The Man in the Barn

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Film, Public, Mitchell, Prx, Fiction, Drama, Radio, Storytelling, Audio, Radiotopia, Story, Jonathan

4.7 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2016

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

A mysterious man appears in the barn of an elderly Irish couple. This story was commissioned by RTE's Drama on One, and recorded in Kilfinane, County Limerick, Ireland. Performed by Sarah Reynolds, Joe Mullins, Maeve McGrath, Diarmuid McIntyre, and Louis Kornfeld. Written by Louis Kornfeld, and produced by Jonathan Mitchell, with the assistance of Diarmuid McIntyre and Grey Heron Media. Special thanks to Kevin Brew of RTE, and Noreen Quish.

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0:00.0	The truth.
0:04.0	Okay, here we go.
0:08.0	This is called The Man in the Barn.
0:15.0	Hello?
0:22.0	I know who's there.
0:29.0	My first memory is the cold.
0:44.0	I was walking barefoot on soft wet grass.
0:49.0	I was wet.
0:51.0	It was night.
0:54.0	I kept walking until I found people.
0:58.0	It's foolish to be out in the cold like this.
1:02.0	You're welcome in my home.
1:07.0	I wait for her to go, but she doesn't.
1:12.0	She just waits.
1:19.0	I don't know who you are.
1:21.0	I don't know my name.
1:24.0	Or how old I am.
1:27.0	Or where I'm from.
1:30.0	I don't even keep you in my heart.
1:34.0	My name is Grace.
1:36.0	Grace.
1:41.0	Can you say something?
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