Radio Programmes
Radio Programmes
From this page you can access the radio programmes currently available on this website. Additional audio material will be added here as it becomes available.
We are grateful both to RTÉ and to Radio Kerry for permission to
include some radio content, from their archives.
'The Long Note'
'The Long Note' was a radio programme presented by Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and produced by RTE in the 1980s. In this programme, which was first broadcast on the 13th of October 1980, Ian O'Leary is interviewed about his efforts to collect and preserve the tradional Irish music of Kerry. Total Time - 12.48 | 4 Segments.
| Programme | Issue | Speaker | Audio is courtesy of RTÉ Archives |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Long Note | Part 1 | Ian O Leary | |
| The Long Note | Part 2 | Ian O Leary | |
| The Long Note | Part 3 | Ian O Leary | |
| The Long Note | Part 4 | Ian O Leary |
'Victoria's Visit'
August 2011 marked the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the visit of
Queen Victoria to Killarney and to Muckross House, in August 1861.
To mark that occasion, members of Dóchas Drama Group, Killarney,
surprised many visitors to Muckross by re-enacting scenes,
from the royal visit, throughout the House. Find Out
More......
'Muckross Arboretum'
Frank Lewis is one of the trustees of Muckross House.
He also produces and presents a weekly radio pragramme 'The Saturday
Supplement' on Radio Kerry. In this particular edition Frank talks to
various members of the Muckross House staff about the arboretum.
Total
Time - 38.40 | 10 Segments.
| Programme | Issue | Speaker | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muckross Arboretum | Part 1 | Cormac Foley | |
| Muckross Arboretum | Part 2 | Michelle | |
| Muckross Arboretum | Part 3 | Cormac Foley, Patricia O'Hare |
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| Muckross Arboretum | Part 4 | Chris Barron | |
| Muckross Arboretum | Part 5 | Brendan O'Sullivan | |
| Muckross Arboretum | Part 6 | Cormac Foley | |
| Muckross Arboretum | Part 7 | Patricia O'Hare B. O'Sullivan | |
| Muckross Arboretum | Part 8 | Cormac Foley, Patricia O'Hare |
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| Muckross Arboretum | Part 9 | Chris Barron | |
| Muckross Arboretum | Part 10 | B. O'Sullivan |
'Heavens Reflex'
'Heaven's Reflex' is a documentary on the tourist's view of
Killarney over two centuries.
It was first broadcast on RTE radio on
August 1 1981.
Contributions are made from Beatrice Grosvenor, Billy
Vincent, Jimmy Cullinan and Dr. Billy O' Sullivan. Total Time - 40.15 |
3 Segments.
| Programme | Issue | Speaker | Audio is courtesy of RTÉ Archives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heaven's Reflex | Part 1 | Jimmy Cullinan | |
| Heaven's Reflex | Part 2 | Beatrice Grosvenor | |
| Heaven's Reflex | Part 3 | Billy Vincent |
Dick Wadding - Cooper
In this programme Brendan O' Ciobháin talks with Dick
Wadding, a Cooper who worked at Muckross House in the 1960s. Dick
explains some of the technical aspects of his trade and about his time
as a apprentice. Total Time - 8.18 | 1 Segment.
| Programme | Issue | Speaker | Audio is courtesy of RTÉ Archives |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Wadding | Part 1 |
'Fossett's Circus'
This radio documentary tells the story of Ireland's longest running circus. "Fossett's Circus" was produced by Kieran Sheedy and was first broadcast on RTE radio on the 1st of March 1975. Muckross House Research Library also has a large selection of circus posters that can be viewed here. Total Time - 32.25 | 3 Segments.
| Programme | Issue | Speaker | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fossett's Circus | Part 1 | ||
| Fossett's Circus | Part 2 | ||
| Fossett's Circus | Part 3 |
"Monks' Wood Walk"
Frank Lewis is one of the trustees of Muckross House. He also produces and presents a weekly radio pragramme 'The Saturday Supplement' on Radio Kerry. In this particular edition Frank talks to Mark Doe, Cormac Foley, Fr. Joe McMahon and Patricia O'Hare. First broadcast on Radio Kerry, April 30, 2016. Total Time - 89 mins. | 8 Segments.
| Programme | Issue | Title | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monks' Wood Walk | Part 1 | ||
| Monks' Wood Walk | Part 2 | ||
| Monks' Wood Walk | Part 3 | ||
| Monks' Wood Walk | Part 4 | ||
| Monks' Wood Walk | Part 5 | ||
| Monks' Wood Walk | Part 6 | ||
| Monks' Wood Walk | Part 7 | ||
| Monks' Wood Walk | Part 8 |
'A Gift To The Nation'
A Gift To The Nation was produced by J.J. O'Shea and first
aired on Newstalk on 24/04/22.
Total Time - 45.31 | 3
Segments.
| Programme | Issue | Speaker | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Gift To The Nation | Part 1 | ||
| A Gift To The Nation | Part 2 | ||
| A Gift To The Nation | Part 3 |
'Old killarney'
Over the course of several months in 1985 an oral history project was undertaken by two members of the Trustees of Muckross House. Tadhg O’Sullivan of Kerry Mineral Waters and Paddy MacMonagle of Killarney Printing Works endeavoured to record their early memories of life in Killarney town. The recordings took place in the kitchen of Paddy’s home on Countess Road, with the assistance of Ned Myers, Manager of Muckross House. The original reel to reel tapes have been digitised and form part of the oral recordings held by Muckross House Research Library.
As might be expected of home-made recordings of that time, the sound is not always of a very high quality. However, the recordings do provide us with valuable glimpses of life in Killarney in the early 20th century. Extracts from the recordings can be heard as part of our series of podcasts entitled Down the Cobbled Lanes, available elsewhere on this site.
This programme, the first in a two-part series, also contains extracts from the 1985 recordings. Produced and presented by JJ O’Shea, the programme was first broadcast by Radio Kerry on 6 May 2025. The original music was also composed by JJ O’Shea and performed by Reidun Schlesinger and Barry Lynch.
| Programme | Issue | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Killarney | Part 1 | ||
| Old Killarney | Part 2 | ||
| Old Killarney | Part 3 | ||
| Old Killarney | Part 4 |