Stories of Ireland and the Irish

Apr 24 2024 2

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Patricia Trainor is a retired university teacher at the University of Malaga. She is originally from Belfast and is interested in Ireland and all things Irish. Patricia taught Irish Studies to Spanish students BUT also to Erasmus students who came from all over the world. These stories were prepared for Patricia's contribution to Spain's Irish radio programme "Live on Eire" which is presented by Ger Sweeney.

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More Memorable Film Locations in Ireland

Apr 24 2024 12 mins

Patricia walks us through some of the memorable film locations that have graced our screens over the years from across Ireland.

A Bumper Year

Apr 17 2024 8 mins

Patricia continues her series on the numerous opportunities for fabulous movie locations on the island of Ireland but specifically looks at a bumper year for movie production across Ireland.

More Film Locations

Apr 03 2024 8 mins

Continuing her stories on the many available sites across Ireland that make for ideal locations for film makers, Patricia tells us some anecdotes about some of the sites chosen.

Ireland's Film Industry

Mar 13 2024 10 mins

As she starts a new series, Patricia tells us about some of the wonderful locations across Ireland that have been used for Hollywood blockbusters over the years.

Waterfalls

Mar 06 2024 10 mins

This is the final story in Patricia's series on bodies of water on the island of Ireland. In this episode Patricia tells us about some of the country's waterfalls.

Athlone and Water

Feb 21 2024 8 mins

Today Patricia tells us about Athlone, the town in the middle of the country, and water.

Lough Gill

Jan 24 2024 7 mins

IN this episode Patricia tells us the story of Lough Gill. There is also poetry and waterfalls mentioned.

River Avoca

Jan 17 2024 6 mins

The River Avoca is most likely known to more people than we realise as it was a regular feature on a long-running and hugely popular television series. In this episode Patricia tells us the story of this well known Co. Wicklow river.

The Three Sisters

Jan 03 2024 10 mins

In this episode we continue Patricia's stories about the lakes and rivers on the island of Ireland with the stories of the Three Sister Rivers - The River Nore, The River Barrow and the River Suir.

A Christmas Story

Dec 20 2023 12 mins

In this episode Patricia is taking a break from telling us about the rivers and lake of Ireland. As it's only a few days before Christmas Patricia tells us a Christmas Tale.