3 theatre makers speak with various experts as they research their play set in 18th century Ireland.

Episode 6 - Kay Caball talks us through 3 generations of Kerry Lords, from the oldest who returned from exile to rebuilt his ancestral desmense, to his grandson who sold the ancestral home to live an elite lifestyle in London and Paris.

Kay Caball has written a book on this called 'The Fall of the Fitzmaurices' available here at O'Mahony bookshops https://www.omahonys.ie/the-fall-of-the-fitzmaurices-p-10487567.html

This project has been supported by funding from Kerry County Council, Creative Ireland and The Arts Council of Ireland

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3 theatre makers speak with various experts as they research their play set in 18th century Ireland.

Episode 5 - Dr. Declan Downey sits down with us to discuss the nature of the Catholic Church in Ireland in the 18th Century, and how the influence of Calvinst Theology on 19th Century Catholicism changed the Catholic church and how it has been perceived in Ireland.

This project has been supported by funding from Kerry County Council, Creative Ireland and The Arts Council of Ireland

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3 theatre makers speak with various experts as they research their play set in 18th century Ireland.

Episode 4 - Rosemary Raughter is an independent scholar, interested in women's history, esp 18thc, religion, domesticity, philanthropy, and local history..

Here she tells us the story of Arabella Denny, daughter of the 1st Earl o f Kerry and the founder of the Magdalene Laundry.

This project has been supported by funding from Kerry County Council, Creative Ireland and The Arts Council of Ireland

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John Knightly is an independent Scholar and Civil Servant. He has completed a PH.D. on the Godfrey family of Milltown, Co. Kerry and their estate. He has been involved in local history projects in Kerry and is a member of the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society and the Irish Georgian Society.

His essay 'Lixnaw and the Earls of Kerry' was what first drew our attention to the history of Lixnaw back in 2018.

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3 theatre makers speak with various experts as they research their play set in 18th century Ireland.

Episode 2 - Joe is editor of the Lyreacrompane and District Journal, maintains the community website www.lyreracrompane.com and is Chairperson of the four day Dan Paddy Andy Festival, Ireland's real rural festival, which is held annually in Lyreacrompane, North Kerry, over the August Bank Holiday Weekend.

This project has been supported by funding from Kerry County Council, Creative Ireland and The Arts Council of Ireland

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3 theatre makers speak with various experts as they research their play set in 18th century Ireland.

Episode 1 - Billy Mag Fhloinn is a native of Limerick, Ireland. He holds a PhD in Irish Folklore, and a B.A. in archaeology, from University College Dublin. As well as lecturing and tutoring at university level, he also works in television and media, is a musician and occasionally works as a tour guide in the Dingle Peninsula.

This project has been supported by funding from Kerry County Coucil, Creative Ireland and The Arts Council of Ireland

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