Racontour Archive 2008 - 201914 Apr 2022

1. SVT Suck Valley introduction

The Suck river meanders ponderously as it makes it way down towards the Shannon. To the left is Galway and to the right is Roscommon. It's a valley that is renowned to fisherman across Europe, but it has some interesting historical facts associated with it. Did you know the finest ancient treasure in Ireland was made here, that this was destined to be the training hub for law and order or that Ireland’s greatest orator gave his last speech in these parts? Beyond this, there are tales regarding saints from St. Ciaran to St. Coman, of dastardly landlords and inventive publicans and of the serpentine-like river itself giving the trail its subtitle of the serpent, saints and sinners tour.

The good, the bad and the ugly has all passed through this area and we aim to tell you some of the more colourful stories from over the centuries in the hands of Eamonn Gleeson and a man who can both see and maybe even raise Eamonn on the talking stakes in the form of Fuerty farmer, Charlie Clarke. Join us on a journey that has scenery that is both haunting and ethereal in the hands of two great Roscommon raconteurs. Please note we would ask you to pull over and savour the full audio of the lads talking loquaciously at five pull-over locations along the way: - 1. Athleague 2. Castlestrange, 3. Fuerty 4. Castlecoote 5. Donamon Castle

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S1 Ep9: D1 YC Parkes Castle and Wild Rose waterbus

Non Yeats POI: Parkes Castle. GPS location 54.264611, -8.33396 A restored plantation castle of the early 17th century, picturesquely situated on the shores of Lough Gill, once the home of Robert Pa...

11 Aug 202226s

S1 Ep8: D1 YC Dromahair

Non Yeats P.O.I. Dromahair. GPS location 54.220799, -8.297467 Dromahair lies in the hilly north west of Leitrim amid some stunning unspoiled natural landscapes. The "Sleeping Giant" mountain formatio...

11 Aug 202221s

S1: Welcome to Yeats Country

Tour curator John Ward welcomes listeners about to embark on a range of sites that inspired a young Yeats to conjure up his Celtic Twilight. All of the well-known sites, plus a few non-Yeats treats ar...

11 Aug 202227s

S2 Ep9: D2 YC Rosses Point

Rosses Point GPS Location: 54.304105, -8.561783 Yeats loved Rosses Point and first experimented with the paranormal here, encouraged by his cousin's housekeeper who had the ˜second sight'. Today ex...

25 Mai 20221min

S2 Ep8: D2 YC Rathcormack

Rathcormack GPS Location: 54.31955, -8.48289 Rathcormack is a small village at the base of a valley. You may wish to take note of an art installation honouring Countess Markievicz by the roadside. Ri...

25 Mai 202240s

S2 Ep7: D2 YC Yeats's Grave

Location: Yeat's Grave, Drumcliffe Yeats's grave is marked in front of you with Ben Bulben visible through the cemetery trees. If the church is open, ensure you pay it a visit. If the excellent bookl...

25 Mai 20221min

S2 Ep6: D2 YC Drumcliffe

Drumcliffe GPS Location: 54.325334, -8.493741 You are now in the village of Drumcliffe, firmly put on the map when W.B. Yeats was interred here some nine years after his death in France in Janua...

25 Mai 202258s

S2 Ep5: D2 YC Lissadell House

Lissadell House GPS Location: 54.344031, -8.57777 Please note that Lissadell House has a limited opening season. Best to check the Lissadell website when planning your visit closer to the time. On...

25 Mai 20222min