A look at the reputation of Irish men when it comes to love, romance and romantic gestures on Valentine's Day.
RTÉ Radio producer, Ian Lee, delves into the RTÉ Archives and finds songs and stories of Valentine's Day past.
Ian Lee describes how Irish men don't have a great name when it comes to romance. However, Lee argues that while the romance may not be there, Irish men know what they want from a relationship and marriage.
From Jim Fahy's programme 'Looking West', a clip on the importance of "machinery ownership", courting, and the influence of the parish priest on love and romance.
This clip includes a rendition of Brian O'Rourke's 'Chantal du Champignon', the story of a middle-aged Irish man who falls in love with a young French woman.
Title: |
Songs And Stories Of Valentine's Day |
Clip Duration: |
00:03:21 |
Material Type: |
Audio |
Clip Title: |
Valentine's Day Past |
Series Title: |
Five Seven Live |
Information: |
This episode of 'Five Seven Live' was broadcast on 14 February, 2002. Ian Lee is a producer in RTÉ Radio 1 where he has worked in a variety of roles across the schedule. As an archivist within RTÉ, he has presented and produced several series on Radio 1 and Radio na Gaeltachta and has lectured on aspects of Irish music, language, and local history. 'Five Seven Live' was an Irish radio news programme broadcast each weekday between 5.00pm and 7.00pm. The programme fist broadcast in 1997 and the final broadcast was in 2006. Presenters over the years included Myles Dungan, Rachel English and Philip Boucher-Hayes. The accompanying image shows a young couple in Dublin city centre in 1981. The photograph was taken by Des Gaffney for RTÉ Television's daily news programme 'Countrywide'. © RTÉ Archives 2100/036 |
Local Keywords: |
Valentines Day, Five Seven Live, Ian Lee, Jim Fahy, Looking West, Brian O'Rourke, Chantal du Champignon |
Coverage: |
Ireland |
Topic: |
National Holidays, Festivals, Anniversaries, Annual Events |
Contributor(s): |
Ian Lee (Archivist), Jim Fahy, Brian O'Rourke |
Publisher: |
RTÉ |
First Broadcast Channel: |
RTÉ One |
Broadcast Date: |
14/02/2002 |
Production Year: |
2002 |
Country of Production: |
Ireland |
Original Identifier: |
AR0041203 |
IPR Restrictions: |
Rights Reserved - Free Access |
Rights, Terms and Conditions: |
Copyright RTÉ. This material may not be replicated in any form or manner without the prior express permission of RTÉ. Any form of reproduction in print, television, video, multimedia, web site or other electronic media or any form of dissemination for commercial or non-commercial use must be licensed by the RTÉ Archives. If you wish to licence video or audio clips, still images or text, or would like further guidance please contact us. RTÉ Archives are committed to respecting the copyright of others and have attempted to source and credit the copyright owners of all material used here. RTÉ would like to hear from any copyright owners who are not properly identified here so that the necessary corrections can be made. If you feel your copyright has not been respected please contact us. |
Item Type: |
part/extract |
Sound: |
Mono |
Language: |
English (eng) |
Original Language: |
English (eng) |
