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Bennekerry/Tinryland mentor Conor Byrne joined us along with other well known Carlow coaches Maurice Browne & Mick Kehoe for a wide ranging discussion on this weeks show.B/T are on their way to Croke Park to face Annaghdown of Galway on Saturday December 14th in the All Ireland Ladies Football Final. Conor gives us a flavour of what the group is like, how special this is and how they have managed everything so far on route to the decider.Conor also stays with us as we chat to Maurice & Mick about the Carlow U20 Football Finals this weekend.As former Carlow U20 Manager, Maurice gives us great insight into the challenges of that particular grade and we ask if there is possibly a better time to play it at club level and consider a possible reshuffle structure wise.We also discuss the merits of the the County Football Divisional Championship extending into other grades following finals night at the Netwatch Training Centre in Fenagh last Friday.Again there is great discussion, debate and insight.The show is a little longer this week but well worth sticking around for! ★ Support this podcast ★

Mick Kehoe joins us to discuss the following:02:05 Darragh Foley finishes up with Carlow08:09 BK/Tin prep for Leinster Final 11:52 Ballon & Fenagh bow out of Leinster 33:13 Rathvilly & Burren Rangers step up in Leinster42:43 County Championship off to a flyerAll this and much more! ★ Support this podcast ★

The lads were a joy to chat to ahead of this Saturday's IFC Final! Great craic and stories from both! ★ Support this podcast ★

Pal & Rathvilly reach SFC Final - Fenagh v K/C in the IFC - Leighlinbridge to meet Ballon in the JFC A - Rathvilly v Eire Og JFC B - Ladies Football Finals & MoreJohnny Nevin joins us to Review the action! ★ Support this podcast ★

Éire Óg, Clonmore, St Mullins and Asca won their respective Senior, Intermediate, Junior A and Junior B finals in Carlow over the weekend. Fenagh lost their senior status with Palatine edging them in a close game. Kilbride also slipped down to the junior A.GAA Photographer, Pat Ahern, looks back on the events of the last four days. Photograph: Pat Ahern Photography

Coming up to Christmas 2022, David Hickey had so much to look forward to.  He was back refereeing after a hip replacement. As Chairman of Fenagh, the club was in the middle of an extensive development while he was also enjoying working with the juveniles. Early on Christmas morning, he was in the middle of opening  presents with his wife, Sandra, and daughter, Molly, when he got a phone call telling him to get over to his mother's house immediately.  His mother,  Mary (Moll) Hickey,  had taken ill. Sadly she passed away that day. In this extensive interview, David talks about a range of topics involving refereeing,  club, county, family and pays tribute to his mother whom the entire Hickey family  still miss so much. 

St Mary's captain Nicolas McWeeney speaks to Ocean FM Sport's Ray Lannon following Sunday's Leitrim Connacht Gold SFC success over Mohill (0-11 to 1-7).

Join us as we reflect on county final weekend! We look at Pal's win over Tinryland, Fenagh's masterclass against Naomh Eoin, Leighlinbridge and Clonmore's arm wrestle and St Mullins victory over Asca.We name our Team and Player of The Year.We will also look at the Camogie Finals.Shoutout to all our sponsors seen on screen.Recovery Hub CarlowMilano's Takeaway BagenalstownSBE - Seamus Byrne Electrical LtdCarpenter's Bar and Lounge, CarlowRay Whelan LTDPrecision Media ProductionsScats Bouncing CastlesJ&J Services LtdFine Framers CarlowThe Baba's BarbershopAnd if you like what we have done over the Championship you can support our efforts for the price of a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/leftwingback ★ Support this podcast ★

With Football Final weekend approaching we gather the thoughts of some of those involved. Steve O'Meara of Tinryland, Pado Flynn of Palatine, Jamie Wall of Fenagh and Damian Farrell of Leighlinbridge. ★ Support this podcast ★

Live commentary from Netwatch Cullen Park with Fenagh taking on Kildavin/Clonegal for a place in the Intermediate Football Final.Joe Nolan & Stephen Bambrick on duty.Shoutout to our Championship Supporters:Recovery Hub CarlowMilano's Takeaway BagenalstownSBE - Seamus Byrne Electrical LtdCarpenter's Bar and Lounge, CarlowRay Whelan LTDPrecision Media ProductionsScats Bouncing CastlesJ&J Services LtdFine Framers CarlowThe Baba's Barbershop ★ Support this podcast ★

Ray Lannon gets the thoughts of Fenagh St. Cailins manager Ray Tubman following his side's three-point victory over Mohill in the Leitrim Senior Football Championship on Saturday evening.

Mohill manager Eamonn O'Hara speaks to Ray Lannon following his side's three-point defeat to Fenagh St. Caillin's in the Leitrim Senior Football Championship.

Darren Kelly and Killian Whelan present the camogie magazine show looking at the All-Ireland championships and Nancy Murray Cup. Schedule: Weekend Review (0:15) Ian Brick - Kerry manager (36:50) Preview - Kerry vs Derry (47:10) Preview - Carlow vs Meath (54:30) Preview - Mayo vs Tyrone (59:25) All six quarter-finalists have been confirmed in the All-Ireland senior camogie championship as Tipperary, Wexford, Cork, Waterford, Kilkenny and Galway take their place in the knock out stages. The intermediate and premier junior comepetitions got underway as did the Nancy Murray Cup and we take a look at all them. Kerry began their intermediate campaign victory by beating Tipperary. The 2019 premier junior champions have been ascending the ranks in recent years and their manager Ian Brick joins us for a chat about the season so far and this Saturday's clash with Derry. Darren and Killian preview that contest as the Oak Leaf County also commenced with a win over last year's semi-finalists Laois. Carlow got off to a disastrous start agianst Galway and will look to make amends when they host title contenders Meath in Fenagh. We take a look at what to expect from this meeting of Leinster rivals. And SportsDaz continues its support of the Nancy Murray Cup as we preview Mayo vs Tyrone. This could be a dress rehearsal for the final between two teams who excelled in the league. == SPORTSDAZ CAMOGIE broadcasts every Thursday on sportsdaz.ie Check out this week's edition of THE THIRD HALF including Mayo manager Jimmy Lyons. Cover Photo (c) Hannah Shields - Clonduff camogie club Theme Song - 'Barkbot 2000' (c) josephmcdade.com/music #SportsDaz

This week due to the impact of the Covid19 restrictions we're operating off a scaled back version of our sporting calendar with just three games scheduled to proceed this weekend affecting Leitrim teams and athletes. We start the show though with a look back at last weekend's action and Liam Moreton (3:06) discusses the lost National League hurling final for his side against Sligo. We talk to Ryan O'Rourke (9:42) ahead of the county footballer's crunch league clash with Tipperary on Sunday afternoon while Karl McDermott (23:27) will tell us about the mood in the Leitrim Hurling camp ahead of his side's meeting with Armagh in the Nicky Rackard Cup on Saturday evening. Niall Morahan will also be in action for Sligo Rovers in their final home league game of the season at they face relegation threatened Cork City also on Saturday evening. All three elite fixtures are available on either GAAGO or WatchLOI.ie for a once off charge of €5.

