Irish Stories

Episode 10 of All Those Things Revealed.

Geoffrey and Bronagh are invited to Father Brady's.  

Mrs. Brady secretly visits Constanza.  Constanza learns of Adam. 

Episode 9 of All Those Things Revealed.

Una O'Dea's secret things are revealed. 

Episode 8 of All Those Things Revealed.

Constanza tearfully reveals all to Father Brady and Mrs. Brady.

She sees Una O’Dea, the Cailín an Tsagairt; Father Brady’s Priest Woman.

Constanza speaks with Mícheál and Maureen about secret things, hers and Mícheál's.....

Episode 7 of All Those Things Revealed.

Constanza and Bronagh make a secret trip to Mr. Massey’s estate.

Constanza defies Geoffrey and Bronagh. Constanza meets Father Henry Brady and his mother, Mrs. Brady.

Episode 6 of All Those Things Revealed.

Constanza, Bronagh and Geoffrey settle into their new home at Clonlara, County Clare on Mr. Massey’s estate.

Bronagh plans a secret outing.

Episode 5 of All Those Things Revealed. 

Constanza’s tragedy is made worse by Geoffrey and Bronogh. They bury her with shame. When she believes that her situation cannot possibly become worse, it does. Bronogh shares the secret letter with Geoffrey and a fateful decision is made.

Episode 4 of All Those Things Revealed. 

The trouble with Ben continues.  Constanza soon finds that she fears him. And then tragedy strikes. 

Episode 3 of All Those Things Revealed.

Ben, Constanza’s uncle, arrives after having been away from Ireland for many years. His arrival is a great surprise. Geoffrey insists that he stay with them. Ben agrees to work for Geoffrey. Geoffrey soon regrets his generosity.

Episode 2 of All Those Things Revealed.

Constanza’s mother trusts her with a secret. The secret is a letter that has arrived that could lead to their departure from Athlone for many, many months. Geoffrey tells her the story he once told Bronagh, the one that caused her to agree to marry him. The story involves the tradition of the Cailín an Tsagairt, the Priest Woman.

Episode 1 of All Those Things Revealed.

It is 1840 and Constanza Moloney of Clonlara, Ireland is facing a big decision. Her daughter Maureen and her betrothed, Mícheál, wish to marry even though they are each only seventeen years of age. Constanza realizes that there is much her daughter must learn before she marries Mícheál. She begins to tell her tale, a tale of secret things kept hidden away for years.

In 1822, Constanza is nearly sixteen. She lives with her father and mother in Athlone, in County Westmeath. Her mother, Bronagh, teases her with the promise of a story and she visits the jobsite of her father, Geoffrey, who is restoring a church in the heart of flood damaged Athlone.