Inside the Holly Bough: How a Cork Christmas tradition comes together every year

Editor Mary Corcoran joins the podcast to reveal how the beloved Holly Bough is created and why it remains timeless

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast: The Holly Bough special edition

The Holly Bough has been part of a Cork Christmas since 1897. 

With its unique combination of Cork folklore and history, photos from Corkonians at home and abroad, puzzles, original writing and artwork, assembling it each year is a marathon task for Editor Mary Corcoran.

On this bonus Holly Bough edition of The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast, Mary and Deirdre delve into what makes the Holly Bough so special.