Episode 5 • In the Half Light: Voices from Black Ireland – Skein

Date 15 Dec 2025

In this episode, we hear another guest speak openly and candidly about her childhood in an Irish industrial school. In recalling the ordinary routines of the home — the mix of care and racialisation — we understand how this shaped the way she learned to move through the world.

Episode 5 • In the Half Light: Voices from Black Ireland

Credits

Delivered in partnership with the Museum of Literature Ireland.

Host: Dr Phil Mullen
Producer: Ian Maleney
Music: Oisín Walsh-Peelo
Supported by: The Rowan Trust, The Arts Council of Ireland

Conversation

In the Half Light: Voices from Black Ireland

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