Irish Life and Lore

Irish Life and Lore Irish oral historians, Maurice & Jane O'Keeffe created a digitised archive of thousands of recordings, which are available to buy by download or on cd.

Since 1990, an archive of over 4,000 audio recordings has been compiled by Maurice and Jane O’Keeffe of Irish Life and Lore. Five books relating to these recordings have also been published. Irish Life and Lore Podcasts are uploaded weekly. The unique oral heritage and the voices of Ireland are of the utmost importance and their collection and preservation is vital.

01/05/2025

Over 4,000 oral history recordings compiled by Irish Life and Lore are available on MP3s. Cost Eu 10 each. Hear the voices and the stories of Ireland.

The highways and byways of each county in Ireland were travelled since 1995. Use the search option on the homepage of our website: www.irishlifeandlore.com

Pic: Ancient Cider Press in Co. Kerry.

30/01/2025

Image by The Language Nerds ❤️

15/01/2025
12/12/2024
07/12/2024

Many thanks to Hampton Books, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, who are stocking our Kerry Journal and Magazine this Christmas!

So if you are living in Dublin and want to pick up a Kerry publication, this authentic, special bookshop is the place to go!

https://www.irishlifeandlore.com/winter-sale-the-big-house-in-kerry/
06/12/2024

https://www.irishlifeandlore.com/winter-sale-the-big-house-in-kerry/

‘The Big House in Kerry: A Social History’, edited by Jane O’Hea O’Keeffe, draws together the latest research by twelve of Kerry’s finest historians into a wide-ranging and detailed account of the lives of a selection of the county’s gentry families and their contributions to Kerry’s s...

04/12/2024

The 2024 edition of The Kerry Magazine is here!

Join us for the launch of both The Kerry Magazine and the Journal of the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society at 7:00 p.m. on 17 December in Kerry Library, Tralee.

With 15 articles, The Kerry Magazine offers something of historical or archaeological interest from around the county, including:

The Early Years of the North Kerry Hurling Board by Tommy O'Connor
Theobald MacGhee and the founding of Portmagee Village (c.1720AD)by Denis Casey
Standing Stone Rock Art and Lintel Grave at Clash Annascaul by Laurence Jones
Pauline Maguire: Abbey Theatre Playwright by Fiona Brennan
Trá Lí agus Conradh na Gaeilge le Pádraig MacFheargasa
The Moyvane Death Census of 1847 by Liam Kennedy & Brian Gurrin
Poff and Barrett; The Road to Justice by Janet Murphy, Jeremiah Flynn and John Roche
On the Road with the Kerry Minor Football Team 1950 by J. Anthony Gaughan
William Francis Norman O’Loughlin (1849-1912) Senior Surgeon aboard Titanic by Edel M.Codd
Maurice Talbot-Crosbie of Ardfert Abbey British Army Irish Volunteers Election 1918 by Michael C. Keane
The Rise of Killorglin During the Nineteenth Century by Arnold Horner
The 1923 General Election Campaign in Kerry by Owen O'Shea
Brendan Kennelly a Reflection by Mary McAuliffe
Annascaul Post Office by Young Kerry Historian Junior Category winner: Aine Newsome
The Soldier Story: Tales of the Soldiers in Tralee during the War of Independence by Young Kerry Historian of the Year: Rory O'Flaherty

If you have a topic which may be of interest and would like to submit an article for publication, please send it to [email protected]. Our submission guidelines can be found at https://www.kerryhistory.ie/purchase/magazines/

29/11/2024

The talented choir students of Mounthawk Secondary School in Tralee have come together to create a heartwarming Carols for Christmas CD, with proceeds going to support the Kerry Hospice Foundation.

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