Pat Feeley was a radio producer in RTÉ making documentaries for over a quarter of century. Pat loved to walk through the hills, rivers and towns of Ireland looking for ordinary people with extraordinary stories. He made numerous programmes for series such as Hill People, Canal People and By Hazel Tree and Riverbank. He died in November 2019.Throughout the month of August, The Lyric Feature will celebrate the documentary work of Pat Feeley in which he captured ordinary stories of Irish life and culture in his own inimitable way.
Pagan Flames
Sean Healy was born in Cahirsiveen in Kerry. After school, he got a job cutting turf and worked on the railway for a while. He then emigrated to the north of England, working in factories and driving trucks.
As he went, he wrote poems about people and places that were around him. He also wrote poems about the ancient gods and pagan ways.
This documentary catches up with him after he has moved back to Kerry and is working as a farm labourer.
Presented and Produced by Pat Feeley
(First broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1 on 3rd July 1977)
Series compiled by Peter Curtin
RTÉ lyric fm, Sunday 29th August, 6pm-7pm