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Sunday Miscellany

RTÉ Radio 1

73 episodes

Radio essays, poems and complementary music, broadcast from Ireland on RTÉ Radio 1, Sunday mornings since 1968.

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  1. The Harcourt Street Line, by John Ryan (from 1970)

    · 6:34

    Remembering the old Harcourt Street Railway Line, and mourning its rapid disappearance from the landscape See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  2. The House That Eileen Built, by Patricia O’Reilly (from 2004)

    · 4:36

    How Eileen Gray created her modernist villa in 1920s France, and a visit to the crumbling house many decades later See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  3. Spanish Sunday, by Pearse Hutchinson (from 1968)

    · 4:16

    Describing the Spanish ritual of the ‘paseo’, and comparing Sunday customs in Dublin and Barcelona See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  4. The Barrow Track, by Angela Keogh (from 2021)

    · 3:51

    On 'nature's infirmary', as it runs through the heart of the country. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  5. The Attractions of Unspoiled Places, by Eric Cross (from 1968)

    · 5:25

    Recalling the simple pleasures of a favourite West Cork beauty spot, and wondering what might be lost as modern tourism rapidly develops See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  6. Mountains, by Tom MacIntyre (from 1976)

    · 4:40

    On a lifelong fascination with mountains, and the sense of awe and spiritual discovery they inspire See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  7. Incidents During The Emergency, by Mervyn Wal (from 1968)

    · 4:08

    Some amusing local anecdotes of Ireland during World War 2, stories that might otherwise have been forgotten See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  8. Bringing Opera Home to Granddad, a poem by Cal O'Reilly

    · 1:12

    "The town fills its lungs full, and sweeps shawls and scarves and suits along streets…” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  9. Opera Nights, by AM Cousins

    · 6:03

    On volunteering for Zaide, starring a young Lesley Garrett See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  10. The Church of St Iberius: a Wexford Treasure, by Jackie Morrissey

    · 5:38

    Rich and complex Irish history is on display in this small Protestant church See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  11. Like A Bird on a Beam by Tom Mooney

    · 4:59

    The night the starlings gatecrashed the opera house See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  12. The Path That Led Me To Storytelling, by Joe Brennan

    · 4:38

    On growing up with the lore of Wexford See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  13. T'will Shorten the Winter, by Margaret Galvin

    · 5:08

    Man bags, scarves, and “the lads”, blessed with love See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  14. Rediscovering Carmen Bustamante, by Colm Tóibín

    · 5:44

    45 years on and this soprano's 3-minute Beethoven performance is still seared into the memory See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  15. T'will Shorten the Winter, by Margaret Galvin

    · 5:08

    Man bags, scarves, and “the lads”, blessed with love See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  16. Bog Casket, by Claire Cotter

    · 5:35

    The physical items inevitably subsumed by the bog - human and otherwise (pic: Marguerite Sheridan) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  17. The Bog Bothy, by Emmett Scanlon

    · 6:07

    Why the Irish Architecture Foundation wanted to build a Bog Bothy in the midlands See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  18. The Bog, by Anthony Baggott

    · 4:05

    A childhood in the boglands taken for granted until it becomes a source of wonder for visitors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  19. An Emigrant Bog-Dweller, by Karen McHugh

    · 5:45

    Translation challenges for the words 'turf' and 'bog' in cultures where they don't exist See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  20. The Old Bog Road, by Niamh Donnellan

    · 5:07

    Connecting with our Iron Age ancestors, who created something amazing in a bog in Corlea, Longford See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  21. Monakeeba Meditation, by Margaret Hickey

    · 6:04

    What it takes, and the knowledge you need, to become a 'true' Monakeeba bog woman See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  22. Pangur Bán and Audrey, a poem by the late Gordon Snell

    · 3:29

    ‘Pen in hand, a monk sat, bored – This translation had him floored…’ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  23. Boys DO Cry, by Colin Regan

    · 5:59

    An emotional education in a Raphoe boarding school See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  24. Ada Yeates & Sisters, by Antonia Hart

