Podcasts about county roscommon

Carole Coleman reports from Lough Key Forest Park in County Roscommon which opens to campers this weekend, seven weeks on from Storm Eowyn.

Nick and Angela welcome another Irish guest to Dish HQ. Chris O'Dowd is an award-winning actor, writer and director. He was born in Boyle, County Roscommon, and studied politics at University College Dublin, later enrolling at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Chris played Roy Trenneman in The IT Crowd on Channel 4, which helped him secure his Hollywood debut in Bridesmaids in 2011. He created and starred in Moone Boy in 2012, a semi-autobiographical, Emmy-winning series set in his hometown. Chris wrote, directed and acted in his new show Small Town, Big Story, a Sky original featuring Christina Hendricks Paddy Considine. Nick pours Chris a whisky and the pair snack on Keogh's crisps while Angela prepares sticky pulled pork and a shredded quick pickled salad. The experts at Waitrose pair this meal with a Calmel & Joseph organic pinot noir. Chris O'Dowd is very charming company and tickles Nick and Angela with tales of his pet tortoise. He recalls what life was like when the family lived in LA and shares the inspiration for his new show Small Town, Big Story. This episode talks about kids getting involved in cooking; while it's always a win, younger children should be supervised by an adult when using kitchen equipment, including the air fryers mentioned. You can now watch full episodes of Dish on YouTube  All recipes from this podcast can be found at waitrose.com/dishrecipes A transcript for this episode can be found at waitrose.com/dish We can't all have a Michelin star chef in the kitchen, but you can ask Angela for help. Send your dilemmas to dish@waitrose.co.uk and she'll try to answer them in a future episode. Dish is a S:E Creative Studio production for Waitrose Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Over one hundred thousand ESB customers are still waiting for power to be restored, including Saint Attracta's National School in Ballaghaderren in County Roscommon. Noel Loftus is School Principal there and he joined

Poet Jane Clarke grew up on a farm in County Roscommon, and farming and nature are woven through her work.

Catherine Cleary's endeavours to restore Ireland's natural woodlands and protect biodiversity in her farm in County Roscommon are the subject of a new documentary by artist Beta Bajgart called Forest Midwife.

Caroilin Callery is Director of the National Famine Museum at Strokestown Park, County Roscommon, Ireland. 

An antique pair of childrens' shoes from Ireland are marking a trail from that country, across the world. Saint John joins the Global Irish Famine Way tomorrow. Rachel Cave speaks with Marijke Blok with the Irish Canadian Cultural Association of New Brunswick, Saint John chapter and Caroilin Callery, Director of the National Famine Museum at Strokestown Park, County Roscommon, Ireland.

Presenters: Aaron Burchael & Chris Byrne   Record Date:   21/08/2023      Welcome to The Camping Crew podcast with Aaron Burchael & Chris Byrne    This is meant to be a fun podcast, we are just enthusiasts and what we discuss on the podcast are just our own personal views.    If you would like to support the podcast and you can afford it you can buy us a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/thecampingcrew      News:  Shannon Side Radio and New holiday park to open in County Roscommon next month - Lynders Of Portrane open new campsite      Online Chatter:    Andrea Gilligan talks with Peter Kavanagh, MEI to chat about Motor Home holidays around Ireland.      Listener messages, follow ups & shout-outs:     Michael asked a question about a Motorhome upgrade     A question from ChataeuDucatto97 about nervous dogs      Campsites or stop overs:    LiamK visited and left a review for Greenlands in Sligo.      What's on Charlie and Me this week?     This Friday sees video 2 of our Up North Trilogy with thanks to happiturfconversions.ie    Stop 3 will follow over the coming Friday's and then its Up North Again     Speaking of France we also got a nice mail from Graham about using Aarons route to il de Rae      Interview:    Interview with the new owners of Strand Camping in Doonbeg Co Clare      ---oOo---    We love getting your messages, ideas, campsite suggestions/reviews, products, news items to discuss on the podcast.    If you would like a sticker for your Motorhome, Campervan, Caravan or Car just send us your address and we will pop it in the post to you.     To get in touch with us:   Web:   thecampingcrew.ie  Email:   CampingCrewPodcast@gmail.com  Instagram:   @TheCampingCrewPodcast  Facebook:   All the good motorhome and camping groups      We wrap up this podcast with a quick shout out for Aaron's Vlog on YouTube called:  Charlie  and me our Camping Vlog and his website http://www.campsitereview.com     We hope that you like our podcast. If you did please subscribe and tell your camping friends about us. 

Tori Towey, a 28 year old from Boyle in County Roscommon, is currently facing criminal charges - including attempted suicide and consuming alcohol - in the United Arab Emirates. With the Taoiseach's announcement that Tori's travel ban has been lifted, her family are desperately trying to get her home. Tori's aunt, Ann, joins Andrea Gilligan to discuss.Image: Detained in Dubai

In this episode of the Social Media Takeaway, I had the pleasure of interviewing Tuesday Whitfield, owner of Willowbrook Glamping and Hideaways in County Roscommon, Ireland. Tuesday shares her journey from the UK to rural Ireland, her creative transformation, and the challenges of taking over the family business. In this episode, we discuss the importance of trusting instincts, embracing individuality, and using social media as a powerful tool to tell your business story. This episode is filled with inspiring moments, including the touching stories of how her business has positively impacted the local community and the joy of seeing kids run free and explore their creativity at Willowbrook. Whether you're an entrepreneur, a creative, or someone looking to bring a personal touch to your business, this conversation with Tuesday Whitfield is sure to inspire and motivate you.More about Tuesday: WebsiteFacebookInstagramIf you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe to my podcast because more like this is on the way!If you'd like to book a call to see how I can support you head over to my website here. www.sellonsocialmedia.academy/helloAnd please connect on social media and let me know what you thought of this episode!LinkedInInstagramFacebookFacebook GroupCheck out my 2024 Social Media Content Planner & Guide on Amazon (Amazon UK) (Amazon USA)

Farmers from the Rathcroghan area of County Roscommon have created a silver medal garden at Bloom, which reflects an archaeologically rich landscape near the village of Tulsk.

Next Wednesday night, Kilronan Castle in County Roscommon will host a Night with the Miners to raise funds for the local North West Stop Mental Health Charity.

County Roscommon. Presented by writer and broadcaster Vincent Woods who travels across Ireland exploring county identity under the themes of arts, community, culture, history, music and sport.

Vincent chat with harpist Fiachra Guihen at the grave of Turlough O'Carolan. "A Measure of County Roscommon" is a new piece of music composed by Fiachra.

