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1. The Linen Mill

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When 82-year-old Ellie revisits her old workplace, she is in turn visited by the past. Can she be forgiven? Stars Doreen Keogh.

The beautiful singing of a young girl is often heard in a Belfast office block but why is she doomed to haunt this building forever?

Inspired by some of Ireland's most renowned female ghosts, Haunting Women is a group of stories from across the centuries.

Dermot Bolger relives five tragic tales of women who are doomed to haunt the island for eternity.

Ellie …. Doreen Keogh
Graham …. Luke Griffin
Mr. Jennings …. John Hewitt
Maggie/Linen Worker …. Rosena Brown
Rachel …. Dawn Bradfield
Alice …. Alison McKenna
Young Ellie …. Jody O‘Neill

Producer: Gemma McMullan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2005.

15 minutes

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Tue 16 Nov 202100:00
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