Chicago Irish Radio-The O'Connor Show. Portions of our some of our live broadcasts & long form pre-recorded interview/chats featuring all kinds of people!
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Chicago Irish Radio-The O'Connor Show. Portions of our some of our live broadcasts & long form pre-recorded interview/chats featuring all kinds of people!
Breege Rowley-film maker "All of our Yesterday's" stories of 250 years of life in & around Swinford, Co Mayo Ireland
Breege Rowley is a GEM! She shares her time so generously and eloquently discusses all the things about her film "All of our Yesterday's" This is the full chat. the abbreviated was featured on the radio show November 15, 2025.
You will truly feel you are eavesdropping on our conversation. Breege is passionate about saving the social history of life in and around Swinford, Co Mayo all the way back 250 years- Penal times, the famine, the wars, the great exodus of population & more told through the lens of the people of the area. Sitting around kitchen tables. Poring through letters and photographs. Old films uncovered. Treasured memories shared.
Plan to be in Chicago for iBAM? Be sure to see the screening on Saturday Nov 22 @ 3:30pm at the Irish American Heritage Center, the home for the Irish Arts Books and Music celebratory weekend-iBAM!
https://www.facebook.com/p/All-Our-Yesterdays-61569855254145/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9S74xlPMEg
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