Stephen Silver has been handed the mandatory life sentence for the capital murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan. Silver shot Detective Horkan after taking his gun off him as he tried to arrest him in Castlerea, County Roscommon in June 2020. Andrea was joined on Lunchtime Live by Newstalk's Courts Correspondent Frank Greaney and Liam Breheny, Colm Horkan's cousin…

In June 2020, Garda Colm Horkan was shot and killed while on duty in Castlerea, County Roscommon. His murder shocked the community and his colleagues in the force. Steven Silver of Foxford, County Mayo has now been convicted of Garda Horn's murder, after two trials where jurors had to decide if Silver's mental health was an excuse for his crime.To find out what happened in the courtroom, Aideen Finnegan talks to Eoin Reynolds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Birmingham City Council are still trying to get in touch with relatives of an elderly Irishman who died in the city over a month ago. He was John Joseph Gill. He was 86 and from County Roscommon. Council funeral and protection of property office member Ian Coxhead spoke with the programme.

Aidan Enright holds a PhD in History from Queen's University Belfast and is an Associate Researcher and Part-Time Lecturer in History at Leeds Beckett University, where he teaches Modern British History and he is also a Teacher of Social Sciences at University of Bradford International College. In this interview, he discusses his first book, Charles Owen O'Conor, the O'Conor Don: Landlordism, Liberal Catholicism and Unionism in Nineteenth-Century Ireland (Four Courts, 2022) This book uncovers the world of Charles Owen O'Conor, the O‘Conor Don (1838–1906), one of the most prominent Catholic landlords and Liberal MPs of his generation. The scion of the last high king of Ireland and one of a long line of politically active O'Conors, he was a wealthy, fair-minded landlord who served as MP for his native County Roscommon between 1860 and 1880. In parliament, he supported reforms in education, juvenile care, factory law, Sunday closing, the Irish language and landownership. However, as a loyalist, unionist and imperialist, he was out of step with the mood and aims of popular Irish nationalism, especially on the issue of home rule. Indeed, although he was a devout Catholic, proud Irishman and critic of the union, his liberal Catholic and unionist outlook ensured that he became an increasingly marginalized figure as Irish politics polarized along Catholic nationalist and Protestant unionist lines. Charles Owen O'Conor, the O'Conor Don: landlordism, liberal Catholicism and unionism in nineteenth-century Ireland is published by Four Courts Press. Aidan Beatty is a historian at the Frederick Honors College of the University of Pittsburgh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Aidan Enright holds a PhD in History from Queen's University Belfast and is an Associate Researcher and Part-Time Lecturer in History at Leeds Beckett University, where he teaches Modern British History and he is also a Teacher of Social Sciences at University of Bradford International College. In this interview, he discusses his first book, Charles Owen O'Conor, the O'Conor Don: Landlordism, Liberal Catholicism and Unionism in Nineteenth-Century Ireland (Four Courts, 2022) This book uncovers the world of Charles Owen O'Conor, the O‘Conor Don (1838–1906), one of the most prominent Catholic landlords and Liberal MPs of his generation. The scion of the last high king of Ireland and one of a long line of politically active O'Conors, he was a wealthy, fair-minded landlord who served as MP for his native County Roscommon between 1860 and 1880. In parliament, he supported reforms in education, juvenile care, factory law, Sunday closing, the Irish language and landownership. However, as a loyalist, unionist and imperialist, he was out of step with the mood and aims of popular Irish nationalism, especially on the issue of home rule. Indeed, although he was a devout Catholic, proud Irishman and critic of the union, his liberal Catholic and unionist outlook ensured that he became an increasingly marginalized figure as Irish politics polarized along Catholic nationalist and Protestant unionist lines. Charles Owen O'Conor, the O'Conor Don: landlordism, liberal Catholicism and unionism in nineteenth-century Ireland is published by Four Courts Press. Aidan Beatty is a historian at the Frederick Honors College of the University of Pittsburgh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Aidan Enright holds a PhD in History from Queen's University Belfast and is an Associate Researcher and Part-Time Lecturer in History at Leeds Beckett University, where he teaches Modern British History and he is also a Teacher of Social Sciences at University of Bradford International College. In this interview, he discusses his first book, Charles Owen O'Conor, the O'Conor Don: Landlordism, Liberal Catholicism and Unionism in Nineteenth-Century Ireland (Four Courts, 2022) This book uncovers the world of Charles Owen O'Conor, the O‘Conor Don (1838–1906), one of the most prominent Catholic landlords and Liberal MPs of his generation. The scion of the last high king of Ireland and one of a long line of politically active O'Conors, he was a wealthy, fair-minded landlord who served as MP for his native County Roscommon between 1860 and 1880. In parliament, he supported reforms in education, juvenile care, factory law, Sunday closing, the Irish language and landownership. However, as a loyalist, unionist and imperialist, he was out of step with the mood and aims of popular Irish nationalism, especially on the issue of home rule. Indeed, although he was a devout Catholic, proud Irishman and critic of the union, his liberal Catholic and unionist outlook ensured that he became an increasingly marginalized figure as Irish politics polarized along Catholic nationalist and Protestant unionist lines. Charles Owen O'Conor, the O'Conor Don: landlordism, liberal Catholicism and unionism in nineteenth-century Ireland is published by Four Courts Press. Aidan Beatty is a historian at the Frederick Honors College of the University of Pittsburgh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

Aidan Enright holds a PhD in History from Queen's University Belfast and is an Associate Researcher and Part-Time Lecturer in History at Leeds Beckett University, where he teaches Modern British History and he is also a Teacher of Social Sciences at University of Bradford International College. In this interview, he discusses his first book, Charles Owen O'Conor, the O'Conor Don: Landlordism, Liberal Catholicism and Unionism in Nineteenth-Century Ireland (Four Courts, 2022) This book uncovers the world of Charles Owen O'Conor, the O‘Conor Don (1838–1906), one of the most prominent Catholic landlords and Liberal MPs of his generation. The scion of the last high king of Ireland and one of a long line of politically active O'Conors, he was a wealthy, fair-minded landlord who served as MP for his native County Roscommon between 1860 and 1880. In parliament, he supported reforms in education, juvenile care, factory law, Sunday closing, the Irish language and landownership. However, as a loyalist, unionist and imperialist, he was out of step with the mood and aims of popular Irish nationalism, especially on the issue of home rule. Indeed, although he was a devout Catholic, proud Irishman and critic of the union, his liberal Catholic and unionist outlook ensured that he became an increasingly marginalized figure as Irish politics polarized along Catholic nationalist and Protestant unionist lines. Charles Owen O'Conor, the O'Conor Don: landlordism, liberal Catholicism and unionism in nineteenth-century Ireland is published by Four Courts Press. Aidan Beatty is a historian at the Frederick Honors College of the University of Pittsburgh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

