KERRY’S culture and identity will be celebrated on RTÉ Radio 1’s The County Measure this Sunday morning and Tralee is one of the locations visited by the presenter.

Writer and broadcaster Vincent Woods voyages across Kerry on Sunday August 4 at 10am on RTÉ Radio 1. The County Measure uncovers the vibrant arts, history, heritage, sport, and diverse communities of Kerry.

From unforgettable Uragh Woods, the deep culture of Daingean Uí Chuis, to speaking to artist Ciara Kenny in Tralee, Vincent takes a measure of all that the county has to offer.

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“Ancient, fragile, resilient, renewed – Kerry and its people hold their Kingdom proud within the borders of county and nation. What is it here that makes Kerry so unique?” asks Vincent Woods.

“The knot, the twist, the power of forest and mountain and sea. The way the unexpected emerges in a day. The glory of music and language, the voice of Micheál O Muircheartaigh, the ball high in the air and the hands reaching for it, the rouse of Begley music, the journey over the Conor Pass, Carrauntoohill rising in mist and sunlight,” he added.

Súil Amháin, the acclaimed Listowel poet and rapper Séamus Barra Ó Súilleabháín will unveil brand new music inspired by his native county. The author Paddy Bushe will also feature with an exclusive piece of writing on the programme.

The County Measure is a landmark RTÉ Radio 1 series that explores the identity and communities of Ireland’s 32 counties.

The series previously visited several counties including Antrim, Cork, Longford, and Roscommon. You can listen back to the series on www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/the-county-measure

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