Series: The Historyman

In the 15th century Dean Edmund Comerford was a bit of a troublesome priest and a thorn in the side ...

Mary Holland, unassuming in life gains notoriety in death due to the 'goings-on' at her funeral https://soundcloud.com/kclr96fm/mary-holland

Excitement in Kilkenny as American country music star Jim Reeves play in the Mayfair https://soundcloud.com/kclr96fm/jim-reeves

Kilkenny lady, Mabel Cahill is the only Irish person to enter the International Tennis Hall of Fame https://soundcloud.com/kclr96fm/mabel-cahill

MP Henry Flood deals comprehensively and tragically with his electoral rival https://soundcloud.com/kclr96fm/henry-flood

A Kilkenny blacksmith experiences the full power of the law in the aftermath of the 1798 rebellion https://soundcloud.com/kclr96fm/henry-hammond

The Historyman recalls the days of the Kilkenny Beer Festival https://soundcloud.com/kclr96fm/beer-festival

An account of the life and times of an eccentric Kilkenny artist and playwright https://soundcloud.com/kclr96fm/william-g-wills

Farm labourers were not happy with the arrival of machines that could do their work and took matters into their ...

A regrettable pastime is recalled in this story which deals with bulls, dogs and cruelty https://soundcloud.com/kclr96fm/bull-baiting