Aidan Enright holds a PhD in History from Queen's University Belfast and is an Associate Researcher and Part-Time Lecturer in History at Leeds Beckett University, where he teaches Modern British History and he is also a Teacher of Social Sciences at University of Bradford International College. In this interview, he discusses his first book, Charles Owen O'Conor, the O'Conor Don: Landlordism, Liberal Catholicism and Unionism in Nineteenth-Century Ireland (Four Courts, 2022) This book uncovers the world of Charles Owen O'Conor, the O‘Conor Don (1838–1906), one of the most prominent Catholic landlords and Liberal MPs of his generation. The scion of the last high king of Ireland and one of a long line of politically active O'Conors, he was a wealthy, fair-minded landlord who served as MP for his native County Roscommon between 1860 and 1880. In parliament, he supported reforms in education, juvenile care, factory law, Sunday closing, the Irish language and landownership. However, as a loyalist, unionist and imperialist, he was out of step with the mood and aims of popular Irish nationalism, especially on the issue of home rule. Indeed, although he was a devout Catholic, proud Irishman and critic of the union, his liberal Catholic and unionist outlook ensured that he became an increasingly marginalized figure as Irish politics polarized along Catholic nationalist and Protestant unionist lines. Charles Owen O'Conor, the O'Conor Don: landlordism, liberal Catholicism and unionism in nineteenth-century Ireland is published by Four Courts Press. Aidan Beatty is a historian at the Frederick Honors College of the University of Pittsburgh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aidan Enright holds a PhD in History from Queen's University Belfast and is an Associate Researcher and Part-Time Lecturer in History at Leeds Beckett University, where he teaches Modern British History and he is also a Teacher of Social Sciences at University of Bradford International College. In this interview, he discusses his first book, Charles Owen O'Conor, the O'Conor Don: Landlordism, Liberal Catholicism and Unionism in Nineteenth-Century Ireland (Four Courts, 2022) This book uncovers the world of Charles Owen O'Conor, the O‘Conor Don (1838–1906), one of the most prominent Catholic landlords and Liberal MPs of his generation. The scion of the last high king of Ireland and one of a long line of politically active O'Conors, he was a wealthy, fair-minded landlord who served as MP for his native County Roscommon between 1860 and 1880. In parliament, he supported reforms in education, juvenile care, factory law, Sunday closing, the Irish language and landownership. However, as a loyalist, unionist and imperialist, he was out of step with the mood and aims of popular Irish nationalism, especially on the issue of home rule. Indeed, although he was a devout Catholic, proud Irishman and critic of the union, his liberal Catholic and unionist outlook ensured that he became an increasingly marginalized figure as Irish politics polarized along Catholic nationalist and Protestant unionist lines. Charles Owen O'Conor, the O'Conor Don: landlordism, liberal Catholicism and unionism in nineteenth-century Ireland is published by Four Courts Press. Aidan Beatty is a historian at the Frederick Honors College of the University of Pittsburgh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/european-studies

Aidan Enright holds a PhD in History from Queen's University Belfast and is an Associate Researcher and Part-Time Lecturer in History at Leeds Beckett University, where he teaches Modern British History and he is also a Teacher of Social Sciences at University of Bradford International College. In this interview, he discusses his first book, Charles Owen O'Conor, the O'Conor Don: Landlordism, Liberal Catholicism and Unionism in Nineteenth-Century Ireland (Four Courts, 2022) This book uncovers the world of Charles Owen O'Conor, the O‘Conor Don (1838–1906), one of the most prominent Catholic landlords and Liberal MPs of his generation. The scion of the last high king of Ireland and one of a long line of politically active O'Conors, he was a wealthy, fair-minded landlord who served as MP for his native County Roscommon between 1860 and 1880. In parliament, he supported reforms in education, juvenile care, factory law, Sunday closing, the Irish language and landownership. However, as a loyalist, unionist and imperialist, he was out of step with the mood and aims of popular Irish nationalism, especially on the issue of home rule. Indeed, although he was a devout Catholic, proud Irishman and critic of the union, his liberal Catholic and unionist outlook ensured that he became an increasingly marginalized figure as Irish politics polarized along Catholic nationalist and Protestant unionist lines. Charles Owen O'Conor, the O'Conor Don: landlordism, liberal Catholicism and unionism in nineteenth-century Ireland is published by Four Courts Press. Aidan Beatty is a historian at the Frederick Honors College of the University of Pittsburgh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/christian-studies

Aidan Enright holds a PhD in History from Queen's University Belfast and is an Associate Researcher and Part-Time Lecturer in History at Leeds Beckett University, where he teaches Modern British History and he is also a Teacher of Social Sciences at University of Bradford International College. In this interview, he discusses his first book, Charles Owen O'Conor, the O'Conor Don: Landlordism, Liberal Catholicism and Unionism in Nineteenth-Century Ireland (Four Courts, 2022) This book uncovers the world of Charles Owen O'Conor, the O‘Conor Don (1838–1906), one of the most prominent Catholic landlords and Liberal MPs of his generation. The scion of the last high king of Ireland and one of a long line of politically active O'Conors, he was a wealthy, fair-minded landlord who served as MP for his native County Roscommon between 1860 and 1880. In parliament, he supported reforms in education, juvenile care, factory law, Sunday closing, the Irish language and landownership. However, as a loyalist, unionist and imperialist, he was out of step with the mood and aims of popular Irish nationalism, especially on the issue of home rule. Indeed, although he was a devout Catholic, proud Irishman and critic of the union, his liberal Catholic and unionist outlook ensured that he became an increasingly marginalized figure as Irish politics polarized along Catholic nationalist and Protestant unionist lines. Charles Owen O'Conor, the O'Conor Don: landlordism, liberal Catholicism and unionism in nineteenth-century Ireland is published by Four Courts Press. Aidan Beatty is a historian at the Frederick Honors College of the University of Pittsburgh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies

