Sunday Miscellany
Sunday Miscellany is a long-running radio program from Ireland, broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 every Sunday morning since 1968. It features a mix of radio essays, poems, and complementary music, offering a reflective and cultural start to the day.
Episodes
Kindred Swallows, by Kathy Donaghy
Marvelling at the enchantment of travellers from southern Africa to a Donegal gardenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Blue Bag in the Corner, by John MacKenna
Losing Leonard, a labrador non-pareilSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Donnybrook Fair, by Ann Marie Durkan
Brawling, carousing and sapient pigs at the famous Dublin festival through the centuriesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Radio Days, by Stephen Brennan
One family's very personal ties to the very origins of Irish national broadcastingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Letter from Okinawa, by Michael Bradley
Relocating to Japan, where the weather, the language and the way of life mean major re-adjustmentsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bless You, by Molly Furey
Automatic responses when nature strikes, even in the most unforgiving of placesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
School Principal, by Bryan Gallagher (from 1997)
A retiring school principal clears out his officeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Spelling Bee, by Nuala Hayes (from 1997)
A school spelling bee, and the moral dilemma posed by the prize of a green iced lollySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Teacher Cried, by Kathleen Hardie (from 1997)
Memories of school in London at the outbreak of war, and the day the author and her classmates were evacuateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Schooldays, by Llewellyn Marcus Goodbody (from 1981)
A schoolboy business venture involving homemade lemonade, and the painful consequences of its successSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Force That Through The Green Fuse Drives the Flower, by Mary O’Donnell (from 2005)
Reflections on parenthood and the passage of time, as a daughter is about to begin secondary schoolSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Marked Present, by Seamus Heaney (from 2008)
His children beginning school marks a new beginning for Seamus HeaneySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Master’s Request, by Shane Fagan (from 1998)
A chance encounter with an old schoolmaster, and an unexpected musical requestSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Memory, by Seán Ó Faoláin (from 1975)
Considering the fickleness of memory, and why seemingly insignificant moments can remain with us for a lifetimeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Hurler's Seat, by Cathy Power (from 2004)
On life in a lodging house called Kilkenny House in Dublin – an All-Ireland meccaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Field Called Love, by Catherine Donnelly (from 1993)
A childhood summer on the family farm, and a scene perceived from a hiding place in the long grassSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Grafton Gallery, by John Ryan (from 1971)
The closure of the Grafton Gallery evokes memories of the artists, writers and characters of Dublin’s bohemian lifeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ghosts, by Louise Delaney (from 1995)
Recalling childhood memories of family life, and understanding why a father was “always looking backwards”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Remembering Seán Ó Tuama, by Eoghan Ó hAnluain (from 2006)
An appreciation of the writer and academic Seán Ó Tuama, and his contribution to Irish-language literary criticismSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
I am a Song, by Joseph O’Connor (from a 2018 Miscellany Live at the University of Limerick)
A glorious serenade to the power of songSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Black Box, by Olivia O’Leary (from 2021)
A mother's knowledge and love of music passed on through the Pye record playerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Musical Formation, by Norman Metcalfe (from 1974)
Early musical experimentation that ranged wildly before finally settling at the organ in a Limerick cinemaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Luciano and Myself, by Lydia Carroll (from 1995)
Choral competitiveness in a small Welsh village, with a legend-in-waiting amongst the performersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Education of A Page-Turner, by Christopher Fitz-Simon (from 1984)
The eternally patient piano teacher striving to teach less-than enthusiastic pupils...and one less-than-competent sight readerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Power of Music, by Aideen O'Keefe (from 2003)
The transportive powers of Count John McCormack stretch across generations - and oceansSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What Are We Like?
Meditations on character from the Miscellany archive, with John Ryan, Bill Kelly, Catherine Marshall, Michael Harding, Val Mulkerns and Maria O'Rourke.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feasting Galore and Glen’s Gift
The mysteries of cricket, the joy of the Park Run, celebrations of writer Maura Laverty and musician Glen Hansard — and a tempting treat for a magpie, with John O'Donnell, AM Cousins, John Egan, Breda Joyce, Denis Tuohy, Jackie Lynam and Grace Wells.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kerry Dances and Moonlight in Mayo
From a mighty session in Dingle to Croagh Patrick to the Heinrich Böll cottage in Achill, an All-Ireland state of mind, with Séamus Moran, Grace Wells, John Lawler, Mary Lavery Carrig, Frank Shouldice and Geraldine Mitchell.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Blind Dates and Hurling Dreams
Limerick and Galway All-Ireland hopes, a Ukrainian love story and the sweet pleasures of a day on the bog, with Antonia Gunko Karelina, Barry Houlihan, Anne Marie Kennedy, Mike MacDomhnaill, Ann Lane O’Connell, John Vincent Cunningham and Bob Kelly.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
