Goodnight Ballivor, I'll Sleep in Trim is an expression known to many across Ireland but for Radio Producer John Quinn, it was his memoir of a childhood in the Meath village of Ballivor. First a radio documentary in 1996 it later became a published book by it's author John Quinn, published by Veritas Publications.

'Goodnight Ballivor, I"ll Sleep in Trim", is a now famous quote of which nobody seems to know the full origin. It is thought to refer to a stranger who was refused accommodation in the village after a day"s drinking, and a possible reference to the County Home in Trim, where the man who uttered the words may have been contemplating heading to.

This documentary is a ramble through the memories of the Ballivor we grew up in and an insight into the life of the village around the middle of the twentieth century.

John Quinn, a writer and broadcaster, he retired from RTÉ Radio in 2002 after a distinguished career of twenty-seven years. He is the author of five children's novels, one adult novel and a memoir, Sea of Love, Sea of Loss. His children's novel The Summer of Lily and Esme won the Bisto Book of the Year award in 1992. He now lives in County Galway. His father was a Garda sergeant stationed for a time in Ballivor, where John spent his earliest years. He has published his memoirs 'Goodnight Ballivor, I’ll Sleep in Trim'.

Produced and presented by John Quinn.

First Broadcast 7th May 1996.

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