Aidan Enright holds a PhD in History from Queen's University Belfast and is an Associate Researcher and Part-Time Lecturer in History at Leeds Beckett University, where he teaches Modern British History and he is also a Teacher of Social Sciences at University of Bradford International College. In this interview, he discusses his first book, Charles Owen O'Conor, the O'Conor Don: Landlordism, Liberal Catholicism and Unionism in Nineteenth-Century Ireland (Four Courts, 2022) This book uncovers the world of Charles Owen O'Conor, the O‘Conor Don (1838–1906), one of the most prominent Catholic landlords and Liberal MPs of his generation. The scion of the last high king of Ireland and one of a long line of politically active O'Conors, he was a wealthy, fair-minded landlord who served as MP for his native County Roscommon between 1860 and 1880. In parliament, he supported reforms in education, juvenile care, factory law, Sunday closing, the Irish language and landownership. However, as a loyalist, unionist and imperialist, he was out of step with the mood and aims of popular Irish nationalism, especially on the issue of home rule. Indeed, although he was a devout Catholic, proud Irishman and critic of the union, his liberal Catholic and unionist outlook ensured that he became an increasingly marginalized figure as Irish politics polarized along Catholic nationalist and Protestant unionist lines. Charles Owen O'Conor, the O'Conor Don: landlordism, liberal Catholicism and unionism in nineteenth-century Ireland is published by Four Courts Press. Aidan Beatty is a historian at the Frederick Honors College of the University of Pittsburgh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Launch of the second phase of Connected Hubs Voucher Scheme. Connected Hubs Users can claim three free vouchers at facilities across the network. Some 23 counties to receive funding to attract remote workers to their areas. Minister announces ‘Hub Summit' to take place on November 24th to support Remote Working. Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has today launched a series of new initiatives designed to support and promote Remote Working across the country. Minister Humphreys launched Phase Two of the Connected Hubs Voucher Scheme – which will see remote workers receive three free vouchers at hubs across the country. New initiatives to support Remote Working During Phase One of the Scheme, over 3,300 vouchers were used– providing remote workers the opportunity to avail of the benefits of using a digital hub. Phase Two will run from September 21st-December 31st, 2022 and is aimed at any person registered via ConnectedHubs.ie. Minister Humphreys launched the new phase of the scheme during a live panel discussion on remote working at the National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, County Laois. Announcing Phase 2 of the Connected Hubs Voucher Scheme, Minister Humphreys said: “It was fantastic to hear the really excellent feedback from hub managers and users about Phase 1 of the Voucher Scheme. “This is all about giving people the opportunity to achieve a much better work-life balance through the benefits of their local digital hub. “Under Phase 2, any user of ‘Connected Hubs' can receive three free vouchers at any stage until the end the year. “Hubs have the potential to make a significant impact on rural communities and our regional towns. Given where I am today, at the National Ploughing Championships, I am delighted to announce that Phase two of the Voucher Scheme is now open.” Phase two of the scheme will run from September 21st to December 31st. Marketing supports will be in place ensure that potential hub users are aware of the many hubs available for them to use across the country. Minister Humphreys continued: “This scheme will run to the end of December so I hope that some of our returning diaspora may consider extending their trips home for Christmas and look at working remotely in a local hub with a strong, reliable broadband connection. “The scheme is open to any member of the public with an account on ConnectedHubs.ie. If you haven't already tried a hub, now is the time to do so. I would encourage anyone interested to visit ConnectedHubs.ie and register for an account today.” Town and Village Renewal Scheme The Minister also announced that €1.1 million has been provided to local authorities through the Town and Village Renewal Scheme this year to support innovative marketing campaigns to attract remote workers to locations across rural Ireland. Announcing the funding Minster Humphreys said: “Funding of up to €50,000 per local authority was available under this measure and I am delighted to see the uptake amongst local authorities, further demonstrating their commitment to growing remote working. “I very much look forward to seeing the imaginative campaigns each local authority comes up with and maybe a bit of healthy competition between counties as well!.” National Hub Summit Minister Humphreys also announced that the National Hub Summit will take place on November 24th, bringing together hub managers, representative bodies, state agencies and government departments to map out the future of the National Hub Network. The one day summit will take place in County Roscommon, bringing together delegates to participate in workshops, breakout sessions and panel discussions. Making the announcement Minister Humphreys said: “This event will bring together all of the key stakeholders involved in co-working, enterprise, research and development and community hubs around the country to discuss the potential of the National Hub Network to fundamentally change the way many of us work, live ...

Our Story This original story of the Irish goddess Bóinn was written by Laura Murphy and is being offered for the first time here on KnotWork Storytelling. Laura takes what we have from the medieval manuscripts from the Christian monasteries and then follows her own divine inspiration, or the imbas forosnai you'll hear so much about in our conversation. If you hear a phrase that plucks at the strings of memory, know that Laura has woven in a few lines from other great Irish writers who have inspired her, who have offered their imbas, including W.B. Yeats, George Russell (also known as AE), Ella Young, Padraig Pearse & Sinéad O'Connor. Our Guest Laura Murphy is an activist, healer and Poet in Residence for Herstory; the powerful movement in Ireland telling stories of modern, historic and mythical women. Laura is a passionate campaigner for Ireland's Mother and Baby home survivors and other issues surrounding equality, environmental and social healing including the recent successful campaign to make Brigid's Day a national public holiday in Ireland. Laura's work is centered around the ancient Irish poetic practice of “Imbas Forosnai,” which means “Inspiration that Illuminates.” Comparable to the Buddhist concept of Enlightenment” or contemporary “Flow-State,” Imbas Forosnai is said to be a gift of the Goddesses Bóinn and Brigid. It was a practice mastered by the ancient poets of Ireland to bring truth to power and healing to society. Our Conversation The long legacy of patriarchal suppression of the feminine that appears in Bóinn's story, just as it did in the story of Eve and Mary Magdalene. There's punishment for “tasting wisdom.” How did these stories change our understanding of the feminine across centuries? Laura's experience with Lyme disease as a “lived experience of Bóinn's ordeal.” Experiences in the dark chambers - Bóinn in Newgrange, Marisa's experience at Oweynagat (the “Cave of Cats” at Rathcroghan in County Roscommon, which is said to be the birthplace of the goddess Morrigan). The spark of Imbas comes in the deepest, darkest spaces just as alchemy, the creation/discovery of the golden light, happens in the power of beholding the dark. Laura's first deep experience with Imbas Forosnai: A sacred pilgrimage route that connects Brigid's birth and death place and spans from Dundalk, the Hill of Slane, Tara, and Kildare. In a mystical experience as she crossed the River Boyne, Laura felt the gift of poetry flow through her. An Invitation to Go Deeper into Bóinn's Origins & Mythology In our conversation, Laura mentions her dear friend Anthony Murphy who has written a monograph that compiles all known references to Bóinn called “Bóinn: the Goddess of the River Boyne and The Milky Way.” It presents a full and untainted account of the mythology behind her. Also available is a prose-poetry masterpiece he wrote in a state of Imbas flow, inspired by Bóinn called Return to Segais. Laura had the honor of proof-reading both. In turn, she says, these books were instrumental in her connection with Bóinn and in Her healing. Both available at http://www.mythicalireland.com (www.mythicalireland.com) Our Music Music at the start of the show is by Beth Sweeney and Billy Hardy, a Celtic Fiddle and multi-instrumental duo based on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The traditional Irish reel we play at the start of the show is called "The College Groves." https://www.knotworkstorytelling.com/episode/billyandbeth.com (billyandbeth.com) Join Marisa in the Heroine's KnotThe Heroines' Knot is an online community for creative creatures on the quest for self-expression & collective renewal. https://my.captivate.fm/www.marisagoudy.com/heroines-knot (Learn more and join us.) 1:1 Coaching Opportunities Marisa offers 1:1 coaching for Personal and Professional growth with her https://www.marisagoudy.com/healing-for-heroines (Healing for Heroines) packages. She also...

