Dessie Hynes

This week, Turtle speaks with 92 year old Dessie Hynes, an independent spirit if there was one. Dessie has enjoyed a fabulous career as an entrepreneur and famously owned O'Donoghues pub in Dublin city during the 1970's and 80's. As a boy, Dessie knew people who were alive during the Great Hunger - Turtle speaks to Dessie about his childhood, his remarkable career and whether Guinness soaked prunes are really something to be encouraged Music by Liam Mulvaney

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Dessie Hynes is an episode from Vanishing Ireland by Turtle Bunbury Histories.

This episode is 25:42 long.

This episode was published on Jul 30, 2021.

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