Mairéad Ronan

They seem to love it too.

Have it, have it.

So what I'll do at the beginning of a call, say we're ringing John, and I'll go, hello, John, this call has been recorded for podcasting purposes.

I think you are, yes.

I think you can't record people without them knowing, without their consent.

Look, it's great to have both the studio.

Back again.

How did they react to the Book of Kells, nine-year-olds?

Yes, because we went to Donnelly's Hollow on a school tour.

So we were in primary school, so that means I was probably six or seven.

Donnelly's Hollow is three miles outside Clodagh Town.

And you just walked.

No, we got a minibus.

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He got a minibus.

I don't know if you know the history of Donnelly's Hollow.

Do you know those natural amphitheaters that are, you know, so there's a dip in the cura.

There's a dip in the cura, right?

And famously, this guy, Donnelly, thought he was a boxer.

right I think bare-fisted boxer he fought in the day his arm is in a pub in Kilcullen sorry it's a famous arm yeah but anyway Donnelly's Hollow seemingly has his feet he was a sort of a giant of a man and he hang on hang on hang on his arm it has his footsteps it has his footsteps not his feet okay right so they didn't chop off his feet no they didn't chop off his feet right