses when nature strikes, even in the most unforgiving of placesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A retiring school principal clears out his officeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A school spelling bee, and the moral dilemma posed by the prize of a green iced lollySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Memories of school in London at the outbreak of war, and the day the author and her classmates were evacuateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A schoolboy business venture involving homemade lemonade, and the painful consequences of its successSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reflections on parenthood and the passage of time, as a daughter is about to begin secondary schoolSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

His children beginning school marks a new beginning for Seamus HeaneySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A chance encounter with an old schoolmaster, and an unexpected musical requestSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Considering the fickleness of memory, and why seemingly insignificant moments can remain with us for a lifetimeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On life in a lodging house called Kilkenny House in Dublin – an All-Ireland meccaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A childhood summer on the family farm, and a scene perceived from a hiding place in the long grassSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The closure of the Grafton Gallery evokes memories of the artists, writers and characters of Dublin's bohemian lifeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Recalling childhood memories of family life, and understanding why a father was “always looking backwards”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An appreciation of the writer and academic Seán Ó Tuama, and his contribution to Irish-language literary criticismSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A glorious serenade to the power of songSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A mother's knowledge and love of music passed on through the Pye record playerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Early musical experimentation that ranged wildly before finally settling at the organ in a Limerick cinemaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Choral competitiveness in a small Welsh village, with a legend-in-waiting amongst the performersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The eternally patient piano teacher striving to teach less-than enthusiastic pupils...and one less-than-competent sight readerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The transportive powers of Count John McCormack stretch across generations - and oceansSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.