Moss Tommy Reidy Horse Trading on Film in Cordal in 1973

Moss Tommy Reidy Horse Trading on Film in Cordal in 1973

Here is yet another of these gems created by an RTÉ roving camera and crew from rural Ireland. In this instance it’s from 1973 and the Kilcusnan area of Cordal to the east of Castleisland. The influence and presence of the late Con Houlihan would have drawn the attention of the station’s countrywide reporters and…

The Late Michael Twomey, Actor and Adjudicator

The Late Michael Twomey, Actor and Adjudicator

It was as an adjudicator on the Amateur Drama Council of Ireland circuit that the late Michael Twomey endeared himself to audiences at the Ivy Leaf Art Centre in Castleisland and at Siamsa Tire in Tralee. Mr. Twomey, whose acting career spanned over 70 years, died after a short illness in Cork last week at…