The second season of the Cavan-centric heritage and culture podcast “Where We Belong”, produced by Cavan County Heritage Office, is now available to stream for free!
Cavan Heritage is back with Season 2 of their popular podcast series “Where We Belong”. There are five episodes in this season, which focus on Cavan’s rich history, culture and natural heritage.
For the oral heritage buff, this season features a lively chat with Hughie and Bridie from Crosserlough who reminisce about the “Big Snow of ’47”. One of the episodes includes an educational treat from ornithologist Heather Bothwell who discusses Cavan’s wetlands and bogs as well as its wildlife.
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Another episode centres on a visit to the medieval church site on St Mogue’s Island not far from Bawnboy where local historian Oliver Barry presents an overview of its fantastical folklore. Contrary to the narrator’s statement in this podcast, it should be noted that while the church site may date from about the 6th century, the present church building was constructed many centuries later but this misstatement certainly doesn’t take from Oliver’s enchanting island tales.
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The second season of “Where We Belong” is currently streaming, for free, on all podcast streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts and Spotify. It’s certainly worth a listen and anyone who tunes in is sure to learn plenty from its delightful guest speakers who are all bursting with pride over their county’s wonderful heritage and culture.
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Directed and produced by Alan Bradley and commissioned by Cavan Heritage Office, the first season of “Where We Belong” was launched last year, 2021 and proved a big hit all over the globe, even reaching number nine in the Austrian history podcast charts! The first season is also available for free from all streaming services and there’s even more in this debut season for the history enthusiast; so if you missed out on it last year, you can still listen back.
Season 1 of “Where We Belong”
Season 1 includes a guided tour of the stunning early 19th-century Corravahan House by the current owner Ian Elliott, who details the ongoing conservation work. It also features an interview with conservation architect David Cullivan, where he stresses the importance of preserving our built heritage for future generations and explains the legislation and guidelines surrounding the Record of Protected Structures.
Season 1 connects with Bronagh Lanigan who describes the important work of the Cavan Historic Graveyard Network; as well as graveyard surveys, the network has recently digitized historic burial registers for a significant number of Cavan’s cemeteries. This episode includes a trip to the Church of the Rath – an unusual Jacobean-style church building sited on an early medieval ringfort – at Killeshandra, where its graveyard survey is detailed.
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Another interesting episode takes place in the award-winning Cavan County Museum, housed in the former St Clare’s Convent in Ballyjamesduff. Because it is a designated and accredited museum, it exhibits artefacts on loan from the National Museum, while it boasts an impressive outdoor First World War replica trench as well. Also discussed are the War of Independence, Women of Influence and GAA exhibitions (Cavan won five all-Irelands, including the 1947 All-Ireland Football Championship final played in New York!).
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