Warning: this episode contains spoilers for Part 1 & 2 of Murder at Mother Mountain

Sex, Love & Marriage have been central to the story so far. In the second deep dive interview I chat with Dr Sarah Anne Buckley and we explore how attitudes to these topics differed in the 19th century. 

Sarah Anne explained what an arranged marriage was and if people loved each other when they didn't chose their own partners? We also discussed sex in the 19th century and I discovered that the stereotype of 19th century prudishness is far off the mark!

Towards the end of the interview we also discussed pregnancy and how it was an extremely dangerous time for women.

Dr Sarah Anne Buckley is an internationally renowned social historian at National University of Ireland, Galway

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In this exclusive Acast+ preview of part 2 of Murder at Mother Mountain, Ellen’s life changes forever on March 10th 1846 when the violence that overshadowed her life finally comes to her door.

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To accompany Murder at Murder Mountain, I am releasing five deep dive episodes which delve into the history of the early 19th century Ireland in greater detail. These will be released between the main episodes. 

This is deep dive looks at the pre-Famine catholic church. While religion was very important during Ellen Kennedy's childhood, the catholic church emerging from centuries of repression was a very different organsation than it is today. In this podcast Salvador Ryan, professor of Ecclesiastical History in Maynooth, discusses religion and wider spiritual beliefs in the decades before the famine. 

He also explains why rituals surrounding pattern days and ancient holy wells (also mentioned in episode one) were frowned on by the church hierarchy.

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Ellen Kennedy was born into in Western Tipperary in 1803. Her youth was one nurtured by violence. Hunger and food shortages were common. The stark inequalities lead to frequent outbreaks of violence. In this deeply unequal society young women like Ellen faced the threat of abduction and forced marriage.

Ellen however was far from average...

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Additional narrations - Aidan Crowe and Therese Murray

Theme tune - The Banks of Sullane

Performed by Nell Ní Chróinín

Uilleann Pipes Pipes - Liam Costello

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Ellen Kennedy was born into in Western Tipperary in 1803. Her youth was one nurtured by violence. Hunger and food shortages were common. The stark inequalities lead to frequent outbreaks of violence. In this deeply unequal society young women like Ellen faced the threat of abduction and forced marriage.

Ellen however was far from average...

Additional Research - Liam Costello

Additional narrations - Aidan Crowe and Therese Murray

Theme tune - The Banks of Sullane

Performed by Nell Ní Chróinín

Uilleann Pipes Pipes - Liam Costello

This week's special supporters are

P Lynch

A Hannum

M Bushert

S Gray

S Winsor

K Neue

N Barry

B Duffy

M O'Donnell

A Funge

B Nicholson

B Poon

J Gladden

The J & L show

M Guinane

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Ellen Kennedy was born into in Western Tipperary in 1803. Her youth was one nurtured by violence…

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Hi Folks

I have finally finished the series I have been working on for the last few months. While this is a short promo, you will have exclusive early access to Episode 1 Nurtured by Violence here on Acast+ tomorrow.

Thanks so much for you patience

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Fin

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Over the last decade there has been countless events to mark the centenary of the Irish Revolution. However 2022 is also the 175th anniversary of Black ‘47, one of worst years of the Great Hunger. This has received little or no attention. This begs the question does the Great Famine matter anymore or is it fading in to the distant past?

In this podcast I looked at the impact of the Great Famine, asking what if any meaning it has for day to day life in the 21st century. 

Sources mentioned:

The school's folklore collection is available at https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes

My series on the great Famine is available here https://irishhistorypodcast.ie/category/podcast/the-great-famine/

The article on the Year of Slaughter - the Famine of the 1740s is available here https://irishhistorypodcast.ie/1741-the-year-of-slaughter/

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