An epic saga of the Irish diaspora, BRIDEEN tells the story of the author's real-life ancestor. Bridget Sweeney was a survivor of the Great Hunger of 1847, and her subsequent life was swept up in the great upheavals of the 19th century: the ind...

An original folktale. It came to me in a dream - honest! Click on "Transcript" if you'd like to read the text. 

My ancestors all came from Ireland to the USA (in some cases by roundabout routes) in the 19th century. I’ve become particularly interested in finding out more about my great-grandmother, Bridget Sweeney McDonnell, who was born in County Mayo a...