1. ST - Welcome to Sligo Town
https://www.racontour.com/sligo-town-audio-guide/ Yeats is not the only writer who has Sligo & its environs to thank for inspiring some of his best work; writers as diverse as Spike Milligan, Sebastian Barry and even Bram Stoker have used the streets and stories of Sligo in their works as we'll tell you. There's an emphasis on heritage and cultural, but there are plenty of humorous moments and...
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2. ST - Summerhill
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3. ST - Hawks Well theatre
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4. ST - Sligo Cathedral
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5. ST - John Street
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6. ST - St. John's Church
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7. ST - Pollexfen's turret
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9. ST - City Hall
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10. ST - Famine Memorial
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11. ST - Yeats Memorial building
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12. ST - Hyde bridge
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13. ST - Yeats statue
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14. ST - Connolly's pub
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15. ST - Milligan's house
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16. ST - Sligo Library and Museum
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17. ST - Model gallery
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18. The Mall Walkway
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19. ST - John Fallon foot bridge
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20. ST - Sligo Abbey
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21. ST - Courthouse
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22. ST - High Street
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The full Paudge Dorrian interview
Before the play commenced, this famous lawyer told us one or two of his favourite stories, including how he managed to get 28,000 people off from one case no less. The sound quality improves over time. 
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1. TTC - introduction
In collating the amount of material for The Rambling House radio series, we became aware of the density of material regarding superstitions, folklore and customs in the northwest of Ireland. In an effort to try and bring the full range of material to the attention of the listeners, we devised a method by which we could present as much information as possible in a short space of time that would ...
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2. TTC - omens
The first topic covered by the mysterious court was on the subject of omens.
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3. TTC - love
The next topic examined by the court was on how superstitions play a major part on the love life of the Irish - hear why from the incomparable Mary Murphy playing Madame Lightfeather!
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4. TTC - births and death
The court then moved on the joint subjects of births and death. Ever versatile, local guide Dessie McCallion is Mr. Robert Graves for the sake of artistic licence!
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5. TTC - fairies
The great Paddy McCartney tells the court about the lore of the fairies in Ireland during The Twilight Court back in 2009.
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6. TTC - charms and cures
Speakers: Anna Connolly, J.P. Bradley There's a host of charms and cures that deserve attention and the court duly obliged by looking at some of the more unusual ones. Ably elaborated on by Finbarr Mowlam alias the late great J.P. Bradley, a man well used to entertaining the Carn locals over the years. 
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7. TTC - finale
A dramatic twist at the end finishes off a lively performance completed with some rousing music from both Dinny White Harra and Seoirse Ò Dochartaigh and company on the night! Recorded in November 2009 at the Court House, Carndonagh.
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8. TTC Eddie and the holy bush
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9. TTC Eddie and an unexpected sight
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10 TTC Eddie - Seven things the fairies hate
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11 TTC Eddie - taking the skin off
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12. TTC Eddie - watch who you're sitting beside!
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13. TTC Eddie - the moving house
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14 TTC Eddie - the black dog and the fire quenchers
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15 TTC Eddie - tough times
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16. TTC Eddie - Biddy and the boy with the screw
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1. Border Tales - introduction
A quick introduction on this episode from Tony McLaughlin and J.P. Bradley before heading off to The Flough in Muff.
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2. Border Tales - overview
Tony and J.P. give an excellent summary of how the border was perceived both by the press and the locals who were affected by its creation. 
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3. Border Tales - the Free State Farmer
The legendary Bertie Brice gives us this priceless rendition of a recitation called The Free State Farmer.
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4. Border Tales - the auld Bedford Van
Set to the tune of The Black Velvet Band, this merry tune tells us of the perils of smuggling around north Derry!
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5. Border Tales - the prize turkey
Dermot McLaughlin tells us a true story of how one ingenious farmer was able to get a turkey to the GIs across the border in time for Thanksgiving with some creative thinking!
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6. Border Tales - industrious animals
Not only did the locals get wise to the permutations of the border, so did their animals!
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7. Border Tales - shopping in wellies
Dessie McCallion recalls childhood memories of how his community in Killea got around the inconvenience of customs on the border. 
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8. Border Tales - the Boundary Commission
Dessie McCallion tells us about how the Boundary Commission set up as part of the 1921 Treaty worked in practice around Inishowen.
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9. Border Tales - an even smaller peninsula?
Historian Sean Beattie adds to Dessie's piece by telling us that the report from the Boundary Commission could have had much more detrimental effects to the size of Inishowen.
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10. Border Tales - dexterous swine
J.P. Bradley with his trademark rogish rasp tells us how he recalls certain pigs being transported along the Derry/Inishowen border. From the Best of J.P. Bradley (https://audioboom.com/playlists/4634186-best-of-j-p-bradley) playlist.
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11. Border Tales - the lady searchers
The customs officers along the Derry/Inishowen border became wise to the fact that women were just as capable of smuggling as the men. Here, Bertie Brice brings the house down with a story about two ladies trying to be one step ahead of the lady searchers!
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12. Border Tales - a canny Louthman
Seoirse O'Doherty tells us a humorous story of how one wily smuggler down in Louth fooled the customs officers. 
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