Tim Griffin and Donal O’Connor

Track 1: Tim explains how his people came into the area. Donal explains and traces his family’s background. Track 2: Donal describes the Famine in the Tarbert area. Track 3: Tim describes the local landlords. Track 4: Donal and Tom talk about farming in the 19th and 20th centuries. Track 5: Donal discusses rural reclamation and the disappearing hedgerows. Track 6: Tim and Donal detail the thatching techniques. Donal recites a poem on farming