Danny Houlihan‘s Irish Experience

In this episode I travel inland from the Wild Atlantic Way Route to Lisselton to the town land of Loughanes in North Kerry and Kilmore Ballyduff Tralee County Kerry. These special places on the North Kerry Landscape I wanted to visit on my travels out on the Wild Atlantic Way its inner rote and its Inner Journey. This journey brings my show to a place which are many on the landscape of Ireland som...

Welcome to Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience Show New Years Episode, as a Wild Atlantic Way Champion I have kept the best episode to open the 2024 Season so sit back and enjoy the story the hidden history the Whiskey, the landlords, Old Dexter and his Coastguards, Holy Men, Sean Peadar O Chonochubhair and the events of the area and a bit of my Irish music combined that makes up  Whiskey Galore Bal...

Welcome to you all and to our Christmas Show this year which travels back on a number of our episodes fused with my music on my bagpipes to enhance the Christmas Spirit. The scenic banks of the Shannon Estuary in North Kerry Ireland on the Wild Atlantic Way is the starting place with a few tunes on the pipes, then I travel deep in land from the Wild Atlantic Way route to explore some rich areas of...

In this short episode I visit another special place inland on the Wild Atlantic Way Route once more to a place steeped in history and lore, a place worth visiting along the route of the Wild Atlantic Way. A Place in the Ancient Kingdom of Kerry Kiltomy Graveyard Lixnaw County Kerry Ireland in the old barony of Clan Maurice. In this episode I relate my visit to Kiltomy,and its rich history of this...

Wild Atlantic Way Champion Danny Houlihan takes us back to a night in 1834 along the Shannon Estuary when the ship the Thetis was wrecked off Beale Bar North Kerry Ireland and its history. This is a second in the series of the Thetis and covers the Ghostly story what was seen days and years after the wrecking of the ship. Ballybunion Podcaster and historian Danny Houlihan weaves his magic once mor...

The Willow Tree Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience Show Welcome to the Wild Atlantic Way and Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience show I hope you all are well and safe my friends and if you are driving walking or jogging please take care. In this months episode I will be adding another old Irish tree the Willow Tree to my series on native trees and their deeply rooted connections with the landscape of...

Wild Atlantic Way Champion Danny Houlihan travels out once more from his North Kerry Base and explores more of the rich history on the Wild Atlantic Way Route that makes up the Kingdom of Kerry. In this episode Danny travels inland from the coast to Kilmoyle in North Kerry Ireland and its old ruins and graveyard, a place not visited by many tourists on the tourist trail  but its history is unique...

Wild Atlantic Way Champion Danny Houlihan uncovers more history of North Kerry Ireland in Holy Wells Part 2 Hidden History. Welcome everyone in this months episode I traveled out once more from my North Kerry base on a July day an overcast day this time to a very special place in County Kerry Ireland, A place called Tobar Na Molt Wethers Well which has been associated with the Baptism of our Patro...

In this episode Danny Houlihan explores once again the old faded articles and periodicals of bygone days to find out more history in relation to seaside resorts in Ireland, when they started and the people that made up these special places after all seaside places were their homes and lives and life ways. Using his home place again as a starting point on his journey Ballybunion as a village became...

In this episode Danny Houlihan Wild Atlantic Way Champion travels out onto one of the arteries of the Wild Atlantic Way to a graveyard called Gale Cemetery about 5 kilometres from Listowel County Kerry Ireland. Today only a grave yard marks the area where once in bygone times there was a settlement possibly Culdees/Hermits, church and abbey within its confines flourishing among the high trees that...

Wild Atlantic Way Champion & Podcaster Danny Houlihan explores more of the rich heritage and culture which is North Kerry Ireland. April 16th Danny Houlihan traveled from his base in North Kerry out on a very sunny blue sky day along the Wild Atlantic Way North Kerry just beyond Ballylongford on the outskirts Tarbert County Kerry Ireland. A special place and another place Danny recommends all to s...

Killehenny Ancient Parish is today located south of the seaside town of Ballybunion North Kerry its history and culture in the area stems back to the dawn of time to 7000-4000BC. Pre Christian Settlements, Viking Raids, and Ancient Shore Dwellers along with legends and more are covered in this but a first in the series of podcasts under the title Ancient Parish. Wild Atlanticway Champion and podca...

