Connecting Through Heritage with Leitrim County Council
We're proud to deliver our first ever podcast series which highlights much of Leitrim’s natural, built and cultural heritage from the people who know most about it. We’ll hear stories about potato planting and traditional farming methods; an overview of ecology and conservation; discussion on what sets Leitrim’s singing and fiddle music apart from other counties and take the chat right back to Leitrim’s prehistoric archaeology – all from a range of experts and local people passionate about heritage.
Connecting Through Heritage with Leitrim County Council
Traditional Farming
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John Reynolds, Tommy Earley
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Season 1
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Episode 2
Contributors
John Reynolds has had an interest in the farming methods used by his ancestors since he learned them from his grandfather as a young boy. He takes us through the traditional way of sowing and harvesting perhaps the most historically important crop in Leitrim: the potato.
Tommy Earley has been farming his family’s plot on the shores of Lough Allen for many years. When he first learned about organic farming in 1996, he didn’t know much about it - but what he heard he liked. He’s since ‘gone organic,’ and has adopted a number of new working practices to the farm, such as introducing new habitats and conserving existing ones.