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89/365: Jess Majekodunmi in Ceannt Fort, Dublin.
Jess has recently discovered a whole new strand to her family. She bought a DNA test for her Mum’s birthday and now has a new uncle and a whole heap of cousins.
It’s amazing to think back to just a few generations ago, when people often made heartbreaking decisions to give up much loved children and the need to take those secrets to the grave.
Together they’ve been discovering so much about their own history and unique connection with Ireland, tracing their Nigerian side as far back as 1930 in Dublin.
Come back tomorrow for another podcast/story/portrait. We’re interviewing and photographing people from all over Ireland, collecting their stories and sharing them daily. You can be a part of it too, go to SinScealEile.com for more information.
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Sin Scéal Eile - That's Another Story was hosted and created by Ruth Medjber, with sound by Ronan Lally. The podcast is produced by Dee Reddy at Poddle Audio with original music by Elaine Mai.
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187. 187/365: Dave Clancy, Cloughanover, Co. Galway
11:47||Season 1, Ep. 187Dave has found his calling as a musician, and thankfully left his old life as a software programmer behind. He used his lucky winnings on the Basic Income for the Arts scheme to write and record his second album. His music, like most art, is a processing tool. He turned to it in a big way after a severe tragedy in his life, and he has never looked back. Just to flag - today's episode tells a story some listener may find distressing. Please take care while listening. Rx
186. 186/365: Sandie Byrne, The Rock of Cashel, Tipperary
26:48||Season 1, Ep. 186Sandie is a full time psychic medium. Today, she took us up to the Rock of Cashel to see her great grandfather’s resting place and talk me through her job (though it seems like more of a calling really). Sandie comes from a long line of psychic mediums including tea leaf readers, palm readers, tarot cards and even bones and stones. She can feel, see and even communicate with the spirits that surround us. Rx
185. 185/365: Darren Flynn, Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary
22:00||Season 1, Ep. 185Darren took us on a tour of the Eco Village in Cloughjordan, something I've always been fascinated with. It's an incredible community of wildly different people who all share a similar ethos. They have each built sustainable homes, decorated the parks and trails with edible plants, and have an amphitheater, enterprise center (with 3D printers and laser wood cutting facilities) and even allotments on site.
184. 184/365: Matt Whitby, Co. Tipperary
16:13||Season 1, Ep. 184I’ve met Matt before today, but only through a screen. I was his mentor for a few sessions and was tasked with providing him with guidance with his photography. Really though, he didn’t need it. Matt’s work is stunning and incredibly unique. He uses his photography to access his community and connect with his queerness. He photographs male, nude models, but has also found liberation in becoming a life model himself. Rx
183. 183/365: Miceál Mullen, Newry, Co. Armagh
16:54||Season 1, Ep. 183Miceál has been given a second and third chance at life. He is the recipient of two kidney transplants, one when he was 14 and another just last year. The donors? His own brother and sister. He is, of course, incredibly grateful to them, and does not take a single moment in life for granted. Rx
182. 182/365: Avery Milo Parducci, The Tenters, Dublin 8
23:49||Season 1, Ep. 182Avery introduced me to the wonderful world of ceramics. In Dublin 8 there’s a fantastic community ceramics studio called Throwing Shapes where you can pay a membership fee and throw down some clay. Avery has found his joy teaching classes, making lovely wee mugs and even a bespoke piece for his Nana’s urn!xR
181. 181/365: Sian Horn, Cork
16:26||Season 1, Ep. 181Sian is a woman’s woman. With each success she puts the ladder back down to help others come up. We met in her new home in Cork that’s surrounded by rubble as she renovates it. We cover so many topics, from her numerous pilates studios, plus size athleisure wear, her huge successes in business, and being a busy, fulfilled, childfree woman who goes out of her way to help other Female Founders. Rx
180. 180/365: Robyn Appelbe, Clonakilty, Cork.
19:02||Season 1, Ep. 180Robyn is a beautiful young woman, full of the joys of life. She’s in a relationship, living away from home in Cork city where she goes to college. This normal, happy life wasn’t always on the cards for Robyn and she feels so lucky to be where she is now. Robyn has been chronically ill her whole life. She was diagnosed with POTS at a young age and since then has battled with lots of different symptoms and other diagnoses along the way. She’s 20 now, and with physio, medication and hard work she has started to see a light at the end of the tunnel, and a chance to start living a more carefree life. xR
179. 179/365: Caroline McNamara, West Cork
24:04||Season 1, Ep. 179We met Caroline at her family home, and she gave us the grand tour (in the hopes that we might be prospective buyers). Caroline is grabbing life by the horns and living the best life she possibly can, like she always has done. She’s determined and strong willed. At the age of 4, after seeing news coverage on TV, she decided she wanted to become a nurse and help children in Africa. Her undiagnosed dyslexia didn’t make it an easy career path to follow, but she did it nonetheless . She went on to travel the world, raise a family, build a beautiful home and become an artist. She may be in her 60s, but Caroline is showing no signs of slowing down. (It was her badass idea to be photographed on the ride-on mower!)Rx