A Terrace Talk special on the life and times of Jimmy O Brien - a famous Kerry GAA personality who never kicked a ball for his county. Jimmy's pub in Killarney has been synonymous with Kerry football down through the years and the walls are festooned with photos of famous footballers and musicians who frequent the pub.

Jimmy was joined in studio by good friends, Sliabh Luachra musicians and many Kerry footballers in a wonderful and entertaining show.
 

"Only two topics of conversation are tolerated here! The first is football, mainly of the Kerry variety. References to Cork or Dublin football are endured only if spoken of in jest or ridicule but despite that a genuine and warm welcome awaits GAA players and followers, past or present, here. This little watering hole has become a place to where many Kerry exiles regularly make a pilgrimage in search of spiritual renewal and sustenance to help them survive in lonely outposts far from the homeland. They return to their homes in Cork and other strongholds of the enemy fortified with hope and resolve and with a steely glint in the eye after assurances from the several icons of the game who are regulars in Jimmy's that the Green-and-Gold will rise again!

The other passion and topic of discussion here is traditional music and the pub is regarded as the unofficial embassy in Killarney of Sliabh Luachra, an area unusually rich in traditional music and song."

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