One of two recordings made for an episode of the programme 'Midweek Miscellany'. The episode is focused on the 'Brian Merriman Summer School' of Irish folklore, literature and music, in Ennis, County Clare.
Patrick Henchy, Director of the National Library, describes an exhibition of old diaries, manuscripts and maps relating to the period of poet Brian Merriman in Ennis Museum. Also described is the style of exhibition, using photostat and xerox technology to make copies of the original archive documents.
Teresa O'Driscoll, from Toronto, describes her life in Canada, where her husband works as a lecturer in Anglo-Irish Literature at the University of Toronto. Teresa explains her passion for singing and how she has performed Irish songs for Newfoundwell Radio. Teresa sings a Galway song 'An a Cún'. We hear some informal Irish traditional music from the Brian Merriman Festival Club.
