
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


Ireland, 1984. St Brides School for young ladies opens its doors in the quiet fishing village of Burtonport, county Donegal - but all is not as it seems.
A BBC crew attends the opening ceremony for the school, hosted by an enigmatic headmistress who appears to change her name regularly – but what is the real purpose of St Brides?
A newspaper journalist visits the house and recalls a strange evening full of unexpected surprises, what can she reveal?
Meanwhile, Conor tracks down a former resident of the house who helps him piece together more parts of puzzle – but is she prepared to tell her own story?
Produced and presented by Conor McKay
By BBC Radio Ulster4.6
3030 ratings
Ireland, 1984. St Brides School for young ladies opens its doors in the quiet fishing village of Burtonport, county Donegal - but all is not as it seems.
A BBC crew attends the opening ceremony for the school, hosted by an enigmatic headmistress who appears to change her name regularly – but what is the real purpose of St Brides?
A newspaper journalist visits the house and recalls a strange evening full of unexpected surprises, what can she reveal?
Meanwhile, Conor tracks down a former resident of the house who helps him piece together more parts of puzzle – but is she prepared to tell her own story?
Produced and presented by Conor McKay

7,913 Listeners

1,067 Listeners

5,576 Listeners

1,808 Listeners

1,910 Listeners

1,729 Listeners

1,018 Listeners

1,952 Listeners

177 Listeners

3,245 Listeners

184 Listeners

284 Listeners

261 Listeners

1,600 Listeners

2,591 Listeners

141 Listeners

3,472 Listeners

45 Listeners

175 Listeners

107 Listeners

28 Listeners

40 Listeners

41 Listeners

115 Listeners

513 Listeners