Rather than previewing county junior and provincial ladies finals this week we're looking to the national scene after the entire country entered entered Level 3 restrictions earlier this week resulting in all local sports shut down with immediate affect. Instead we're looking at Rugby which is the only competitive sport this weekend with Leitrim interest in the shape of Jack Gilheany (Old Belvedere) & Matthew Earley (Sligo) in the new look Energia Community Series. We have a full interview with Jack Gilheany who's also a key member of Terry Hyland's Leitrim Senior Football squad for what remains of this year's league and championship campaign. We start the show with a news update on coverage of Leitrim footballers and hurlers who are in league action next weekend and will see both of their games featured on the GAAGO app. Irish residents will be able to catch Gaelic Games action live streamed to their phones, computers or televisions for just €5 per game. We take a look at the upcoming gaelic games fixtures (2:21) as well as what opposition lies in store for Leitrim Ladies footballers (3:05) in the coming weeks. In Rugby (3:50) we look at a busy weekend for Sligo Rugby and Old Belvedere as they continue their mixed fortunes in the Energia Community Series with away games against Ballina and Old Wesley respectively. It's a quiet week on the Soccer (5:26) front as Sligo Rovers and Peamount Utd both have no fixture at senior level this week. Muireann Devaney will be in action with Sligo's U17 Women's side, they travel to Peamount tomorrow evening for a 6:30 kick off. Finally we sit down with Jack Gilheany (9:41) to discuss his season so far with Fenagh, Leitrim and in particular with Old Belvedere in the All Ireland Rugby League structures and the new look Community Series competition.

Something was written in the stars this weekend for last year's beaten finalists in the Leitrim Ladies Football Championships finals as Glencar/Manor, Mohill and Drumkeerin finally got their hands on silverware just twelve months after each side experienced heartbreak on county final day. It was third time lucky for Glencar Manorhamilton as they overcame the challenge of final debutants Ballinamore Sean O'Heslins in the decider while Mohill's firepower was too much for a young Dromahair side in the Intermediate decider. Drumkeerin edged out Fenagh St. Caillins in the Junior showpiece in a tight game that took an injury time goal in extra time to decide the winners. We run through the Ladies Football (0:40) results, the scores from Junior A, B & C Men's Football (2:09) and the second round of games in the Sligo Leitrim 7 District Soccer League (3:51). Over the weekend we spoke to some of the winners and runners up in the Ladies Football (7:22) finals including one of the winning co-captains of Glencar Manorhamilton Eimear Feely (8:34), their free scoring forward Muireann Devaney (11:17) and their manager Padhraic Corrigan (13:47) while Ballinamore captain Laura O'Dowd (17:30) shares her disappointment at her side's defeat in the game. At Intermediate level Mohill had too much strength up front for a Dromahair side who struggled to match the eventual winners for the entire 60 minutes of the encounter. After the game we heard the thoughts of Mohill midfielder Denise Stenson (21:06), player of the match Dearbhaile Beirne (25:29) and their manager Barry Lupton (27:00). In the final ladies game at the weekend last year's beaten finalists Drumkeerin faced the challenge of Fenagh and the underdogs flew into an early lead but couldn't hold the lead into the final stages and ended up losing the game to a last minute goal in extra time, after the game we spoke to their captain Charleen Maguire (32:01), player of the match Ann-Marie Gallagher (34:52). We also hear from both managers Fenagh's Paidh Rowley (36:48) & Drumkeerin's Tom McGinty (40:00). Finally we take a look at the action for Carrick Town (43:23) in the Sligo Pallets Premier League on Sunday morning with their centre half Cormac Smith (43:45) and manager Alessio Mignone (45:27).

It was all about the final four in gaelic football this weekend. Mohill and St. Mary's will meet in two weeks time in the Senior County Final but we'll be getting reaction from all the games played over the weekend as well as looking over the local soccer action from opening weekend. We start with a look at the results (0:26) of the entire weekend across the two Minor (2:11) football championship finals, Senior (3:27) & Intermediate (4:28) gaelic football championship semi finals and Ladies Football featuring at Senior (7:06) and Junior (9:50) championship level. We'll also be taking a look at the soccer scene at local (10:36) and national level with Niall Morahan's red card (14:42), Dearbhaile Beirne's title challenge with Peamount United (16:16) and Muireann Devaney's winner for Sligo Rovers WU17 (16:50). After the GAA games played over the weekend we hear from Fenagh's Donal Wrynn (17:41) and Joe Flynn (20:07) while Mohill's Keith Beirne (24:31) and Liam Keenan (26:55) share their delight at securing their final place. From the other Semi Final we hear from player's on both sides, last year's winning captain Conor Dolan (33:23) and Carrick stalwart Jonathan Cassidy (30:14) as well as their respective managers Sean Boylan (36:06) and Denis Connerton (39:33). On the ladies side of the sport Ballinamore secured their berth with a hard fought victory over Kiltubrid on Sunday morning. Kiltubrid's Sinead Tighe (47:04) spoke to us about her pride at their performance against the favourites while we were joined by Katie Duignan (49:10) and Conor Harte (51:12). At Intermediate level Carrigallen ran out of road chasing the concession of 3 early goals to Annaduff. We spoke to players Gary Reynolds (54:51) and Sean McNabola (60:03) as well as their bosses Brian Doyle (62:48) & Karl Foley (65:43). In the other side of the final four draw, Gortletteragh needed extra time to see off the challenge of Dromahair. A battered and bloodied Cian Clinton (70:35) of Dromahair and Francie Flynn (74:40) gave the players perspective while Padraig Clancy (76:35) and Paul McGuire (79:21) also give the sideline view on the game. Finally we hear from Thomas McDonald (81:31), player / manager of Manor Rangers after his side drew their first game in the opening weekend of the Sligo Leitrim & District Super League.

