Murder at Mother Mountain 1/5 - Nurtured by Violence
Irish History Podcast
Fin Dwyer
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 20 June 2022
⏱️ 42 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
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...
Support the show and get early access to the next episode.
Patreon http://patreon.com/irishpodcast
Acast+ https://play.acast.com/s/irishhistory
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
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hey folks, before you dive in, just a quick heads up about the Warford launch of my new book |
| 0:04.6 | Alita Legacy, A History of Ireland in 18 Murders. |
| 0:07.6 | It takes place in the book center, on Red Square in Warford at 6.30pm on Friday, September |
| 0:13.6 | 29th. |
| 0:14.6 | The book center is one of my favorite bookshops. |
| 0:17.1 | It's built into an art deco cinema from the 1930s, it alone is reason enough to come |
| 0:21.5 | to the launch. |
| 0:22.5 | But hopefully I'll see you there on Friday the 29th at 6.30pm for the launch of Alita |
| 0:27.8 | Legacy, A History of Ireland in 18 Murders. |
| 0:39.8 | It was on a cold February morning in 1803 that for the Thomascoots packed its things and |
| 0:46.5 | prepared for the long journey to Keeper Hill. |
| 0:50.2 | News had reached his home in the town of Newport that the Ellen Kennedy had given birth |
| 0:54.6 | on an outlying farmstead and the priest was required to perform the baptism. |
| 1:00.2 | Before long he had left Newport and was travelling northwestwards towards the mountains to |
| 1:05.0 | perform the ritual. |
| 1:06.9 | In the depths of winter the 10km journey from Newport to Keeper Hill was a test of faith |
| 1:12.1 | of a kind for the priest. |
| 1:14.3 | The recently constructed and well surfaced Turnpike Road would take him half way there, |
| 1:19.9 | but then a few kilometres outside of Newport he would have to leave the Turnpike and strike |
| 1:25.3 | east into the hills. |
| 1:27.1 | This began the difficult leg of the journey along the mountain tracks the past for roads, |
| 1:32.3 | the biting winds that howled up the Shannon estuary to his west would pick away at him |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Fin Dwyer, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Fin Dwyer and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.