A tale of childhood mischief, tempered by kindness... For Sunday Miscellany on RTÉ Radio 1, listen to The Orchard We Didn't Rob, by John MacKenna above.
"I think it was the verb 'to rob' that appealed to us as young boys. The notion of robbing orchards seemed to be the closest we would ever get to being Jesse James or Billy the Kid..."
This essay appeared on the programme of 31 August 2025 and you can listen to that full programme here