    · 6:01

    On a pioneering female-led family business of scriveners in 19th Century Dublin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  25. Our Way of Talking, by Denise Blake

    · 5:11

    On a few wee Donegal and Derry sayings See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  26. A Patch of Earth, by Jessica Freed

    · 5:57

    On the delights of taking charge of an allotment in Inchicore See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  27. Gordon Snell, Wizard, by Barry McCrea

    · 6:42

    A life-expanding correspondence with a beloved children’s author See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  28. Niamh Attends to the Sick of the Supermarket, a poem by Mícheál McCann

    · 1:40

    "They flock like brittle songbirds, chorusing after her to this impressively-sized Asda..." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  29. One Time, a poem by AM Cousins

    · 3:23

    "Mr Heaney was at his desk, solid as the Sugarloaf, still cheerful after a day of lectures..." See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  30. The Abbey That Refused to Die, by John Egan

    · 6:59

    The kindly uncle who was instrumental in the restoration of 800-year old Ballintubber Abbey See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  31. Showers, Sobriety and Synonyms, by Bernadett Buda

    · 6:12

    Cross-border hands of friendship and getting to grips with Irish linguistic idiosyncracies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  32. A Fax from Seamus Heaney, by Denis Tuohy

    · 4:33

    Rejection-guilt subsequently mollified by the eternal good grace of this world class poet and gentleman See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  33. Church Going, by Laoighseach Ní Choistealbha

    · 6:55

    Why there's something special to be found in almost all places of worship, whatever your faith, your beliefs, or none at all See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  34. Heinrich Böll, by John F Deane

    · 5:49

    Post-war packages from Germany that make authorities nervous but were really literary treasures from the writer who made a home in Achill See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  35. The German Refugees of Limerick, by Jody Clarke

    · 4:24

    Centuries of refugees fleeing religious persecution and the Methodist who came to rest in Limerick's Golden Vale in 1765 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  36. Swimming Out to Caves along the Copper Coast, by Breda Joyce

    · 5:22

    The wondrous varieties of life that share the waters around Co Waterford See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  37. Soufflage at the Staatstheater, by Jim Culleton

    · 4:31

    An Irish-German theatrical exchange - a reminder of the vital role of culture in national identity See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  38. Autumn and Harvest, by Grace Wells

    · 4:46

    Autumn, a season that demands our gratitude and awe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  39. We Close in October, by Georg Grote

    · 6:09

    Three friends on motorbikes, a torrential Irish summer and lifelong bonds secured along the Cork/Kerry coastline See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  40. An Extraordinary Engineer, by Declan Phillips

    · 8:31

    On a remarkable friendship with the engineer of the Twin Towers, Leslie Robertson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  41. The Irish Brigids, by Máirín O’Malley

    · 5:29

    On the much-maligned Irish domestic servants in the US in the late 19th century See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  42. The Mayor of the World Trade Centre, by Helen O’Rahilly

    · 8:26

    How a childhood friend's destiny became entwined with the Ground Zero site See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  43. New York, New York, by Peter Cunningham

    · 5:55

    On an uncle's treasured gold watch and "the nicest man he ever met" See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  44. Memories of 9/11, by Jim Nolan

    · 9:04

    Supporting an American couple on holiday in Ireland in their hour of tragedy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  45. Kindred Swallows, by Kathy Donaghy

    · 4:47

    Marvelling at the enchantment of travellers from southern Africa to a Donegal garden See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  46. The Blue Bag in the Corner, by John MacKenna

    · 5:11

    Losing Leonard, a labrador non-pareil See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  47. Donnybrook Fair, by Ann Marie Durkan

    · 5:50

    Brawling, carousing and sapient pigs at the famous Dublin festival through the centuries See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  48. Radio Days, by Stephen Brennan

    · 4:58

    One family's very personal ties to the very origins of Irish national broadcasting See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  49. Letter from Okinawa, by Michael Bradley

    · 6:40

    Relocating to Japan, where the weather, the language and the way of life mean major re-adjustments See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  50. Bless You, by Molly Furey

    · 3:54

    Automatic responses when nature strikes, even in the most unforgiving of places See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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