Volume 6 1939~1941


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No. 258 NAI DT S10795

Memorandum on the programme of a broadcast to the United States of America

Dublin, 7 January 1939

RADIO ÉIREANN to U.S.A./Salute of National Programme
Sunday 8th January, 1939/6.30 to 7 p.m. Irish Time 1.30 to 2 p.m. New York Time

6.30-Announcement/Irish National Anthem
6.32 -'St. Patrick's Day' - excerpt from 'Irish Rhapsody' by Victor Herbert, played by the Irish Radio Orchestra
6.36-A medley of Hornpipes and Reels played by Dublin Metropolitan Garda Ceilidhe Band under direction of Supt. C. O'Donnell, Mus.B. (National University of Ireland)
6.42- 'Eibhlin a Rúin' sung by Máire Ní Scolaidhe
'My Land' sung by Michael O'Higgins 'Lúibín ó Lú' - Máire Ní Scolaidhe.
'The Lark in the Clear Air' - Ml. O'Higgins.
6.48-Taoiseach - Eamon de Valera.
6.58-National Anthem/6.59 - Close.

The National Anthem of Ireland will be played by the Irish Radio Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Vincent O'Brien, Radio Éireann, Director of Music.