A documentary about four thousand Irish orphan girls sent to Australia after The Great Famine
Producer: Siobhan MacHugh
(First broadcast April 2001)
Music used:
A Stor Mo Chroí (Fintan Vallely)
A Stor Mo Chroí (Maire Ni Cheileachair)
Donnchadha Bán (Mairéad Ní Oistín)
An Irish radio documentary from RTÉ Radio 1, Ireland – Documentary on One – the home of Irish radio documentaries
Famine Girls - Documentary on One First Broadcast 2001 - Siobhan MacHugh Produced [ 42:17 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download
#1 by Ailbhe Hines on October 25, 2011 - 5:29 pm
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This is the best piece of radio I’ve heard in a long time. Thank you.
Inspirational narratives of resilience:))