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EPISODE · Aug 1, 2026 · 18 MIN

The River Shannon: Part 1

from CountryWide · host RTÉ Radio 1

Today's show is a River Shannon special.  We hear the sound of the Curlew on Lough Ree, Colin Stafford Johnson, nature and wildlife cinematographer, on why he keeps coming back to the river, the mystery of where the River Shannon begins with Professor John Gunn and generational suckler farmer, Frank Whitney, in Leitrim, whose farm hugs the river.

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