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Episode 4
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The residents await news from New York, while the Hawthornes are fretting. It's 1956 in the sleepy Irish town. Stars TP McKenna.
Residents await news of Guard Gallagher's performance in New York while the Hawthornes fret about their declining congregation.
Series set in the sleepy town of Ballylenon, Co Donegal in 1956.
Written by Christopher Fitz-Simon.
Phonsie Doherty …. TP McKenna
Muriel McConkey …. Margaret D'Arcy
Vera McConkey …. Stella McCusker
Rev Samuel Hawthorne …. .Gerard Murphy
Josie Doherty …. Ali White
Packy McGoldrick …. Charlie Bonnar
Stumpy Bonnar …. Gerard McSorley
Music arranged and performed by Stephanie Hughes
Directed at ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Belfast by Peter Kavanagh
First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in 1998.
Last on
Fri 5 Sep 2025
04:30
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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