Sincere thanks to Presenter, John Greene for advance information on this week’s programme on Sunday 7th July 2019. (S.R.)
One man’s successful battle against compulsory purchase has been making news this week. But on Sunday’s edition of ‘Where the road takes me’, John Greene looks back at a time in Ireland when compulsory purchase was met with disgruntled acceptance.
In 1954 the Gaoire (Gwayrah) near Macroom was flooded to make way for the arrival of a little known commodity called electricity. While the project created hundreds of badly needed jobs, it also forced many people from their homes.
Now the area is a statutory nature reserve, and on this week’s programme, John walks through Annahala, and meets some of the people who once lived here, forming a closely knit community with their own shop and pub.
Dating back to the ice age, the Gaoire is the remains of the only Post Glacial Alluvial forest in Western Europe, with the potential to become a World heritage site.
Join us on our journey there on ‘Where the road takes Me’, Sunday evening at 7 – on C103.
