Stories of Christmas

12/24/21 • 35 min

Episode 4 features stories of Christmases past in Co. Clare in the West of Ireland.
Stories of the magic of Christmas candles in the days before electricity, the hustle and bustle of decorating the house, what 'Santy' brought children, the aromas that remain forever in the memory of Christmas cooking and baking, and of course stories of The Wren!
This podcast is based on a selection of stories contained in our CD of Christmas Memories from Co. Clare. If you would like a copy of the CD, please contact us on [email protected]. There's no charge for the CD, just for postage.
The first 5 episodes of this podcast are funded by The Heritage Council.
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A Woman's Work

Episode 3 features stories of the working lives of women in Co. Clare.
Susan Williams in Kilfenora and Maura McInerney in Killaloe talk of hard physical labour. Peggy Hogan in Feakle tells us of the magic of the washing machine. Susan Barrett in Inagh and Annie Corry in Tulla tell stories of childbirth. Nora McMahon in Ennistymon, Bridie Morgan and Mary Casey in Corofin all tell us about the work young girl-children were expected to do. Moira Garry in Cooraclare and Nan Aherne in Ennistymon ran their own businesses.
The first 5 episodes of this podcast are funded by The Heritage Council.
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Stories of the Towns

Episode 5 features stories of life in the towns of Co. Clare.
Madeleine Killeen and Pat Foudy tell unusual stories of the lives of children and women in the town of Ennis. Frank Sheedy and Mary Angela Keane tell us of the eclectic mix of people who frequented the tourist town of Lisdoonvarna. Tomsie O' Sullivan paints a vivd picture of the resort town of Lahinch on Garland Sunday - exotic long before its Wild Atlantic Way image. Irene Doherty describes how a young couple defy mixed marriage prejudice in Kilkee. And Frank Davis tells of rural traditions alive and well in Ennistymon
The first 5 episodes of this podcast are funded by The Heritage Council.
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