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8.0 A St. Patrick's Day Programme
From Belfast

Prelude: 'Cathleen ni Houlihan'
A Play in One Act by W.B. Yeats
Relayed from the stage of The Abbey Theatre, Dublin
Characters
Peter Gillane .................. P.J. Carolan
Patrick Gillane .................. U. Wright
Bridget Gillane .......... Maureen Delaney
Michael Gillane ............ Arthur Shields
Cathleen ni Houlihan .......... Eileen Crowe
Delia Cahel .................... May Craig
Period - 1798 Scene - Peter Gillane's cottage, neat Killala

Ethel Lewis (Irish Folk Songs)
R.L. O'Mealy (Uillean Pipes)
W.R. Gordon (Traditional Ballads)
Mat Mulcaghey (The Oul' Besom Man from County Tyrone)

'The Unlucky Baste'
An Ulster Comedy by C.K. Ayre
Characters
Daniel MacAlister .......... Chas. K. Ayre
Arthur O'Neill ..... Harry Gibson
Peter Delargy ..... Thomas Braniff
Sam Caldwell ..... J. R. Mageean
An English Motorist ........ Douglas Stewart
Constable .................... Jack Gavin
Dealers, Farmers, Drovers, Cheapjacks, Cows, Sheep and Pigs
Scene: A monthly cattle fair in County Antrim

Carillon
Carilloneur, Thomas W. Holden
From St. Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh

The Orchestra
Conducted by Philip Whiteway

National Programme Daventry

About National Programme

National Programme is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 9th March 1930 and ended on the 9th September 1939. It was replaced by BBC Home Service.

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