This week it's all about opportunities with eight gaelic clubs looking to secure the opportunity to play in either the senior or intermediate football county final this year. Opportunity also for Manor Rangers to improve on their second place finish in the Sligo Leitrim Superleague last season while Dromahair FC will be just happy to have the opportunity to play as the league's new boys bring soccer to the town. We run through the fixtures of the weekend including the Leitrim GAA Championship Semi Finals at Senior (1:13) and Intermediate (2:46) level as well as county finals at Minor level (3:02). Our ladies football (3:33) finals will be complete after the rescheduled games affected by covid regulations last weekend are played on Sunday while we'll also be previewing the opening weekend's fixtures for Leitrim clubs in the Sligo / Leitrim League (4:10) on Sunday. We'll also be chatting all things drive in bingo (5:59) and coronavirus (6:37) Starting with the Connacht Gold Senior Football Championship we see the clash of Mohill and Fenagh who lock horns in a local derby on Saturday evening. We chat to Fenagh's Mark Keegan (9:12) and Mohill's Alan Armstrong (17:44) ahead of the fixture. The second semi final sees St. Mary's challenge the reigning holders Glencar / Manorhamilton who have shown the experience and guile necessary to unlock games when it matters at the business end of the season. We speak to Manor selector Kenneth McMorrow (27:26) and St. Mary's Chairman Thomas Crowe (32:53) before the big game. Thomas also discusses his role as the club's minor team manager ahead of their final on Saturday afternoon. In our Sligo / Leitrim & District Soccer League preview we focus on Manor Rangers' Superleague campaign with their assistant manager Sean Gallagher (39.47). In the second tier Premier League, Carrick's veteran defender Sean Hayden (45.43) and new Italian coach Alessio Mignone (48:51) share their preparation secrets while Dromahair are excited to be entering the league for the first time as a brand new club we speak to their chairman Dalton Power (51:05), U18 Manager Damien Dunleavy (55:14), Senior Manager David Downes (58:59) & player Kyle Harte (62:10) ahead of the big kick off.

This week we're celebrating a fifth national title for hurdler Gerard O'Donnell while the Gaelic Football Senior and Intermediate Championships reach the final four stage after the weekend's action. We run through the results of the weekend in Gaelic Football (2:10) at Senior and Intermediate football across the county. Meanwhile in Dublin's Morton Stadium, Carrick on Shannon Athletic Club's Gerard O'Donnell (5:57) landed his fourth consecutive national 110m hurdles title and his fifth in total, with a commanding run leaving the rest of the field in his wake. He joins us to discuss the race, his season and what's next as the prospect of Olympic qualification looms large. At home at the quarter final stage (18:15) Mohill eased past Allen Gaels despite a spirited revival from the Drumshanbo side in the second half of their clash on Saturday. After the game we heard from Mohill's manager Liam Keenan (18:56), player Keith Keegan (21:07) and Allen Gael's Colin Moran (24:03). In the second game (26:14) Leitrim Gaels first championship at this level came to an end at the hands of a strong, fast Fenagh St. Caillins side who were slightly flattered by the final score of the game. We hear from Leitrim Gael's manager Mal Guckian (26:36) and goalkeeper Benny Flynn (29:19) while Riordan O'Rourke (32:35) and Joe Flynn (34:57) give us the reaction from within the Fenagh camp. In a carbon copy of the 2019 draw (37:39), Melvin Gaels faced up to St. Mary's , but the Kinlough side were unable to replicate their preformance from last year and saw their season ended by the Carrick side. We hear from Denis Connerton (37:59) and full back Conor Farrell (42:06) as well as Melvin Gaels brothers manager, James Phelan (46:06) and goalkeeper, Gareth Phelan (48:41). In arguably the most anticipated tie of the round (51:59) champions Glencar/Manor had the obstacle of last year's beaten finalists Ballinamore Sean O'Heslins to navigate to progress and three early points from Ballinamore suggested they might gain revenge for their final defeat last year. A solid defensive display from the northerners meant a very late goal for Ballinamore couldn't change the outcome. We spoke to Glencar/Manor Sean Boylan (52:37) and Evan Sweeney (54:46) as well as Ballinamore Sean O'Heslins chairman Michael Quinn (57:19) In the Intermediate grade there were victories for Annaduff, Gortletteragh, Dromahair and Carrigallen. We spoke to Gortletteragh manager Paul McGuire (60:07), player Jack Heslin (61:57) and Martin McHugh (63:23) of Aughnasheelin after their defeat to Gortletteragh. After a titanic local battle between Bornacoola and Annaduff we spoke to Bor's boss Seamus Mallon (69:30) as well as Annaduff's captain Alan Glancy (72:03) and manager Karl Foley (74:15) who was relieved after the final whistle.

ContributorsDonna Gilligan is a museum archaeologist and heritage consultant, who has recently published an authoritative book chapter survey on Leitrim's prehistory. As part of her work at the National Museum in Dublin, she has also studied prehistoric artefacts from Leitrim found in the museum's collection. She discusses the significance of several of these objects, and explains the varied groups that settled in Leitrim during the prehistoric period.Sam Moore is a prehistorian and archaeologist, and a lecturer in IT Sligo. He teaches listeners about the hugely important prehistoric site at Fenagh. The area is best-known for its medieval abbey, but millennia before that a series of prehistoric communities chose this site as a sacred place, building portal tombs and standing stones. Sam reflects on the significance of these monuments, as well as explaining how, in later times, their legacy is mixed with myth and folklore.

