Connecting Through Heritage with Leitrim County Council

Apr 12 2025 8 ep. 52 mins 5
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The Connecting Through Heritage Podcast Series highlights much of Leitrim’s built, natural and cultural heritage from the people who know most about it. 

In our latest Memory Meitheals episodes, Fionnuala Maxwell will be speaking to Leitrim residents about the heritage of their local area and their memory’s of growing up and living in Leitrim 

The Connecting Through Heritage Podcast Series is an initiative of the Leitrim County Council Heritage Office and is part-funded by the Heritage Council.

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Leitrim Memory Meitheals - Kilnagross Knitters

Apr 12 2025 65 mins  
The 1960s were a challenging time in rural Leitrim, especially for women who faced limitations in earning money while juggling childcare, household responsibilities, and farm work. Despite these obstacles, Rose Hartigan, a mother of eleven, managed to lead a group of talented knitters in the Kilnagross area. These local women learned the aran stitches from her and went on to knit j

Leitrim Memory Meitheals - Drumsna Part Two

Apr 05 2025 87 mins  
"Two heads are better than one” and when you have four heads working together, the possibilities are endless. In this special double episode, we delve into the charming village of Drumsna and its surrounding areas. Join us as we hear from four esteemed residents who have deep roots in the community. Colleen Guckian, a longtime resident since the 1950s, shares her wealth of knowle

Leitrim Memory Meitheals - Drumsna Part One

Mar 29 2025 94 mins  
"Two heads are better than one” and when you have four heads working together, the possibilities are endless. In this special double episode, we delve into the charming village of Drumsna and its surrounding areas. Join us as we hear from four esteemed residents who have deep roots in the community. Colleen Guckian, a longtime resident since the 1950s, shares her wealth of knowle

Traditional Farming

Aug 14 2020 30 mins  
Contributors John Reynolds has had an interest in the farming methods used by his ancestors since he learned them from his grandfather as a young boy. He takes us through the traditional way of sowing and harvesting perhaps the most historically important crop in Leitrim: the potato. Tommy Earley has been farming his family’s plot on the shores of Lough Allen for many years. When

Musical Heritage

Aug 14 2020 33 mins  
Contributors Fionnuala Maxwell is a singer and teacher who has made it her mission to promote and recover Leitrim’s musical heritage. She finds the lyrics or music of often forgotten Leitrim songs in historical manuscripts or publications, and performs her own interpretations of them. In this episode she takes us through a song called ‘The Little Hills o’ Leitrim’ which she

Local History

Aug 14 2020 42 mins  
Contributors John Bredin is the Chairman of the Carrick-on-Shannon Historical Society and runs St George’s Heritage Centre in the town. The latter is the former place of worship for the town’s Church of Ireland congregation; now, it celebrates the contribution of the town’s Catholic and Protestant communities, or ‘twin traditions,’ who have lived alongside each other sinc

Leitrim Prehistory

Aug 14 2020 33 mins  
Contributors Donna 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 expl

Ecology

Aug 14 2020 32 mins  
Contributors Neil Foulkes has made a 30-year career out of hedge laying, and is an advocate for their maintenance. He knows all about the essential role hedgerows play in providing shelter and nourishment for wildlife in the county. He’s also in awe of their beauty, especially in Leitrim; and calls the Irish landscape a ‘wonder of the world.’ Kate Bismilla is an ecologist wor