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/2qorsztm Contact: irishlingos@gmail.com A man, 70, died in a work accident in Roscommon. Fear, 70, básaithe i dtimpiste oibre i Ros Comáin. A man has died as a result of an accident at a work site in Tigh Baoithin, a small town near Bealach an Dorrin in County Roscommon. Tá fear tar éis bháis de bharr timpiste ar láthair oibre i dTigh Baoithín, baile beag in aice le Bealach an Doirín i gContae Ros Comáin. Gardaí have confirmed that the emergency services in the west of the county were called at around 10.15 this morning. Tá sé deimhnithe ag na Gardaí gur cuireadh fios ar na seirbhísí éigeandála in iarthar an chondae thart ar 10.15 ar maidin. The man, who was about ten years and three score, died on the spot. Bhásaigh an fear, a bhí thart ar dheich mbliana agus trí scór, ar an láthair. His body has been taken to Roscommon University Hospital where a post-mortem examination will be carried out. Tá a chorp tugtha go hOspidéal na hOllscoile Ros Comáin áit a ndéanfar scrúdú iarbháis. The Health and Safety Authority is investigating his death. Tá an tÚdarás Sláinte agus Sábháilteachta i mbun fiosraithe faoina bhás.

This morning Jerry spoke to TJ McCarron who is officer-in-charge with Ballybunion Coast Guard Unit and to Inspector Tim O’Keeffe from Listowel Garda Station. He also spoke to local councillor Robert Beasley about last evening’s tragedy. It was later announced that the sister and brother who drowned were Muriel Eriksson who lived in Sweden and Dessie Byrne from Lecarrow in County Roscommon.

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/y5waht6r Contact: irishlingos@gmail.com Famine Remembered in County Roscommon. An Gorta Mór tugtha chun cuimhne i gContaeRos Comáin. The Taoiseach described today the 'Worst catastrophe in Irish history' as the Great Famine. 'An tubaiste ba mheasa i stair na hÉireann' a thug an Taoiseach ar an nGorta Mór inniu. He was speaking at the National Famine Commemoration in Strokestown, County Roscommon. Bhí sé ag caint ag Ócáid Chuimhneacháin Náisiúnta an Ghorta Mhóir i mBéal na mBuillí i gContaeRos Comáin. At this special occasion all those who died in that tragic period between 1845- 1850 were remembered. Ag an ócáid speisialta seo tugadh gach duine a bhásaigh sa tréimhse thruamhéalach sin idir 1845-1850 chun cuimhne. During the Great Famine, about one million people died in Ireland, some of them falling from starvation, in fields and fields trying to pull a piece of potato from failed crops. on emigration, many to the United States. Le linn an Ghorta Mhóir, bhásaigh thart ar mhilliún duine in Éirinn, cuid díobh ag titim as a seasamh leis an ocras,i bpáirceanna agus i ngoirt agus iad ag iarraidh giota de fhata a tharraingt as barraí a bhí teipthe Chuaigh breis 's milliún eile ar imirce,cuid maith díobh chuig na Stait Aontaithe. All of these Irish people were remembered in Strokestown in Roscommon today at the annual National Famine Commemoration ceremony. Tugadh na hÉireannaigh sin uilig chun cuimhne i mBéal na mBuillí i Ros Comáin inniu ag searmanas bliantúil an Chuimhneacháin Náisiúnta ar an Ghorta Mór. Military honors commemorated the dead and the Taoiseach laid a wreath on behalf of the Irish people in memory of those who suffered or died during the Famine. Bhí onóracha míleata i gcuimhne ar na marbh agus leag an Taoiseach bláthfhleasc thar cheann muintir na hÉireann i gcuimhne orthu siúd a d'fhulaing nó a fuair bás le linn an Ghorta. You could hear a song fall during a moment of silence and when musician Declan O'Rourke played a piece of music, including Poor Boy's Shoes. Chloisfeá breann ag titim le linn nóiméad ciúinis agus nuair a chas an ceoltóir Declan O'Rourke píosa ceoil, ina measc Poor Boy's Shoes. Speaking at the commemoration, the Comptroller said that the best way to remember those who have suffered is to 'show affection for those in the same predicament around the world and that this is reflected in the help given by Irishmen for the people of Ukraine '. Ag labhairt ag an gcomóradh, dúirt an Taiseach gurb é an bealach is fearr le cuimhne orthu siúd a d'fhulaing ná 'dáimh a léiriú dóibh siúd atá sa chruachás céanna ar fud an domhain agus go bhfuil sé sin le feicéail as an gcúnamh atá tugtha ag Éireannaigh do mhuintir na hÚcráine'. This is the second time the commemoration has taken place in Strokestown since the Government began its annual commemoration in 2008. Seo é an dara huair a reachtáileadh an comóradh i mBeál na mBuillí ó chur an Rialtas tús leis an gcomóradh bliantúil in 2008. Famine Remembered in County Roscommon An Gorta Mór tugtha chun cuimhne i gContaeRos Comáin

While exploring Duchas.ie, Lora found a story called 'Jenny on the Hill' which was recorded in County Roscommon. This episode details that Irish folklore story, with thoughts from Lora on how and why it might be related to the Badb, one of the Morrigan's sisters or aspects.(This originally appeared as a video on Lora's YouTube channel, all Pagan focused content on YouTube is now available directly on the Irish Pagan School channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheIrishPaganSchool)Fáilte! Welcome to the Podcast, with your hosts - authors and co-founders of the Irish Pagan School) - Lora O'Brien and Jon O'Sullivan. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a positive review in your podcast listener, then head over to IrishPaganSchool.com and enroll in one of our free or paid courses. Slán go fóill, and we will see you next time!Support the show

Since 2018, St Attracta's National School in Ballaghaderreen in County Roscommon have been welcoming children from war torn countries such as Syria and Afghanistan. By the end of this week, they will have children of 24 different nationalities enrolled. Andrea was joined on Lunchtime Live by Noel Loftus, Principal of St Attracta's...