Another hectic weekend with all clubs across the county playing the fourth weekend of the championship calendars at all levels of Gaelic Football. It’s wins all around in soccer (2:38) this weekend with Niall Morahan of Sligo Rovers and Dearbhaile Beirne and her Peamount United teammates all securing wins at national league levels on Saturday evening. Aaron Hickey converted a late penalty to secure a 5-4 victory for his Manor Rangers team over Merville United in Sligo on Sunday. We run through the results in the Connacht Gold Senior Football Championship (4:03), Smith Monumentals Intermediate Football Championship (6:23) & Vistamed Junior B & C Championships (7:07). We also run through the Ladies Football results at Senior (10:43), Intermediate (12:30) and Junior (13:08) grades. We hear from some of the participants of the Senior Championship games with a chat with James Phelan (26:57),manager of Melvin Gaels, spoke to Breifne on Sunday evening, the day after their table topping victory over county champions, Glencar Manorhamilton. Dom Corrigan (16:14), Wayne McKeon (21:15), Ballinamore Sean O’Heslins manager & captain and Daire Farrell (24:03) of St. Mary’s give their assessment of the senior clash between the sides on Saturday evening. We also spoke to David Bruen (34:56) of Leitrim Gaels and Nigel Maguire (39:15) of Drumreilly after an entertaining championship game in Leitrim Village on Saturday evening. On the ladies side of the game we caught up with Dearbhla Rooney (41:30) of Glencar / Manor after their reversal at the hands of Ballinamore Sean O’Heslins on Sunday morning. Friday evening saw Kiltubrid emerge with the win against St. Francis to put them in pole position to win the battle for the final Semi final spot. Caoimhe McGarry (44:12) and Emma Guckian (46:04) joined us after the game. Breifne also caught up with Leitrim Ladies manager Hugh Donnelly (48:00) who brought us up to date with the impact of the Covid lockdown on his sides plans and preparations. Former county star Fintan McBrien (52:54) of Aughavas shares the importance of Junior football in terms of both developing young players, giving old timers like himself a run out and the social aspect of keeping players involved in the club. On the ladies side at junior level we spoke to Elizabeth Honeyman (57:44) of Fenagh and Aisling Faulkner (59:42) of Glencar / Manor after the northerners edge their junior ladies clash by a single point.

It's a bumper weekend for gaelic games in the county and with fixtures coming back from very late postponements due to horrendous weather to getting played 48 hours later to a large number of games seeing large margins eliminated or overturned, it was all about the comeback this weekend in the Leitrim Football Championships. In the Senior Championship St. Mary's completed a double comeback, their original fixture against Aughawillan fell foul of the weather with all players and supporters inside Aughawillan's beautiful new look club grounds on Saturday evening. When everyone returned on Monday the Carrick side turned the form book on it's head to take control of the tie, but a late Morgan Quinn goal and an injury time penalty looked to have sealed the victory for the home side. Carrick won the kick out and completed their own recovery with a point from Ray Mulvey and a last minute goal from Daire Farrell who outjumped the goalkeeper to find the net. We hear from both Mary's manager Denis Connerton (11:45) and Aughawillan selector Gerry Flanagan (16:16) after the heart attack inducing closing stages of the game. Also in the Senior Championship's Group of Death Fenagh St. Caillins and Mohill met on Saturday with Mohill placing one foot in the Quarter Finals. We'll hear the thoughts of Daniel Beck (17:44) and Eanna Madden (21:25) from the winning side while manager Joe Flynn (23:12) and his centre back Jack Gilheaney (25:40) give the Fenagh point of view. We'll also hear from James Flynn (28:49) of Allen Gaels, where his personal tally of 0-9 helped close an eight point deficit to share the spoils with their neighbours Leitrim Gaels who lost Colm Moreton to a red card in the first half of their clash. In the Ladies Football Senior Championships, Ballinamore Sean O'Heslins made a massive statement about their title ambitions with their blistering start against 3 time champions St. Joseph's. Conor Harte (35:29) & Eilish O'Dowd (38:59) tell us about the work that's gone in behind the scenes in Ballinamore. St. Joseph's Clare Owens (40:54) & Ray McBrien (43:41) share their relief at clawing their way back into the encounter by keeping the scoreboard ticking over in the second half and setting it up for another clash later in the summer. We also hear from the St. Francis victory over St. Brigid's. Gavin Durkin (45:40), manager of St. Francis returns to the show to give his view on his side's first win in the championship. In Intermediate football we're joined by Barry Costello and Paul McGuire (48:40) of Gortletteragh and Mick McCormack (51:19) of Kiltubrid after Gortletteragh edged the tight game in atrocious conditions. Cloone continued their bright start to the Junior championship with a victory over Gortletteragh's second string. We speak to Gavin Reynolds (54:25) of Cloone and captain Padraig McGarry (56:16) of Gortletteragh after the game. Finally we feature the junior ladies clash of St. Francis II and Fenagh on Monday afternoon. Roisin O'Toole (59:47) of Fenagh and Emma Dunne (1:01:40) of St. Francis chat about the different approaches of a first team and a second string in the ladies game in the county.

It seems like forever since we saw a full weekend of sporting action across the county but with the start of the Senior and Intermediate Football Championships this weekend we finally have some sport to review on the show. On today's show we catch up with Fenagh Manager Joe Flynn after his side had three points to spare in a 2-12 to 2-9 victory over his former team St. Mary's Kiltoghert on Saturday evening. Championship new boys Leitrim Gaels saw off the challenge of last season's semi finalists Melvin Gaels in their first ever game at the top table. A final score of 1-15 to 1-07 saw the home side record the most comfortable margin of victory of the entire weekend. Their first scorer Eunan Tracey and manager Mal Guckian spoke to Breifne after the game while the Kinlough side's Killian McGloin shared his disappointment with the performance and the result. Mohill went down by a single point to 2019 finalists Ballinamore Sean O'Heslins 0-16 to 0-15. Ballinamore selector Adrian Smith recaps the game. In the final game Allen Gaels were beaten by Glencar/Manor 1-12 to 0-08. That entire game is available to view at www.leitrimgaa.ie In the Intermediate grade Annaduff emerge successfully from their opening night clash with Kiltubrid. Three late unanswered points saw them overturn a deficit to a single point victory, 0-10 to 0-9, in Cloone on Friday night. Annaduff's Dillon Keane and Kiltubrid manager Ciaran McTague are on the show with their thoughts on how the game went. Francis Davitt spoke to Seamus Gallagher after his Drumkeerin team had a comfortable 1-16 to 0-10 victory in Eslin while only a point seperated Ballinaglera and Bornacoola. The North Leitrim side winning at home 2-15 to 2-14 on the shores of Lough Allen. Gortletteragh held on to a slender two point lead despite a second half rally from Dromohair. The final score was 2-11 to 2-09 to Gortletteragh. In soccer the final game of the weekend was the Sligo Leitrim Superleague clash between Manor Rangers and Carbury. The table topping fixture ended 1-1 after Aaron Hickey's early header for the Manorhamilton side was cancelled out when Aaron Murrin's cross found the back of the net just a few minutes later. Both sides had opportunities to snatch a victory which would have put them into the driving seat for the league title but both goalkeepers proved on top of their game to leave the scores even at the final whistle. This result gives the advantage in the league title race to the Sligo side but with a number of games left any slip ups will be pounced on. Goalscorer Aaron Hickey and player/manager Thomas McDonald join us on the show today.

