3 theatre makers speak with various experts as they research their play set in 18th century Ireland.

Episode 6 - Kay Caball talks us through 3 generations of Kerry Lords, from the oldest who returned from exile to rebuilt his ancestral desmense, to his grandson who sold the ancestral home to live an elite lifestyle in London and Paris.

Kay Caball has written a book on this called 'The Fall of the Fitzmaurices' available here at O'Mahony bookshops https://www.omahonys.ie/the-fall-of-the-fitzmaurices-p-10487567.html

This project has been supported by funding from Kerry County Council, Creative Ireland and The Arts Council of Ireland

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3 theatre makers speak with various experts as they research their play set in 18th century Ireland.

Episode 5 - Dr. Declan Downey sits down with us to discuss the nature of the Catholic Church in Ireland in the 18th Century, and how the influence of Calvinst Theology on 19th Century Catholicism changed the Catholic church and how it has been perceived in Ireland.

This project has been supported by funding from Kerry County Council, Creative Ireland and The Arts Council of Ireland

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3 theatre makers speak with various experts as they research their play set in 18th century Ireland.

Episode 4 - Rosemary Raughter is an independent scholar, interested in women's history, esp 18thc, religion, domesticity, philanthropy, and local history..

Here she tells us the story of Arabella Denny, daughter of the 1st Earl o f Kerry and the founder of the Magdalene Laundry.

This project has been supported by funding from Kerry County Council, Creative Ireland and The Arts Council of Ireland

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