Our StoryOur guest Seán Pádraig O'Donoghue tells the story of his legendary ancestor, Donal O'Donoghue. O'Donoghue Mór was a great warrior, a generous chieftain, a man who kept the Old Ways. He conspired with the Otherworld and became an initiate of the deepest mysteries and the forbidden knowledge. As a result of showing his powers to his wife, O'Donoghue Mór was pulled back to the Otherworld. But, the stories say that he and his royal host rise every seven years on Bealtaine (May 1) and, when a member of the O'Donoghue family comes to their chieftain in times of great need, he will always offer his aid. Our GuestSeán Pádraig O'Donoghue is a poet, herbalist, writer, and teacher, and an initiated Priest in two traditions. He lives in the mountains of Western Maine. The Otherworld Well Hedge School offers weekly classes that weave together magic, herbalism, folklore, ecology, and history. His second book, Courting the Wild Queen, will be available from Ritona Press. Visit Seán's website and on https://www.facebook.com/greenmansean (Facebook ) Our ConversationSeán and Marisa connect over their love of Irish mythology, culture, and history. They are also both children of Massachusetts whose ancestors are several generations removed from Ireland. In the course of their conversation, they explore: Bealtaine, the Celtic festival of fertility celebrated on May 1 and its significance on the Celtic Wheel of the Year A vision Seán had at Pulnabrone, the passage tomb in the Burren in Co. Clare. Archaeologists know this was a burial ground; Seán saw that this was a place where people came to speak to the dead at Samhain, but also a portal that called people together at Bealtaine so they could call those same spirits into the land of the living. There is but one gate, and we move back and forth through it. When we understand the nature of the gate, the ancestors and beloved dead are never far from us. A “chemical cypher” in the blossom of the whitethorn or hawthorn that echoes the cycles of fertility and decay present in the the human body. Marisa shares a story of the hawthorn bush that guards the cave at Rathcroghan in County Roscommon, Oweynagat. The power of being in both worlds, honoring the past as well as the realities and struggles of the contemporary world. The worlds keep reflecting one each other and asking us to see our reflections on both sides. Seán explores what it means to be an American living according to wisdom of the Irish ancestors with words from Thoreau: “Nevertheless, our wild apple is wild only like myself, perchance, who belong not to the aboriginal race here, but have strayed into the woods from the cultivated stock.” It is important to honor the place and tradition of the ancestors, but to disown the heritage because of the “accident of the time and place of birth” would also dishonor the tradition. The links between wildness and sovereignty, an understanding that draws distinction between being an autocrat or someone obsessed with individualism Our MusicMusic at the start of the show is by Beth Sweeney and Billy Hardy, a Celtic Fiddle and multi-instrumental Duo based on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The traditional Irish reel we play at the start of the show is called The College Groves. Find out about their music and shows at: https://www.knotworkstorytelling.com/episode/billyandbeth.com (billyandbeth.com) Discover, Heal & Write Your Own Stories: Work with MarisaBook a https://www.marisagoudy.com/healing-for-heroines (Healing for Heroines) session: a unique blend of energy medicine, intuitive guidance, and the language of archetypes and mythology to help you work through the tangles of life so you can weave a new story. Explore Marisa's work and get a copy of The Sovereignty Knot: https://www.knotworkstorytelling.com/episode/www.marisagoudy.com (www.marisagoudy.com) Follow the show on https://www.instagram.com/knotworkpodcast/...

Location: 53.585474, -8.271482 Aleen Cust made history as the first female vet in either Ireland or Britain and faced great opposition despite females surely being infinitely more knowledgeable about giving birth than men! Cust nevertheless went on to practise in County Roscommon with William Augustine Byrne MRCVS,[3] having received a personal recommendation from William Williams,[6] and lived at Castlestrange House (location of the Castlestrange stone, in the Suck Valley) near Athleague.[4] The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography states that there is reason to believe that Byrne and Cust "lived as man and wife and that she had two daughters, born in Scotland, who were later adopted".[1] In 1904 she was briefly engaged to Bertram Widdington, the son of her former guardian, but following objections from his family regarding her career, the wedding did not go ahead.[8] Cust was later appointed as a veterinary inspector by Galway County Council under the Diseases of Animals Acts, an appointment that was denied by the RCVS due to her lack of professional recognition.[6] The post was advertised again, and when Cust was again selected for the post an agreement was reached under which she carried out the duties of the position with an amended title.[6] Upon the death of Byrne in 1910, Cust took over the veterinary practice.[4] She practised from Fort Lyster House near Athleague.[9] (Both Castlestrange and Fort Lyster were later demolished.[10]) Source: Wikipedia

According to Irish annals, supported by the inscriptions on the cross itself (which refer to known historical personages), the cross was made in County Roscommon. In the annals, the cross is sometimes called in the Irish language "an Bacall Buidhe", which translates as "the yellow staff" — a reference to its golden colour. The cross was commissioned by King Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair. In A.D. 1123, according to the Irish annals, a small piece of the purported True Cross arrived in Ireland and was enshrined at Roscommon.[n 2] The cross then appears to have moved to Tuam. At an early date, probably in the mid-12th century, the cross was moved from Tuam to Cong Abbey, an abbey founded by the Augustinians on a much earlier Christian site. In later centuries, the exact location of the cross in the Cong area is uncertain but it appears to have been hidden by locals and ecclesiastics in their homes because of religious persecution against Catholics, which reached its peak in Ireland under the penal laws. Source: Wikipedia Find out more about it where it currently resides: https://www.museum.ie/en-IE/Collections-Research/Irish-Antiquities-Division-Collections/Collections-List-(1)/Early-Medieval/The-Cross-of-Cong

In season two of the "Finding Home" podcast series, Irish American Archives Society Executive Director Margaret Lynch interviews an array of Clevelanders with specialized knowledge and stories about the history of the Irish in Cleveland. This episode features an interview with Meg and Jack McGarry. Mike McGarry came to Cleveland from County Roscommon in the 1920s. After painting streetcars and doing painting and other maintenance work at Graphite Bronze, he decided to start his own painting business. Four sons helped him build a business that would work on such important community projects as the renovations of City Hall and Severance Hall. One of those sons, Jack McGarry, and his wife Meg share memories of building a family business.

Sheila Killian talks about her granduncle Father James Coyle - a priest originally from County Roscommon, who stood up against the KKK in Alabama, at a great cost.

Ahead of the reopening of museums and attractions on Monday 17th May Countrywide reporter Mick McCarthy visits The Old Garda Barracks in Cootehall, County Roscommon who will be welcoming visitors for the very first time as they open their John McGahern exhibition and reading room to the public.