We're celebrating the return of competitive sport to the playing pitches and sporting arenas of Leitrim this weekend with the much anticpated start of the Leitrim GAA Club Football Championships. In today's show we're looking at the teams participating in the Connacht Gold Senior Football Championship which throw's in tomorrow afternoon. Today's show is in partnership with Leitrim Local Enterprise Office & LocalMedia.ie On the show we talk about the #AllInForEanna campaign to raise much needed funds for the family of Eanna Caffrey, a 17 month old child diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL). You can support the GoFundMe campaign here: https://gf.me/u/ygrbg9 On today's show we'll be chatting to each club gearing up to compete for this year's Senior Championship with players and managers joining Breifne to let us know how they are preparing for the blistering pace they're facing into over the next five weekends. Eight of the ten teams will start their campaign this weekend with four fixtures taking place tomorrow evening at 7pm. We'll be chatting to reigning champions Glencar/Manorhamilton and man of the match in last year's final Conor Dolan (8:51) about their preparation ahead of their opening Group B game in Drumshanbo. County goalkeeper Diarmuid McKiernan (14:49) gives the home sides point of view. Also in Group B, Leitrim Gaels will field a team in Senior Championship for the first ever time, we spoke to their captain James Flynn (18:24) ahead of their big game. Veteran Emlyn Mulligan joins us as captain of their opponents Melvin Gaels for the clash in Leitrim Village tomorrow evening. In Group A in what is arguably the clash of the round Mohill host Ballinamore Sean O'Heslins in a high octane clash which should set the championship alight from the off. Keith Beirne (30:09) spoke to us earlier in the week ahead of the all ticket affair and we're joined by Adrian Smith (36:05), a selector for Sean O'Heslins ahead of the tasty encounter. Our final interview of the show is Fenagh captain Donal Wrynn (41:41) who host St. Mary's Kiltoghert in their opening game on Saturday.

In our season finale of 'My Time In The Geansaí' we hear from a man who initially looked like he was going to be a noted Carlow Hurler for the long haul. He switched to Football while still under 21 and went on to play for Leinster. He won a Senior Hurling Championship with Ballinkillen in 2001 and played in another final with them in 2004. The same year he was also a key figure for Fenagh as they contested the Senior Football Final against Rathvilly. After playing with Carlow for many years he made the switch to play with Wicklow under Mick O'Dwyer. And for the first time ever we find out the reasons for making that switch. Thomas Walsh is our final guest of the series in association with Corcoran Precast Tanks. ★ Support this podcast ★

This week for our Sports Preview show Brendan Guckian and Seamus Gallagher join Breifne Earley to run the rule over what might lie in store for all twenty clubs taking part in the Leitrim Club Football Championships. Current U17 Leitrim Manager Brendan Guckian runs the rule over the teams taking part in the Connacht Gold Leitrim Senior Football Championship, a competition the former inter county midfielder won on three occasions (1995, 2003 & 2007) with his own club St. Mary's. Former County Board Secretary, Seamus Gallagher, himself a Championship winner with Drumkeerin in the second tier in 1975 talks us through what lies ahead for the secondary grade of the game in the county. In the Senior grade Group 1, his own club, St. Mary's, facing into a particularly tough group against three of the fancied sides in last season's beaten finalists Ballinamore Sean O'Heslins and Mohill and Aughawillan who have won the competition two and three times respectively in the last six years. Those four will be joined by Fenagh St. Caillins, managed by Joseph Flynn, who oversaw St. Mary's last season with both those sides clashing in the first round of games on Saturday week. Aughawillan will get the opportunity to watch their upcoming opponents with a weekend off while Mohill and Ballinamore Sean O'Heslins will clash in what promises to be the tie of the opening round. Group 2 sees Glencar/Manor favourites to top the group as winners although Allen Gaels will be looking to regroup after a disappointing season in 2019, Leitrim Gaels will be relishing their first ever crack at this level in their 24th Championship season, they host Melvin Gaels in their opener next week, while the Kinlough men seeking overall redemption for their Semi Final defeat last season. Drumreilly have developed a knack of not knowing when they are beaten and it would take a brave their evergreen squad will be looking to secure their quarter final spot and their guaranteed survival at the top table. A lot will be decided based on how teams finish in their groups and who they face in the quarter final draw as to who might be the top dogs when the Championship runs it's course at the end of September. In the Smith Monumentals Intermediate Championship Group 1 sees Eslin, Ballinaglera, Bornacoola, Drumkeerin and Aughnasheelin face off over the five rounds of games to attempt to qualify for the championship quarter finals while Group 2 will require Kiltubrid, Gortletteragh, St Patrick's Dromahair and Carrigallen to battle it out with last year's semi finalists Annaduff to provide their opposition at that stage. With Gortletteragh and Dromahair having dropped down to the Intermediate grade and always competitive Eslin led by the Beirne brothers promoted to the trio of Ballinaglera, Drumkeerin and Annaduff they will be the favourites to challenge for the most competitive championship in the county this year. Aughnasheelin's challenge will depend as usual on the numbers they might available for this years campaign while Carrigallen, Bornacoola and Kiltubrid will fancy causing an upset against the fancied sides. It's amazing to think those three teams combined featured five times in no less than four Senior Championship finals from 2005 to 2009. Both Seamus and Brendan discuss the effect of home advantage, a new addition to the championship for this season, and whether full crowds will return as expected to the sidelines for these early season games.

We're talking weddings with Julie Callaghan as she hosts a Wedding Fair with her husband at the Old Rectory Country House in Fenagh on Sunday and Hubert McHugh joins us to remind us all about the speakers lined up for the final Leitrim's Health is Wealth event on Wednesday evening in the Landmark Hotel. Today's show is sponsored by The Dock Arts Centre, Carrick on Shannon Julie Callaghan tells us about the Old Rectory Country House which has been in their family for generations and the development of the accommodation facilities in the picturesque village of Fenagh where they have added a marquee to their offering to allow the hostings of weddings. They are coordinating a Wedding Fair tomorrow afternoon at the venue with a range of local suppliers from the area for all prospective brides and grooms. Former Leitrim Person of the Year Hubert McHugh joins us once again to talk about Leitrim's Health is Wealth which is returning for it's 4th and final outing in The Landmark Hotel on Wednesday evening at 7pm. With a fantastic line up of speakers from the world of sport, politics, literature, medicine, music and religion to speak about their experiences dealing with a range of health issues. There's also a complete run down on a number of the events taking place over the course of the next seven days in the county.

