Murder at Mother Mountain 1/5 - Nurtured by Violence

Ellen Kennedy was born into in Western Tipperary in 1803. Her youth was one nurtured by violence. Hunger and food shortages were common. The stark inequalities lead to frequent outbreaks of violence. In this deeply unequal society young women like Ellen faced the threat of abduction and forced marriage. Ellen however was far from average... Support the show and get early access to the next episode. Patreon http://patreon.com/irishpodcast Acast+ https://play.acast.com/s/irishhistory Additional Research - Liam Costello Additional narrations - Aidan Crowe and Therese Murray Theme tune - The Banks of Sullane Performed by Nell Ní Chróinín Uilleann Pipes Pipes - Liam Costello This week's special supporters are P Lynch A Hannum M Bushert S Gray S Winsor K Neue N Barry B Duffy M O'Donnell A Funge B Nicholson B Poon J Gladden The J & L show M Guinane Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.