Our podcasts
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| Brothers in Arms - How it all began Brothers in Arms |
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41.2 MB | 36:00 min |
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| Brothers in Arms - The Guided Tour Brothers in Arms? |
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46.4 MB | 40:32 min |
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| Brothers in Arms - The Official Opening Brothers in Arms |
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52.9 MB | 46:14 min |
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Brothers in Arms
This magnificent 3 part radio documentary series is dedicated to the memory of of all those from Mayo, who served and died in all conflicts and wars over the past 100 years.
The official opening of the Mayo Peace Park by the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese on the 7th of October 2008, was the culmination of years of work and dedication by a small committee, very ably led by Michael Feeney who wanted Mayos war dead remembered.
The documentary series features the main events of the opening day, as well as a tour of the Peace Park and details of many of the people involved and some personal stories behind those remembered in Mayo's Peace Park.
Part 1 Committee Reflections.
In this first recording you will listen to many of the committee who were closely involved, you hear at first hand what it means to them, with excellent contributions, from Noel Byrne, Sean Horkan, Mona Dempsey, Michael Feeney Gerry Glennon, Michael Neary and John Basquille. This is a wonderfully crafted production.
Produced and Directed by Tommy Marren & Ronan Courell
Part 2 Guided Tour & Interviews.
This recording is now online and it offers you a guided tour of the park and the nearby cemetery by local historian Mr Ernie Sweeney, with many other interesting stories along the way.
You will also hear of the wonderful war time exploits of Westport native Mrs Gerardine Cusack who left her home with her friend a girl named Nan Tyner and a young man named William Palmer, they left Westport in 1939, on the eve of World War 2, to go over the London and offer their services in support of the war effort. She relates how she met and married Westport man, John Cusack, who was a Royal Navy Captain who had served all through the war.
Part 3. Official Opening Ceremony.
This is a real classic piece of recording in the way that it caught the on the spot emotion of the event, the speech's and its aftermath , it features revealing interviews & comments of a number of the local and international digniteries who attended the opening ceremony, including the Duke of Abercorn the Honorary Colonel of the Irish Guards Regiment, Mr Des Mahon, Mayo County Manager, Colonel Cyril Wood's from Canada, Ms Cathy Scanlon, President of the Chicago Mayo Association and Mr Michael Feeney the Chairman of the committee and Cllr Gerry Coyle Mayo County Council amongst many others.
We offer our sincere thanks to Tommy Marren & Ronan Courell for producing such a magnificent series, which enables us to to bring this story to a world wide audience.
We thank you both as this a really professional documentary series that would stand up against anything done in any part of the world.
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You will find an on site recording, with the then Chairman Michael Feeney MBE, this was done at the Mayo Peace Park in May 2010
http://www.podcasts.ie/2010/05/mayo-peace-park/
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Last Updated (Saturday, 03 November 2012 17:34)