Episode 6- The mystery of Margaret Meagher- 1848

Send us Fan MailIn the spring of 1848, as Ireland staggered under the weight of famine and fear, a young woman named Margaret Maher was found brutally murdered on the outskirts of Mullingar. Her death shocked a community already pushed to the edge, and the investigation that followed exposed simmering tensions, whispered scandals, and the fragile line between justice and survival in a desperate time.This episode unravels the known facts, the rumours that refused to die, and the legacy of a crime that still lingers in Westmeath’s collective memory.