This week we’re looking back at the County Under 20 Final, the Minor Girls Shield Final and the Leitrim Sports Star Awards held on Saturday evening in Lough Rynn Castle. St. Mary’s ended a 26 year drought to lift their first U20 / U21 title since 1993 with a two goal margin over Fenagh St. Caillins while St. Brigid’s had four points to spare over St. Joseph’s in the ‘B’ U20 final. We speak to Jack Barnes, Oisin Bohan, Mark Diffley and manager Alan Doherty after their victory as well as Fenagh’s manager Bobby O’Rourke. We catch up with Tommy Gallagher of Glencar / Manor after his U18 ladies side won the Shield Final on Saturday afternoon with a victory over Allen Gaels. After the Leitrim Sports Star Awards, Breifne also catches up with Eileen Maxwell of Fló Beo who along with her daughter Heather and their friend Toni McGlynn completed a 245km swim the entire length of the Shannon River this year. We also take a closer look at the list of winners from the event.

Today on Kiss My Arts, Órla McNabola talks to Fenagh native and Drumkeerin resident Andy Redican. Next weekend, both Fenagh and Drumkeerin will see the first-ever book launch of none other than Mr. Andy Redican. Andy is the author of new book Deeply Rooted - a collection of 16 precious fictional stories. They guarantee to transport the reader straight back to the era that was 1940s/1950s Ireland. Readers will identify with the characters and also with the settings of Leitrim, Longford and London in these lighthearted, happy reads. Deeply Rooted will be launched in Fenagh Community Centre next Saturday, October 26 at 8pm. Fr. Tommy Greenan will launch the book. The day after, Sunday, October 27, the book will be launched at 2.30pm in Drumkeerin Community Centre by Seán Breffni Flynn. Did you know that you can now follow Leitrim Daily on social media to keep in the loop with all things happening inside the county? Simply search Leitrim Daily on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or even our Youtube channel. Make sure to leave us a comment - let us know just exactly what Leitrim artists you think deserve to feature on Kiss My Arts.

This week we have a real mixed bag on the Sports Round Up. Aughawillan and St. Josephs are battling on the Connacht club front while Niall Morahan puts in a man of the match performance for Sligo Rovers, Fenagh secure their senior status and Matthew Earley & Sligo RFC's All Ireland League season starts with defeat in Galway. Eimhin Quinn and Anthony O'Donnell join Breifne to share the heartbreak of the Aughawillan girls 4 point defeat to MacHale Rovers of Mayo in their Junior Semi Final while St. Joseph's secured their passage to a final with a victory over Roscommon opposition in the shape of neighbours Kilglass. Breifne is speaking to Donal Wrynn of Fenagh after his team ensured they will be in the Senior Championship draw next season with a straight forward victory over Gortletteragh yesterday afternoon. We also hear from the secretary of Gortletteragh, Darren Mulvey, about what's going on in their club after a disappointing season and what the future holds for the now relegated side. Niall Morahan drops in to chat about his man of the match performance for Sligo Rovers against Shamrock Rovers on Saturday night when Ireland manager Mick McCarthy was in the stadium to watch his direct opponent Jack Byrne. Finally we get a chance to speak to Dearbhla Rooney of Sean McDermott's Boxing Club about what her life has been like since winning a bronze medal at the Youth Olympics in Argentina last year.

This week we're putting the town of Ballinamore In Focus. Máirín Martin and Ruairi Sullivan join Breifne to discuss the development of the facilities and projects in the town. Chairperson of the Ballinamore Community Council, Máirán Martin chats about the origin of the Area Community Council around Aughawillan, Aughnasheelin, Corraleehan, Drumreilly and Fenagh as well as the town of Ballinamore. After first developing a scenic area at Poll an Easa Waterfall and creating business units on the golf course road, the community council are now looking towards the development of a number of projects within the town, namely the community hall development into the Island Theatre and the creation of a new town centre at the site of the old railway station at St. Felim's. Ruairi Sullivan joins us to talk about the Cavan Leitrim Greenway project which will be building a demonstration stretch from the town towards Aughawillan in a trail which will eventually lead from Ballyconnell to Mohill across the entire region.

This week we're concentrating on the Leitrim Ladies Football Senior Championship final with St. Josephs battling with Glencar/Manor for the title. Breifne Earley talks to players and coaches from both sides of the game after the Carrigallen and Aughavas girls secured their 3rd consecutive county championship. On the show today we hear from Vanessa Gallogly, Clare Owens and Carmel McGovern as well as their manager Ray McBrien, we also catch up with defeated manager John Sheridan about the disappointment in their camp before we sum up the rest of the ladies football action as the Junior and Intermediate finalists are now decided for next weekend. Annaduff and Glencar / Manor have sealed their place in the Junior 'A' Final in two weeks time and both managers Patrick McMorrow (Glencar/Manor) and Alan Cox (Annaduff) share their thoughts with us ahead of the final in two weeks time. We also hear from TP McLoughlin and Martin Doonan as their Fenagh St. Caillins team brushed aside local rivals Ballinamore Sean O'Heslins to reach the Junior 'B' Final. Matthew Earley joins us to tell us about winning the Connacht Rugby Senior League with Sligo in his first season as a senior player with the club. It's the first time the title has ever been secured by the Sligo club and a massive boost to the club ahead of the restart of the All Ireland League in just two weeks time. We take a short look back at the soccer action over the last few days with Niall Morahan featuring for Sligo Rovers in their SSE Airtricity Leagu victory over UCD on Friday and some of the underage results from around the county this weekend with the two adult sides not in action.

This week we're talking about murder and intrique in Leitrim almost a century ago. Órla McNabola visits Ken Boyle in his Dalkey home to talk about his relative Dr. Muldoon who was shot dead in Mohill during the civil war period in the 1920's. His murder was connected to the discovery of a priest and his teenage housekeeper attempting to leave a baby on a Dublin street just a number of weeks previously. Ken who had previously been part of a RTE radio documentary on the subject decided to put his research down on paper and with Tim Desmond, the RTE documentarian, they tell the story of the sequence of events linking both incidents.

