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S01E04 - "Alice McElwee"
Aired on Jul 9, 2020, 8:00 PM
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Episodes (1 Season · 4 Episodes)
Episode 1
The story of Jane Wilde, or â€ÂSperanza'. Jane was well known in Ireland and further afield long before crowds flocked to her son Oscar's plays. She was a poet, a nationalist and a celebrity on the Dublin social scene. Yet when Oscar's reputation was ruined, Jane's reputation was also lost. She died in London while Oscar was imprisoned and was buried in a pauper's grave.
Jun 18, 2020
40 min
Maud Gonne Mc Bride
Historians and her relatives tell the story of Maud Gonne, recalling her time as a muse to the poet WB Yeats, and her work for the disenfranchised and for the rights of prisoners.
Jun 25, 2020
40 min
Episode 3
The story of Kathleen Kearney, the Dublin based socialist and republican who was admired for her broad knowledge of literature and history.
Jul 2, 2020
40 min
Alice McElwee
This programme tells the story of the 1981 Hunger Strike through the eyes of a mother, Alice McElwee, who had to suffer the death of her son.
Jul 9, 2020
40 min
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