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/ye6aat2d Dumpers blamed over midland bog fire. Milleán ar lucht dumpála faoin tine ar phortach i lár tíre. Littering on a bog in County Roscommon is being blamed for the fire that broke out there last night. Tá an milleán á chur ar an gcaitheamh amach brúscair atá déanta ar phortach i gContaeRos Comáin faoin tine a tharla ansin tráthnóna aréir. The fire caused extensive damage to land and habitats adjacent to Strokestown. Rinne an tine cuid mhór damáiste do thalamh agus gnáthóga lámh le Béal na mBuillí. Units of the fire brigade were called out shortly before 6pm to the bog stretch adjacent to the N5 highway. Glaodh amach ar aonaid den bhriogáid dóiteáin go gairid roimh a 6 a'chlog chuig an stráice portaigh lámh le mórbhealach an N5. It took over 6 hours for the fire services to contain the fire. Breis agus 6 uair a'chloig a thóg sé ar na seirbhísí dóiteáin an tine a cheansú. 'Meeting litter in the stretch where the fire started' says Eugene Murphy The local community is now asking Roscommon County Council and the gardaí to investigate the cause of this fire. 'Brúscair cruinnithe sa stráice inar thosaigh an tine' a dúirt Eugene Murphy Tá pobal na háite ag iarraidh anois ar Chomhairle Contae Ros Comáin agus ar na gardaí fáth na tine seo a fhiosrú. Senator Eugene Murphy said the accumulation of rubbish was clearly the cause of the mountain burning, as the weather had been quite wet for some time. Dúirt an Seanadóir Eugene Murphy gur léir go raibh an lear brúscair cruinnithe le chéile ina chionsiocair leis an loscadh sléibhe, mar go raibh an aimsir fliuch go maith le tamall. He has now called for a private security company to install cameras in this bog area. D'iarr sé anois go gcuirfeadh comhlacht príobháideach slándála ceamaraí i bhfearas sa gceantar portaigh seo. 'The public is very angry about this,' he said. 'Tá fearg mhór sa phobal faoi seo' a dúirt sé.

This evening's guest on banter with the Irish podcast is Jackie Dwyer, 81, originally from Frenchpark in County Roscommon, but living in Leeds since 1959. #banterwiththeirishpodcast #Roscommonatheart #Missinghome #FrenchPark #Lostgeneration @LdsIrishCentre @irishinnewyork @IrishinLondon @IrishAroundOz @Eire Of Success

DJ and Eoin are hitting the CANS for November. The Candemic is upon us and we've tasked ourselves the amazing job of drinking a can brewed in every county in Ireland (*Ts & Cs apply). This means 32 Counties | 32 Cans | 8 Cans per Week | 4 Cans per Host per WeekFor Week 4 of this series, we've boxed off some of the cans that we sourced from:World Wide Wines (https://www.worldwidewines.ie/), KWM Wines (kwmwines.com) and Beer Cloud (beercloud.ie)The Cans drank this week are:Armagh Cider Company | Carson's Crisp Cider 4.5% | County ArmaghHopfully Brewing | Graciosa Pale Ale 5.3% | County OffalyReel Deel Brewing Co. | Mayo Red Ale 3.5% | County MayoOtterbank Brewing | So, It Begins Saison 8.2% | Representing County FermanaghLacada Brewery | Blue Pool NEIPA 6.4% | County AntrimBlack Donkey | Buck It Amber Ale 4.8% | County RoscommonBrehon Brewhouse | Shanco Dubh Porter 7.7% | County MonaghanLeft Hand Brewing Co. | Nitro Milk Stout 6% | Representing County TyroneThanks to everyone for helping us reach our 32 Can-ties! You're a great bunch of beoiradeoirs!Hope you enjoyed this series, Sláinte. Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/snugcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

AN AR SPORT PODCASTS PRODUCTION This Podcast is about the Christie Ring Hurling Championship between Roscommon V Sligo from Waldron Park, Athleague, County Roscommon throw in 1.30pm commentary team. - Aidan Raftery - Ray Lannon. HURLING GAA

Twelve year old Cathal McDonagh from County Roscommon took a break from his homework only to discover a very important archeological find at the edge of a lake behind his house. Cathal and his dad Peter told Oliver about finding a canoe that could be four thousand years old!

Paul O'Mahony's musical life in Limerick (1965 - 1968) Ireland included very little Irish music. Here Paul plays music he didn't like from Brendan Bowyer ("The Hucklebuck" - released in 1965) & Dickie Rock. Alongside music he loved - the Doors ("Light My Fire" - released in January 1967). While recording this episode Paul remembers how much he used to like the music of Percy French (1854 - 1920) from County Roscommon.

Have you visited the National Irish Famine Museum in Stokestown Park, County Roscommon? Why not come along with us now as we take you on a tour of this fascinating place. You may even hear about one of your own ancestors.

Have you visited the National Irish Famine Museum in Stokestown Park, County Roscommon? Why not come along with us now as we take you on a tour of this fascinating place. You may even hear about one of your own ancestors.

SEGMENT 1- Mindie on Rathcroghan   Rathcroghan is a complex of 240 archaeological sites that includes 60 national monuments that are spread out in tract of land that is about 4 square miles. The sites range from Neolithic (5-7000 BC) to Medieval periods 5th – 15th centuries). On the site there are burial mounds, ring forts, enclosures, linear earthworks (roads / trails) and very special cave. Rathcroghan is located near the village of Tulsk in County Roscommon. It’s known to be a royal site – the ancient capital of the province of Connaught. We talked a little bit about royal sites in the last podcast. These would have been sites of ritual and gathering. … sites of massive deposits of human emotion and energy. That human energy connected to the natural elemental energy of the land becomes something greater than the sum of its parts. I believe that human emotion and the energy it creates can impact energy of a place. Perhaps there was an inherent energy in the land that drew people –knowingly or unknowingly to mark out a sacred site. And as the human rituals and gatherings imprinted their own energy on the existing high energy of a place – a thin place is born. Rathcroghan is a thin place. While it may not be as well-known as the other royal sites in Ireland – Tara, Emain Macha, Cashel, Uisneagh – it’s a remarkable thin places where the energies are often palpable. Rathcroghan Royal Site from Voices of the Dawn website   SEGMENT 2 – Guest Interview   We are lucky today to have Mike Croghan who lives there, talk with us today about this special site Mike and his rather are the last Croghans to live on Rathcroghan. They are a farming family. Mike also leads tours to sacred and archaeological sites in Western Ireland. He’s also a professional photographer and does a lot of aerial filming.   Rathcroghan Tours – tours by Mike Croghan Please note that the other two websites mentioned (raven.photo and airview.ie are no longer available)   SEGMENT 3 – Mindie Recommends   I’m going to end this podcast with a recommendation for you. The Leprechaun Museum in Dublin. Open daily, staffed by trained storytellers who are passionate about Irish mythology, tradition and understanding of the otherworld. Open Daily 10 :30 am to 6pm. Guided tours and awesome interpretive displays that focus on the people of the Sidhe and Irish folklore. Also open at night – Friday and Saturday for the Darkland tour – twisted tales from the darker side of Ireland. About 16 EUR to get in. Quality entertainment. Leprechaun Museum – Dublin Leprechauns: Facts About the Irish Trickster Fairy   SEGMENT 4 - CONCLUDE   Thank you for listening to the Thin Places Travel Podcast. If you have questions, thoughts, travel stories or sites you’d like us to feature on this podcast, you can find us on the web at thinplacespodcast.com. Just click the contact link. You can also find me on twitter at @travelhags and on Facebook at facebook.com/thinplaces. If you’d like more information on our tours, you can visit our website at thinplacestour.com. And if you enjoyed this episode, please give us quick rating and review on iTunes – under Thin Places Travel Podcast., and consider subscribing. Thin Places Tours Thin Places Blog Travel Hag Blog  

