For Heritage Week Cuimhneamh an Chláir will present a public interview with the vibrant, compellingly interesting and hugely entertaining 88 year old Kitty Leyden from Tulla. It’s a live recording for The Clare Oral History Podcast, hosted by Paula Carroll (https://tinyurl.com/y99ket3h) It’s free but ticketed. See booking details below
It takes place in Cnoc na Gaoithe, Tulla on Sat 17 Aug. Doors open at 6.30pm. Refreshments will be served at 6.30.pm. Interview starts at 7pm sharp.
Kitty embodies an important part of the social history of Co. Clare. She was the youngest of 11, born on a small farm in West Clare. She lived her young years in the exciting immigrant city of New York. Then she settled in Tulla, where she raised 8 children. Hers is a story of the ordinary joys and hardships of women’s lives in 20th century rural Ireland. The difference is that she tells it with great good humour, insight, compassion and a turn of phrase that only the gifted storyteller has.
This event is free but must be pre-booked. Bookings here: https://tinyurl.com/3h94m2r6
On the night we will also demonstrate Cuimhneamh an Chláir’s oral history collection at the Digital Repository of Ireland, and how to access the diverse oral histories of Clare life recorded in the last 15 years. This archival project is supported byThe Heritage Council. More information here.