In this episode part 1 of our sporting section which will cover other areas in the country, Danny Houlihan will take a look back at an event the Ballybunion Races that were held in the area of the town in the year June 1888 and details the from the Kerry Evening Post and other old faded local historical sources which Danny has consulted and its ironic that this June the Ballybunion races will be h...

In this short episode, I take a journey back into the past to our ancient Ogham Calendar and to another one of the famous Trees which are still here today on the landscape of Ireland and a link to our Ogham Past and Calendar. The Alder Tree can be seen in many parts of Ireland, on hillsides, and like other trees associated with the Ogham Calendar was located near places of worship and settlement,...

May Eve Sunset Walk Lahadane 2023 Danny Houlihan. Welcome to the Wild Atlantic Way & Danny Houlihan's Irish Experience Show and our May Eve Sunset Walk Lahardane 2023. I guided a group during the May weekend  to the top of Knockanore the hill of slaughter on May Eve, where once the might of the Fianna was tested against Tailc Mhic Treoin a noted warrior from Greece over the beautiful female Niamh....

In this episode which is a first in the series Danny Houlihan deals with historic individuals along the Wild Atlantic Way. In this episode Danny covers a brief history of a local Priest and Champion of the People the late Fr Mortimer O' Connor Parish Priest of Ballybunion who lived in the area in the  1870s. This crusading Priest took on the power the money and the might of the Landlords to secure...

Danny Houlihan looks back at the old faded newspapers of the times in 1900s and comments it made on the developing seaside resort in Ballybunion North Kerry Ireland. Again after years of praise like other places which will be covered in the series Danny describes the town and what was ongoing and according to the press what was needed in improvements. In the 1930s there was a drive to light the se...

The sun rose over Knockanore hill as the local workers made their way by foot and bike to the 72 acre wireless station to finalise the last mast the 500 foot on the Universal Radio Wireless Station YXQ, located on sandhill road Ballybunion North Kerry Ireland.  Morning tea was ready at the brown wooden buildings surrounding the site, in the months to follow the station would transmit morse message...

St Patricks Day has arrived again and around the World Irish celebrations are under way with parades and our music song and dance that show case our rich diverse culture and heritage. In this episode Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience celebrates the day with a taste of History and music which will put you feet tapping. Danny looks back at a few of his podcasts Holy Wells and Lisslaghtin Abbey in Ba...

Welcome to the Wild Atlantic Way & Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience. I Hope your all keeping well my friends. In this episode I will cover one of our native Irish tree The Ash Tree and its associated legends and lore. The Ash Tree or Crann Fuinseoige is highly regarded in Ireland along with the oak and yew trees and can traces its roots back to the dawn of time. A native tree which in bygone time...

The Hazel Rod made from the Crann Coill or Hazel Tree is famous in Irish Myth & Legend and the famous Salmon of Knowledge. Hazel Rods were used in Ireland many years ago for various purposes such as divining for wells and for the location of missing people. In this episode Danny Houlihan travels out again along the Wild Atlantic Way and its history to sample another two recorded events he has docu...

A New Church in Rattoo St Augustine Wilson Gun 1887 In this special episode Danny Houlihan returns once again to Ballyduff and through the faded brown documents and old newspaper clippings from old scrap books of the day takes a journey back in time at a part of a shared shared history between Ballyduff and Ballybunion a unique Church commissioned by the late Wilson Gun and his wife of Ballyduff N...

In this episode of the series Danny Houlihan visits a famous holy well along the Shannon side in North Kerry Ireland called Tobar Eoin and the associations with the famous America Out Law Jesse James and the John James family of the 1820s onwards from a long-forgotten place called Snugborough Asdee. Long lost names and tradespeople that made up the history and fabric that is Asdee North Kerry Irel...

Ballybunion Golf Club 1893 The Early Game of Golf Danny Houlihan’s Irish Experience Today the famous Ballybunion Golf Course is World renowned for its two championship golf courses the Old Course and the Cashen Course. International golfers have visited the course over the years and the club has hosted many events including Murphy’s Irish open in 2000 including visits from famous International gol...

Danny Houlihan historian and Author of Ballybunion An Illustrated History explores events that happened during the later stages of the 1800s in Ireland delving into the faded newspapers of the those bygone days uncovering hidden gems of the past a part of our Irish Heritage. Welcome once more to my podcast series which is going from strength to strength exploring the rich history of our famous cou...