The House That Vanished: 3. Balor's Fort
Limelight
BBC
4.4 • 699 Ratings
🗓️ 5 July 2021
⏱️ 28 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
A compelling five-part mystery based on the true story of one man’s search for justice on a remote Irish island, blending documentary and drama.
Neville tracks down a contractor who offers him new information about events leading up to the disappearance of his house, but Neville’s obsessive search for answers comes at a heavy price.
Neville decides to forgive those he believes have wronged him, leading to a long, dark night of the soul at Balor’s Fort on Tory island. Presented by Siobhán McSweeney
Neville ...... Tony Flynn Fiona ...... Fo Cullen Patrick Doohan ...... Seán T. Ó Meallaigh John McGinty ...... Seamus O’Hara Doctor ...... Ian Beattie
Written by Jan Carson Produced by Conor McKay and Michael Shannon
A BBC Northern Ireland production for Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2021.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:04.6 | From BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds, this is The House That Vanished. |
| 0:10.2 | I'm Sivonne McSweeney. |
| 0:12.0 | Episode 3, Ballers Fort. |
| 0:16.0 | Of all the people Neville Prechow met, as frantically traveled around Ireland searching for answers about |
| 0:23.2 | what had happened to his house on Tory Island. One person in particular would prove crucial. |
| 0:32.9 | Hello, excuse me, I'm looking for a man called John McGinty. I'm John McGinty. |
| 0:41.7 | I'm Neville. |
| 0:43.1 | Neville Pressil. |
| 0:44.3 | We talked on the phone? |
| 0:46.0 | Oh yes. |
| 0:47.0 | You're the fella with the house on Tori. |
| 0:49.9 | Have some information you'll want to hear. |
| 0:56.7 | When Patrick Duhan's hotel opened for business, |
| 1:00.6 | it was like a beacon of hope for Tory. |
| 1:04.6 | In the 1980s, the island was on the verge of collapse. |
| 1:09.2 | It's the winter storms, cutting them off for many weeks, |
| 1:11.6 | that persuaded a quarter of the population to opt for the mainland. |
| 1:15.6 | None wants to talk publicly. |
| 1:17.6 | Ten families are to leave. That's over 50 people. |
| 1:20.6 | For decades, the islanders had been neglected. |
| 1:24.6 | The simple, traditional way of life that had charmed Neville and caught his eyes a filmmaker, |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from BBC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of BBC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.