The biggest business story for Carlow and Kilkenny this week was the National Ploughing Championship 2019 which was held in Fenagh, Co. Carlow and so John Purcell met with a number of local companies who were present. With the further good news of another 52 jobs announced for Kilkenny, Tim Wainright MD of Security Risk Advisors the Pennsylvania –based company talks to John about his decision on locating the company's first international office outside the US in Kilkenny.To get in touch with the show, email thebottomline@kclr96fm.com.

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After a bumper sports weekend Breifne is here to guide us through all the action. Gaelic Games dominates with the opening of the McGovern Aughavas Leitrim GAA Centre of Excellence in Annaduff, the last round of group games in the Senior and Intermediate Championship, the Ladies Semi Finals and the Minor Final. We start with Boxing and Soccer though, with Dean Clancy reaching the Quarter Final of the European Youth Championships. Niall Morahan, Ailbhe Clancy and Dearbhaile Beirne all reached the Semi Finals of their FAI Senior Cups with their respective National League clubs and Carrick Town's return to adult soccer is a welcome addition to the sporting landscape in the county. We speak to Carrick Town Manager Jason Kavanagh. Melvin Gaels won the battle of the North against Glencar / Manor while Drumreilly reached the Quarter Finals despite losing to Mohill to finalise the line up for the Championship Quarter Finals. Emlyn Mulligan and Conor Dolan tell us how they saw their clash game. We see a repeat of the county final of last season with Mohill and Aughawillan the pick of the games next Sunday. Morgan Quinn shares his thoughts on their victory and the championship so far. We also hear from St. Mary's Joseph Flynn and double goalscorer Oisin Bohan. Leitrim Gaels showed what they offer with a demolition of Drumkeerin as Aughavas lost out by the smallest margin to Kiltubrid. Bornacoola's third draw saw them through to the knock out stages. We spoke to Leitrim Gaels Player David Bruen and Drumkeerin Manager Francis Davitt. Glencar / Manor proved last season's Ladies Final appearance was no fluke with a one point victory over Kiltubrid in Cloone on Friday, while St. Josephs' victory over Oughteragh Gaels ensured a familiar ring to the final as they chase their third title in a row in three weeks. We chat to Glencar / Manor manager Padraig Corrigan after their game. Breifne also spoke to St. Joseph's Michelle Heslin and Oughteragh Gaels forward Laura O'Dowd after their clash in Fenagh yesterday. St. Francis secured their senior status, Breifne spoke to Paul Martin as he indicates he's not going to be involved with the side next season, but he's happy with the group's progress over the last 2 years. Finally we take a look back to the U17 final on Friday evening where a end to end battle took place between MacDiarmada Gaels and St. Mary's with both sides having to come back again next week to repeat the clash after an injury time free levelled matters at the death of the game.

This week Breifne is joined by Ballinamore based writer Nicola Kearns, the bestselling author of the Maltese Saga trilogy. She shares the story of her love of writing from a young age and how she started writing articles and letters for women's magazines which was the first time she was paid for writing something. While her first book "Under A Maltese Sky" was relatively successful but having announced the second book's title "The Azure Window" she found herself in an online comment storm after the collapse of the international renowned geological feature in Malta which had given it's name to her second title. The result was international exposure and coverage for her work which put both her books to the top of the charts in numerous categories and countries. Her third book brought the story up to the current day and completed the trilogy. She talks about the writing community in Leitrim and how she has received so much support from her colleagues across the county and now relishes the opportunity to return that favour to aspiring writers who approach her for advice and assistance.

The Club Football Championships are back with a vengeance this weekend with the final round of the Connacht Gold Senior & Smith Monumentals Intermediate Football Championships this weekend while the McCormacks Mace Ladies Senior Championship moves to the Semi Final stage. With the major talking points in Group 1 where Melvin Gaels, Drumreilly and Fenagh are all in the shakeup for the final two quarter final berths going into the last weekend. There are no direct head to heads though as they face their other group members Glencar/Manor, Mohill and Gortletteragh respectively. I chat to Melvin Gaels Manager James Phelan and Drumreilly player Declan Maxwell ahead of the crunch games for both sides. On the women's game Cammie McPartland (Glencar/Manor) and Vanessa Gallogly (St. Joseph's) preview their own Semi Final games this weekend with Kiltubrid and Oughteragh Gaels hoping to upset their chances of reaching the decider. We'll also be looking at the latter stages of other sports competitions this weekend with the U12 Girls final played earlier this week and the U17 Boys final happening this evening. Finally we speak to Selina Shanley who's taking to her bicycle in the wilds of Connemara alongside two of her brothers, Dermot and Morgan, to raise much needed funds for Multiple Myeloma, a rare form of cancer which their Father has recieved treatment for. Now in much better health the Shanley's wish to pay it forward to benefit other families who are dealing with the disease.

It might be All Ireland Final weekend and while some people seem bothered about whether Dublin or Kerry will win the All Ireland on Sunday, there are groups of young players in both Carrick and Fenagh more focused on their own 'All Ireland' this evening in the Under 13 County Final. Breifne is joined by their coaches Damien Butler and Ray Greenan to discuss their chances of success. Supported by: Urban Fit Crew Boxfit, Kiltoghert Breifne will also be talking to Leitrim's latest sporting champion with Shane Mallon of Bornacoola who was part of the Leinster School's U18 Interprovincial winning side. It was a rollercoaster finale to the series as he scored a try against Munster last Sunday, losing that particular game but did enough to secure the overall victory in the series. Breifne will also be chatting to Lorraine Guckian and Declan Bohan of Bornacoola / St. Mary's and Anne Marie Cox of Annaduff in their Ladies Intermediate clash last night ahead of previewing the ladies and men's junior clashes taking place this weekend.

This week Breifne takes a trip to the sleepy village of Fenagh to find there is more than meets the eye to the settlement. Full of history and folklore there are more stories surrounding the town than you would believe. Supported by: Urban Fit Crew Boxfit, Kiltoghert Local tour guide Nicola Kearns joins him to show him around from Dolmens to Graveyards, Abbeys and Churches there is a story under every rock in the town. From the original monastic settlement of St. Caillin to the ruins of the two abbeys near to the current Church of Ireland. Nicola introduces the history and some of the stories behind some of the people who were buried in the various graveyards around the village from IRA revenge killings after the Selton Hill ambush to murderous priests who arranged the murder of the local doctor who knew too much, victims of Auchwitz to the babies buried in the 'Angels Garden'. Nicola explains who has the right to be buried inside the walls of the old Abbey and as the legend goes, obtain your place directly in heaven. Breifne who had grown up visiting this graveyard with his grandparents and great-grandparents both buried in the village learned even more about the heritage and history of the centuries old religious settlement which dates back for thousands of years.

