About this episode
This episode explores tales of love gone wrong among Irish emigrant women, including issues of adultery and divorce.
We all love a happy ending … but this rarely happened for many of our Bad Bridgets. Listen in for some tales of love gone wrong. We hear how emigration from Ireland allowed men and women to escape relationships, how some women ended up in prison for adultery or for having more than one wedding, and the lengths some women went to to track down their misbehaving husbands! In this episode, Diane Urquhart tells us how hard it was to legally end a marriage and what ‘divorce Irish style’ looked like. Written and presented by Elaine Farrell and Leanne McCormick. Producer: John D’Arcy. Episode 3 guest: Diane Urquhart. Actor: Siobhán McSweeney. Music: Franziska Schroeder and Catriona Gribben. Artwork: Fiona McDonnell. Podcast funded by Ulster University Impact Accelerator Fund, AHRC. The Bad Bridget project was funded by AHRC with University Ulster & Queen’s University Belfast. More Bad Bridget online: - The Book: Bad Bridget: Crime, mayhem and the lives of Irish emigrant women https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/446640/bad-bridget-by-mccormick-elaine-farrell-and-leanne/9780241994320 - The Exhibition: Bad Bridget Exhibition: Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh, Co. Tyrone…
People in this episode
Hosts: Elaine Farrell, Leanne McCormick
Guest: Diane Urquhart
Topics covered
- love gone wrong
- Irish emigration
- adultery
- divorce
- women's stories
Keywords
- Bad Bridget
- Irish emigrant women
- divorce
- adultery
- love stories
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Ulster University Impact Accelerator Fund, AHRC, University Ulster, Queen’s University Belfast
Books & works: Bad Bridget: Crime, mayhem and the lives of Irish emigrant women
Places: Ulster American Folk Park, Omagh, Co. Tyrone
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