Taking literally millions of photographs of all that that has happened in Millstreet over the past 53 years. Founding and running the Millstreet Museum for 43 years. One of the three who set up the hugely active Millstreet Community Web site (www.millstreet.ie). These are all part of 'Sean Radley's Millstreet' that will feature on the Saturday Supplement on Radio Kerry from 9 to 11am on Saturday October 28 – and will be on podcast from the following Wednesday.
Described as 'the heart and soul of Millstreet', Radley has had a hand in every aspect of local life for more than 50 years – and guides programme presenter Frank Lewis to a variety of these.
90 year Eily Buckley's positive attitude to life has her acting and looking like a 60 year old while telling the sad stories of Cromwell's armies at Kilmeedy Castle.
At Drishane's 600 year old buildings historian Liam Flynn tells how the castle and estate were bought for £450 when they were valued at £8,000.
The Millstreet Community Website is updated several time a day by its founder and web master Hannelie O'Connor a native of South Africa who has lived in Millstreet for 30 years. On the afternoon the programme is broadcast (October 28) she hopes her native South Africa will again be crowned world rugby champions.
Thomas Duggan tells of the eleven all weather and three indoor arenas, 1,500 permanent stables as well as a cross country trail that his family have developed in Millstreet.
At the Tranquility Garden in memory of Eileen O'Riordan at the Boeing Crossing on the River Blackwater Jerry Doody points to the footbridge that marks the way O'Sullivan Beare travelled from Beara to Breifine in 1603 – and Jerry sings the local anthem The Bould Thady Quill.
Principal Pol O Siodhchain tells the stories and experiences of 50 years of Millstreet Community School and pupils Maeve Casey on concertina and on tin whistles Evan O'Sullivan, Luke Hickey and Aoife Casey play traditional jigs.Sean Radley tells the extraordinary stories in Millstreet Museum of De Valera's 1916 military belt, offcuts from the Dublin spike, a wind up gramophone and a xylophone.
James O'Sullivan is the caretaker of Tubrid Holy Well where he tells of walking sticks left behind by people who say they were cured here.
Twelve volunteers, on average give half a day every week between Millstreet Museum, internet radio and the Millstreet website.