Another bumper sporting weekend with a complete round of fixtures for the Connacht Gold Senior Football Championship and Smith Monumentals Intermediate Football Championship. We catch up with a number of the coaches and players across those championships including Allen Gaels, Aughnasheelin, Leitrim Gaels, Carrigallan, Fenagh & Ballinaglera. Michelle Heslin captained Leitrim to championship survival in their relegation encounter with Wicklow and she joins us to talk about the game, their season so far and looking forward to her first outing in the club championship next weekend with defending champions St. Josephs. On the international front Gerard O'Donnell and Eanna Madden both reached finals in the European Team Championships. We look back over their record this weekend while Muireann Devaney was in action in Belgium for the U17 International Women's Soccer Team. Dearbhaile Beirne and Ailbhe Clancy were on opposing sides during the 1-1 draw between league leaders Peamount United and Galway WFC in the FAI Women's National League. We're also previewing the Leitrim Glens Sportive cycling event in Manorhamilton next Sunday morning. Entry closes for the longer events on Thursday so entries are encouraged earlier than that. Seamus McGowan joins Breifne to talk about the event. Breifne is also joined by Enda Lyons, Games Promotion Officer, with Leitrim GAA to discuss the new U13 / U14 County Regional competition which has taken off over the last few years and helped raise the standard of player coming into the counties academy structures.

This weekend Aughnasheelin's Barry McWeeney joins Breifne to look forward to his sides crunch Division 1 fixture with Fenagh St. Caillins which is a must win if they want to stay in the top division of the league. He chats about how the changes to the club leagues are a step in the right direction but won't solve the basic problem of low numbers for rural sides like Aughnasheelin. He raises the idea of a divisional side or amalgamations to allow senior players to play week in week out at that level. With a crunch relegation battle with neighbours Fenagh and a tough start to the championship campaign with Champions Aughawillan and St. Mary's first up in the next two weeks. He outlines how the club are aiming to be competitive enough in both competitions to retain their Division 1 and Senior status. Ultra Runner Ricki Wynne discusses the sport and the impact that himself and his two brothers Brian and Alan have made in endurance mountain trail running over the last three years with top 20 finishes in the Ultra Trail World Tour. Their next World Tour event is the Kerry Ultra in September. Sligo Rover's Niall Morahan joins us to discuss the beauty of Yerevan where he's in the Irish squad at the UEFA U19 Championships in Armenia. He talks about the positive mood in the Irish camp after their defeat to the French and their chances of progression to a semi final after their game tomorrow afternoon against the Czech Republic. Breifne also goes through the GAA and Soccer fixtures, results and permutations for all the weekend's action.

Library Lunchtime Lecture by Dr Paul Mullarkey, National Museum of Ireland. Second lecture in a series on topics related to the Book of Fenagh exhibition 'Book of Fenagh 500th anniversary' The Book of Fenagh (RIA MS 23 P 26), an Irish manuscript commissioned in 1516, tells the story of the life of St Caillín, founder of the early Christian monastic community at Fenagh. The manuscript reflects the politics of early sixteenth-century north Connacht, with the saint's life being used for propaganda purposes. It is the work of an expert scribe, Muirgheas Ó Maoilchonaire, and is an excellent example of late medieval Irish manuscript production. In August of 2016 the Academy Library organised an exhibition (now available online)and lecture series to celebrate the the 500th anniversary of the Book of Fenagh. Location: Academy House Date: Wednesday 21 September, 2016 Disclaimer: The Royal Irish Academy has prepared this content responsibly and carefully, but disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the materials. The views expressed are the authors' own and not those of the Royal Irish Academy.

Library Lunchtime Lecture by Dr Pádraig Ó Riain, MRIA, Professor Emeritus, UCC. First lecture in a series on topics related to the Book of Fenagh exhibition 'Book of Fenagh 500th anniversary' The Book of Fenagh (RIA MS 23 P 26), an Irish manuscript commissioned in 1516, tells the story of the life of St Caillín, founder of the early Christian monastic community at Fenagh. The manuscript reflects the politics of early sixteenth-century north Connacht, with the saint's life being used for propaganda purposes. It is the work of an expert scribe, Muirgheas Ó Maoilchonaire, and is an excellent example of late medieval Irish manuscript production. In August of 2016 the Academy Library organised an exhibition (now available online)and lecture series to celebrate the the 500th anniversary of the Book of Fenagh. Location: Academy House Date: Wednesday 14 September, 2016 Disclaimer: The Royal Irish Academy has prepared this content responsibly and carefully, but disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the materials. The views expressed are the authors' own and not those of the Royal Irish Academy.

Library Lunchtime Lecture by Dr Raymond Gillespie, NUI Maynooth. Part of a series of lectures ‘Aon amharc ar Éirinn': Irish families and their manuscripts. Behind every manuscript in the Academy collection lie the very real people from the past, the scribes, compilers and patrons of those manuscripts with all their varied interests, ambitions, and their particular view of the world and their place in it. The manuscripts in our collection are the principal tools for understanding the world of those scribes, scholars, patrons, keepers and readers of manuscripts, the leading families of medieval Ireland. The learned class formed part of the court of the native elite and they were accorded prominence in Irish society and were rewarded with hereditary tenure of land and other forms of wealth in return for their services. They maintained important schools of learning, where students were trained and manuscripts were copied. Many of them retained their privileged status down to the end of the sixteenth century. From July 2013 to February 2014, the Academy Library curated an exhibition which explored the themes of Seanchas ─ ‘the memory and narrative of Irish history as preserved and written from the early medieval period to the writing of histories of Ireland in the seventeenth century'; Filíocht ─ poetry; Reacht ─ law; Leaghas ─ medicine; and Creideamh ─ religion, as well as the stories of those who made these great books of Ireland. Publication available for purchase at: http://ria.ie/Publications/Books/History/Aon-amharc-ar-Eirinn--Gaelic-families-and-their-ma Location: Academy House Date: Tuesday 22 October, 2013 Disclaimer: The Royal Irish Academy has prepared this content responsibly and carefully, but disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in any of the materials. The views expressed are the authors' own and not those of the Royal Irish Academy.