Unique new podcast tells the heartbreaking stories of Derry women who emigrated to the US
Bad Bridget podcast examines many untold stories
A scene from the 1850s as Irish people leave for a new life in the US.
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Elaine Farrell from Queen’s University Belfast and Leanne McCormick from Ulster University have teamed up to create a new podcast called Bad Bridget which features the untold stories of Irish emigrants to America, many of them with a strong Derry link.
In March 1911, 15-year-old Frederick Hunt and his 20-year-old brother Harry were caught breaking into an office on Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts.