The McNamara Family

Ó ghlúin go glúin

Michael and his late wife Mary raised five children, Brian, Ray, Ciaran, Enda and Deirdre in their family home in Carricavoher, Co. Leitrim. 

They all play music and are featured on the family recording Leitrim’s Hidden Treasure which was launched in 1998. The recording presents music that Michael had learned from the musicians in the south Leitrim area as well as music from collections associated with this same area, such as the Stephen Grier Collection.

This recording from Leitrim's Hidden Treasure features a set of reels from the Stephen Grier Manuscripts: Miss Simple’s, The humours of Bolton Street, Bring her to the shelter, and Miss Gunning’s.

The McNamara Family, 1998