Portraits of Clongowes - Help Complete Series 4

Everyone one has a story. However not everyone always want share it for one reason or another.

Portraits of Clongowes is about daily life in a boarding school and the memories some have chosen to share about their life ever since. In its perfections and imperfections. After all, the place was not a fit for everyone.

The podcast focuses on that journey in a reflective way and on the vocation of those who chose to educate. Who, did what it said on the tin, taking us in as boys and sending us on our way as young men many years later.

The life learning of Clongowes crafted certain ways of thought and that clearly manifests itself clearly across every interview. The teachers and staff throughout various generations clearly generate a respect and admiration that is still voiced many decades later.

Even the initially most reluctant such as Richard Bruton, found the trip down memory lane somewhat energising as reminiscences came back to him as he spoke.

The privilege of hearing these stories first hand had been a my good fortune and to share it a responsibility.

*Portraits of Clongowes is a Podcast series available on iTunes; Spotify; Google Podcasts and most other platforms.

The interest in the podcast Portraits of has been very well received and the feedback about the various guests delightful to hear. It has gone beyond our expectations and so now we would like to fund a further series - rather than perhaps charge subscriptions,