Sunday with Miriam
Sunday with Miriam
RTÉ Radio 1
Lise Hand
5 minutes Posted Oct 4, 2026 at 11:10 am.
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80 years ago a poem by Patrick Kavanagh was published, called ‘Dark Haired Miriam Ran Away’. It subsequently became the song ‘Raglan Road’ and Lise has been looking at the story of the poem/song and the woman who inspired it – beautiful medical student Hilda Moriarty - and she wonders why there aren't more statues of the great women of Ireland, past and present

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