Mullingar Litcast

About Mullingar Litcast

True stories of murder in Victorian era Ireland. Come with us as we travel back to Victorian Ireland and delve into mysteries and murders that enthralled and terrified Ireland in a time where forensic science was in its infancy. Follow the trail of blood on the cobbled streets of Dublin, Cork, Galway and many other locations on this intriguing podcast. A must for true crime lovers.

Publisher

Don Mortell

Category

true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Feb 2025

Latest episode

23 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

26 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Oct 2026

   Episode 4- Series 2: Howard Featherstonhaugh. The Ghost of Bracklyn. 1868

   Send us Fan Mail In 1868, the quiet Westmeath countryside was shattered by the brutal murder of Howard Featherstonhaugh at Bracklyn. A shooting, a £300 reward, arrests without conviction, and whispers of agrarian unrest all form part of a case that left more questions than answers. But the story doesn't end with the murder. From the shadowy figure known as Rory of the Hill to a chilling local tale of a mysterious visitor appearing at the very moment the fatal shot was fired, Bracklyn's histor...

2. 

   16 Oct 2026

   Episode 3- Series 2 Mary Molesworth- Worse than murder? 1743

   Send us Fan Mail In 18th‑century Mullingar, Mary Molesworth’s life became a silent tragedy behind the walls of Belvedere House. Accused, isolated, and imprisoned by her husband, Robert Rochfort, she suffered a slow, deliberate destruction. This episode explores the facts, the folklore, and the unsettling question at the heart of her story: was her captivity worse than murder?

3. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Episode 2- Series 2: After Millers Court- Scotland Yard, the press and a city on edge. 1888

   Send us Fan Mail After Miller’s Court: Scotland Yard, the Press and a City on Edge The murders of Whitechapel had already shaken Victorian London. But after the discovery of Mary Jane Kelly’s body in Miller’s Court, the fear became something altogether darker. In this episode of Murder Under Gaslight, we step beyond the crime scene and into the aftermath — as Scotland Yard struggled to calm a terrified city, newspapers competed to feed the public appetite for the macabre, and rumours and susp...

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 5 / 100

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Quality

11

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

0

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