Winning the turf

Speakers: Mary Murphy/Patsy McNulty An Ulster idiom for completing the tricky task of saving the turf or indeed the hay. Mary introduces the piece and Patsy gives an eye witness account of the long summer struggle to win that precious turf! Photo by John Ward: Turf stacks under Carnaween © 2021-2022 Racontour Productions. This clip forms part of both the Bluestack Way and the Celtic Calendar audio archives from Racontour Productions. Feel free to share if enjoyed, but with a credit or a social media tag to Racontour Productions please. SPOTIFY: This platform has allowed us to be creative in ensuring you can access it on your smart phone with ease. Below are the Spotify options: - Celtic Calendar playlist - no music, just audio of all four festivals. Samhain folklore - music and lore for Samhain Imbolc folklore - music and lore for Imbolc Bealtaine folklore - music and lore for Bealtaine Lughnasa folklore - music and lore for Lughnasa