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Episode 2
Episode 2 of 6
Guard Gallagher's impending trip to the Big Apple sparks a lot of gossip. It's 1956 in the sleepy Irish town. With TP McKenna.
Phonsie’s looking forward to the rich profits Guard Gallagher's singing trip to New York will generate for Ballylenon - and himself...
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
Vivienne Hawthorne …. Aine McCartney
Guard Gallagher …. John Hewitt
Stumpy Bonnar …. Gerard McSorley
Packy McGoldrick …. Charlie Bonnar
Music arranged and performed by Stephanie Hughes.
Directed at ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Belfast by Peter Kavanagh.
First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in June 1999.
Last on
Fri 22 Aug 2025
04:30
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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