The centenary of the First World War seen through stories and events linked to places across the UK and Ireland, introduced by Helen Mark. William Percy French - famous songwriter, poet and painter from County Roscommon - raised funds and entertained soldiers during World War One.

Roscommon politicans, Senator Maura Hopkins and Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice outline to MaryClaire how they believe the HSE is not being fully transparent on discussions taking place surrounding the future of the HSE mental health services, in particular the future of hostels and their residents.

Speaker: Mary Murphy The banshee (or banchee) (/ˈbænʃiː/ ban-shee), from Irish: bean sí bʲæn ˈʃiː is a female spirit in Irish mythology, usually seen as an omen of death and a messenger from the underworld. In legend, a banshee is a fairy woman who begins to wail if someone is about to die. In Scottish Gaelic mythology, she is known as the bean sìth or bean nighe and is seen washing the bloodstained clothes or armour of those who are about to die. Alleged sightings of banshees have been reported as recently as 1948. Similar beings are also found in Welsh, Norse and American folklore. Source: Wikipedia. Hear more about banshees in Ireland from our tour of Sliabh Ban mountain down in County Roscommon as told by Merrily Harper from our Samhain lore playlist: https://audioboom.com/playlists/4634161-samhain-lore #Samhain #Halloween #Otherworld #Supernatural #Banshee For a really good article on the Banshee, see Leo Bowes's great piece from Moville Inishowen's website: - http://www.movilleinishowen.com/history/mythology/legendofthe_banshee.htm Image of Banshee (c) www.arthurquinn.ie © 2021-2022 Racontour Productions. This clip forms part of the Celtic Calendar audio archive from Racontour Productions. Feel free to share if enjoyed, but with a credit or a social media tag to Racontour Productions please. SPOTIFY: This platform has allowed us to be creative in ensuring you can access it on your smart phone with ease. Below are the Spotify options: - Celtic Calendar playlist - no music, just audio of all four festivals. Samhain folklore - music and lore for Samhain Imbolc folklore - music and lore for Imbolc Bealtaine folklore - music and lore for Bealtaine Lughnasa folklore - music and lore for Lughnasa

Speaker: John Ward In Dante's Inferno, our hero passes through the Gates of Hell, which bear an inscription, the final line of which is the famous phrase "Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate", or "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here." No such ominous eloquence greets the visitor to pagan Ireland's Gates of Hell. The pagan festival of Samhain, now replaced by the Christian feast of Hallowe'en is the time at which one of these gates are said to open and evil has a free reign to lurk and snatch its victims as it sees fit before the dawn. From these portals spirits emerge from and wreak havoc. As landmarks go, having the Gates of Hell in your locality surely tops any list of undesirable adjoining properties. Neighbours from Hell how are you. Amongst some 240 or so ancient archaeological sites, here is a forlorn place called Owenynagat or 'the cave of cats' that ironically in its heyday was regarded as the most prestigious address in ancient Connaught being situated near Tulsk in County Roscommon, at what is now known as Rathcroghan. See our full article on these gates here: https://www.racontour.com/samhain-and-the-gates-of-hell/ #Samhain #Halloween #Otherworld #Supernatural #Hell #Gates of Hell #Roscommon #Ireland #myths #superstitions © 2021-2022 Racontour Productions. This clip forms part of the Celtic Calendar audio archive from Racontour Productions. Feel free to share if enjoyed, but with a credit or a social media tag to Racontour Productions please. SPOTIFY: This platform has allowed us to be creative in ensuring you can access it on your smart phone with ease. Below are the Spotify options: - Celtic Calendar playlist - no music, just audio of all four festivals. Samhain folklore - music and lore for Samhain Imbolc folklore - music and lore for Imbolc Bealtaine folklore - music and lore for Bealtaine Lughnasa folklore - music and lore for Lughnasa

Elizabeth and Richard Collins run St. John's House, a Georgian guesthouse by the shores of Lough Ree in County Roscommon, where you can really let yourself unwind in a true hidden gem of Ireland. Located right beside the national treasure that is Rindoon Anglo Norman medieval town, this is ideal for walkers and lover of nature and heritage. The affable hosts share what is on offer at St John's House in this audio clip, which nicely captures their relaxed, good-natured character. Georgina Campbell B&B of the Year 2015. http://www.stjohnshouse.biz/south-roscommon-tourist-trail.html St. John's House, #Rindoon, Lough Ree, #Medieval walled town, #Roscommon, #walking, #bluebell wood, #fishing, Rinn Duin, B&B, #guesthouse, #Ireland, Hidden Gem

Colette O'Neill, the creative genius behind the Bealtaine Cottage permaculture small-holding in the west of Ireland and the 'A Life In The Country' blog, is this weeks guest. We chat about her love of permaculture, how she decided to give up her career as a teacher in London and return to Ireland to turn an old bachelors cottage and 3-acres of poor land in the wilds of County Roscommon into an oasis of abundance. We hear of forest gardens, stylish wooden verandas, her pantry, ancient burial sites, fairy rings, living outside the monetary system, the cuckoo, and space travel. You can check out her blog here: http://permaculturecottage.wordpress.com/ If her blog makes you jealous, then her youtube channel might tip you over the edge: http://www.youtube.com/user/BealtaineCottage/videos Go raibh míle maith agat....

In Episode 3 of our series of free Irish podcasts The Writer's Passage we journey to Lanesboro in County Longford and Ballyleague in County Roscommon with Author Jack Harte.

The first episode in the series The Writer's Passage featuring 10 great Irish books, your guide is travel writer John Mulligan and his book 'Following in the Footsteps of the Four Famous Flannerys' John takes us on a journey from County Sligo, via County Roscommon and onto County Longford.