MAHS Seamus MacGabhann Lecture: Tuning the Radio - Rath Cairn

What to Expect

The Seamus MacGabhann Lecture is a named annual lecture in the MAHS programme. The 2026 lecture is delivered by Peter Browne, a retired RTE radio producer, on the subject “Tuning the Radio - A Century of the Connection between Irish Broadcasting and Traditional Music”. The event takes place at Comharchumann Rath Chairn, the community co-operative at the heart of Meath’s Gaeltacht in Rath Cairn, giving the lecture particular resonance given the area’s living Irish language and musical heritage.

Good to Know

• Date: Wednesday 16 September 2026, 7:30pm

• Venue: Comharchumann Rath Chairn, Rath Cairn Gaeltacht, Co. Meath

• Voluntary contributions accepted at the door

• Open to all; no advance booking required

• Contact Tom French, Hon. Sec., MAHS: 087 4119633

Getting There

Rath Cairn is approximately 8km south-west of Athboy in west County Meath, off the R154. The Comharchumann (community centre) is at the centre of the Rath Cairn Gaeltacht.