19-06-2012, 10:51 PM
Pat chose the name "Hurdy Gurdy" for the museum because a government
minister in the 1950s, Séan Lemass, referred to Radio Eireann (the national
radio station) as "The Hurdy Gurdy". It was once customary to call anything
unusual a Hurdy Gurdy, especially if it made a sound. The staff at Radio
Eirann used to call the station orchestra "The Hurdy Gurdy".
minister in the 1950s, Séan Lemass, referred to Radio Eireann (the national
radio station) as "The Hurdy Gurdy". It was once customary to call anything
unusual a Hurdy Gurdy, especially if it made a sound. The staff at Radio
Eirann used to call the station orchestra "The Hurdy Gurdy".
