{"id":19576,"date":"2016-10-05T13:51:43","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T12:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/listenagain.org\/?p=19576"},"modified":"2016-10-05T13:51:43","modified_gmt":"2016-10-05T12:51:43","slug":"enviro-3rd-october-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listenagain.org\/?p=19576","title":{"rendered":"Enviro – 3rd October 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

PART ONE:<\/strong> Graignamanagh, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland is located on the River Barrow not far\u00a0from Kilkenny City and is part of a small cluster of towns including Inistioge, County\u00a0Kilkenny and Borris, County Carlow.<\/p>\n

Bridget Langton, who runs a B&B in the town talked\u00a0about its origin, founded by the Cistercian monks, Duiske Abbey which is a well preserved Abbey in the centre of the town and many other aspects of the area including the natural environment,\u00a0visitor facilities, water sports on the River Barrow and other attractions in the area. She\u00a0pointed out that town was affected by the heavy flooding which took its toll.<\/p>\n

We will talk\u00a0to Billy Hoare, a local poet who read from his poetry anthology with an intriguing tile \u2018Down\u00a0by the Devils Eyebrow\u2019 in which describes many aspects of the area. The name derives from\u00a0a rock outcrop along the river where traditionally in the past, the locals herded goats for their\u00a0milk and they gathered at the rocky outcrop in the evenings. The outcrop got the name of \u2018the\u00a0Devil\u2019s eyebrow because of its scale and appearance.<\/p>\n

Billy explained the origins of St.\u00a0Mullins not far from Graignamanagh and further down along the Barrow River. It also is a\u00a0very attractive area and Joe Dunne said that he is very familiar with this centre, visits it with a\u00a0group of which he is a part and that one of his friends is buried in the graveyard there. Billy\u00a0read several of his poems which demonstrate a love of and deep appreciation of the area. He\u00a0explained some of the names of places along the Barrow River.<\/p>\n

John climbed Mount Brandon\u00a0hill right beside Graignamanagh when he was there recently and picked fraughans. Billy\u00a0pointed out that fraughan picking was a favourite pastime over the years.<\/p>\n

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PART TWO:<\/strong> In\u00a0the second part of the program, we celebrated one of Ireland\u2019s great poets Seamus Heaney,\u00a0and the occasion of the opening of the commemorative Seamus Heaney centre at Ballaghy,\u00a0which was officially opened the previous day 2nd October 2016.<\/p>\n

Bellaghy (from Irish: Baile\u00a0Eachaidh, meaning “Eachaidh’s Town”) is a village in\u00a0County Londonderry,\u00a0Northern\u00a0Ireland. It lies North West of Lough Neagh and about 5 miles north east of Magherafelt. In\u00a0the middle of the village lies the junction of three main roads leading to Magherafelt,\u00a0Portglenone and Toome.<\/p>\n

John referred to his importance as an Irish poet of national and\u00a0international importance and playing some of his poems recited by Seamus himself, tracks\u00a0from the CD \u2018The Poet and the Piper\u2019 which includes accompanying music played by the\u00a0uileann piper Liam O\u2019Flynn. Tracks played were \u2018The given Note\/Port na bPucai\u2019, \u2018The\u00a0Yellow bittern\u2019 (\u2018An Bonnn\u00e1n Bu\u00ed\u2019).<\/p>\n

John also played another version of this song by Johnny\u00a0McEvoy from his CD \u2018Johnny McEvoy Favourites \u2018and pointed out that this bird now extinct\u00a0is celebrated by many poets including Francis Ledwidge.<\/p>\n

Also played was \u2018St. Kevin and the\u00a0Blackbird\u2019 Joe Dunne gave his interpretation of what Seamus Heaney was portraying in this\u00a0poem. St. Kevin lived in the famous monastic settlement of Glendalough, in Co. Wicklow.<\/p>\n

John pointed out that his grandfather on his mother\u2019s side whose surname was Steadman is\u00a0buried in a grave right beside the round tower in Glendalough which gives the location a\u00a0special significance for him.<\/p>\n

The program finished with Christy Moore\u2019s unique rendition of\u00a0\u2018Danny Boy\u2019 from the Realworld CD \u2018Lament\u2019<\/p>\n

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Presenter:<\/strong> John Haughton<\/p>\n

Panellist:<\/strong> Joe Dunne<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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