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Episode 4
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Series documenting four of Ireland's most acclaimed artistes. Here, the story of Mary O'Hara, a successful singer in the 1950s, who later withdrew to a monastery for 12 years.
Series documenting four of Ireland's most acclaimed artistes.
Mary O'Hara's story takes us on a fascinating musical journey. In the 1950s as a young, successful singer she fell in love, then lost the man she married through a tragic illness, withdrew to a Benedictine monastery and emerged 12 years later to resume her career with even greater success.
Last on
Thu 23 Dec 201019:00
BBC Two Northern Ireland