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Packie Russell plays “De Valera’s Jig”

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In this video from 1975 in Gus O’Connor’s Pub, Packie Russell talks about his memory of reading about Éamon de Valera’s lifestory and of a tune in particular, which he then plays on the concertina.

This clip was taken from the program “Eamon de Valera and the People of Clare”, which was produced and directed by Eoghan Harris and broadcast on 2 September 1975.

Year

1975

Source

RTE, “Eamon de Valera and the People of Clare”

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